Aloha Classic
The Aloha Classic is the most prestigious event in the world of windsurfing[1][2]. Held at Ho'okipa Beach Park on the north shore of Maui, this event has the best wave riding conditions and the best riders form all over the world. The event takes place each year in late October and early November, the time with the best waves and wind. Since 2011 it has been run by the International Windsurfing Tour (IWT)[3] as the final event of the IWT Wave Tour. It is often also part of the PWA[4]Windsurf World Cup.
During the 1980s and 1990s The Aloha Classic was a Grand Slam event offering competition in all three of the PBA/PWA windsurfing disciplines: wave riding, slalom and course racing.
Due to lack of sponsors the event could not always offer all disciplines or get the status of an official PWA world cup. Since 2010, the contest has focused entirely on the radical big wave riding as this discipline has consistently offered the best global media content.
During the 1990s, a second competition was regularly held in Ho'okipa, known as the Maui Invitational. 1994-1995 there was a third competition, the Chiemsee World Cup Maui.
With eight victories at these various Hookipa events, Robby Naish is the most successful competitor in the wave contests at Ho'okipa, followed by Jason Polakow (4) and Mark Angulo (3). For the women, Angela Farell (Cocheran) is the best performer in history with seven victories in wave riding, ahead of Iballa Ruano Moreno (4) and Debbie Brown (3). (Status of 2020)
List of winners
Competitions shaded grey were not counted as windsurf world cup.
| Year | Women | Men |
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| 1984[5] |  |
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| 1986[6] | |
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| 1987[7] | |
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| 1988[8] |  |
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| 1989[9] |  |
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| 1990[10] |  |
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| 1991[11] | |
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| 1992[12] | wave: no score |
wave: no score |
| 1993[13] |  ? (wave) ? (slalom) ? (course race) |
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| 1994[14] |  |
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| 1998[15] | (no competition) | |
| 1999[16] | |
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| 2000[17] |  |
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| 2001[18] | ? |  |
| 2004[19] |  |
wave: no score |
| 2005[20] | |
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| 2006 | |
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| 2011[21] | |
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| 2012[22] | |
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| 2013 | (no competition) | |
| [23] | |
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| 2014 | |
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| [24] | |
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| 2015 | |
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| 2016 |  |
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| 2017 | |
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| 2018 | |
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| 2019 | |
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Maui Invitational
In contrast to the Aloha Classic, the Maui Invitational takes part in spring time, when the trade winds are more reliable. This event was most of the time sponsored by the wet suit brand O'Neill.
| Year | Women | Men |
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| 1984[25] | Peggy Kind (overall) ? (wave) ? (slalom) |
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| 1985[26] | |
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| 1987[27] | |
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| 1988[28] | |
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| 1989[29] | |
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| 1990[30] | |
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| 1991[31] | |
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| 1992[32] | wave: no score slalom: no score |
wave: no score slalom: no score |
| 1995[33] | |
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| 2000[34] | |
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| 2004[35] | |
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| 2005[36] | |
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Chiemsee Worldcup Maui
At the heights of the windsurfing boom a third Worldcup took place at Ho'okipa, the Chiemsee Worldcup Maui. It took the time slot of the Maui Invitational, which in exchange was move to early summer.
| Year | Women | Men |
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| 1994[37] | |
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| 1995[38] | |
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External links
- Official web site of the Professional Windsurfers Association: Titles 2006 and later.
- Web site of the American Windsurfing Tour (AWT) Aloha Classic
References
- https://mauitime.com/entertainment/sports/aloha-classic-at-hookipa-beach-park/
- https://www.continentseven.com/the-aloha-classic-2019-new-format-low-impact-event-approved/?doing_wp_cron=1580134337.5632669925689697265625
- http://internationalwindsurfingtour.com
- https://www.pwaworldtour.com/index.php?id=920
- Triumph für Alex Aguera: Maui Grand Prix, surf Magazin 2/1985
- Aloha Classic in den Riesenwellen von Ho'okipa: Ein Klassiker zum Gruseln, surf Magazin 1/1987, S. 84
- Robby Naish gewinnt gegen Stärkste Konkurreny das Aloha Classic: Klassiker, surf Magazin 1/1988, S. 90
- Finale Grande: surf Magazin 12/1988, S. 88
- Worldcup Finale beim Aloha Classic: Deutsche Welle, surf Magazin 1/1990, S. 80
- Worldcup Maui: Britt und Bjørn räumen ab: Seven Up, surf Magazin 1/1991, S. 92
- Worldcup-Finale Maui: Erfolgswelle, surf Magazin 1/1992, S. 10
- Peter Stuyvesant Travel Aloha Classic, Maui/Hawaii, surf Magazin 1+2/1993
- Peter Stuyvesant Travel Aloha Classic, Maui, Hawaii, surf Magazin 1+2/1994, S. 96
- Worldcup Finale Maui: Höhenflug, surf Magazin 1+2-1995, S. 112
- Aloha Classic inside, surf Magazin 1+2/1999, S. 126
- Swatch Aloha Classic: Champions League, surf Magazin 1+2/2000, S. 104
- Aloha Classic: Worldcup-Finale auf Maui, surf Magazin 1+2/2001, S. 101
- News: surf Magazin 1+2/2002, S. 95
- Comeback: Aloha Classic, surf Magazin 1+2/2005, S. 18
- Maui/Ho'okipa: Aloha Classic: Mussolini vor Ordonez, surf Magazin 1+2/2006, S. 20
- AWT Rankings 2011
- AWT Rankings 2012
- AWT Rankings 2013
- AWT Rankings 2014
- Maui: Robbys Rivalen hatten keine Chance, surf Magazin 7/1984
- O’Neill Invitational vor Maui: Nachwuchs heizt Altstars ein, surf Magazin 6/1985
- O’Neill Invitational auf Hawaii: Kihei Kids vorne, surf Magazin 6/1987, S. 137
- O’Neill Invitational auf Maui/Hawaii: Revanche Geglückt, surf Magazin 6/1988, S. 140
- O’Neill Invitational, Bis zum Hals im Wasser: Worldcup Hawaii/Maui, surf Magazin 6/1989, S. 56
- Worldcup Maui: Dunkerbeck gegen Hawaiianer: Einer kam durch, surf Magazin 6/1990, S. 110
- Worldcup Maui: Jason Polakow, der Shootinstar. Ho'okipas neuer Hero, surf Magazin 6/1991, S. 18
- Marui/O’Neill Grand Slam Maui/Hawaii, surf Magazin 6/1992 S. 96
- Worldcup Maui O’Neill Invitational: Polakow mischt wieder mit, surf Magazin 6/1995, S. 150
- Maui Worldcup, surf Magazin 6/2000, S. 24
- Hawaii Pro auf Maui: Die Comeback-Show, surf Magazin 5/2004, S. 108
- wave-Worldcup Maui: Sturm der Begierde, surf Magazin 5/2005, S. 114
- Chiemsee Worldcup Maui: Einer wird gewinnen, surf Magazin 5/1994, S. 124
- Maui Chiemsee Wace Classic: Naish unschlagbar bei Wind von links, surf Magazin 5/1995, S. 130