Not a lot of chatter about Sylt here so far. Maybe indicative of the slightly underwhelming start to the event so far - not to mention the disappointing lastminute cancellation of the women's foil fleet.
Despite the close technical and tactical racing - which I personally love watching - one can't but think that this is no longer sustainable. The Tour clearly can't sustain two separate racing disciplines, and the market for foil (slalom) racing if it ever existed is melting away. At the same time, it would be foolish - and against development in pretty much all other sailing classes - to give up on the progress made by foiling. So what's next?
My 2 cents: go back to a single racing ranking, combined foil and fin, but race foils only in low wind and switch to fin in medium/high wind (so no mixed racing). Drastically reduce the gear: only 1 board/sail/foil for foiling, keep same limit for fin as now (2 boards, 3 sails). Switch to foil somewhere between 17 to 20knots, depending on circumstances and conditions. Racing 34!
Thoughts?
Fun to watch, too, but I'm a foiler. 
Without foils, there would have been days of everyone sitting on the beach. There are those who think if there was only fin that things would magically be okay forgetting why foils were introduced in the first place.
The split fleet certainly has diluted an already thin talent pool and a limited number of events. I agree that it would be a better look to have a champion of four unified events than two champions of two events each. Otherwise, we're watching the PWA slowly circle down the drain.
It would be lovely if the wing restrictions could be relaxed to allow for a bigger wingand even lower wind minimums which would have the knock on effect of gear development for the range of gear more consumers use.
btw, not sure Nico's recent video was in the best interest of his organization. Reminds me of when he was the starboard rep and made a video blaming the finish on his foil mast.
Yes, he definitely finds it tough to strike the balance between his social media persona and role as president It must also have been pretty grating to watch as a female competitor 
My proposal would be not to limit the dimensions of the front wing, only limit the number of wings that can be registered for the season to only one (and one fuse and stab). The fleet will gravitate to the bigger end of the spectrum (though probably not iQ size, but those should be allowed too) and would spur further development in a segment that still has appeal to the wider public.
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... Drastically reduce the gear: only 1 board/sail/foil for foiling, keep same limit for fin as now (2 boards, 3 sails). Switch to foil somewhere between 17 to 20knots, depending on circumstances and conditions. Racing 34!
Thoughts?
I can't help but to think of the marketing potential of the newest windsurfing race class: Rule 34 Now that would attract some new sponsors and interest to the sport.
Do not google rule 34. Well, not from a work computer anyway...
All kidding aside, I think more foil wings and a lower wind minimum to encourage the use of bigger wings would replicate more "real world conditions" and encourage gear closer to what the public uses. It would be great to see more development of 650-900 sized wings which are more the mainstay of many of our quivers. And, I think it would help sell more gear. It's a shame to see races cancelled when just a bigger wing would make it happen. When considering the cost of racing, it's a pretty good return for the money. What's the practical wind minimum of IQ (8.0 and old tech 900) vs PWA (8.0 and new tech 560s for most of the Patrik crowd at Sylt, afaik)?
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What's the practical wind minimum of IQ (8.0 and old tech 900) vs PWA (8.0 and new tech 560s for most of the Patrik crowd at Sylt, afaik)?
Hard to know but based on the live stream and surrounding chatter my guesstimate is that they don't race if the wind is not averaging 10-12 knots (which allows for it to drop below 10 during a race). I believe that the official lower limit is 7 knots, but there is no way that they actually start racing when it's averaging 7 knots, especially not in gusty and messy North Sea conditions like Sylt. My sense is that iQers do start racing in 7-8 knot average, so that's potentially a 5 knot difference... massive!
With the pumping power of a PWA rider the new 5x0 foils with thinner masts have the same wind minimum as 900 iQ IMHO.
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Not a lot of chatter about Sylt here so far. Maybe indicative of the slightly underwhelming start to the event so far - not to mention the disappointing lastminute cancellation of the women's foil fleet.
Despite the close technical and tactical racing - which I personally love watching - one can't but think that this is no longer sustainable. The Tour clearly can't sustain two separate racing disciplines, and the market for foil (slalom) racing if it ever existed is melting away. At the same time, it would be foolish - and against development in pretty much all other sailing classes - to give up on the progress made by foiling. So what's next?
