The women's final was an outstanding demonstration of how much this sport has evolved in such a short time. With a toeside frontside 3 and frontside 3, Paula Novotna was able to score points right at the start of the heat. Nia Suardiaz tried to counter with the same means, but she was no match for Paula Novotna's consistency and precision today. The buzzer sounded to end the heat and it was clear that Paula Novotna had not only won the event in Tarifa, but was also the GWA Wingfoil Surf Frees...

The men’s seeding round consisted of 8 heats to determine the position of each rider in round 1. The conditions throughout the afternoon were certainly irregular as the AP flag went up several times, but with patience and determination, we managed to complete the full seeding round.