International Raceboard Class

9 competitors from 3 nations made their way to the European Championships and although the numbers did not impress the quality of the event made it up to all. ......( more )

With two of the finest beaches in Europe and over 300 days of sunshine per year, Vilamoura was the obvious choice for the Raceboard European Championships taking place from the 18th to 23rd of February this year. ......( more )

On the 8th of December the Raceboard Class AGM took place online and I would like to update you on what the Class has planned for 2022. ......( more )

The Raceboard Class Association Annual General Meeting, is scheduled to take place on the 8th of December at 18:00 UTC. The AGM will be held online via Zoom platform. ......( more )

Notice is hereby given for the International Raceboard Class Association Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled to take place on the 8th of December at 18:00. The AGM will be held online via Zoom platform. ......( more )

Ivan dominated the event with a perfect result of 7 race wins, which is an impressive achievement. This time around he was on top also in the rivalry with Curro Manchon, who finished second overall. Jorge Maciel Andrés finished the championship on the 3rd podium place. (more)

The European and Masters Championships have started in Hondarribia, Spain with over 50 competitors attending the event. The wind has not been cooperating so far and after two days of races we have two races completed. Tomorrow looks a little better so follow the results on the (event website)

The Kizezers Lake in Riga, Latvia saw some spectacular Raceboard action the past week as some of the best came to Klubs 360 for the 2021 World Championships. 64 windsurfers arrived from 13 different countries to participate in the event and it was a good sight to see on the tricky waters of the local lake. (read more)

The Raceboard Class is unique in many ways. It connects the young with those, who have more experience. It connects old friends and is a way to make new ones. It is a place, where you can race against Olympians, with two of them being with us on the starting line. On the water the fight for the titles is fierce, but of the water it is as friendly as you could get. (read more)

The rescheduled Australian Raceboard National Titles at Saratoga Sailing Club in NSW attracted 29 entrants. (read more)

The event that was to be the Australian Raceboard Nationals took place in another form from 23rd to 26th at Saratoga Sailing Club in NSW.

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2020 was a unique year not just for the Supercup windsurfing series. Despite the hard times we managed to keep the flame burning and organize all three Supercup events this year. With total of 123 participants in Techno and Raceboard classes. Big thanks to all the organisers and participant this year, who often had to walk an extra mile just to make simple things happen. ......( more )

The minutes of the 2020 Raceboard AGM have been published and are available here.

The delegate nomination form, received submission and email voting form are now published.

A link to the online AGM will be provided to all delegates on the evening of December 8th.

The only submission received comes from Finland and is a proposal to modify the Class Rules concerning the sail size for the Junior division. ......( more )

Notice is hereby given for the International Raceboard Class Association Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled to take place on the 9th of December at 18:00.
The AGM will be held online via Zoom platform. ......( more )

After 5 days and 14 races, the Raceboard European Championships came to an end in Sopot, Poland in what has turned out to be the only Raceboard international event of the year. Although Max made it look easy it was not the case, with some hard battles fought on the race course throughout the week. ......( more )

Raceboarders had been waiting for this day for some time now, with all events cancelled but the one, today the European championships kicked off. ......( more )

A small but well formed fleet of keen competitors from five countries are taking part in the Raceboard European Championships now underway in Sopot, Poland. A good day to start racing with wind from 9 to 15 kts forecast.

Keep up to date with the action as it happens on the event website

With great sadness, the IWA announces the untimely passing away yesterday of our very special friend and leading light, Ceri Williams, following a brief and staunch battle with his illness. Our thoughts go to his beloved wife Teri, to his sons Ross, Aaron, and Scott, and to his grandchildren.

Ceri is remembered for his great friendships, his unfailing work ethic, his generous smile, and his willingness to always go beyond the call of duty. He was selfless, time and time again, also taking difficult decisions in the best interest of many windsurfing constituencies. ......( more )

This year the Czech Supercup should originally have taken place on Nove Mlyny lake in May but, due to COVID-19, it was postponed to new dates from 4th to 5th July. The location was changed too. It was moved to Velke Darko lake to the competition that is part of Czech Cup and is named "Pohar Vysociny" that could be translated as "Highlands Cup". ......( more )

The Race Office of Steinhuder Meer, the Location of the Int. German Championships Raceboard, has confirmed the event will take place from 3rd to 5th July 2020.

The latest date to enter the Championships is the 15th June 2020.

Link for Registration and Entry

The Raceboard European Championships in Poland have now been rescheduled and will take place 1st to 5th September 2020.

The host club and class are excited to bring you this information and hope that a large number of Raceboarders will attend this championship and take advantage of the attractions provided. ......( more )

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic the Hungarian Windsurfing Association has been forced to cancel the 2020 World Championships. ......( more )

Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic the Local Organizing Authority at Sopot Sailing Club has been forced to postpone the 2020 Raceboard European Championships. ......( more )

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Clearly COVID-19 is a major concern for us and although Poland has not been affected as much as other countries yet, the uncertainty is high. We understand your concerns about financial commitment and we have worked with the hotel on site to provide an offer to all competitors: ......( more )

The South American Windsurf Championships 2020 for Raceboard, Bic Techno 293 and Bic Techno 293 Plus categories was held from February 21 to 25, 2020. This event was also the first selective to form the Argentine team that will travel to the Fortaleza World Cup, Brazil, for the Bic Techno 293 Plus category. ......( more )

We are happy to inform our Raceboard sailors that the 2020 season is fast approaching with two events ready for You to enter online and book your trips.

