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The Grand Final Aloha Classic is ON!

September 7, 2022

The Super Bowl of windsurfing is confirmed with a 5 day Maui County approved window and a limited elite field. 24 Open Pro riders, 14 Women, 14 Youth, and 14 Masters, will battle it out to decide the overall IWT Rider Champions. The event dates have been changed from the original 12 day window to…

The 2020 Aloha Classic Cancelled

July 28, 2020

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The 2020 Aloha Classic has been cancelled due to ongoing Covid-19 safety concerns for the Maui community & International competitors: “Maui Mayor seeks renewed inter-island travel quarantine” (Maui Times, July 25 2020) “Calling recent Oahu COVID-19 numbers “extremely dangerous,” Maui County Mayor Michael Victorino said Friday that he asked the governor to reinstate the 14-day…

Day 4: Takuma Sugi Claims Victory In The Youth Aloha Classic Single Elimination

October 31, 2019

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On paper, the forecast for the fourth day of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Aloha Classic was relatively poor with only light onshore winds on offer. As always though you can never truly trust any forecast and upon arriving at the beach there were already signs of the wind trying to kick in and by 11:45am there…

Day 3: Light Cross-on Winds & a Macking Swell Makes For Extremely Slow Progress

October 30, 2019

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With the macking swell continuing into day three of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Aloha Classic, and the trades showing early signs of kicking, the decision was made to begin the Men’s Double Elimination at 11am. However, with the wind being cross onshore and light that made progress extremely slow going with just two heats being completed…