2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt – Day 4
After a slow start to the opening day of competition at the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt, the wind eventually kicked in around 3pm local time, which allowed the first two Foil Slalom eliminations to be completed in light 7-14 knot winds. Last year’s event champion, Johan Søe (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) claimed the opening bullet before current World Tour leader, Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails / Z Foils) hit back by winning Elimination 2.
After an overcast start the sun eventually managed to burn through during the afternoon on Day 3 of the Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt, which allowed the Sunday crowds to bask in the sunshine and enjoy a relaxed day at the beach. Unfortunately the wind never really threatened to kick in today, so after yesterday’s racing there was no further action, for now at least.
The forecast for Monday offers slightly more wind than today with 11-17 knot southeasterly winds predicted around midday, which hopefully with a bit of luck will allow for more racing. The Foil Slalom will meet again at 10am (GMT+2) for their skippers’ meeting with the racing commencing from 11am onwards – depending on the conditions. The Wave fleet have been given another Lay Day with the winds expected to remain light and the waves remain non-existent for the time being, while the Freestyle fleet will be given another announcement at 12pm just in case.
Day 4 of the 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt started with light winds and beautiful sunny skies, but as the morning progressed the wind slowly increased, which allowed Elimination 3 to get underway in the early afternoon in 6-14 knots. With the breeze on the marginal side the sailors were left reaching for their biggest equipment, but even in the light winds the top sailors were still able to crack the 30 knots barrier to once again highlight the efficiency of the foil. Unfortunately, the wind shut down just before we were able to complete Elimination 3, so results are as they were at the start of the day.
Current Ranking 2025 Citroën Windsurf World Cup Sylt – Men’s Foil Slalom
*After 2 Eliminations
1st Johan Søe (DEN | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
3rd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | FMX Racing / NeilPryde)
4th Fabian Wolf (GER | Starboard / Severne Sails)
5th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
6th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z Foils)
7th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
8th Daniele Benedetti (ITA | Duotone Windsurfing)
9th Bruno Martini (ITA | I-99 / S2Maui)
10th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