My 2 cents: go back to a single racing ranking, combined foil and fin, but race foils only in low wind and switch to fin in medium/high wind (so no mixed racing). Drastically reduce the gear: only 1 board/sail/foil for foiling, keep same limit for fin as now (2 boards, 3 sails). Switch to foil somewhere between 17 to 20knots, depending on circumstances and conditions. Racing 34!
Thoughts?
Makes perfect sense. Most amateur foilers will also switch to fin somewhere between 17 to 20 knots, so that will keep the development of new gear in line with what the market actually uses. bel29 for President of the PWA!
Maybe PWA is the problem?Are PWA looking backward in their effort to solve challenges with new technology? Have a look at SailGP and Americas Cup which successfully have transformed from old school sailing to high tech hydro foiling! Drivers in this transformation is media together with world brands, it is NOT driven by boat yards. A new concept could be that the riders are individual sponsored by companies and with free gear within a box rule. Sails and boards could be in the colors and look of the sponsors which attracts sponsors outside the windsurfing industry which is needed.This sport must be driven by and for the sailors and and all the people that love this awesome sport, and NOT by producers with their own agenda of what is good for them 
First step in this direction have already been taken, have a look at www.epwtour.comCheersRen?
I've spent a lot of time on new generation low wind slalom wings (depending on the brand, 530 and 560 -- though those numbers don't mean all that much) over the past two seasons. While their low end is indeed very impressive, even after spending lots of time on them I don't feel that they generate the same low-end lift as a (admittedly now ancient) 900 iQ wing.
But that's beside the point; if the class rule were to drastically limit the number of wings allowed to be registered, we will see even more efficient 'small' wings being developed by the rapidly dwindling number of brands still competing in this space, and in the wind segment that remains for most people the most attractive one for wind foiling.
Some of the PWA guys in Nico's most recent vid push back on the idea of a single front wing, but I think it's both feasible and a good move. Besides, if we let the racers decide they'd only be racing in breezy Caribbean conditions 
(Disclaimer: I'd vote for that too!)
The IQ foil was originally developed for up/down racing, powered by massive sails.
In the PWA, they race downwind slalom, where you don't really need all that lift. So yes, you can fly with a smaller slalom wing in the same conditions as the IQ foil, but you won't be able to get the same VMG.
Maybe they should first look at changing the rules about cancelling heats - right now, a heat can get cancelled just because one or two riders mess up a gybe, even if four others are still flying through to the finish. Because of that, no one wants to risk using a bigger wing than their competitors.
Why limit the gear choice to only 3 wings is something i will not understand. The guys in fin slalom have 10-15 different fins at least, which also cost a lot. Plus they need 3 boards which already offsets the cost of the foil entirely. The sport is expencive on both foil and fin side for profesional racing.
Let them use more wings and bring the wind minimum down to 7 knots and be stricter with the cancelations. If the leader is foiling the heat is not canceled. I can guarantee you, these guys can foil in nothing with their big sails and 650 or 750 wings. They just cant use them now as the heat will be cancled as soon as some guys on the smaller wings cant foil anymore.
Select to expand quoteLyndbyStrand said..
Maybe PWA is the problem?Are PWA looking backward in their effort to solve challenges with new technology? Have a look at SailGP and Americas Cup which successfully have transformed from old school sailing to high tech hydro foiling! Drivers in this transformation is media together with world brands, it is NOT driven by boat yards. A new concept could be that the riders are individual sponsored by companies and with free gear within a box rule. Sails and boards could be in the colors and look of the sponsors which attracts sponsors outside the windsurfing industry which is needed.This sport must be driven by and for the sailors and and all the people that love this awesome sport, and NOT by producers with their own agenda of what is good for them First step in this direction have already been taken, have a look at www.epwtour.comCheersRen?
The PWA is indeed the problem. They run windsurfing racing as if it was SailGP or the Americas Cup, forgetting that nobody actually uses F50 catamarans or AC75. That is is the core problem: the delusion that there is an actual market for the equivalent of formula 1 cars.
The result have been predictable. Slalom fin boards used to be approachable for almost everybody until, say, 2008-2012, but now a slalom/freerace board is a machine with no low end, hard to jibe, requiring to be massively overpowered to be sailed with any consistency.