World Championships - Balatonfured Hungary ......( more )

Small open power boats will normally be fitted with a kill cord which, if used correctly, will stop the engine if the driver becomes dislodged from the helm position.

The kill cord is a red lanyard which has a quick-release fitting at one end and a clip at the other end. When in use, the quick-release fitting is attached to the console and the end with the clip attaches to the driver. ......( more )

Sadly we have been told by the organiser just now that they have no other choice than to cancel, after lengthy discussions with local and regional government. We are very thankful to the organisers for their efforts and fully understand the decision. ......( more )

A message from Class Chairman, Paul Leone ...

As many of you have heard, sadly, Murcia and other coastal areas in South East Spain have been hit by storms and flash floods which have caused significant damage. We are in contact with the organiser of the event to assess the consequences. The situation is described as "very complicated". ......( more )

The "Surfari" 2019 Raceboard Masters World Championship is approaching with the Raceboard family meeting in Los Alcazares, Murcia, Spain during the first days of October. Club Nautico Mar Menor being a welcoming place for windsurfing, we are looking forward to a great regatta. ......( more )

World Sailing is now inviting manufacturers and Class Associations to tender to be selected as the Men's and Women's Windsurfer equipment to be used at the 2024 Olympic Sailing Competition. More information can be found here. ......( more )

Fresh off her first experience attending a windsurfing competition last month at the US Nationals, author Janice Anne Wheeler hopped on a plane to Warnemuende, Germany to accompany Steve Uhthoff to the 2019 Raceboard Worlds. The event took place July 7-13 in the famous sailing resort town on the Baltic Sea, more

11 races and 3 worthy World Champions at the end of a good week of racing. Challenging conditions - "wind and surf and everything in between" - faced the 107 competitors at the 2019 Raceboard World Championships in Warnemunder. ......( more )

The Agenda for the Annual General Meeting of the International Raceboard Class Association 2019 has now been published.

A brand-new cheap student/sports hotel with 120 bed (1, 2 or 4 bed rooms): https://www.wiro.de/wirotel-mittelmole/wir-ueber-uns.html It is next to the camping area. ......( more )

Notice is hereby given that the AGM of the International Raceboard Class Association will take place during the forthcoming World Championships in Rostock-Warnemunde, Germany. ......( more )

The first world championship for the Junior - under 23 - division of the International Raceboard Class will take place in Rostock-Warnemuende, Germany, from 6th to 11th July. ......( more )

Tough racing, tactical, technical with challenging weather and wind conditions in the Czech Republic. 92 competitors, 13 races with spectacular castle background, fun with friends in true raceboard spirit.

Check out the video highlights / Official Event Website

Once again the small lake in the historical centre of Poland - Szale, Kalisz - will host the annual friendly windsurfing event with more than 100 sailors expected on the lake. Come and join the fun from 31 May-2 June ......( more )

Some will remember this regatta for the great racing, some for the hospitality of the hosts at Yacht Club Dyje, Nove Mlyny in the Czech Republic and others for the weather. One thing is certain. The 2019 Raceboard European Championship is an event to be remembered. ......( more )

Photos of Pavlov taken from the nearby castle flooded Facebook yesterday, as competitors took the chance to take the short hike up the hill and do some sightseeing. Not a true lay day though, as it was dominated by waiting for the wind. ......( more )

A brand-new cheap student hotel with 120 bed (1, 2 or 4 bed rooms) can be booked online for 23 eur per day and bed in rooms with separate bath room.

It will be sold out fast as this information will also be distributed to other WW sailors on Saturday 18.05. https://www.wiro.de/wirotel-mittelmole/wir-ueber-uns.html

A breakthrough you might say, as Borja Carracedo Serra from Spain came back ashore freezing after the three races today. He was wearing his Superman lycra and he was clearly happy with his super result. "I have the SUPER power - winning the last one, I have to wear this lycra more often. I want one more. I'm only warming up and now that I know how to do it, I can win more," he said laughing. ......( more )

Just before leaving for the Raceboard European Championships I came across an article in Sailing Illustrated on how not to write a report from an event. From the article I've learnt not to write about the weather or race officers (sorry Marek), but to concentrate on the sailors - and their point of view.......( more )

The start of the first event of the Supercup series of 2019 was on 11th May and took place at Nove Mlyny, Czech Republic. There arrived more than the usual three nations - Czech, Slovak and Hungarian - there were also representatives from Germany, Moldavia and Latvia because of the upcoming Raceboard European Championships. There were 43 Raceboards, 29 Technos, 6 RS:X and also 6 formulas ready to compete. ......( more )

A big jump in youth and female sailor numbers has been a feature of the 2019 Raceboard Nationals at Myall Lakes in NSW. The event (20-23 of January) was held with the Formula Nationals and attracted a combined fleet of 47 boards,......( more )

We announced last year, at the annual Raceboard Class Meeting in Blanes, that we intend to organise 2019 in Warnemuende/Germany the largest Raceboard Worlds since decades.

Some of you will remember the Raceboard Worlds 2009 in Warnemuende which attracted 114 competitors from 15 nations. Now 10 years later we will try to improve on this. Read more . . .

