The new season of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup begins in Sal, Cape Verde and the top global wingfoilers are battling out for the 2025 GWA Wingfoil Wave World Title.

Thrilling wingfoil action determines what’s happening on the water on day one, advancing through Rounds 1 to 3 for the men and up to the semi-finals for the women.

Reigning world champions, Berzolla (USA) and Spain’s Elena Moreno, are set to open the defence of their titles in the legendary break of Sal, ahead of scheduled stops in Dakhla, Morocco, in October, and Ibiraquera, Brazil, later the same month.

Athletes in the hugely popular wingfoil Wave discipline are to be allowed to use the power of the wing in the swell for the first time in a move that has been hailed as a “game-changer” for the discipline and the sport.

The rule change will be unveiled at the season opener in Cape Verde in March, promising a spectacular departure for the pure surfing discipline. Previously riders had to keep their wing in “neutral” on the wave face.

The GWA expects to see a raft of radical new moves as the athletes push the boundaries in what is bound to be a breathtaking treat for the spectators.

Now we are likely to witness Front-flips and Back-flips, radical cutbacks, snaps and “airs” off the lip, provided the athletes land in the same wave.