GWA Tauranga 2023 Highlights

Day One of Action in Tauranga, New Zealand

Due to the wind direction, the competition was temporarily moved to Pilot Bay where 8 heats of the men’s seeding round were completed.

Day Two of Action in Tauranga, New Zealand

No wind but plenty of tow-in surf action!

Day Four of Action in Tauranga, New Zealand

On day four of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand, the wind finally kicked in, allowing the competitors to advance through Men’s Round One with approximately 14 knots of wind, completing up to heat 6.

Day Six of Action in Tauranga, New Zealand

Congratulations to Chris Mac Donald and Nia Suardiez on winning the Surf-Freestyle discipline in New Zealand!

Day Eight of Action in Tauranga, New Zealand

It was a stormy and windy morning for the penultimate day of competition in Tauranga, New Zealand.

Final Day of Action in Tauranga, New Zealand

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 Mac Donald 🇺🇸
2nd Malo 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 🇫🇷

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