The Aloha Classic is touted as "the single most prestigious event in the windsurfing world".[1][2] Held at Ho'okipa Beach Park on the north shore of Maui, this event enjoys outstanding wave riding conditions showcasing the best wave riders from all over the world.[3] The event takes place each year in late October and early November for the best wind and wave conditions and it is common to have 15–20 foot wave faces during the contest.[4] Since 2011 the event has been run by the International Windsurfing Tour (IWT)[5] as the Grand Final of The IWT Wave Tour. The IWT is the Hawaiian based organisation for the wave riders of the Asia Pacific hemisphere.[6] The Aloha Classic has often been the final event of the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA)[7] crowning the PWA Wave World Champions.
During the 1980s and 1990s The Aloha Classic was a Grand Slam event offering competition in all three of the Professional Boardsailing Association PBA/PWA windsurfing disciplines: wave riding, slalom (windsurf)|slalom and course racing.
Due to the difficulty of raising high levels of prize money through sponsorship, the event could not always offer all disciplines or get the status of an official PWA World Cup. Since 2011, the contest has focused entirely on radical wave riding.
During the 1990s, a second competition was regularly held in Ho'okipa, known as the Maui Invitational. 1994-1995 there was a third competition, known as 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), Mark Angulo (3) Morgan Noireaux (3). For the women, Angela Cocheran (7) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984[8] |  Dana Dawes (overall) Debbie Brown (Wave) Dana Dawes (slalom) |
Alex Aguera (overall) Alex Aguera (Wave) Alex Aguera (slalom) |
| 1986[9] | Kelby Anno (wave) |
Robby Naish (wave) |
| 1987[10] | Kelby Anno (wave) Dana Dawes (slalom) |
Robby Naish (wave) Alan Cadiz (slalom) |
| 1988[11] | Dana Dawes (wave) Britt Dunkerbeck (slalom) |
Mark Angulo (wave) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) |
| 1989[12] |  Nathalie Le Lievre (overall) Angela Cocheran (wave) Britt Dunkerbeck (slalom) Nathalie Le Lievre (course race) |
Robby Naish (overall) Robby Naish (wave) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) |
| 1990[13] | Angela Cocheran (overall) Angela Cocheran (wave) Britt Dunkerbeck (slalom) Barbara Kendall (course race) |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (overall) Rush Randle (wave) Anders Bringdal (slalom) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) |
| 1991[14] | Britt Dunkerbeck (overall) Angela Cocheran (wave) Britt Dunkerbeck (slalom) Britt Dunkerbeck (course race) |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (overall) Robby Naish (wave) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) |
| 1992[15] | Britt Dunkerbeck (slalom) Britt Dunkerbeck (course race) wave: no score |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) wave: no score |
| 1993[16] |  Jutta Müller (overall)? (wave) ? (slalom) ? (course race) |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (overall).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jason Polakow (wave) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) |
| 1994[17] | Nathalie Le Lievre (overall) Barbara Kendall (wave) Nathalie Le Lievre (slalom) Alessandra Sensini (course race) |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (overall) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (wave) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) |
| 1998[18] | (no competition) | Jason Polakow (wave) |
| 1999[19] | Jennifer Henderson (wave) |
 Nik Baker (wave) |
| 2000[20] | Angela Farrell (née Cocheran) (wave) Lucienne Ernst (Race) |
 Francisco Goya (wave) Kevin Pritchard (Race) |
| 2001[21] | ? |  Tony Garcia |
| 2004[22] |  Motoko Sato (wave) |
wave: no score |
| 2005[23] | Jennifer Henderson (wave) |
Alex Mussolini (wave) |
| 2006 | Iballa Ruano Moreno (wave) |
 Josh Angulo (wave) |
| 2011[24] | Junko Nagoshi (wave) |
Camille Juban (wave) |
| 2012[25] | Junko Nagoshi (wave) |
Bernd Roediger (wave) |
| 2013 | (no competition) | Levi Siver (wave) |
| [26] | Junko Nagoshi (wave) |
Bernd Roediger (wave) |
| 2014 | Iballa Ruano Moreno (wave) |
Morgan Noireaux (wave) |
| [27] | Junko Nagoshi (wave) |
 Boujmaa Guilloul (wave) |
| 2015 | Iballa Ruano Moreno (wave) |
Morgan Noireaux (wave) |
| 2016 |  Sarah-Quita Offringa (Wave) |
Kevin Pritchard (Wave) |
| 2017 | Sarah Hauser (Wave) |
Morgan Noireaux (Wave) |
| 2018 | Sarah Hauser (Wave) |
Camille Juban (Wave) |
| 2019 | Sarah-Quita Offringa (Wave) |
Antoine Martin (Wave) |
| 2022 [28] | Jessica Crisp (Wave) |
 Marcillio Browne (Wave) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1984[29] | Peggy Kind (overall) ? (wave) ? (slalom) |
Robby Naish (overall) Robby Naish (wave) Robby Naish (slalom) |
| 1985[30] | Debbie Brown (wave) |
Alex Aguera (wave) |
| 1987[31] | Debbie Brown (wave) |
Ian Boyd (wave) |
| 1988[32] | Lorraine Daly (wave) |
Robby Naish (wave) |
| 1989[33] | Nathalie Le Lievre (overall) Angela Cocheran (wave) Nathalie Le Lievre (slalom) Nathalie Le Lievre (course race) |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (overall) Mark Angulo (wave) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) Phil McGain (course race) |
| 1990[34] | Dana Anderson (wave) |
Dave Kalama (wave) |
| 1991[35] | Jessica Crisp (overall) Angela Cocheran (wave) Jessica Crisp (slalom) Jessica Crisp (course race) |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (overall) Jason Polakow (wave) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) |
| 1992[36] | Britt Dunkerbeck (course race) wave: no score slalom: no score |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) wave: no score slalom: no score |
| 1995[37] | Caroline Haslin (wave) |
Robby Naish (wave) |
| 2000[38] | Angela Farrell (née Cocheran) (wave) |
Kevin Pritchard (wave) |
| 2004[39] | Motoko Sato (wave) |
Jason Polakow (wave) |
| 2005[40] | Iballa Ruano Moreno (wave) |
Josh Angulo (wave) |
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 moved to early summer.
| Year | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 1994[41] | Jessica Crisp (wave) |
Mark Angulo (wave) |
| 1995[42] | Jessica Crisp (wave) |
Robby Naish (wave) |
References
- ↑ "Aloha Classic at Ho'okipa Beach Park".
- ↑ "The Aloha Classic 2019 - New Format, Low Impact Event Approved". 18 August 2019.
- ↑ "Aloha Classic Kicks off Oct. 29 at Ho'okipa | Maui Now".
- ↑ "About - International Windsurfing Tour-Inspiring the Future of Our Sport".
- ↑ "Home". internationalwindsurfingtour.com.
- ↑ "Home". internationalwindsurfingtour.com.
- ↑ "PWA WORLD WINDSURFING TOUR: Home".
- ↑ 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". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ "AWT Rankings 2012". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ "AWT Rankings 2013". Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ "AWT Rankings 2014". Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ↑ "World Champion Marcilio Browne Crowned Aloha Champion".
- ↑ 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