Windsurfing being full of beautifully tanned and physically fit athletes, always had much more sex appeal than many other sports.
Windsurfers spend most of their time half naked or dressed in body hugging zipped rubber, in a wet environment. Does it need anything more?
Apologies for presenting only female athletes, but after all, this is just a personal blog…
Planche mag July 1985:”Nathalie by Christian Petit”
The Morenotwins – identical twins, Daida E-64 & Iballa Moreno E-63 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1977) not only dominate the world of windsurfing at the moment (2018, since 2000) but they are also considered idols by the young generation who see them as women capable of facing giant waves and ride them easily.
Whithin the growing interest for xtreme sports that is being generated worldwide, Daida and Iballa Ruano, with their 25 PWA world tittles,represent the all times records in women´s sports.
But competition is not everything. they have also created a club morenotwins, where they organized clinic for women, kids, windsurfing camps and most recently the PWA world cup in Pozo Izquierdo – Gran Canaria. One od the biggest stop of the wave tour around the world.
Evi Tsape , is the most accomplished Greek lady wave rider in the PWA, having reached 5th Overall both in 2009 & 2011 that she had the time to follow the championship.
For Nikola Girke, we have a rare case of an athlete, who has made the transition from one sport to another and to have competed in two different events at the Olympic Games. At the 2004 Athens Olympics , Nikola crewed on the two person 470 sailboat, finishing 13th. In 2005, she switched to RSX windsurfing. A respectable 17th place finish at the 2008 Olympic Games, inspired her to continue in pursuit of bringing home an Olympic Medal for Canada. Result, an improved performance for the 34 years lady sailor, a 10th place at the 2012 London Olympics plus the same position at the 2012 RSX World Championship. It should not pass unnoticed, while training in the Brazilian waters, she won the Buzios event of the Brazilian Slalom Championship (just for the fun of it), plus the 2nd place of the Buzios leg of the S.American RSX Championship!…With her sights set on Rio 2016, Nikola is up for yet another challenge, switching boats for a 3rd time, teaming up with Luke Ramsay for the new mixed crew catamaran, the Nacra17. With such determination, we look ahead for the medals. Instead of just reading about, watch this short video.
Gelly Skarlatou, is a world champion and a long term Greek Olympic windsurfing team member, rightfully one of my favorites. I would like to include a short video.
Wendy Salvador, from Holland, started windsurfing when she was 14. A pro dancer, model & ski instructor in Austria. Moved to Maui, windsurfing everyday and making a living out of modelling.
Jazzy Noah Zwerus NED-180, PWA freestyler
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