The names are always big at the Azores Windfoil Challenge and with foiling just around the corner at the Olympics, the 2nd edition of this open foil event could not be more exciting.

Azores Windsurf-Foil Open Challenge will go down as one of the most exciting events of 2018. All the top spots were decided literally on the very last lap both for the men and women.

With five races and two discards in for the men today, we have some big names back at the top of the leaderboard chasing Sebastian Koerdel for the first place on the podium.

So, what is the big difference? What is it that makes foiling more and more popular? And where do the smiles come from?

That is the motto of the Azores Islands. And its true. Don’t try dressing for the weather here, unless it is a wetsuit and you’re going windsurfing. And luckily that is what we did. Wind during th...