PWA Slalom foil is even worse. It helped destroying the whole windfoiling "revolution" with machines that literally a handful of people worldwide could entertain using for fun. I have never seen more than 4 people (#$%!) actually using a slalom foil set up in the Bay Area: 2 of them the F4 development team, seemingly unfazed by terrifying crashes at 30+ knots.
What to do? Stop the mad rush for "extreme" racing formats. Look at winging: thousands of people literally dropped windsurfing, kiting, and windfoiling to embrace a "lame" freeriding sport where people rarely cross 20 knots of speed. Organize races with windsurfing/windfoil equipment that average sailor would actually like to use as a fun toy. It is done routinely with freestyle or wave boards. Maybe that will re-vitalize the sport ... or maybe not.
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The PWA is indeed the problem. They run windsurfing racing as if it was SailGP or the Americas Cup, forgetting that nobody actually uses F50 catamarans or AC75. That is is the core problem: the delusion that there is an actual market for the equivalent of formula 1 cars.
The result have been predictable. Slalom fin boards used to be approachable for almost everybody until, say, 2008-2012, but now a slalom/freerace board is a machine with no low end, hard to jibe, requiring to be massively overpowered to be sailed with any consistency.
PWA Slalom foil is even worse. It helped destroying the whole windfoiling "revolution" with machines that literally a handful of people worldwide could entertain using for fun. I have never seen more than 4 people (#$%!) actually using a slalom foil set up in the Bay Area: 2 of them the F4 development team, seemingly unfazed by terrifying crashes at 30+ knots.
What to do? Stop the mad rush for "extreme" racing formats. Look at winging: thousands of people literally dropped windsurfing, kiting, and windfoiling to embrace a "lame" freeriding sport where people rarely cross 20 knots of speed. Organize races with windsurfing/windfoil equipment that average sailor would actually like to use as a fun toy. It is done routinely with freestyle or wave boards. Maybe that will re-vitalize the sport ... or maybe not.
PWA is supposed to be the top racers with the top gear. It is not supposed to be done with freeride gear. I don't think high end foiling killed windfoiling; it was winging. In fact, the same boards and foils used by PWA racers can be used without a problem by anyone (except for the tinier front wings maybe). If just 500 people are watching the races live, how many do you think will tune in to see the same athletes using freeride gear going 25mph? Also I'm pretty sure most of the foil development for windfoiling is coming from racing. another thing: iQfoil is the "low budget" and simple format. There are also pretty good local races in some places.
Select to expand quoteWillyWind said..duzzi said..
The PWA is indeed the problem. They run windsurfing racing as if it was SailGP or the Americas Cup, forgetting that nobody actually uses F50 catamarans or AC75. That is is the core problem: the delusion that there is an actual market for the equivalent of formula 1 cars.
The result have been predictable. Slalom fin boards used to be approachable for almost everybody until, say, 2008-2012, but now a slalom/freerace board is a machine with no low end, hard to jibe, requiring to be massively overpowered to be sailed with any consistency.
PWA Slalom foil is even worse. It helped destroying the whole windfoiling "revolution" with machines that literally a handful of people worldwide could entertain using for fun. I have never seen more than 4 people (#$%!) actually using a slalom foil set up in the Bay Area: 2 of them the F4 development team, seemingly unfazed by terrifying crashes at 30+ knots.
What to do? Stop the mad rush for "extreme" racing formats. Look at winging: thousands of people literally dropped windsurfing, kiting, and windfoiling to embrace a "lame" freeriding sport where people rarely cross 20 knots of speed. Organize races with windsurfing/windfoil equipment that average sailor would actually like to use as a fun toy. It is done routinely with freestyle or wave boards. Maybe that will re-vitalize the sport ... or maybe not.
PWA is supposed to be the top racers with the top gear. It is not supposed to be done with freeride gear. I don't think high end foiling killed windfoiling; it was winging. In fact, the same boards and foils used by PWA racers can be used without a problem by anyone (except for the tinier front wings maybe). If just 500 people are watching the races live, how many do you think will tune in to see the same athletes using freeride gear going 25mph? Also I'm pretty sure most of the foil development for windfoiling is coming from racing. another thing: iQfoil is the "low budget" and simple format. There are also pretty good local races in some places.
Well, that is what the PWA says ... and sure PWA gear fin or foil can be used by everybody. Too bad that people actually don't. And the main reason is because compared to gear we used just 15 years ago the PWA gear is absurdly unpractical. So dump it. Who cares if people look at races on youtube. To grow back the sport you need EASY wide range gear, not crazy-hard boards, sails and foils designed for ultra-fit 100-120 Kg athletes.
