The Windsurfing Podcast

He won his first World Cup he ever took part in and never won one again. He went from being the hottest kid in town to working construction, back to being a pro again. He fell in love, he got fired, he got beat up and he got back up. Sounds like a new Netflix character? No, it’s Diony Guadagnino

Do we really need to introduce Bjorn Dunkerbeck?? Im pretty sure we dont! Worlds most decorated not only windsurfer but athlete of all time joins Maciek for a chat about everything from his early days in Gran Canaria, his intimidating presence, his ugly battles with The Team all the way to being a full time dad introducing his son Liam to the World stage. A man of actions rather then words this is...

This week Maciek catches up with Jordy Vonk, one of the household names of the slalom tour to discuss everything from their rivarly during the junior days all the way to wild parties and competing for a World Title. Sit back and enjoy!

This week on the Podcast Maciek catches up with Bruce Wylie. Who is the Main point of contact for the Windsurfing Industry at the biggest production board factory in the world - Cobra

The Main man behind RRD... Roberto Ricci up first! 0:00 Teaser 1:30 Beginnings, shaping with Drops 8:30 Maui/Italy 80's shaper/rider, starts RRD '89 14:40 Maui experimental time 18:16 Friends with Sven, still competitive 23:05 '93 Almost burnt family house down, changed outlook 29:28 Driven by winning machines and making all-round funboards 32:55 Antoine effect, what happened to dream team, curren...

Peter Thommen has been making windsurf boards for over 40 years and in this podcast he goes back to the start when it all began... from his first jobs with Hifly and F2, working with a young Bjorn Dunkerbeck and then on to starting his own brand. More recently Peter has been making custom boards clients but is still as sharp and knowledgeable about the industry than just about anyone!! Maciek gets...

Windsurfing legend Fred Haywood joins the podcast and tells us some great stories, from swimming greatness with Mark Spitz to the early days of big wave riding in Maui. Fred has the kind of attitude that take people places and he leads by example, so when he decided to be the fastest windsurfer in the world it wasn't long before set the new record and burst through the 30knt barrier in the early e...

Sandy Clunas has been presenting his own podcast 'The After Hours Lounge' this is his latest podcast with windsurfing legend, Dave White! Whitey is an ex-professional windsurfer and all-round windsurfing legend having spent his early years setting speed records and holding the production speed record for many years. We discussed his recent life threatening situation in Mauritius, suffering a strok...

Twan Verseput is one of the first new generation speed-focused pro windsurfers and currently the Worlds 3rd fastest man on 500 meters. But is he actually a pro? What does it take to go down the Luderitz canal at 100kph peaks. What kind of gear and training does he use? Does being absolutely massive help? And what does he think about the Facebook Speed World Championships? This and much more on the...

Timo Mullen is the most passionate windsurfer we know. His whole life, his job, his private life revolves around chasing swells. From travelling to Gnaraloo for a weekend to booking 6months of tickets every week in case its good Timo is just one of kind. And all that with an irish wit and loads of stories - cant do much better than that for the latest installment of The Windsurfing Podcast!

Adam Sims is a windsurfer, traveler, filmer, and recently appointment CEO of the European Freestyle Pro Tour. How does he juggle so many hats? What's the cost of running an event? How much work does it take? Why are freestylers different from other windsurfers? Can he play the didgeridoo? This and much more on the newest installment of The Windsurfing Podcast!

Ola Helenius is not your typical shaper. Instead of being covered in dust all day his day job is math professor at the University of Stockholm. When he designs boards he starts with numbers and then translates it into curves, which is the exact opposite of what most designers do. He shows us live how he does it and shares his thoughts on fin setups, current market situation, brands with multiple s...

Dany Bruch has a story like no other. Just as he was starting to gain traction as the „next best thing” to come out of the Canary Islands, he was forced to stop windsurfing to save a family business. Few years later he clawed his way back all the way to podium finishes in multiple stops on tour and established himself as an R&D expert. He takes us thru that journey and countless up and downs with...