2018 saw the 4th season of the Supercup series, a competition circuit for Techno 293 and Raceboard that has been growing over the years and attracted this year almost 100 competitors from 5 countries.......( more )

Four events contributed to the Argentine 2018 Raceboard series. The first was in Mendoza, on Potrerillos Lake in the month of March, the second in San Luis, on Lake La Florida in the month of May. The third took place in Cordoba, on San Roque Lake in September with the fourth in San Juan, on Lake Ullum, this last weekend of November. ......( more )

Portimao Windsurfing Worlds have delivered at the very last minute. After five days being patient paid off and we have our new Raceboard Masters and Formula Windsurfing world champions. ......( more )

Six races in total, four of them for the Raceboard Masters and two for Formula Windsurfing, concluded the third day of the Portimao Windsurfing Worlds. It was the first day when racing was possible with the Race Committee using the conditions to the full. ......( more )

It is a real test of patience in Portimao, Portugal, where 61 windsurfers are still waiting for the first races of the championships.

Two days and no racing. This does not happen often, especially in the Raceboard class, but that is part of the game. ......( more )

14 days before the event it was clear that it would not be possible nor safe to make the competition at Nove Mlyny lake because of low water level. The idea was to move the event to another venue <......( more )

"Two years on and another great championship here in Kisezers. We said at the time we were hoping to be back but were not hoping to be back so soon. And we have been rewarded again with an excellent Championship," said Paul Leone, Class Chairman. "We have had strong winds and lighter winds, sun and rain; sailing conditions to please everyone."......( more )

Day two, a new day and five new races each for the Men's and Women's Fleets on Kizesers Lake, Latvia. Conditions were challenging with wind gusts up to 23 knots.

At the end of the day, three ladies have equal points in their battle for podium places, separated purely on their discarded result. ......( more )

61 competitors representing 15 countries have descended upon Sailing Club 360 at Kizezers Lake, Riga, Latvia for the 2018 Raceboard European Championships. A quality field in both the men's and women's fleets, including previous World and European champions, are ready for battle.......( more )

Notice of Race has been published for the Haitong International 2018 Hong Kong Open Windsurfing Championships taking place in Tun Wan, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong from 23rd to 29th October.

Minutes of the 2018 Annual General Meeting have now been published

Aleksandra Blinnikka from Finland and Joao Rodrigues from Portugal dominated the fleet of 73 sailors in Blanes, Spain to win the World Championship. It is the second world title for Joao and when he won his first, Aleksandra was just three years old.

Aleksandra Blinnikka is destined for the World Championship in Blanes as only one day remains in the championship. Joao Rodrigues from Portugal is looking to secure his top spot tomorrow.

Aleksandra is unstoppable having won all the races in the championship and over in the men's fleet Joao Rodrigues extends his lead over Curro Manchon.

Aleksandra Blinnikka in women and Joao Rodrigues in men have taken the lead after three races on the first day of the Raceboard World Championships.......( more )

The Annual General Meeting of the International Raceboard Class Association will be held on Thursday 28th June 2018 at Blanes, Spain. The detailed location of the meeting room will be published on the event official notice board. The meeting will be scheduled to start at 20.00.

AGENDA / APPENDIX / R300 Revision / R350 a new vision

This year saw the 7th edition of the International Windsurfing Regatta near the oldest Polish town of Kalisz. Once again Lake Szale hosted more than 100 windsurfers who were welcomed by the traditional regatta opening in the town centre, a BBQ and much more. Three days of light winds and tactical racing interrupted by few thunderstorms contributed to the fun had by all. ......( more )

Member national associations are reminded of the deadline of 7th June to submit proposals for consideration at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

Many submissions have been received including one from Chairman Paul Leone regarding a clarification of the maximum sail size rule. ......( more )

The International Windsurfing Association is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of all those we do business with. We have rewritten our Privacy and Data Protection Policies to ensure that they clearly outline what data we gather, how we use it, and the rights that you have to manage and access your data.

You can view our policies and privacy notices here.

The first stage of the Supercup 2018 series took place on Lake Domasa in Slovakia over the weekend of 5th/6th May. Planing conditions all the weekend with wind from 16-25 knots, course races on M and I course with a full schedule of 8 races sailed.......( more )

Notice is hereby given that the AGM of the International Raceboard Class Association will take place during the forthcoming World Championships in Blanes, Spain. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday 28 June and a detailed Agenda, with proposals to be voted upon, will be published on or around 14th June. ......( more )

The Monsaraz Windsurf Festival 2018, was the first event of the year for Formula Windsurfing and Raceboard in Portugal, this event is already being organized since 7 years ago, and this year we broke our record of competitors 47, 25 in Formula Open, 14 in Formula Sport (rookie class) and 8 in Raceboard.......( more )

Following confirmation of the setting up of a technical sub committee, the class committee has now finalised its composition. An opportunity has been taken to bring in 2 members from outside of the current Class Committee. The TsC will, however, welcome input from "experts" drawn from all quarters of the sport, not just raceboarders.......( more )

The final day of racing turned out to be the biggest test for the regatta. The early signs that the wind would pick up from the days' prior racing were correct, and didn't disappoint. The warm sunny morning lulled us into a false sense of security ......( more )

Twenty-nine competitors have returned to the scene of 2016 Raceboard worlds for the 2018 Oceanic and Australian Raceboard Championships, and Moreton Bay Queensland has again delivered spectacular conditions with blues skies and steady winds. ......( more )

Events for the 2018 International Raceboard calendar are being confirmed and Notices of Race are being published all the time, so check back regularly for more info and to put dates in your diary.