Select to expand quoteduzzi said..WillyWind said..duzzi said..
The PWA is indeed the problem. They run windsurfing racing as if it was SailGP or the Americas Cup, forgetting that nobody actually uses F50 catamarans or AC75. That is is the core problem: the delusion that there is an actual market for the equivalent of formula 1 cars.
The result have been predictable. Slalom fin boards used to be approachable for almost everybody until, say, 2008-2012, but now a slalom/freerace board is a machine with no low end, hard to jibe, requiring to be massively overpowered to be sailed with any consistency.
PWA Slalom foil is even worse. It helped destroying the whole windfoiling "revolution" with machines that literally a handful of people worldwide could entertain using for fun. I have never seen more than 4 people (#$%!) actually using a slalom foil set up in the Bay Area: 2 of them the F4 development team, seemingly unfazed by terrifying crashes at 30+ knots.
What to do? Stop the mad rush for "extreme" racing formats. Look at winging: thousands of people literally dropped windsurfing, kiting, and windfoiling to embrace a "lame" freeriding sport where people rarely cross 20 knots of speed. Organize races with windsurfing/windfoil equipment that average sailor would actually like to use as a fun toy. It is done routinely with freestyle or wave boards. Maybe that will re-vitalize the sport ... or maybe not.
PWA is supposed to be the top racers with the top gear. It is not supposed to be done with freeride gear. I don't think high end foiling killed windfoiling; it was winging. In fact, the same boards and foils used by PWA racers can be used without a problem by anyone (except for the tinier front wings maybe). If just 500 people are watching the races live, how many do you think will tune in to see the same athletes using freeride gear going 25mph? Also I'm pretty sure most of the foil development for windfoiling is coming from racing. another thing: iQfoil is the "low budget" and simple format. There are also pretty good local races in some places.
Well, that is what the PWA says ... and sure PWA gear fin or foil can be used by everybody. Too bad that people actually don't. And the main reason is because compared to gear we used just 15 years ago the PWA gear is absurdly unpractical. So dump it. Who cares if people look at races on youtube. To grow back the sport you need EASY wide range gear, not crazy-hard boards, sails and foils designed for ultra-fit 100-120 Kg athletes.
That easy gear is available already.
What do you expect, the president of the pwa is an incessant whiner. Don't believe me? Watch his sylt videos.
If it wasn't for foiling, the first week would just be finners whining on the beach.
I can't believe theres no live video of the mens wave finals, such a shame, would be great to watch.
Select to expand quoteWillyWind said..duzzi said.WillyWind said..duzzi said..
The PWA is indeed the problem. They run windsurfing racing as if it was SailGP or the Americas Cup, forgetting that nobody actually uses F50 catamarans or AC75. That is is the core problem: the delusion that there is an actual market for the equivalent of formula 1 cars.
The result have been predictable. Slalom fin boards used to be approachable for almost everybody until, say, 2008-2012, but now a slalom/freerace board is a machine with no low end, hard to jibe, requiring to be massively overpowered to be sailed with any consistency.
PWA Slalom foil is even worse. It helped destroying the whole windfoiling "revolution" with machines that literally a handful of people worldwide could entertain using for fun. I have never seen more than 4 people (#$%!) actually using a slalom foil set up in the Bay Area: 2 of them the F4 development team, seemingly unfazed by terrifying crashes at 30+ knots.
What to do? Stop the mad rush for "extreme" racing formats. Look at winging: thousands of people literally dropped windsurfing, kiting, and windfoiling to embrace a "lame" freeriding sport where people rarely cross 20 knots of speed. Organize races with windsurfing/windfoil equipment that average sailor would actually like to use as a fun toy. It is done routinely with freestyle or wave boards. Maybe that will re-vitalize the sport ... or maybe not.
PWA is supposed to be the top racers with the top gear. It is not supposed to be done with freeride gear. I don't think high end foiling killed windfoiling; it was winging. In fact, the same boards and foils used by PWA racers can be used without a problem by anyone (except for the tinier front wings maybe). If just 500 people are watching the races live, how many do you think will tune in to see the same athletes using freeride gear going 25mph? Also I'm pretty sure most of the foil development for windfoiling is coming from racing. another thing: iQfoil is the "low budget" and simple format. There are also pretty good local races in some places.
