Charlotte Philip 4th in France and 2nd Under 21 at the 2026 AFF Slalom Championship
CHS rider Charlotte Philip closes the 2026 French Slalom Championship 4th overall and 2nd Under 21, in both fin slalom and windfoil.
The 2026 PWA Foil Slalom World Tour ended in Japan, at the Fly! ANA Yokosuka Miura Windsurf World Cup, raced off Tsukuihama Beach from 30 October to 4 November. CHS rider John Soukos (GRE-198) finished 8th in Yokosuka and closes the season 6th in the world, his best overall result on the World Tour so far. Cyril Evrard (BEL-250) placed 21st and ends the Tour 20th.
Japan made the riders wait. On the first day the wind dropped and swung onshore. On the second, the swell of Typhoon In-fa reached the beach and the riders de-rigged in the afternoon. On the third, the forecast breeze never came: one heat started and was cancelled.
Racing finally began on 3 November in 7 to 14 knots, conditions the PWA called light and extremely tricky. The first elimination was completed that day, and the final day added two more.
In the first elimination John raced the B-Final, won by Maciek Rutkowski, and he closed the event 8th in a fleet of 52 riders.
His whole season shows the same consistency: bronze at the European Foiling Championships, 5th in Sylt, 8th in Yokosuka. In the final ranking he is 6th, just ahead of Rutkowski, in a top ten led by the new world champion Matteo Iachino.
Cyril finished 21st in Japan and closes the 2026 Tour 20th in the world. His year was shaped by a serious injury: he came back to racing in Sylt and fought on to the last stop. Earlier this season he had already shown his speed with bronze at the ISWC Speed World Championship.
John and Cyril race on CHS sails, handcrafted in Senigallia by Claudio Badiali. The 2026 Tour ends with a CHS rider among the six best foil slalom racers in the world.
Congratulations, John and Cyril. The whole CHS family is proud of your season.
Claudio Badiali — CHS Wind Solutions
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CHS rider Charlotte Philip closes the 2026 French Slalom Championship 4th overall and 2nd Under 21, in both fin slalom and windfoil.
PWA World Cup Sylt 2026: John Soukos 5th in Foil Slalom, Cyril Evrard 18th on his comeback from injury, Gabriele Prosperi 34th at his first PWA event.