National Associations are also reminded to submit dates and information for local events open to International competitors. See upcoming events in Spain.

Raceboards from Downunder will return to the scene of the spectacular 2016 Raceboard Worlds for their Nationals in January 2018.......( more )

Day 5, the last day of competition at Club Nautico San Isidro, brought a good breeze enabling completion of the twelve race series for all Classes.......( more )

Day 4, the penultimate racing day of the 2017 South American Championships at the San Isidro Sailing Club in Buenos Aires. The sun has returned, competitors are eager to get going, working their sails hard, and wondering what today will bring.......( more )

It had been suggested that the during the first 2 days the competitors had seen everything that Buenos Aires had to offer but on the third day the wind was different yet again - lesson 3! ......( more )

Day 2 of the 2017 South American windsurfing championships and Buenos Aires river delta is revealing more of its secrets. It was a beautiful but very tricky day with light wind and strong current. As Fernando Consorte said, "Olympic Conditions - pumping, pumping, pumping, pumping!" ......( more )

Club Nautico San Isidro, venue of 2017 South American Windsurfing Championship, and the 2018 Youth Olympic Games Regatta, welcomed all with testing conditions. Light winds in the morning turned into a breezy afternoon that challenged all. ......( more )

The 2017 Raceboard and DII European Championships have come to a close in Balatonfured, Hungary. Almost 100 windsurfers from all over the world competed in the event organised by the Hungarian Windsurfing Association........( more )

With still two days to go in the championships the race committee has already managed to conduct 11 races for the Raceboarders and 10 for the DII class. And today we had three great races with the wind ranging from 10 to 16 kts. ......( more )

Four more races, which makes it eight altogether in the championship after the first two days of racing in Balatonfured.......( more )

Today, four races were completed in Balatonfured, where the Raceboard and DII European Championships are taking place.......( more )

The international wind and kitesurfing regatta 2017 NeilPryde Baltic Cup Latvia and European Formula Windsurfing Cup was held at the Karosta (former Soviet navy base bay) at the Baltic Sea coast of Liepaja, Latvia from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th of August. ......( more )

Over 80 sailors came to the beautiful Spanish city of Salou for the Raceboard World Championships and the event brought some real talent including the likes of Joao Rodrguez, Ivan Pastor, Nicolas Huguet, Tuuli Petaja and Blanca Manchon. ......( more )

Three races again here in the coast town of Salou with wind from 6 to 9 kts today favouring weak wind sailors from the start. ......( more )

The Raceboard World championships have brought some real talent over to Salou, Spain. That being Olympic talent. Young guns will have a chance to match themselves against the likes of Joao Rodriguez, Ivan Pastor, Tuuli Petaja and Blanca Manchon. With these sailors and many other top athletes from around the world on site there is no telling who is the favourite for the title. It's sure to be an exciting rivalry. ......( more )

The event opened with winds in the 25-knot range. A total of 45 windsurfers completed three 20-kilometer races in the flat and blue Caribbean waters along Te Amo beach, from the airport to the marina.......( more )

The agenda and proposals for the Annual General Meeting of the IRCA to be held on Saturday 1 July 2017 in Spain have been published.

The British windsurfer believes it will take him two years to complete the 9,320-mile (15,000 kilometers) adventure in European waters. His planned route includes around 20 different countries. ......( more )

Notice is hereby given that the AGM of the Raceboard Class will take place during the forthcoming World Championships in Salou, Spain. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday 1st July - and a detailed Agenda, with proposals to be voted upon, will be published on or around 15th June. ......( more )

Gizycko was the home to 55 competitors from 12 countries during the Raceboard Masters World Championships. The largest town in the region, located at the very heart of the Great Masurian Lake District welcomed the sailors with beautiful sunny weather, but weak wind prevailed in all 9 races sailed on lake Niegocin.......( more )

The competitors and race committee were looking forward to today for many days now, but the day turned out to be trickier than expected. After the skippers' meeting the race committee postponed the start for a little while but soon racing was ready to start. ......( more )

55 windsurfers started off the day by looking at a totally flat, sun bathed, lake in Gizycko with the wind speed averaging at around 3kts. Although the forecast was not optimistic everybody was prepared for the wait and the race committee was eager to start racing as soon as conditions improved. ......( more )

The 6th edition of the International Kalisz Windsurfing Regatta takes place once again this year 2-4 June 2017 on Lake Szale. Much more then just a windsurfing event, there will be plenty of entertainment on the beach and lots of prizes for participants. View the trailer for a taste of what's to come.

"Lake sailing is very tricky, a lot of changes in the whole fleet, so I think it will be most important to sail consistently somewhere in the front," said defending Champion Patrik Pollak. "As for today the first two starts were fine, but the last one not so good. I made all the wrong decisions, managed to finish 10th, but I'm not really happy with that," he added.......( more )

Day zero, as we like to call it here at the Masters in Gizycko Poland, gave a chance for some of the sailors to go out and practice, others just chilled around the host club Ekomarina.......( more )

Surfclub Domasa on the East Slovakian Lake Domasa hosted over the weekend the biggest windsurfing regatta in Slovakia in recent years with 48 competitors from 5 countries in Raceboard and BIC techno class.......( more )

46 competitors from 12 countries have so far registered for the Raceboard Masters in Poland. The regatta will take place between the 15th and the 20th of May and will be held in Gizycko.......( more )

With just one week to go till the end of the early bird discount for the Raceboard Masters in Gizycko, Poland - now is the best time to register for the event.......( more )

Starboard will be supporting the Raceboard Class in 2017 by announcing a new lower price for their championship winning board - the Phantom 377 ( L) Race.