Well, that is what the PWA says ... and sure PWA gear fin or foil can be used by everybody. Too bad that people actually don't. And the main reason is because compared to gear we used just 15 years ago the PWA gear is absurdly unpractical. So dump it. Who cares if people look at races on youtube. To grow back the sport you need EASY wide range gear, not crazy-hard boards, sails and foils designed for ultra-fit 100-120 Kg athletes.
That easy gear is available already.
The easy gear has not progressed one iota in fifteen years, arguably it has gotten harder to sail.
And PWA has been failing for years. Fin "world cup" is down to one race (in a venue where literally nobody but a handful of sailors would take out a slalom board), foil is canceling women competitions (after years in which the # of entrants was well below ten), men foil is hanging in there by a thread, not helped by a president who's idea of sport promotion is to show a youtube video in which a racing injury takes him to the emergency room.
Solution? Focus on IQfoil. That is already our sailGP. We do not need two. It's an olympic class, it has a very sizable fleet supported by clubs, it's relatively cheap, and it has the lowest wind limits. What more do you want? Wave, freestyle, IQfoil that's more than plenty given the sailing population windsurfing got
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I can't believe theres no live video of the mens wave finals, such a shame, would be great to watch.
Agree, enforcing the wind limit is important -- as hard as that is to do objectively in real time. But limiting the amount of gear remains crucial and has proven effective in the past to promote development of better gear and to keep costs down.
But I don't agree that slalom boards have become harder to sail over the years -- on the contrary.
15 years ago Formula sails were detonating +$800 masts on the beach just to kind of plane in 10kts.
Meanwhile foils make that performance accessible to all sorts of skill levels.
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15 years ago Formula sails were detonating +$800 masts on the beach just to kind of plane in 10kts.
Meanwhile foils make that performance accessible to all sorts of skill levels.
That is not accurate.... ;)
In 2010 it was mostly NP that had these issues, the other brands were okay as long as you didn't just leave the mast out in a strong sunlight for too long. I still have my Formula stuff from that time and will sail in circles around wingers etc.
A good Z-fin at that time would cost about 500 euro. How far will that get you these days in terms of foils, fuselage and mast?
You can buy a used iqfoil settup for 800-1000 bucks. It will litterally ride circles around your formula settup... So whats your point? The gear is there, you dont need to buy the PWA patrick foil setup to freeride. The iq foil will work perfectly fine for you. You can get a good freeride foil settup used (1 board, 1 foil, 2 sails) for les than 2000 bucks if that is not afordable for relatively new gear i dont know why you guys bother with this sport. Running is definitely cheaper.
Winging is just more user friendly as the gear is small and fits everywhere, hence the popularity.... Wing racing uses almost the same foil gear as windfoil racing, so the cost is basically the same if not more.
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I can't believe theres no live video of the mens wave finals, such a shame, would be great to watch.
I havent followed much windsurfing or actually done any this year due to family problems, but wasnt the competition week extended by a day to hold the finals? If so, the livestream production crew would have been on the plane home.
Its very rare for any F1, MotoGP or similar event to be held on a Monday if the Sunday's racing didnt go ahead.
Slalom kit might be harder to sail than 15 years ago. I had a 2009 Fanatic Falcon 125l and it was easy to use and fast enough for me. Modern slalom boards are faster, but nobody is forcing Joe Public to buy them. There are plenty of easy to use fast freeride boards on the market. Anyone buying full on slalom kit and complaining its too technical has only themselves to blame. There are plenty of advertisements for freeride/freerace kit.
I've been sailing slalom boards for the past 20 odd years and they've definitely become easier to sail, and -- perhaps even more importantly - capable of covering a much wider wind range than previously (in large part, I think, because of PWA and to some extent IFCA gear limitations). That said, I do agree that they're still dedicated racing boards and will typically not be as forgiving as free race boards, which depending on rider and circumstances can have the upper hand. So yes, choose your gear wisely.
On the last (or rather, additional) day in Sylt, and if you have time to kill, interesting to listen to Ben's latest podcast. Btw, he also missed it as he was already on his way home. But if you don't have time to kill, it basically comes down to the same ol' thing: $$$...
