Date: Oct 21/28 – Nov 08, 2023
Disciplines: Wave
Location: Ho’okipa, Maui Hawaii

The Aloha Classic is the Super Bowl of Windsurfing. For the first time ever, the Unified PWA IWT World Tour will crown a World Champion at the Aloha Classic. The single most prestigious event to win in windsurfing, this year’s edition is set to be huge! Look for the biggest names of the sport to be competing for the title at the notorious Ho’okipa Beach Park, located just down the road from Paia, Maui, Hawaii.

With the biggest Wave Tour in the 50 year history of the sport, competitors will represent more than 40 countries as they head to Maui. Countries represented include Australia. New Zealand. Japan. Taiwan / China. Fiji. New Caledonia. Canada. USA. Hawai’i. Guadeloupe. Puerto Rico. Barbados. Dominican Republic. Aruba. Venezuela. Brazil. Argentina. Peru. Chile. South Africa. Cabo Verde. Morocco. Spain. Portugal. Britain. Wales. Scotland. Ireland. France. Netherlands. Germany. Austria. Switzerland.  Italy. Denmark. Sweden. Norway. Belgium. Poland. Greece. Israel. Lebanon. 

The first wave event that grew into the Aloha Classic took place in 1981, and quickly made Maui the epicenter of the windsurfing world. This event transformed Paia and the North Shore towns into a wonderfully diverse community.