Windsurfing Comp LIVE

Windsurfing (also known as ‘sailboarding’) is a dynamic, challenging water sport, sometimes described as a cross between surfing and sailing, but the experience of riding a board powered by wind feels more like flying.

It’s fun to watch, too.  Experienced windsurfers can perform jumps, inverted loops, spins, and other “freestyle” moves as well as ride the world’s ‘Big Waves’ in lightening fast speeds.

There are 5 main disciplines of competitive windsurfing events held by the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA): Wave, Freestyle, Racing, Super X and Indoor.  Freestyle and Wave are judged competitions.  Olympic Boardsailing, Formula windsurfing, Slalom and SuperX are group races on a course, and Speed Racing is an individual timed race on a straight 500 meter course. 

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Ho’okipa (meaning ‘hospitality’) Beach Park, Maui, Hawaii is considered the home of windsurfing, and with its  predictable tradewinds and some of the best and biggest waves on the planet, it’s the place all windsurfers hope to experience at some point during their lifetime. Ho’okipa is also the host of the 2019 Mercedes – Benz  Aloha Classic.    

The Aloha Classic has long been considered the most prestigious windsurfing event in the world, and 2019 promises to be one of the most spectacular yet, with massive swells in the forecast and a star-studded international lineup competing for the Aloha Classic champions as well as overall titles for both the PWA (Professional Windsurfers Association) and IWT (International Windsurfing Tour).  Watch the live stream broadcast October 27 – November 9.

Programming Notes:  Livestreaming of the Aloha Classic is scheduled 5 -9pm EST each day of the event.   Sometimes things go wrong — scheduling changes, breaks in competition, or technical interruptions in the live broadcast.  Please check back for live action updates, and take a look at the Live Stream Program Guide  for more On2In2™ streaming info on other live streaming events.

If you miss a live stream broadcast of the Aloha Classic, you can watch recordings of the previous day’s competition via video posts located top right corner of the media player below.

2019 Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt is one of the biggest and longest running windsurfing events in the world, featuring all three main disciplines, 200,000 spectators on the beach, and some of the most extreme conditions. Disciplines: Slalom, Foil, Wave and Freestyle for Men, Wave only for Women.

If you missed the live stream broadcast, you can watch video recordings of the competition.  Just click/tap the “Watch Again” button or select from event posts located in top right corner of the media player below.  

On the island of Gran Canaria, located in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the northwestern coast of Africa, is a special place that’s all about windsurfing — Pozo Izquierdo.  It’s one of the best natural areas in the world for windsurfing with strong winds and 1-3 meter waves, and every June-July, the best surfers in the world head there to test their skills and compete in the Gran Canaria Winds and Waves Windsurf World Cup.

If you missed the live stream broadcast of 2019 Gran Canaria Winds and Waves Windsurf World Cup, there’s still time to watch a video recording of the competition.  Just click/tap the “Watch Again” button located on the media player below.

Located just off the French coastline of the Mediterranean, Le Jaï, Marignane is a renowned location for slalom windsurfing, and the perfect venue for PWA Tour events.  If you missed the 2019 Marignane PWA Windsurfing World Cup live stream broadcast, there’s still time to watch video recordings of the competition.  Just click/tap the “Watch Again” button or select from the video posts located in the upper right corner of the media player below ↓

If you missed the live stream broadcast of the 2019 PWA World Cup freestyle competition hosted on the Dutch Caribbean island, Bonaire, April 9-13, there’s still time to watch video recordings of the event.  Just click/tap the “Watch Again” button or select from video posts in the top right corner located on the media player below ↓

Watch more great surfing and personal stories on the “Cranking Surf” video channel, a collection of On2In2™ favorite short videos FREE 2 WATCH, On-Demand

FREE To WATCH big wave surfing videos, including the amazing world record Big Wave towed-in ride on an 80′ (24m) wave by Rodrigo Koxa (Guaruja, São Paulo, Brazil) at Nazaré, Portugal on November 8, 2017.

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