I loved watching Sylt. Freestyle comp was best coverage of the season. Foil racing was fantastic. Last day of wave was frightening conditions .
Nico's awesome!
Same people whinging about the same ****.
Select to expand quoteFollowing discussions within the PWA Management Board and consultation with the Race Committee, we would like to inform you of the approved Slalom rule updates for the 2026 season.
These adjustments are designed to reduce rider costs, simplify logistics, and maintain balanced and fair competition across both Foil and Fin disciplines.
1. Foil Slalom Equipment Limits (Foil-only events)
To reduce expenses and create a more level playing field, the following limits will apply at all foil-only Slalom events from January 1st, 2026:
Sails: Reduced to 3 sails
Foil set: Reduced to 1 mast, 2 front wings, 2 back wing & 2 fuselages
The maximum foil sail size will be reduced to 8.0 m?
A temporary tolerance of 0.5 m? for foil sails will apply in 2026 to allow brands and riders time to adapt to these changes
These limits are intended to simplify equipment management while keeping competition close and affordable.
2. Equipment Registration - Slalom X (Fin-only events)
To provide greater flexibility for riders and accommodate a wider range of wind conditions while maintaining cost efficiency, the following new limits will apply for Slalom X:
Sails: 4 fin sails per rider per year, with a maximum of 3 per event
Boards: 3 fin boards per rider per year, with a maximum of 2 per event
The maximum fin sail size will be set to 8.5 m?
This adjustment responds directly to sailors' requests, offering ample choice and flexibility for fin-only events while keeping logistics under control.
With the additional board and sail, we are aiming to make fin racing possible from as low as 12-16 knots, particularly at lighter-wind venues.
This configuration will serve as a test model for 2026, and if successful, similar regulations may be extended to foil sails from 2027 onwards.
3. NEW Combined Foil & Fin Events (max. sail size remain same as Foil/Fin-only events)
At events where both Foil and Fin Slalom are run as part of a new combined format (separate racing, same event), the foil gear allowance will be further reduced to encourage efficiency and versatility:
Foil gear: Maximum of 2 sails + 1 board, + 1 Foil set consisting of 1 mast , 2 front wings, 1 back wing + 1 fuselage
Fin gear/event: Maximum of 3 sails + 2 boards
Total combined quiver: 2 foil sails + 3 fin sails + 1 foil board + 2 fin boards
Wind range transition guide: Racing will switch from Foil to Fin (Slalom X) between 15 - 17 knots.
4. Combined vs. Foil-Only Event Planning
For 2026, all European stand-alone racing events should aim to be combined Foil & Fin events wherever possible and viable, provided that the PWA has the financial capacity to support these formats if required.
Europe provides the ideal testing ground to refine this combined event model before expanding globally in 2027, thanks to its logistical accessibility and rider concentration.
5. Rankings and World Titles
For 2026, the PWA will maintain:
A separate ranking for Foil and Fin Slalom.
An overall (unofficial) combined world title & ranking will be introduced, recognising performance across both disciplines.
6. Future Developments
Looking ahead, the PWA is working toward:
Introducing lower-tier and regional events to strengthen the development pathway for new racers.
Enhancing collaboration with IFCA to create greater alignment across international Slalom formats.
Continuing to refine event formats and media delivery to make racing more engaging for fans and partners.
Additionally, the PWA will introduce a men's weight-based ranking for analytical purposes:
Under 80 kg
Over 80 kg
This ranking will serve as an informational classification only; all race results, prize money, and official PWA points will remain based on the disciplines event results.
For women, the standard disciplines ranking will continue to apply without separate divisions.
7. Production Rules and Commercial Availability
Production rules remain unchanged.
However, if a product is proven to be unrivalled in performance, the brand must comment that the same quantity supplied to its riders is also made available for purchase for other competitors.
This ensures fair access to competitive equipment and transparency between manufacturers and riders.
8. Equipment Registration Deadlines
Brands: Equipment registration deadline remains December 15th, 2025.
All brands must submit their registered equipment lists by this date for approval ahead of the 2026 season.
Riders: Equipment registration will take place at the first event each rider competes in during the 2026 season.
We hope these updates and clarifications provide clear direction for all stakeholders as we continue to evolve professional Slalom racing.
These collective adjustments aim to make the sport more sustainable, balanced, and exciting for both competitors and fans.
35, not 34... wasn't too far off
