Graham Ezzy is Hawaiian windsurfing royalty. Son of sail designer and brand owner David Ezzy, Graham was pretty much destines to be involved in the sport one way or another. He did however get a Princeton degree and interviewed for a finance job in New York. Why he decided to change course, what the sport means to him, how he decides which wave is his and much more on the new Windsurfing Podcast.

You might know Kai Katchadourian as the voice of the Aloha Classic. But did you know he locked in multiple semifinal appearances in that very contest going head to head with all the big names of the 90s? Did you know he was a part of the first „real” Jaws session? Did you know he was crowned Worlds Fastest Drummer? And in our opinion one of the most historically knowledgable windsurfers out there. yet lives in Finland out of all places. This and much more in the newest installment of The Windsurfing Podcast.

Gonzalo Costa Hoevel has been around, that’s for sure. Mistral One Design Youth World Champion, Formula Windsurfing World Champion, multiple PWA Slalom podiums and finally a PWA World Title in Foiling is a hell of a resume for the 40 year old Argentinian. Now just 2 years removed from his World Championship he moved into a new role - IQ Foil Class Manager. How does a class get elected to the olympics? What does its manager actually do? How did he convince all those countries to vote for it? And why is he the national hero of Austria? All that and much more in the newest Windsurfing Podcast, hosted by Maciek Rutkowski.

John Skye had pretty much no chance of becoming a professional windsurfer. Growing up in Luton, landlocked minus a local lake, started windsurfing late, full university degree and a late start on the freestyle tour doesnt sound like a recipe for a great career. Yet hear he is almost 20 years and multiple podiums later having carved out a hell of a life for himself and his family, now also designing sails for RRD. How the hell did he do it? Tune in and find out

Maciek Rutkowski is your weekly podcast host. But he just happens to be a professional windsurfer himself. From getting his ass handed to him to sailing Jaws and winning a PWA World Tour event the Pole has been through almost every possible emotion a person can go through while pursuing a career in the sport. And he shares it all right here, with Ben Proffitt stealing his usual interviewer role. Strap in for a tale of sleeping in equipment tents, fistfights on the racecourse, dirty secrets of sponsorship deals and how to perform at the highest level.

6x Indoor World Champion, Aloha Classic Winner, 4x Wave Vice World Champion and a Course Racing Vice World Champion Nik Baker is a 90s legend. He takes us from his humble beginnings at Brighton when he dreamt to become a professional windsurfer like Robby Naish, to beating the King in the Aloha Classic final. Super candid and very talkative this is for sure up there with the best podcasts we’ve done so far. And the Polakow impersonation is a cherry on top of the cake. Let us know if you agree!

Oda Johanne Broedholt is a household name in womens freestyle windsurfing. If it wasnt for Sarah-Quita she’d probably have a couple World Titles to her name. Not bad for someone that almost became a professional handball player! In a conversation with Maciek she dives into all the similarities and differences between the two sports, as well as her analytical prowess, what would it take for her to beat the Queen and of course gender equality in windsurfing.

Svein Rasmussen's story is like no other. From getting dragged out of the water by the police because it was too cold to windsurf to leaving restaurants because they wouldn't serve tap water hte founder and owner of Starboard is like no other. He started the now iconic brand at 32 years old with 10.000 dollars in his pocket and became market leader 7 years later. How? And why does he feel guilty about it ever single day? Dive in to an absolutely amazing story with a person so passionate you can feel it through your screen... or we do at least!

Pierre Mortefon. The 2019 PWA World Slalom Champion. Some might say well overdue as already in 2015 he was very close to getting it. He lost on a tiedbreak to Antoine Albeau and to make it worse it took hours after the racing was done for him to find out since nobody knew what the rules were. How did that change him? What is his relationship with Matteo Iachino and Antoine Albeau his title ever-present title rivals? How did his aproach towards no rules after the life-threatening crash with Taty Frans? Do you get slower when your first child is born? All that and a lot more in the newest installment of The Windsurfing Podcast.

Andrea Cucchi has been in the business of windsurfing for 25 years now. As a competitor he did his first World Cup in 96 and just as he was about to enter his prime years he decided to start Point-7. „Cookie” takes us through all the trials and tribulations coming with that. Suppliers, designers, materials, workers, teamriders - what does it take to be successful on the market? Do you need to be a shark among the fish? How does a World Title affect the brand? This and much more from 2 guys with a long personal relationship - Andrea sponsored Maciek for 2 years and that got a little... ankward?