2012 PWA ISLAS CANARIAS AWARDS
And the winners of the first PWA Islas Canarias Excellence Awards are…
The first ever PWA Excellence Awards have finally come and after much deliberation from the panel of judges. Action was seen from all over the World with crashes, crazy moves, huge waves and an amazing collection of short videos being submitted by both amateurs and the pros. Al this action one thing is for sure, windsurfing is very much alive and a global sport, from a massive wall of water at Jaws to an inland lake in the middle of nowhere. Keep reading for all the winners.
PWA SAILOR OF THE YEAR
Philip Köster
MEN
Biggest wave of the year
Winner: Jason Polakow
Runner up: Robby Swift
Jump of the year
Winner: Robby Swift
Runner up: Ricardo Campello
Best single wave riding move of the year
Winner: Alex Mussolini
Runner up: Victor Fernandez
Freestyle move of the year
Winner: Jacopo Testa
Runner up: Jose Gollito Estredo
Wipe out of the year
Winner: Finn Mullen
Runner up: Bjorn Dunkerbeck
Racing move of the year
Winner: Ben Van Der Steen
WOMEN
Biggest wave of the year
Winner: Iballa Moreno
Runner up: Justyna Sniady
Jump of the year
Winner: Daida Moreno
Runner up: Daida Moreno
Best single wave riding move of the year
Winner: Iballa Moreno
Runner up: Daida Moreno
Freestyle move of the year
Winner: Sarah-Quita Offringa
Runner up: Arrianne Aukes
Wipe out of the year
Winner: Justyna Sniady
Runner up: Justyna Sniady
IN ADDITION
Honorary Award
Daida Moreno and Andre Paskowski
Photographer of the year
Winner: John Carter
Runner up: Eric Bellande
Short film of the year
Winner: Andre Paskowski, Jose Gollito Estredo
Runner up: KSB Collective, Daida Moreno
Outstanding achievement in Windsurfing Cinematography
Winner: Andre Paskowski for Minds wide open and 4 dimensions
Winner: Camille Juban, Robby Swift, Boujma Guilloul, Flo Jung for Don’t let go