- Another big breeze day of 25 knots, and seven exhilarating races
- Suardiaz extends the women’s lead
- Mathis Ghio takes the men’s lead despite bladder problems
- Germany's Yannik Holste and Venezuela's 'Golito' squeak into Gold Fleet
- Rafferty Read narrowly misses Gold Fleet but there is a potential reprieve on Saturday

Seven high-wind races made for another exhausting but exhilarating day two of competition in Jericoacoara, the foiling paradise venue for WingFoil Racing World Cup Brazil.

- Big breeze on day one, gusting up to 30 knots
- Long-distance races and rabbit starts kick off the action
- Bastien Escofet takes the men’s lead ahead of world champion Mathis Ghio
- Nia Suardiaz is the women’s leader ahead of world champion Paula Novotna

You would never know he’d been away for six months, but Bastien Escofet foiled right to the top of the leaderboard after a phenomenally windy first day in Jericoacoara at the WingFoil Racing World Cup Brazil.

Not that the French professional has been away from the wing, it’s just that his focus has been on freestyle rather than the racing discipline. “I have been training hard with the other guys like my flatmate Julien [Rattotti], but they have been going faster than me so it’s a nice surprise to be at the top after today,” said Escofet.

 4 days of long-distance and short-course racing out of Vila Kalango in Jericoacoara in the north of Brazil
Open competition with a wide array of different wing and foil equipment
Defending men’s and women’s World Champions, Mathis Ghio and Paula Novotna, among the competitors
The final of five events in 2023 to determine who will take this year’s world titles

The WingFoil Racing World Cup Brazil is about to begin, with four days of high speed foiling competition from 6 to 9 December. A world-class field of international competitors is looking forward to competing in a combination of long distance and short course races at one of the most idyllic venues in the world, the oasis of Jericoacoara in the north of Brazil.

Even if this wasn’t the most important event on the wingfoil racing calendar, riders would still fly from every corner of the world to race out of Vila Kalango, the luxury resort that makes the athletes so welcome in Jericoacoara. It takes more than 20 minutes driving by 4x4 through the sand dunes to reach this idyllic seaside village. It’s seclusion is what makes Jericoacoara so seductive.

Perfect onshore breeze of 11 to 14 knots made for a fan-friendly Medal Series climax
Majestic 16-year-old Maddalena Spanu of Italy dominates for victory in the women’s contest
Mathis Ghio wins men’s gold
Ernesto de Amicis storms through three knockout rounds to take bronze

The WingFoil Racing World Cup Sardinia reached a thrilling crescendo as the crowd on Poetto Beach cheered the riders through each round of the Medal Series. In the end Mathis Ghio of France prevailed in the men’s competition and Maddalena Spanu of Italy in the women, but there was plenty of drama that led up to that point.

Another day of tricky offshore wind varying from 8 to 18 knots
Six short-course Gold Fleet races in the men, five for the women
Maddalena Spanu of Italy is one race away from overall victory
Ghio takes the yellow bib from Ratotti in the men

On day three of WingFoil Racing World Cup Sardinia the riders were only returning to shore as the sun was setting over Poetto Beach after another challenging session of races in ever-changing offshore breeze.

Six short-course qualifying races in offshore wind varying from 6 to 28 knots.
Maddalena Spanu of Italy has yet to be beaten in the women’s competition
France’s Julien Ratotti maintains a slender lead in the men
Big improver of the day was Josh Armit with three wins for the Kiwi
The Men are now split into Gold, Silver & Bronze Fleet for Saturday

Six short-course races in offshore winds varying from 6 to 28 knots kept the international riders on their toes - or tipped them into the water - on a dramatic second day at WingFoil Racing World Cup Sardinia.

Two long distance races with spectacular rabbit starts in 10 to 17 knots of wind
France’s Julien Ratotti uses a new double-profile wing for an upwind speed edge and two bullets
Maddalena Spanu of Italy wins both races in the women’s competition
Today’s results are used to divide the men into three qualifying groups for short-course racing
17 women will race in their own short-course fleet

4 days of long-distance and short-course racing out of Poetto Beach in Cagliari in the south of Sardinia
Open competition with a wide array of different wing and foil equipment
56 competitors, some travelling from as far away as New Zealand
World Champion Mathis Ghio among the favourites

The WingFoil Racing World Cup Cagliari is about to begin, with four days of high speed foiling competition from 19 to 22 October. A world-class field of international competitors is looking forward to competing in a combination of long distance and short course races at one of the most famous watersports venues in the world, Poetto Beach on the southern coast of Sardinia.

No wind on the final day of competition on Silvaplana
Fiona Wylde wins a World Cup at her first attempt
Alessandro Tomasi wins his first World Cup of 2023
Italy and France dominate the men’s top 10

Fiona Wylde (USA) and Alessandro Tomasi (ITA) respectively have become the women’s and men’s champions at Wingfoil Racing World Cup Silvaplana.

With no wind for the final day, the results all hung on the 10 races from the first two days. Tomasi, the 2021 World Champion, earned two crucial wins in the long distance races of the opening day. The dominant performer of the past six months or more has been Mathis Ghio (FRA) who battled hard with Tomasi on that first day but finished runner-up in both long distance heats.

The pump foiling competition was the best way for the riders to work out their frustrations at a lack of wind on day four of the Wingfoil Racing World Cup Silvaplana. Being able to pump the board in light winds is a key racing skill, although the range in abilities across the fleet is enormous. Some look as elegant as a gazelle bounding across the savannah, others are as coordinated as Bambi on ice.