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Festival of Sails 2026

Aloha Classic Hotel Playa Surf El Medano Tenerife Grand Final preview

by International Windsurfing Tour 18 Oct 2024 16:11 PDT October 21 - November 1, 2024
Aloha Classic Hotel Playa Surf El Medano Tenerife Grand Final © Fish Bowl Diaries

The Grand Final of the unified World Wave Tour is only days away from crowning the Wave World Champions on Maui Hawai'i, and the stakes could not be higher.

After an extraordinary year of World Cup events across Japan, Chile, Peru, Spain and Germany, we head into the single most prestigious event in the windsurf world: The Aloha Classic. This year's event is proud to celebrate the Aloha Classic Hotel Playa Surf, El Medano Tenerife Grand Final, Presented by Sundek, Supported by the County of Maui, Goya, Bruch Boards and the entire windsurfing world community. Do not miss it.

The best riders, on the best waves, with the best media, and the most radical action you've ever seen. Tune in because IT'S ON!

Live Event Broadcasting

Broadcast Partner: Zone Media (Hawaiian TV broadcaster) will deliver the live stream, focusing on three major days of competition:

* Day 1 LIVE: Wild card and challenger heats.
* Day 2 LIVE: Seeding rounds and elimination stages.
* Day 3 LIVE: Finals Day.

All found on the IWT YouTube Channel, and the official IWT event page.

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