Posting of the day: This is what happens to a board bag at the airport - great animated film with Ben Proffitt and Paul van Bellen
SURF Redaktion
· 29.01.2026
A terrific gem: the animated film series "Wave Conquerors" is the best windsurfing comedy with lots of great details. In episode 6, even Ben Proffitt and Paul van Bellen both lent their voices to their comic versions. Only if you are planning a plane trip with windsurfing equipment, you should perhaps only watch this film once everything has arrived safely... Tip: The other episodes are also absolutely worth seeing!
"Cold Ponta Preta" - Marc Paré in Ireland
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Cold Hawaii is now a household name, is "Cold Ponta Preta" coming too? Wave world champion Marc Paré has caught a few waves on the green island that bear a striking resemblance to the infamous spot on Cape Verde. And there's more swell to come, he hints...
Will ice surfing become an Olympic sport? Theresa Steinlein in winter mode
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Lakes and ponds are frozen over in many parts of Germany, and ice surfers, some of them homemade, are being pulled out and sent out onto the ice. Theresa Steinlein, sixth in the 2024 Olympics with the iQFOiL, also took to the frozen water at her home lake Wörthsee - with her sail from Marseille! By the way: the Ice Surfing and Waving World Championships will take place in Sweden in February! Find out more: Ice Surfing World Championship 2026 in Västerås/Sweden
Thomas Traversa surfs storm "Goretti"
At the beginning of January, the storm "Goretti" caused a lot of swell in Brittany. Naturally, storm chaser Thomas Traversa, who is constantly on standby during the European winter for exactly these days, didn't miss out on this. In the 5-minute video of the trip, the Frenchman rides a few powerful, hollow Atlantic waves in the usual Traversa style - regardless of losses and always on the most critical part of the wave. It's fun to watch.
The best freestyle heats of the year - Part 1
Another great compilation from the PWA: this time we have the best freestyle heats from the past season. And because there's so much action, the whole thing had to be split into two parts. Sit back and join in the excitement!
Big Days on Fuerteventura - Clip by Nikodem Merlak
Nice clip from Tenerife rider Nikodem Merlak, who caught a few big days on the neighbouring island of Fuerteventura over the turn of the year: "This is how we welcomed the new year - with epic conditions right from the start. Lots of wind and rain showed the Canary Islands in a completely different light to what most people are used to," he says, describing the conditions. "We explored several spots, had great waves and some good jumping sessions," says Nikodem. "Experiencing Fuerteventura and the Canary Islands in this wild, stormy version was something very special!"
Windsurfing at 60 knots - Takuma Sugi in storm chase mode
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"I hope the Red Bull Storm Chase comes to Omaezaki one day!" writes Takuma Sugi on this clip from the legendary spot in Japan. A massive storm with 60 knots passed over the islands and brought "the strongest gusts I've felt in my life". In this short clip, we see heavy drops and lots of white water - but also clean 360s and takas, after Takuma had just had his mini-rig ripped out of his hand!
Thomas Traversa chasing waves
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Stormchaser Thomas Traversa was once again chasing waves in Brittany. The short trailer gives you a little foretaste of the announced video of the trip. Traversa once again attacks incredibly steep wave lips that any mere mortal would give a wide berth. We're looking forward to the whole clip.
The five most exciting World Cup races in 2025
Ben Proffitt looks back at some of the most memorable racing moments of the PWA World Tour 2025! From next-generation duels on Sylt to the chaos of Hack in Fuerteventura, it's a great and exciting look back at the racing season! From battles to progress and spectacular catch-ups to dramatic decisions at the finish line! Racing is better than ever!
The best of 2025 - 30 minutes of the finest windsurfing action
What a Christmas present from Ben Proffitt and Alfie Hart from Windsurfing TV! The two of them have edited together the best windsurfing clips and scenes from the past year into one awesome clip. Whether PWA tour, freesurfing or other contests - all disciplines are included, with not only spectacular action, but also superbly filmed! Click play and lean back!
The greatest talents of the year
At the turn of the year, Ben Proffitt presents five riders who celebrated their big breakthrough in the World Cup in 2025. From Femke van der Veen's strong performance in Slalom X and Foil Slalom to Ziva Batis' brilliant freestyle debut, there are new top talents from every discipline. John Soukos' consistency in Sylt secured him a place in the top ten for the first time, while Fabian Wolf proved his ability with a complete foil slalom season. Takumi Moriya once again underlined why he is one of the most promising young freestyle talents, and Sol Degrieck's rise in the women's wave class culminated in a first event win that feels like the start of a new era.
Are they the toughest winter surfers?
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Winter? No problem! But in this clip, the Estonian winter surfers show what true passion is and don't let 30 metres of crushed ice stop them. However, this action is only suitable for copying to a limited extent.
