Everything you need to know about the GWA in 2022
by Sensi Graves 10 Feb 2022 18:29 HKT
2021 Tarifa Wing Pro © Svetlana Romantsova
Despite ever-evolving global challenges, the GWA celebrated an awesome 2021 season, wrapping up our final event in Tarifa in December.
Watch the event action below.
Here's what we're celebrating:
- Produced five international wingfoil events
- Established new Race Class
- Crowned new champions
- Saw freestyle winging really take it to the next level!
We would not be here without our partners and our team behind the scenes.
Additionally, a huge thank you goes out to our supporting members: Vayu, Indiana Paddle & Surf Co., Ensis, Airush, Cabrinha, Duotone, Fanatic, F-One, Manera, North Kiteboarding, Ocean Rodeo, RRD and Slingshot.
GWA Wingfoil World Tour 2022 event calendar
Our current preliminary World Cup event schedule is as follows (this is subject to change, events marked TBC are yet to be confirmed):
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Disciplines
We will have two primary disciplines on the 2022 Wingfoil World Tour: Surf-Freestyle and Surf-Slalom.
Surf-Freestyle
The Surf-Freestyle discipline includes the expression format where competitors surf waves or swells and perform air and surface tricks using the given water conditions. It is a mix of both wave riding and air tricks.
Surf-Slalom
An exciting and evolving format, usually focused on high speed downwind courses, but will also develop to include challenging, longer-distance, downwind adventure events. Surf-Slalom heats will demand a dynamic skillset from the world's best wingfoilers, whatever the distance, on lakes and in open ocean environments. Whether negotiating flat waters or rolling swell and wave situations, competitors will need to accelerate hard and hold their nerve to negotiate any terrain as quickly as possible.