Purchase your new board through your distributor at the price of 2,700 euro (inclusive of taxes).

Check out details of the full range for 2017

Club Nautic Salou is looking forward to hosting the 2017 Raceboard World Championships in Tarragona, Spain from 2nd to 7th July. CNS is the home spot of Toni Colomar Torres who took second place on the podium at last year's European Championships in France.......( more )

Packed with action and fun shots from all over the world, this FREE calendar produced by Patrik Pollak is available to download now!

With 10 bullets in the 15 race World Championship series, Ivan Pastor, the Spanish Olympian, took the 2016 Raceboard World title and the gold medal. On receiving his title he offered "Congratulations to the organisation for this amazing championship and thanks to all the competitors."......( more )

Testing conditions for many in the fleet, indeed "Damn windy conditions for race 11. Plenty of action to be seen!" Three more races were completed, leaving two further races to round off the final day of the championships.......( more )

Three races completed on day 3 of competition at the 2016 Slake Raceboard World Championships in Manly, Brisbane.

Ivan Pasteur, Spain, made up for yesterday's drop in form to win all 3 races and to extend his lead over close rival Max Wojcik, Poland. The "Crazy Spanish" is back in control. ......( more )

One first and two second places in today's 4 races brought reigning World Champion Max Wojcik, from Poland, to within 2 points of Ivan Pastor, from Spain. ......( more )

Three wins from three races puts Ivan Pastor (ESP-7) at the top of the overall rankings at the 2016 Slake Raceboard World Championships hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, in Manly, Brisbane. Ivan must be hoping to win his 3rd Raceboard World Title - last taking the honour in Blanes, Spain, 2014.......( more )

The Raceboard class has brought its most prestigious event to the shores of Queensland, Australia, for the first time. Australia has for many years laid claim to one of the largest national Raceboard fleets in the world and its members are regular travellers to Europe to take part in the annual Class World Championships.......( more )

The Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the International Raceboard Class Association held on 26th August 2016 have now been published.

The Raceboard and Division II European Championships have concluded in Brest, France with 90 competitors from 15 countries having entered the event. The biggest fleet was the Raceboard Men, but most importantly it was very good to see a strong Youth representation at the event. A sign that Raceboard can be attractive to sailors of all ages.......( more )

All sailors were keen to get on the water today as the forecast showed sunny weather and wind from the early morning. A welcome change after the disappointment of having no wind on the previous day. The race committee planned 4 races and the first warning signal was set for 10:00. ......( more )

90 competitors from 15 countries have entered the European Windsurfing Festival in Brest, with the biggest fleet being the Raceboard Men. The sailors are definitely looking forward to a great week of racing ......( more )

Monday 22 August sees the start of the European Raceboard Championships 2016. Organised by Crocodiles de L'Elorn Brest still in the euphoria of the Olympic medals in sailing in Rio, this event promises to be a success judging by the number of pre-entries. ......( more )

The AGENDA for the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the International Raceboard Class Association on Friday 26th August 2016 in Brest, Brittany, France has been published.

The 2016 Baltic Challenge Cup for Techno 293 RS:X and Raceboard Youth & Masters will take place on Lake Kisezers, Riga, Latvia from 26th to 28th August. All competitors can expect a great atmosphere and the first 5 foreign competitors to register by 10th August will get a free hotel accommodation. Register by Aug15th - registration fee is lower :) Notice of Race

The AGM of the Raceboard Class will take place on the evening of 26th August in Brest, Brittany.
Agenda

CORK is excited to announce that registration is now open for CORK International, Sail Canada Youth and Senior Board Championships and Raceboard North Americans. This Regatta will be hosted by CORK in cooperation with Sail Canada and the International Windsurfing Association.......( more )

It was Slovakia's Patrik Pollak and the local Vita Matis, who triumphed in the 2016 Racboard Masters World Championships held on Kizezers lake in Riga, Latvia.

Light wind and sun dominated all 15 races, which were held during the 5 days of racing with only the final day providing wind speed of 20 plus knots.

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Coming up on 3rd to 5th June 2016, don't miss the Major of Kalisz Cup taking place in Szale, Kalisz, Poland. Maybe a small lake but definitely a big festival type of event with a 100 + boards racing watched by 15,000 spectators during the day on the beach. ......( more )

Last weekend, 7th and 8th May, Lake Domasa in East Slovakia hosted the first Supercup event of the 2016 season. 33 competitors from Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia sailed 7 races in 2 days. ......( more )

The first Raceboard World Championship of 2016 will start at the end of May for Masters on Kizezers Lake, Riga, Latvia. Get your entries in now to benefit from the early entry discount available only until the end of this month.......( more )

Kizezers Lake, in Riga, Latvia, will be the host venue for the 2016 Raceboard Masters World Championship. Scheduled to take place from 31st May to 4th June the event includes the Riga Cup for RS:X and Techno 293 racers.......( more )

For some, on this final competition day, it was a tense wait as the postponement flag fluttered under cloudy skies in anticipation of afternoon wind which eventually provided good conditions for three races, making a total of 13 in all for the championship.......( more )

The biggest fleet for a long time contested the 2015/16 Boardcrazy Australian Raceboard Titles at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron from 27-29 November. In what looks like a resurgence in Raceboarding ahead of the November 2016 Worlds at the same venue in Brisbane, 41 competitors battled it out in a range of conditions.......( more )

35 competitors from 7 nations completed registration at the 2015 South American Windsurfing Championships taking place in Paracus, Peru.

