Björn Dunkerbeck

Björn Dunkerbeck (born 16 July 1969) is a professional windsurfer who has won Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) Overall World Championships a record forty one times.[1][2]

Bjorn Dunkerbeck in the Netherlands during the World Tour (2005)
Bjorn Dunkerbeck in Proof board factory

Dunkerbeck is the son of a Dutch father and a Danish mother, but sailed under the number E-11, as he grew up in the volcanic archipelago of Canary Islands in Spain. He dominated the late 1980s and the entire 1990s professional scene, especially in racing, but was also a champion in wavesailing.[3] He currently sails under the Swiss flag (SUI-11).

Both he and his sister Britt[4] have held records for the World Sailing Speed Record Council Nautical Mile.[5]

PWA titles
  • Overall World Champion (1988–1999)
  • Race World Champion (1988–1999) and 2011
  • Wave World Champion (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001)
  • Freestyle World Champion (1998)
  • Speed World Champion (1994)
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References
  1. Jack L. Canfield; Mark Victor Hansen; Sharon Linnea (2003). Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii: Stories of Aloha to Create Paradise Wherever you are. HCIInspirational. ISBN 0-7573-0061-8.
  2. "Windsurfer aims for speed record". CNN International. March 14, 2003.
  3. "The World Champion of World Champions". noticias.info. November 18, 2005. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2005.
  4. Waite, Clyde. "Bjorn on Camera". Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  5. "Nautical Mile Records". World Sailing Speed Record Council. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.


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