ENGLISH VERSION What Battens Do The batten’s job is to support the sail’s shape. Each one holds a section of the panel structure in a specific curve, transferring load from the sail cloth into the leech and ultimately into the mast and boom system. The tension you apply to each batten determines how much of […]
Ask ten windsurfers what they check before a session and most will say downhaul, outhaul, boom height. The leech? Almost never. Yet the leech — the trailing edge running from the top down to the clew — is one of the main factors in how your sail actually performs. Understanding it can change how you […]
A Strong Return for 2026 CHS is proud to announce the renewal of its collaboration with Daniele Benedetti, 2024 Vice Foil Slalom World Champion. After years of shared development, victories and progression at the highest level, Daniele returns to Challenger Sails for the 2026 season. This is not just a rider contract. It’s the continuation […]
Final Stop: Japan 🇯🇵 The last PWA Foil event of 2025 has officially come to an end. Japan delivered demanding conditions, technical eliminations and moments shaped by heavy crashes and tight racing. It was a true test of: Event Results John Soukos A consistent season performance that confirms his position among the strongest young foil […]
Official Results – IFCA South American Championship 2025 (D2) The official ranking confirms a major achievement for CHS riders at the 2025 IFCA South American Slalom Championship. 🥇 Klayton Silva – 1st Overall (Open) A dominant and consistent performance throughout the series. Winning an IFCA continental championship requires not just speed, but precision across every […]
A Record-Breaking Performance In the fast, offshore wind corridor of La Palme, Audrey-Marie Agnes delivered a run that redefined what wingfoil speed can be. Her official results: These records were officially confirmed by the WSSR, the governing body for global sailing speed records. The sail behind the achievement?CHS Ikaros S1 — engineered for absolute stability, […]
Three days of strong wind.High adrenaline.Zero margin for mistakes. At the IFCA South American Slalom Championship 2025, the level was high and the racing relentless. Slalom Results: A championship built on persistence. Some heats didn’t start in advantage.Some races demanded recovery from behind. But quitting was never an option. 70.56 km/h – The Fastest Brazilian […]
A long week.Changing conditions.High pressure.Tactical racing. At the end of it all: European Champion U21 (Fin division). Titles are never accidental. They are built heat after heat, start after start, decision after decision. This one came through resilience. A Championship of Ups and Downs Every major event tests more than speed. It tests: Winning in […]
In 2025, the CHS Ikaros S1 became the first CHS wing to power an athlete to two official WSSR world records:
the 500-meter wingfoil speed record and the nautical mile wingfoil speed record.
This article recaps how the Ikaros S1 was engineered for speed — and why it set a new benchmark in the sport.
At one of the most competitive speed events of the season, CHS performance sails reached the podium once again. A strong fleet.Extreme conditions.Pure numbers. 🥉 3rd place overall⚡ 500m run over 36 knots🔥 2-second peak of 38.7 knots Results that speak clearly: speed is not accidental — it is engineered. When Development Meets Real Competition […]