It is great news to see racers from 5 South American countries - Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Peru and Venezuela - being joined in Paracus by representatives from the Netherlands and USA.......( more )

This year's Raceboard European Championships were hosted by the Andalucian Sailing Federation Centre, Puerto Sherry, in the beautiful Spanish city of El Puerto de Santa Maria. The 41 sailors from 10 countries could enjoy some of the best sailing conditions the place has to offer, ......( more )

Conditions play a vital role in windsurfing and anybody, who has ever raced knows that waiting is part of the game. Today was one of those days. The forecast showed the wind dropping and the Race Committee led by Luky Serrano decided to start the races with no delay. ......( more )

We're set for some exciting racing to the very end. The ladies are fighting hard and despite the small fleet of just 7 sailors, the podium places have not yet been secured. We've got a Youth, Senior, Grand Master and Veteran in the top 4. It's great to see the Youth fighting with Veteran sailors as equals. The more experienced ladies often come on top of this confrontation, just like today ......( more )

As the forecast predicted that the wind will only build in strength today the Race Committee made a decision not to delay the starts and set out as scheduled. The day showed that the forecast proved correct, with wind speed building from 16 to around 20 kts during the racing and even more as the day went on.......( more )

Strength not only in numbers from the French team with Nicolas Huguet winning all three races on the first day of the European Championships. The wins did not come easy though, the races were close and as Nicolas said, "You can never be comfortable." The Spanish Toni Colomar Torres was always close behind, even leading in the first race, he finished with two second places and a third. Third in the overall classification is Alejandro Buchau from Club de Surf Formentera. ......( more )

A total of 41 competitors from 10 countries will take part in the Raceboard European Championships at the Andalucian Sailing Federation Centre, Puerto Sherry. 7 women and 34 men competing for the titles. ......( more )

The Andalucian Sailing Federation Centre is ready for a week packed of exciting Raceboard racing and so are the windsurfers that have travelled to El Puerto de Santa Maria from all over Europe.......( more )

Raceboard events are unique in many senses and the European Championship held at the Andalucian Sailing Federation Centre, Puerto Sherry, in the beautiful Spanish city of El Puerto de Santa Maria will not be an exception. The one thing that makes these regattas special is families.......( more )

In just over two weeks, from the 13th to 19th of September, the bay of Cadiz, which is best known for international regattas like the Andalusian Olympic Week and the New Years Race, will welcome Raceboard sailors from all around the continent.......( more )

Three great days, 65 athletes from three Baltic countries and more wind than expected in lake Kisezers.......( more )

Kisezers Lake, Riga, from 21st to 23rd August
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Liepaja will be hosting the Formula Windsurfing European Cup and Baltic Cup Windsurfing and Kitesurfing Regatta this weekend. Over three days from Friday to Sunday, the Latvian NeilPryde Baltic Cup will be held at Liepaja beach on the Baltic Sea coast, Latvia with competitors from Techno 293, RS:X, Formula Windsurfing, Raceboard and Formula Kite classes.......( more )

The minutes of the 2015 Raceboard Annual General Meeting are now published. It was an election year and the outgoing committee were unanimously re-elected to serve a further 2 year term. The committee have also re-elected Paul Leone to serve as class Chairman.

Rain and low wind on Tallinn Bay did not allow any races to be held on the last day of the Estonian NeilPryde Baltic Cup, so the final results for Formulas, Formula Kites, Raceboards and Techno 293's came down to the strong wind races of Friday, and for the Raceboards and Techno 293's also the low wind races of Saturday.......( more )

Only two races were possible today - but it was two more than expected with the forecast given. However it was a long wait ashore before the Race Officer, Eva Jodkowska, felt conditions had improved sufficiently to bring the sailors out on the race course. ......( more )

Against the predicted forecast 3 races in good winds were achieved today and it was a mixed bag of results at the end of racing. The day started off with 10 knots, it was sunny and a balmy 20 degrees Celsius.......( more )

What a day in Sopot! 12 knots greeted competitors, it was warm and sunny and another brilliant race day with three bullets for Max! 2 back to back course races followed, after a break ashore, by one marathon race was scheduled and the plan worked perfectly.......( more )

Competitors were greeted with 6-8 knots of wind over quite strong waves but both the men's and women's fleets got away with clear starts. As the wind steadily built to 10 knots over the course area, Latvian Ilona Grinberga was determined to maintain her clean record ......( more )

3 back to back races completed on day one, sunny with north-easterly wind around 9/10 knots for race 1, building to 14/15 knots during the afternoon, great racing and no protests! It doesn't get better than that! ......( more )

The Annual General Meeting of the International Raceboard Class Association will be held on Thursday 11th June in Sopot, Poland during the Raceboard World Championships. Agenda here

The first ever Supercup - after a year of planning "it's finally alive"!