Kauli Seadi - back to the roots
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Hardly any other windsurfer has influenced the sport as much as Kauli Seadi. The Brazilian replaced the "old guard" of Dunkerbeck, Pritchard and Angulo in the early 2000s and characterised the style of a new generation with his short multifin boards. In recent years, things had gone quiet around Seadi, who had devoted himself fully to his water sports centre, his family and wingfoiling. Now Kauli is back on the windsurfer - and clearly enjoying it.
Air Xoxota - new Move combination from Yentel Caers
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Brazil is the epicentre of new windsurfing moves right now! Yentel Caers, freestyle world champion 2025, has come up with a new move that is a combination of clew-first backloop and air spock - the Air Xoxota.
Frontloop on the iQFOiL - Nacho Summers on the wrong track
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Does anyone remember Robby Naish's loop with the 3.80 metre race plank? This front loop by Nacho B. Summers on the iQFOiL material falls into a similar category. The U21 vice world champion rotates effortlessly and elegantly over a swell wave and continues straight after landing. Summers often tests the limits of the Olympic equipment, sometimes crossing the finish line in a jump including a tail grab. What's next?
Windsurfing adventure in Vietnam - Mario Kümpel on his test trip
Vietnam is not exactly known as a top windsurfing destination, but the country can offer really good conditions. Mario Kümpel and the Wind Lounge-team set off to develop new boards for Future Fly in the Far East, together with shaper and boss Arnon Dagan. In the first instalment of their travel diary, they reveal what Mario and co. experienced during the first few days of their trip!
Sensational move - Neubauer cracks the Shifty Forward!
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Lennart Neubauer, 2024 Freestyle World Champion, has cracked a new big move - the Shifty into Forward: "There has never been a trick that has occupied me as much as the Shifty Forward. More difficult than the move itself is finding the right conditions to try it at all"Lennart describes the learning process. On a windy day in Cape Town, the time had finally come: a jump like a shaka, then the terrifying pushloop rotation backwards, stopping the rotation and then adding a forward - Lennart raised the bar considerably.
Punchy crash part from Balz Müller
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Lisa Kloster writes "Full power crashes" about this clip by Balz Müller, "brain off and full throttle", comments Yentel Caers. Of course, even an uber-talent like Balz Müller doesn't succeed at everything straight away, and after his training trip to Brazil he has edited together his most violent crashes here. Very entertaining, sometimes painful to watch and always terrific - Balz in top form!
Manoeuvre fireworks from Yentel Caers
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Brazil's north coast is currently the centre of the freestyle world, and world champion Yentel Caers is also putting the finishing touches to his next title defence in the dream conditions. He has just posted this clip in which one mega move follows the next. The competition has commented on the clip in amazement, and FPT organiser Adam Sims already fears that the current rating scale is no longer sufficient for Yentel's level: "Looks like we'll have to add a few numbers to the score sheets in 2026...", he commented!
Where is the pilot? Phil Horrocks on the wrong track
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British wave surfer Phil Horrocks had certainly imagined this jump run a little differently! Whether it was the strong offshore wind or Phil simply caught a gust in the air is not known. In any case, Phil activated the emergency exit after jumping off and must have crawled for a while after landing until he was reunited with his equipment.
Jaws has awoken! Marcilio Browne on the first big day of winter
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Jaws got its first really big swell of the winter yesterday, and of course there were plenty of big names out there: alongside Kai Lenny - who was testing a new foil - there was Marcilio Browne, who posted this short clip. A massive wall of water that extends beyond the video clip and then an incredible bottom turn in the style of a race jibe! We can't wait to see more pictures from Peahi!
Double Air Kono - Balz Müller gives it his all!
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When Balz Müller is at his adventure playground in Jericoacoara, you should actually offer a live stream. Even before his Switch Stance Pushloop Balz tried his hand at a double air Kono - a feat he also had to overcome: "The jump and the decision to do this move are scary," writes Balz. "It requires a healthy dose of respect, but not too much fear - otherwise you won't make any progress."
Brutal wash cycle in Ireland
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It takes a while, but it's worth the wait: Dan Kealy is mercilessly eaten by an Irish set. Only when he is on the wave do you realise that the set is considerably more than mast-high. "He survived unharmed, apart from a destroyed sail," write the colleagues from the English windsurfing mag reassuringly.
This is what a session in Jaws looks like
Mike Friedl takes us on his very first session in Jaws: from the start in the harbour and the tour to the break, from rigging in the water to the first waves at the legendary spot. Even though he calls it a "small day", at the end it becomes clear how big the waves were, even if you don't realise it from the POV perspective. Exciting video with a new perspective on Peahi!
New move from Balz Müller? Switch Stance Pushloop
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When Balz Müller is out and about on the windsurfing playground in Jericoacoara, it's usually hard to keep up with all the action. It's not for nothing that the "Swiss Waterman" makes a to-jump list every year with all the moves he wants to try out - often including completely new creations. Balz has just pulled off a pushloop in the switch stance - apparently the first of its kind. The scene is enthusiastic, with everyone from Marcilio Browne to Thomas Traversa celebrating the move. A name has already been suggested: Sascha Lange suggests "Swushloop" - or simply "Swissroll", as Balz thinks.
