2023 downwind event preview
2023 downwind event preview
Downwind racing in 2023 may be the most competitive it has ever been
Welcome to the first dwfoil.com newsletter, stoked to have a few things to look forward to this season!
Details of all the listed races can be found here.
Voyager X Wetfeet Hawaii Downwind Challenge
@voyager_foiler is hosting a downwind race on Oahu this weekend, it looks epic and exactly the kind of thing we like to see. Initiative + stoke = a good time! Course details here.
Molokai Holokai
The Maui to Molokai aka M2M. Somewhat unaware of any details of this race since it looks like it last ran in 2018, but it looks epic. Credit to Zane and Kai and the legends doing this in 2018, dragging those big foils across the channel.
SIC Gorge Challenge 2023
The Gorge is pretty well known to have some of the best bumps in the world due to the “wind over tide” effect of the wind blowing up the river, stacking bumps. Happening just before the M20, will there be a big entry list or are the more serious racers saving their legs and $ for the weekend following? Either way it is an interesting one.
M2O
Molokai to Oahu is pretty much the top deal, checkout Simeon and Casey discuss the details. This will be the premier event of the season, and with the exact outline of the course still to be finalised (or recently finalised?), this is sure to be an interesting battle of familiar names.
Open de France Downwind Foil
Last run in 2021, later this year we have the running of this race in Brittany, France. The French downwind scene is as strong as anywhere (outside of Hawaii), and promises to be an interesting race.