The Supercup Series has been created to make a platform for racing between club level and continental & world championship level. ......( more )

The AGM of the Raceboard Class will take place on Thursday 11th June in Sopot, Poland, during the 2015 World Championships. The exact time and place shall be published on the Official Notice Board at the event. ......( more )

Don't miss the Naoned Race that will take place 8-10 May in Nantes (France), more accurately in Suce sur Erdre on Mazerolles lake.......( more )

In the spring of 2012 the article published below appeared in Volume 22, Issue 2, of "Masters Matters", the journal of the Canadian Masters Windsurfing Association (CMWA). A small group of enthusiasts came together to restart the windsurfing class they had loved, and they found out they were not alone ... ......( more )

The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Limited hosted the 2015 Boardcrazy Australian Raceboard Titles and Oceanic Championships on behalf of Windsurfing Queensland from 24th to 26th January in Manly, Brisbane.......( more )

Three races for the Raceboard Fleet on the final day of the 2014 African Championships in Bejaia. Three separate race winners but there was no beating Kheireddine Boussaha (ALG-11) for the championship title.......( more )

RS:X and T293 competitors completed 2 races whilst the Raceboard fleet completed one outside the harbour this morning in 15 plus knots of wind and it was cold! After a break, conditions in the afternoon became very shifty both in force and direction. ......( more )

After days of rain and cold, the sun brightened the skies and enabled two races each for RS:X and Raceboard fleets and three races for the Techno 293 competitors.......( more )

The race committee set a small course inside the harbour to take advantage of the conditions and competitors set out under chilly grey skies. Two good races were completed for Techno 293, Raceboard and RS:X.......( more )

Photos of the opening day in the rain and the cold characterise the beginning of the 2014 African Windsurfing Championships for Techno 293, RS:X and Raceboard Classes taking place in Bejaia, 28th December to 4th January. ......( more )

In the ninth edition of the Grand Prix of Argentina, Fernando Consorte took first place in the Raceboard class. ......( more )

The 2015 Board Crazy Australian Raceboard and Oceanic Championships will be held at RQYS in Manly, Queensland from 24th to 26th January 2015, the Australia Day long weekend. This is the first time such a Raceboard event has been held in Queensland for a long time and promises to be a great experience. ......( more )

The Federation Algerienne de Voile (FAV) will host its first windsurfing African Championships from 28th December to 4th January in Bejaia. ......( more )

Drama and excitement prevailed over the final two days of the Raceboard World Championships in Blanes. Ivan Pastor (ESP-7), dominating the final series of races by taking the bullet each time ahead of defending champion, Maksymillian Wojcik (POL-7), was forced to retire from the third race of the penultimate day with a broken boom. ......( more )

Spaniard Ivan Pastor (ESP-7) and defending World Champion, Maksymilian Wojcik (POL-7), battled head to head off the same start line today as the men's division was re-grouped into Gold and Silver Flights. ......( more )

An easterly wind of 8-16 knots brought perfect conditions for the maximum allowable four races on day two of the Raceboard World Championships, making a total of seven races in the qualifying round. ......( more )

Current Raceboard World Champion, Max Wojcik from Poland, Olympian Ivan Pastor from Spain and Ilona Grinberga from Latvia have each taken all three bullets in their respective fleets today, and all have ended day one with a four point lead over their nearest rivals.......( more )

One hundred sailors from four continents pre-entered for this World Championship and registration has been open today for late entries. For several days now many participants have been arriving early and testing the waters of Blanes. ......( more )

Just one week until the Raceboard World Championships kicks off and 100 competitors from 16 countries have signed up. On-line entry will close on Wednesday but cash entries will be taken on site on Monday 22nd from 10.00 to 17.00

The agenda and supporting papers for the annual general meeting of the Raceboard Class to be held on Thursday 25 September at Club de Vela Blanes at 20.00 is available here

Just a little over two weeks to the Raceboard World Championships to be held in Blanes, the Gateway to the Costa Brava, where excellent wind conditions are predicted. ......( more )

70 riders from 4 countries came to Windsurfing Club 360 to participate in 2014 Baltic Challenge Cup. Three racing days, 8 races for Raceboard, 7 races for Techno293 and 5 races for kids 3,5 group. ......( more )

Twice Raceboard World Champion, Max Wojcik POL-7, is hoping to retain his title for the third year running at Club de Vela Blanes next month. He thrashed the competition in the Czech Republic last year ......( more )

Just three days left to claim your 30 euro early entry discount for the Raceboard World Championship at Club Vela Blanes on the Costa Brava from 22 to 27 September! ......( more )

Competitors are reminded that they have until August 25th to claim their early entry fee discount for the upcoming Raceboard World Championship at Club Vela Blanes on the Costa Brava from 22 to 27 September.......( more )

Pawel Gardasiewicz (POL-102) takes the title of 2014 Raceboard European Men's Champion, 11 points clear of his tough rival Maksymilian Wojcik (POL-7) with Patrik Pollak (SVK-1) just three points behind in third place.......( more )

Pawel Gardasiewicz, who took the bullet in every race to claim the Masters World Champion title at Windsurfing Marina Julia, Italy in June last year, was on fire today and has claimed the top spot on the leaderboard. ......( more )

Beautiful sunny skies greeted competitors on the second day of racing at the Ergo Hestia Raceboard European Championships in Sopot, Poland. It was windy too but rather gusty.......( more )

