Spanish Cup of WingFoil Surf Freestyle and Surf Slalom 2023

Chiclana de la Frontera will host two national water sports events in April. The mayor of the city, José María Román and the Spain Wingfoil League have presented the Spanish Cup of WingFoil Surf Freestyle and Surf Slalom, which will be held from April 1 to 3, and Funboard Fin Foil, which will take place from April 29 April to May 1. Both competitions will bring together the best athletes of both categories in Spain and will be held in Chiclana.

During the presentation of the events, the mayor of Chiclana highlighted the importance of these competitions for the city and highlighted the City Council's conviction that the beach is more than just a summer tourist destination. In addition, it has announced the municipality's strategy to work so that beach services are available throughout the year, and not only in summer.

The organization of these tests has had the collaboration of the Andalusian Sailing Federation, the Sancti Petri Yacht Club and the Spain WingFoil League, and has received the sponsorship of the Chiclana City Council, Atenas Playa and Sabfoil. During the ceremony, the councilor from Chiclano thanked all those involved in organizing these competitions for their collaboration, and highlighted the importance of sporting events of this level for the city.

Both events are part of the Chiclana Wind & Waves project where the City Council and local businessmen are committed to water sports as a dynamic tool for tourism, with the organization of five events spread throughout the calendar; Spanish SUP Race Cup (October 7), Spanish Junior Surf Championship (November) and the Miki Salmerón Surf Memorial (November).

The Chiclana City Council and local businessmen have promoted the Chiclana Wind & Waves project to turn the city into a benchmark in the organization of nautical sporting events and boost tourism. The Spain Wingfoil League will organize two events at Playa de la Barrosa - Atenas Playa: the Spanish Cup and Andalusian Wingfoil Championship from April 1 to 3 and the Spanish Cup and Andalusian Funboard Championship from April 29 to 1 of May. These events are added to three others already planned: the Spanish SUP Race Cup in October, the Spanish Junior Surf Championship and the Miki Salmerón Surf Memorial, both in November.

Chiclana de la Frontera is a Spanish city and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southern Spain. It is located on the Atlantic coast, in the Bahía de Cádiz region, about 20 kilometers southeast of the city of Cádiz and about 50 kilometers southwest of the city of Jerez de la Frontera.

As for the prevailing winds in Chiclana de la Frontera, on the Cadiz coast, the most characteristic wind is the east, which blows from the east and southeast and is usually hot and dry. The presence of west winds, which blow from the west and southwest, is also frequent and can bring humidity and rain with them. In addition, in summer it is common for the sea breeze to blow, which can cool the temperature on the coast.

Tarifa's first cousin!

It is worth highlighting the results of the last GWA wingfoil world tour test held in March (Tauranga) where the Spanish Nia Suardiaz made her way among the best world riders. With a first place in both categories, full blog report.

The final results for the men's FreeFly-Slalom discipline are:

1st Bastien Escofet 🇫🇷

2nd Francesco Cappuzzo 🇮🇹

3rd Camille Bouyer 🇫🇷

The final results for the men's Surf-Freestyle discipline are:

1st Chris McDonald 🇺🇸

2nd Bad Guenole 🇫🇷

3rd Alan Fedit 🇩🇪

The final results for the women's FreeFly-Slalom discipline are:

1st Nia Suardiaz 🇪🇸

2nd Aimee Bright 🇳🇿

3rd Bowien van der Linden 🇳🇱

The final results for the women's Surf-Freestyle discipline are:

1st Nia Suardiaz 🇪🇸

2nd Bowien van der Linden 🇳🇱

3rd Orane Ceris 🇫🇷

For the afternoon, we finished up the Armstrong tow in surf foil competition, putting on a great show for the crowds, with Matteo Ell from Hawaii and Bowien van der Linden from the Netherlands taking the win.

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