World’s best wind surfers met at the Silvaplanersee in Engadin (Switzerland). The international top event focussed the new and trendy surf disciplines: Foil Wind Surfing and Kiting. Highlight of the event was the Foil World Championship. Luuc van Opzeeland (NED) secured the victory in front of Julien Bontemps (FRA) and Steve Allen (AUS). Results (2019 IFCA Foil World Championships) 1. Luuc van Opzeeland (NED) 2. Julien Bontemps (FRA) 3. Steve Allen (AUS) 4. Fonzalo Costa Hoevel (ARG...

The contest kicked off on the 15./16. August with a world premiere in St. Moritz. The 12 best men and 6 women in the world are invited to the iQ Foil Exhibition on Lake St. Moritz. Reigning world champion of the Olympic class Kiran Badloe from the Netherlands took home the first gold medal of the Engadinwind 2020, silver won by Maciek Rutkowsky (POL) and Bronze goes to Nico Goyard (FRA), reigning Foil World champion. Lilian de Geus (NED), world champion of the Olympic windsurfing class won th...

Another world premiere at the Vanora ENGADINWIND by Dakine 2020 was the Wing Foil exhibition event by the newly founded GWA Global Wingsports Association. The contest was held in the disciplines racing and freestyle, on Sunday August 16 on Lake St. Moritz and on Monday, August 17 on Lake Silvaplana. The Swiss foil pioneer Balz Müller from Biel, who won the foil style world championship in Silvaplana last year, secured himself the gold medal. Silver won his fellow countryman Michael Näf and th...

The Formula Foil World Championship at the Engadinwind started on August 17th on Lake Silvaplana and today the last races were held. The Engadinwind is the most important water sports event worldwide and the first world champs at this year’s event were crowned in the 2020 Formula Foil World Championships in the racing discipline: Dominating the women’s races throughout the week and therefore the well-deserved new World Champion was Hélene Noesmoen from France with only 8 points (8 wins). Maja...