The next event of the season is approaching: the “2026 IFCA Grand Slam Fin & Foil Slalom Worlds – Senior, Masters and Grand Masters”, where the following titles will be contested: FIN Title Divisions [official World titles] Men Women Master Youth Men Youth Women Junior Men Junior Women FOIL Title Divisions [official World titles] Combined […]
Bullet at the 2026 IFCA Grand Slam: Ready for the Challenge Leggi tutto »
The 2026 PWA regulation introduces a structural adjustment to the balance between Slalom X (fin) and Foil racing. In previous seasons the framework was simple: Slalom X (fin) was limited to stronger wind conditions, with 2 boards. Foil could be used across the full wind range, with no defined upper limit. For 2026, the structure
PWA 2026: What Actually Changes Between Fin and Foil Leggi tutto »
Power and Control: Trimming as a Personal Choice In this article, we explore a key technical aspect for performance: slalom board trimming. The behavior of the board is based on two essential and interconnected principles: power and control. Every adjustment affects both. Increasing power can reduce control, while prioritizing control can limit power. It is
Power and Control: Trimming as a Personal Choice Leggi tutto »
I’ve been critical of foil at times — not because it doesn’t have value, but because for those who live for the fin, the spotlight suddenly shifted somewhere else.Still, I have to admit it: foil taught us something that matters to us too. In the beginning, it felt like a new world.A discipline where the
When it feels like you can make it, everything changes Leggi tutto »
The next real breakthrough in fin slalom won’t come from a revolution in the board. It comes from a new vision of modern racing. In recent years, slalom boards have reached an extraordinary level of technical maturity. Research continues — and it must — but the margins for improvement are subtle: shapes are optimized, refined,
Performance Is No Longer About Gear or Athlete — They Work Together Leggi tutto »
When we say that our vision of racing does not rely on funding top riders, one question always comes up: So how do top riders sustain themselves on the World Tour? The point is not to blindly support a system that doesn’t work. Today’s windsurf market is simply different from the past. It is smaller,
Restarting from the Base: Reframing Windsurf Racing Around the Fin Leggi tutto »
As a racer, I experienced firsthand the rise of the foil world.At first, it was a niche novelty: few athletes, lots of curiosity, and little structure around it.In competitions, it was considered a second-tier discipline, an interesting experiment but still far from the heart of slalom. Then, someone saw its economic potential and started pushing
Why Bullet Was Born and What Makes Bullet Different? Leggi tutto »
In a world where foil boards are on every magazine cover and in every brand line-up, why would anyone still choose a fin? Because for many of us, it’s the only pure way to sail. Most brands try to offer everything — fin, foil, wing — as if all products were the same. But for
The Return of Slalom Fin: A Movement, Not a Trend Leggi tutto »
