Maui, Hawaii, 10 Nov, 2020:
The International Windsurfing Tour (IWT) has today announced that the global video editing platform, Clipchamp will be the exclusive video partner of the IWT Wave Tour and the IWT Big Wave Challenge, supporting the IWT core mission: to discover, support and crown the most radical wave riders around the world.

The partnership involves Clipchamp collaborating with the IWT on its two flagship events: the IWT Wave Tour, which takes part in seven locations around the Asia Pacific, culminating in the Grand Final Aloha Classic in Hawaii, and the IWT Big Wave Challenge, an online format celebrating the most radical wave riders globally which runs from now until March 31, 2021.

As the IWT continues to march towards its goal of becoming ‘the World Surf League of Windsurfing’, the partnership with Clipchamp provides riders with an easy to use platform that allows them to create impressive video content to build their online brands and increase social media engagement.

Last year, IWT’s events achieved over 20 million views across the organization’s Facebook and Instagram channels. This year with Clipchamp as its inaugural video partner, the IWT is expecting to boost online engagement among its global sports fan base of over 350,000 followers, and further inspire aspiring wave riding fans.

Simeon Glasson, IWT Director, said: “We’re hugely excited that Clipchamp is coming on as the first supporting partner for IWT globally. This is going to be a great boost for our talented content creators. Partnering with one of the most exciting rising stars in the tech world is a great fit for the IWT and the spectacular radical wave riding content that we support. We can’t wait for the inaugural Clipchamp supported IWT Big Wave and Wave Tour seasons to begin, and for the stunning content to flow to our fans around the world.”

“The longer-term IWT goals are to be able to offer strong support to aspiring youth riders around the world, a pro rider prize pool of USD $100,000 for the IWT Grand Final Aloha Classic, and the same $100,000 prize pool for the IWT Big Wave Challenge,” added Mr Glasson. “If we continue with our hard work promoting the breathtaking wave riding content to the world, then there is no limit to how far this could go.”

Benjamin Gauthey, Clipchamp VP Global Strategy and Business Development, said: “IWT has captured the world’s imagination on radical wave riding for years. Clipchamp now offers a video-editing solution to enable all riders to unveil their creativity by creating stories worth sharing within minutes. IWT is the first sports partner for Clipchamp but it will not be the last. We have a vision to empower anyone to tell stories worth sharing and know sports athletes have plenty of stories to tell.”

As part of this exclusive partnership, Clipchamp is offering IWT’s fan base two-months free access to the platform, using code ‘cc-iwt-2’. You can access the offer here: https://clipchamp.com/en/iwt/

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About Clipchamp:
Clipchamp is an online video editor that empowers anyone to tell stories worth sharing.

The in-browser platform gives users access to video editing tools and features, from simple cropping and resizing, to special effects like transitions, motion titles, and Green Screen. An eight thousand asset strong stock library and hundreds of editable video templates are also available to users.

Clipchamp is a platform built for everyday editors. Today, Clipchamp is used by over 12 million everyday editors across the world. Clipchamp is a rocket-ship in the video space and recently became strategic partners with Dropbox and Box to become their preferred in-browser video platform. Google also selected them as their video editor of choice for Chromebook users.

About IWT:
The IWT (International Windsurfing Tour) is a Hawaiian based organization for wave riders. The IWT organizes wave riding events across North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and more.

The IWT supports all riders, young and old, beginner and pro, men and women. Seeking out the best locations, with the best wave riding conditions on earth, for the best quality wave riding competitions.

Our ultimate purpose is to discover, support, and crown the most radical wave riders on earth. The IWT run two main kinds of wave events: the International Wave Tour with seven locations around the Asia Pacific, culminating in The Grand Final Aloha Classic in Hawaii, and the global IWT Big Wave Challenge, which is an online format celebrating the biggest and most radical wave riders on earth crowning the ultimate elite big wave riders.

Media Contacts

Simeon Glasson, IWT Director
info@internationalwindsurfingtour.com
US m: +1 (808) 666 0102
ASU m: +61 0408 204 169

Danielle McCormick
Clipchamp representative
danielle@launchlink.co

Laura Blue
Clipchamp representative
laura@launchlink.co