Still goingThat was 2023

Tommy Brandner

 · 26.02.2023

Still going: that was 2023
Anyone can do a normal review of the year. That's why we're doing it the other way round and writing the 2023 annual review now, in advance. Let's see what's true at the end of 2023.

JANUARY 2023

What a month! Nothing going on in terms of surfing, thank goodness for boot in Düsseldorf. Köster interview, tandem foiler in the pool, sore head from the night before, counter with bockwurst and Löwensen mustard. Top-of-the-line boards cost 3500 euros, for self-collection in Thailand only 3350 euros, after all.

FEBRUARY 2023

The month is over. Man, who cares anymore?

MARCH 2023

Spring is finally here! In keeping with this, surf is once again bringing you the popular double-page winter photos and winter training tips from the experts. You can't start early enough.

APRIL 2023

1 April: Saxony bans the sale, possession and use of foils of any kind and sets up roadblocks at surf spots for control purposes. For this, surf awards the Saxon government the "Golden Mast Post 2023". And: Robby Naish turns 60 on 23 April and receives a special surf issue.

MAY 2023

Surf festival on Fehmarn: climate activists are stuck on the Öresund Bridge instead of the Fehmarnsund Bridge because they regularly skip geography lessons on Fridays. Due to the large number of over 40 events worldwide on the new mega wave world tour organised by the PWA and IWT, many wave pros are now living on planes.

JUNE 2023

Sensational self-build trend: GunSails sells shredded boards as board powder. Mix with epoxy and the plank is ready. Plus: Retired surfer Robby Naish buys back his company at a profit and plans an over-60s tour.

JULY 2023

Saxony calls for an international foil ban, and the well-known Brazilian clairvoyant Browne says: Köster will not be world champion again.

AUGUST 2023

The towing specialist ADAC is now in charge of the tow-in competitions of the new Freestyle Pro Tour. White information...

SEPTEMBER 2023

Saxony loses the foil lawsuit, whereupon the government there declares its immediate resignation. In terms of material technology, F2 starts up again. This time as F3, which a Spanish agency wants to advertise as "Fersuch 3". A confused politician calls for a women's quota in the men's slalom.

OCTOBER 2023

Because gusts of up to two Beaufort gust, the Chiemsee Marathon, otherwise known as a lull regatta, circles the islands twice. There is also a special classification for extreme foilers who can prove that they have swum half the distance.

NOVEMBER 2023

No more windsurfing for property owners - the submission of the new property tax declarations in Berlin has to be repeated for the second time. The property area has been forgotten. The new submission deadline coincides with the seventh repeat of the local elections.

DECEMBER 2023

Christmas is back from 24 to 26 December - and at 18 to 23 degrees, the windsurfing weather is normally warm for the time of year. New Year's Eve 2023 falls on 31 December this time, the first catch-up date for Berlin is 1 January 2024.


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