Three races heralded the start of the 2014 "ERGO HESTIA" Raceboard European Championships taking place in Sopot, Poland. World Champion, Max Wojcik, racing on home turf, started as he means to continue with two firsts. ......( more )

Recall that in last year's World Championships played in the Czech Republic, after summarizing the results of the penultimate day, Patrick Pollak and Max Wojcik have the same number of points. ......( more )

The Notice of Race is now available for the 2014 Raceboard World Championships. This event hosted by Club Vela Blanes, near Girona in Catalonia, Spain, will take place from 22nd to 27th September.......( more )

Martin Berardo (ARG-7) retains the title of South American Raceboard Champion, Fernando Consorte (ARG-355) pips Andres Anderson (ARG-119) to the silver post by just one point. ......( more )

One thing is absolutely certain, Martin Berardo will retain the South American Raceboard Champion title, totally untouchable, having won all 12 races so far in this championship. Another certainty......( more )

When the sky is blue the wind starts blowing over Lake Potrerillos. The sailors have had 5 races over two light wind days and now 15-22 knots is expected for the remainder of the Championships - a perfect combination to suit everyone and everyone has a chance to win . . . or so you might think!......( more )

Three races completed in similar conditions to the day before has resulted in little change on the leaderboard. Argentinian Martin Berardo has taken the bullet for every race so far and has a good 4 point lead over second placed Andres Anderson. ......( more )

An unusually chilly start under grey skies for the South American Championships taking place on the beautiful waters of Lake Potrerillos, Mendoza. ......( more )

After what turned out to be a fantastic and varied 13 races over four days of racing 24th to 27th January at the Georges River Sailing Club, competitors were well and truly fatigued.......( more )

The Notice of Race for the 2014 RACEBOARD SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS has been amended to include a "Hybrid Division" The Raceboard Championships are taking place 25^th to 29^th March 2014 at Lake Potrerillos, Mendoza, Argentina, alongside the Techno 293 Championships.

The location for the 2014 Raceboard Oceanic Championships is back on Botany Bay in Sydney. One of the glamour locations for Sydney windsurfing and suitable in all directions of wind; this is one of Australia's premier racing locations. ......( more )

The 2013 Phuket King's Cup Regatta began on December 1st with an official opening ceremony and a couple of races for the mono-hulls, multi-hulls, keel-boats and dinghies. But then it was time for the Phantom 295 to take centre stage! Navin Singsart grabbed a very deserved overall win with five 1st places and two 2nd places. Read the full report on Starboard.com

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has published an urgent change to rule B3.31 of the Racing Rules of Sailing. The change will be effective from 1 January 2014. The urgent rule change was authorized during the ISAF Annual Conference in Oman as permitted by ISAF Regulation 28.1.2.

Click here to download all changes and corrections made since the publication of the RRS 2013-2016.

The 2014 South Americans for Raceboard and Techno 293 classes will be hosted on Lake Potrerillos, Mendoza, Argentina, from 25th to 29th March.......( more )

Boards Magazine followed the journey of Louis Morris, 3rd at the raceboard world championships (check it out here), now he joins us again to look back on reflect on a great competition. Read the article . . .

"It was one of the most successful Raceboard Championship events. 110 competitors from all over the world is just one of many proofs that this class is growing. Why? My personal opinion is that it will keep growing as we, competitors, are enjoying it very much. ......( more )

It's been a couple of weeks since 2013 Baltic Challenge Cup is over. But it's said that better later then never. Here is a little summary of the event:......( more )

There is no school like the old school . . . With 110 competitors from over 18 countries and 4 continents registered for the 2013 Raceboard World Championships in Nove Mlyny, Czech Republic, it's clear that the raceboard class is making a huge comeback! ......( more )

No doubt about it, light winds are definitely more suited to Max Wojcik (POL-7) than to Patrik Pollak (SVK-1) as Max claimed all three bullets in the last three championship races and thus takes the title of 2013 Raceboard World Champion. ......( more )

Three races today making a total of 7 in the qualifying series, with 6 to count. Race five started on time after the 10 am warning signal with racers taking to the water in 8-10 knots of stable wind and glorious sunshine. ......( more )

After 6 championship races, Algerian Bouras Hamza claims the title of Raceboard Men's African Champion, having scored 4 bullets and a second to count. ......( more )

Two days of no wind has meant no racing. However, the organisers have ensured competitors have been entertained with a climbing contest on inflatable ISOLINE wall, presentation of JetSurf, paddleboarding, ......( more )

With a near record entry of 110 competitors and 4 races completed the 2013 Raceboard World Championships have had an impressive start. It is also the first major windsurfing championships to be hosted in the Czech Republic ......( more )

One of the biggest Raceboard World Championships of recent times is ready to kick off on the Nove Mlyny Reservoir on Tuesday 3 September with 112 racers from 14 countries and 4 continents. ......( more )

The 2013 International Raceboard World Championships will take place from the 2nd-7th September on the Nove Mlyny Reservoir, in the south of the Czech Republic; Boards catches up with British competitor Louis Morris to find out more about the upcoming championships and his preparation…......( more )

The Raceboard World Championship taking place from 2^nd-7^th September 2013 will be the greatest sailing event of the year to be held at Lake Nove Mlyny, Yacht Club Dyje Breclav - Pavlov in the Czech Republic. ......( more )