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Starboard, NeilPryde and PATRIK crowned Overall PWA Constructors champions for Boards, Sails and Foils respectively in 2025 |
The fight on the water between sailors battling for world titles across Wave, Freestyle, Foil Slalom and Slalom X is usually the main focal point. However, each season the brands are also locked in fierce rivalries to be crowned the PWA Constructors Champions. After another tough year on the water it’s Starboard who claim yet another Overall Boards Constructors Championship title after another terrific performance by their team, while NeilPryde win the Overall Sails division after an incredibly close race with Severne Windsurfing, who claim victory in both the Wave Boards and Sails category. Elsewhere, the biggest improvement by a single brand goes to WeOne - who improve from 14th in 2024 to 5th in 2025 - a new brand on the scene, but clearly pushing hard to shake up the industry in both Freestyle and Foil Slalom.Meanwhile, PATRIK claimed a dominant victory in Foil Slalom as they achieve top honours in Boards, Sails and Foils. Elsewhere, the biggest improvement by a single brand goes to WeOne - who improve from 14th in 2024 to 5th in 2025 - a new brand on the scene, but clearly pushing hard to shake up the industry in both Freestyle and Foil Slalom. After the conclusion of another season we hear from the brands about what it means to them to win the prestigious PWA Constructors titles. How the Constructors Ranking Works? The Constructors Rankings takes the best two results from each brand at every single event from the season based on an exponential points system. A victory for example is awarded 0.7 points and the lowest total at the end of the season wins. |
Overall Boards Constructors Champions Starboard Chief Eco Officer, Svein Rasmussen, reacts to Starboard winning another overall PWA Constructors title: ”Impossible Performance. Over the last 20 year of global sports, one brand has been winning more constructors titles than any other. Blending product innovation and extraordinary team work, this brand and its crew have persevered stormy weather, taken its beating and made it back up again from underdog to the top of the game, time after time. No globally known equipment brand in motorsport, skiing, cycling, tennis, MotoGP, or sailing has achieved 88% title dominance over a 20-year span. Audi – Le Mans / WEC (Cars) 13 wins in 18 years → ~72% is closest among major global motorsport. Sports is no longer only about winning, but also to deliver purpose, so the same brand has been awarded both the World Sailing sustainability award and the IOC supported Sports positive award. It is probably the most environmentally engaged brand in sports equipment manufacturing and the only brand with a full suite of environmental programs. The Professional Windsurfers Association, the pinnacle of Windsurfing, introduced their Constructors ranking 18 years ago. It included the main windsurfing disciplines and both genders, motivating brands to invest accordingly. One brand focused on supporting the PWA’s vision and invest into riders and product development like no other. They brought on board young riders and saw them become legendary icons over the years, forever PWA champion Sarah-Quita Offringa, racing master Matteo Iachino, Freestyle kingpin Lennart Neubauer and the World’s most successful athlete Bjørn Dunkerbeck. Next gen riders Bobbi-Lynn De Jong, Junior Wave World Champion Ryu Noguchi and styleman Jahdan Tyger are fast on their way up. Rising foil stars Lina Eržen and Fabian Wolf, fabulous Oda Johanne Stokstad Brødholt and Federico Morisio are all important in the Constructors title puzzle. The brand is the total outlier in sports, a family business, located at a small lake, with a full scale laboratory where prototype boards can be made in two days, ready to revolutionise the watersports industry yesterday. A former Windsurfing World Champion from Martinique is their main designer, their Marketing Manager used to go to school in a wetsuit, a Greek graphic artist who inspires all and their British Brand Manager has set eyes on Ironman 2026. The founder/ CEO windsurfed through winter in Norway without a proper wetsuit, or a harness, utilising mini-icebergs as rounding marks when training for the World Championships, PWA wins and the Olympics. The brand is the definition of creativity, not wanting to conform to trends, but delivering Impossible Performance beyond any other in the world of sports. Thanks to the PWA for creating a platform for our sport to shine, a constructors ranking for the industry to compete and for team Starboard to showcase 16 wins over 18 years.” |
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Overall Sails Constructors Champions Philip Mackenbrock, Head of NeilPryde Marketing had this to say: ”Winning the PWA Constructors Championship once again is something we are incredibly proud of. It confirms that the effort, time and passion we put into sail development truly make a difference. Pushing performance forward has always been at the heart of NeilPryde, and our history of championship titles is not just part of our DNA, it remains our biggest motivation every single day. At the same time, this title would not be possible without the exceptional skills, commitment, and courage of our team riders. Their willingness to push to the absolute limit, to go the last metre and take risks at exactly the right moments, is what ultimately turns performance into results on the water. Last but not least, this championship is a huge credit to our sail designer, whose dedication to making our sails better never stops. His relentless drive for innovation, sometimes even beyond what seems reasonable at first, is a defining force behind our development. This victory shows that believing in those ideas and pushing boundaries is absolutely worth it.” |
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Overall Foil Constructors Champions Henning Terstiege, Head of International Marketing for PATRIK after a truly dominant foil season: “At PATRIK we’re extremely proud of such a solid performance this year! Success didn’t come easy - it was earned through hard work and full commitment to development. Our riders are working hand-in-hand like a sworn crew of friends. They are in close sync with our R&D team, pushing performance forward week by week. All this crazy effort is mainly driven by Patrik Diethelm, who uniquely turns unmatched hydrofoil, board and sail design knowledge into this one coherent windsurfing system that obviously was very hard to beat in 2025. Our AEON Foil System won every single foil elimination in 2025. What a year to remember! A massive thank you to everyone involved - management, designers, factories, crew, riders, caddies, fans and business partners... and finally to the PWA for creating the competition platform.” |
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Wave Boards and Sails Constructors Champions Kurosh Kiani, Severne Windsurfing International Marketing Manager: “PWA Wave Constructors Champions. Again. This marks ten years consistently at the top of the constructors rankings, first in sails, and now also as a board brand. Thanks to all of team SEVERNE for elevating the brand every single year.” |
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