Excellent start to the PWA season for Matteo Iachino.
A great start for Matteo Iachino at the first PWA Slalom Foil stop in Guadeloupe, just one day of competition, three heats and Matteo not only won the 3 completed heats, but also came first in every single heat held. A result which we are sure is also the result of his relentless training and material development during the winter spent in Tenerife.
Event Summary: Justine Lemeteyer and Matteo Iachino make dominant starts to the season with victories in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe may not have quite provided the conditions everyone dreamed of for the event with unfortunately only one windy day out of five, but thankfully, Day 3 did allow three eliminations to be completed in a wide range of conditions, which provided a stern all-round test for the world’s best racers. Ultimately though, there was nothing anyone could do to prevent reigning world champion – Justine Lemeteyer (PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils) – and former two-time world champion – Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) powering to victory as they make the perfect start to the season.
Matteo Iachino (Starboard / Severne Sails) made the best start to a season of his career as the Italian reeled off a flawless hat-trick on Day 3 to finish the event on a perfect score of 2.1 points. Iachino’s victory is made even more dominant by the fact that he didn’t just win every single final, but he won every single heat that he sailed at the event across a wide range of conditions, which must give him tremendous confidence for the remainder of the season, while breathing fear into his rivals. The 35-year-old has a wealth of experience and after such a great start he’ll undoubtedly have a third world crown in his cross-hairs.
Pierre Mortefon (Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils) makes a solid start to his world title defence as the Frenchman sailed with his usual supreme consistency, but he couldn’t quite find enough, on this occasion, to land a blow against his longtime rival, Iachino. The reigning world champion looked on it throughout the event as he finished second in all three eliminations to finish as Iachino’s closest challenger and he’s set a solid foundation on which to build for the rest of the year.
Current Event Ranking 2025 Riviera Guadeloupe PWA Windsurf World Cup – Women’s Foil Slalom
*After 6 Eliminations (1 Discard)
1st Justine Lemeteyer (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
2nd Lina Eržen (SLO | Starboard / S2Maui / Starboard Foils)
3rd Blanca Alabau (ESP | WeOne / Severne Sails)
4th Femke van der Veen (NED | Starboard / Severne Sails)
5th Bobbi-Lynn De Jong (NB | Starboard / NeilPryde)
Current Event Ranking 2025 Riviera Guadeloupe PWA Windsurf World Cup – Men’s Foil Slalom
*After 3 Eliminations
1st Matteo Iachino (ITA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
2nd Pierre Mortefon (FRA | Phantom / Phantom Sails / Phantom Foils)
3rd Alexandre Cousin (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
4th Jordy Vonk (NED | Duotone Windsurfing)
5th Amado Vrieswijk (NB | Future Fly / Point-7 / Z-Foils)
6th Maciek Rutkowski (POL | JP / NeilPryde)
7th Alexis Mathis (FRA | Tabou / GA Sails)
8th William Huppert (FRA | PATRIK / PATRIK Sails / PATRIK Foils)
9th Benoit Merceur (FRA | Starboard / Severne Sails)
10th Sem Stroosma (NED | Tabou / GA Sails)