Flying high with Jaeger Stone
Paul van Bellen was at it again! Fat jumps in slow motion from Jaeger Stone from a drone perspective: "I was filming with Jaeger Stone in 35 knots of wind the other day. There were a few problems filming as the wind was very strong and gusty. The sun was directly in my eyes, but I still managed to get some good shots," says van Bellen.
Tart finish at the Lago
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What an exit! A minimal stall throws the foiler Mistral Matulja leaves the track, touches down with its nose and catapults over the front at full speed - now a classic when foiling. Fortunately, everything went well.
Classic One Eye - with pithy wipeouts
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Beautiful Wave rides and fat wipeouts, captured from a drone perspective and accompanied by classical music. "One Eye is not just a wave, it's a very special place for me," writes pilot Kirill Umrikhin about the spot in Mauritius, where he has already experienced many beautiful, but also scary moments.
Behind the Scenes at Quatro
Keith Teboul and his team talk about what drives them. What inspires the shapes, what keeps progress alive and why a magical board can change everything for a rider: "When a board works perfectly, many doors open. Confidence. Flow. Timing. This feeling stays with you long after the session."
A pithy departure from Philip Köster
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Even with Philip Köster, things can go wrong: Köster recently posted this short clip of a rough exit. The tricky thing about it: the front foot gets stuck in the loop for a relatively long time, and both man and material then go into the white-water washing machine. But in view of the succinct text - "When things go wrong" - we can breathe a sigh of relief and assume that nothing has happened.
Ricardo Campello as a guest of the Lenny Bros
This week, the Lenny brothers caught up with Ricardo Campello. We find out more about his fearless attitude, the craziest moments of his career and what still drives him to progress after all these years. After four runner-up titles, Ricardo's big goal is and remains to become Wave World Champion. That is why he is still looking for sponsors. Campello fans, click in!
Jaeger Stone in the Outback
A new video from the congenial collaboration between Jaeger Stone and Paul van Bellen. Jaeger on the boom with great action at a lonely spot in Western Australia, Paul on the drone with a perfect view for the best angle and the great atmosphere. Whether super slow-motion close-up, backlighting at sunset or simply the atmosphere at this great spot - Paul van Bellen always knows how to make his shots stand out from all other drone filmmakers.
Parawing and SUP in Hookipa - Kai Lenny pushes the boundaries once again
The foilers were the ones who invented the parawing - or low kite, or pocket wing, or whatever you want to call it. However, uber-talent Kai-Lenny takes the trend to a new level once again: he goes out in Hookipa with a SUP and parawing in impressive waves - and impresses the entire line-up. Let the wing pull you out, then pack up and ride the waves in mega style - classic longboard moves such as hang ten, noseride, switch stance and fins ahead included. Even photography legend Erik Aeder can only marvel at this on the beach, and Kai has to show off his parawing in the car park!
Shorebreak wipeout into handstand - PWA judge in spin cycle
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"Maybe not wave riding, but a ten out of ten as a handstand," comments PWA judge Emilio Galindo on his clip. In a pithy shorebreak, the Spaniard goes for a final turn - and loses. "The shorebreak took no prisoners today," says Emi after the full wash including a handstand. But it's not so bad, the material has survived the spin cycle unscathed, the sand has been shaken out of his ears and he can carry on!
Thomas Traversa - Epic Windsurfing on Fuerte
Wherever Thomas Traversa is, there are usually good conditions and exceptional waves. The 2014 wave world champion can read wind and swell forecasts like no other and always sets off when it promises to be epic somewhere. Traversa has just released a new video from Fuerteventura - a few older shots from a 2023 swell combined with fresh images! Great drone images and water shots, combined with unusual but atmospheric music! And in between there's an excursion into the forgotten corners of board development!
Dance with the Hookipa rocks
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Even at a dream destination like Maui, there are places you definitely don't want to be. The rocks to leeward of Hookipa are one of them, and the best of the best have washed up here - often with major losses of equipment. Italian Pasquale Bisogni was also threatened with this fate a few days ago: he bobbed in front of the rocks with almost no pressure in the sail, the next wave always breathing down his neck. But with a series of elegant tacking manoeuvres - and a bit of luck - he got off lightly. His successful escape is being duly celebrated in the comments on Facebook!
Classic freestyle on the longboard - backside railride
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Riding with your back to the sail, in the boom, on the edge: Pierre Coupal shows how to surf with style on Ural equipment. The Frenchman works his magic on flat water in the classic way with a flabby triangular cloth and a centreboard. Tip: Check out his Instagram account, where Pierre has plenty of classic freestyle clips - including on the Windsurfer LT!