Amado Vrieswijk is an undisputed modern-day windsurfing superstar. And absolute air moves master can also hold his own in waves and slalom but even has an event win to his name in the foiling discipline. Why do it all? Is that the reason for the freestyle World Title eluding him for the past 5 years? Did he really go out the night before his World Title heat? That and much more in the latest insta...

Casey and Sarah Hauser are both charging Jaws and pushing the limits in Maui. Coming from different worlds, Casey lake sailing in the US and Sarah growing up in the paradise that is New Caledonia they found each other in Maui. It is a crazy story from Sarah driven to pursue professional windsurfing finds herself in the mecca of wavesailing and meets a chatty guy who helps her on that path. Now est...

Lena Erdil has tried her hand at all disciplines of windsurfing and now is part of the PWA management team. In this podcast she goes back to the start and tells us how she found windsurfing and the love for slalom racing. Almost braking the women's speed record at Luderitz was also a highlight and we hear some great stories from this period. The motivation for wave sailing ended with injury but sh...

Todays guest needs absolutely no introduction. He’s been on many of our guests top5 of all time lists. We’ve been chasing him for a while and we finally managed to do it. Live! Maciek sits down with Antoine Albeau to talk about absolutely everything from the comradery to the rivalry, from spocks to T-Bones, from foils to speed suits and from late beginnings to winning a PWA Slalom World Championsh...

Legendary brand manager Martin Brandner is BACK!! In this second appearance on the podcast the conversation heads back to the start and his route into windsurfing is an interesting tale. From landlocked Austria to running a top team from the glory days of windsurf competition in the 90's. Like many in Europe at the time he enjoyed the party that was the global windsurfing boom years and found a pa...

Hoyle Schweitzer was the co-invented of the original Windsurfer. His son Matt was the first World Champion. Matt’s son and Hoyle’s grandson Zane is an elite waterman. Who better to give us a history lesson! And a super fun one as well, with zero BS, just as we like it on the Windsurfing Podcast. Right from the very beginnings all the way to Zane and Maciek partying it up in Peru and the Schweitzer...

Adam Lewis rips. And hes been ripping for years now. But his path to becoming a pro windsurfer was far from easy. Late starter for many years he had to teach the sport in order to do it. What finally tipped the scales? How did he get to the PWA podium? How was the first time at Jaws? And how was it in Australia with 2 other unknown riders: Maciek Rutkowski and Balz Muller....

If you followed the PWA tour in the late 90s in early 2000s you definetely heard of the Maximum Performance Group - MPG. The man behind those 3 letters competition absolutely dreaded is Scott Sanchez. An Olympic skier himself he’s coached an incredible variety of athletes - from NBA players to skiers, windsurfers and even F1 drivers. Get comfortable and have a listen to Scott go behind the scenes...

One of the most radical and progressive wave sailors of recent times. Boujmaa comes from humble beginnings telling us just how he came to find windsurfing as his passion and his work. He highlights some of the crazy stunts he has tried, almost costing him his life but giving him a new perspective and new goals... such as sharing windsurfing in developing countries. He compares the two major tours...

Legendary brand manager Martin Brandner is like the Godfather. Ruthless and mega effective, yet the ones working with and for him adore him. Specially after its done. He assembled some of the best, most succesful teams in windsurfing history for F2 and JP and now, retired he tells us all about it. From applying Nike’a startery in windsurfing to almost starting a new brand with Peter Thommen and Bj...

Ross Williams is probably the best all around windsurfer of the 2010s. Top5 across 4 disciplines, the Isle of Wight native never won a Slalom or Wave World Title but he’s one the most respected competitors on the scene. Why? And why did he not win that elusive slalom title that he came so close to? How did he even get there coming from pretty modest beginnings? And is the end for Ross or is the co...

Keith Teboul is now a household name. Marcilio Browne won a World Title on his boards, Kai Lenny does his thing exclusively on KT’s designs and he’s shaped for most of big names in pro windsurfing, surfing and stand up paddling. But where the hell did he come from? Wasnt he supposed to be Quatro’s accountant? What led to him taking over the job of Sean Ordonez? Is it a course to be able to test yo...