Aloha Classic
The Aloha Classic is a yearly windsurfing competition at Ho'okipa Beach Park on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii, United States. Often it is part of the PWA Windsurf World Cup tour and of the American Windsurfing Tour (AWT).
The surfspot Ho'okipa is one of the best wave riding spots of the world. Therefore, the Aloha Classic is the wave riding world cup with the highest reputation. It takes place in fall, the time with the best waves. For a long time the Aloha Classic was a Grand Slam offering competition in all three of the PBA/PWA windsurfing disciplines wave riding, slalom and course race. Due to lack of sponsors the event could not always offer all disciplines or get the status of an official PWA world cup. Recently, only waveriding is performed, partially only running a competition for the men. In recent years, first the competition of the AWT took place, whose winners qualified for the open starting positions of the succeeding world cup.
For a long time a second competition was held in Ho'okipa, the Maui Invitational. 1994-1995 there was a third competition, the Chiemsee World Cup Maui.
With eight victories, 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 this is Angela Farell (Cocheran) with seven victories in a waveriding, before Iballa Ruano Moreno (4) and Debbie Brown (3). (Status of 2015)
List of winners
Competitions shaded grey were not counted as windsurf world cup.
| Year | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 1984[1] |  Dana Dawes (overall) Debbie Brown (Wave) Dana Dawes (slalom) |
Alex Aguera (overall) Alex Aguera (Wave) Alex Aguera (slalom) |
| 1986[2] | Kelby Anno (wave) |
Robby Naish (wave) |
| 1987[3] | Kelby Anno (wave) Dana Dawes (slalom) |
Robby Naish (wave) Alain Cadiz (slalom) |
| 1988[4] | Dana Dawes (wave) Britt Dunkerbeck (slalom) |
Mark Angulo (wave) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) |
| 1989[5] |  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[6] | 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[7] | 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[8] | Britt Dunkerbeck (slalom) Britt Dunkerbeck (course race) wave: no score |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) wave: no score |
| 1993[9] |  Jutta Müller (overall)? (wave) ? (slalom) ? (course race) |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (overall) Jason Polakow (wave) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (slalom) Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) |
| 1994[10] | 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[11] | (no competition) | Jason Polakow (wave) |
| 1999[12] | Jennifer Henderson (wave) |
 Nik Baker (wave) |
| 2000[13] | Angela Farrell (née Cocheran) (wave) Lucienne Ernst (Race) |
 Francisco Goya (wave) Kevin Pritchard (Race) |
| 2001[14] | ? |  Tony Garcia |
| 2004[15] |  Motoko Sato (wave) |
wave: no score |
| 2005[16] | Jennifer Henderson (wave) |
Alex Mussolini (wave) |
| 2006 | Iballa Ruano Moreno (wave) |
 Josh Angulo (wave) |
| 2011[17] | Junko Nagoshi (wave) |
Camille Juban (wave) |
| 2012[18] | Junko Nagoshi (wave) |
Bernd Roediger (wave) |
| 2013 | (no competition) | Levi Siver (wave) |
| [19] | Junko Nagoshi (wave) |
Bernd Roediger (wave) |
| 2014 | Iballa Ruano Moreno (wave) |
Morgan Noireaux (wave) |
| [20] | Junko Nagoshi (wave) |
 Guilloul, Boujmaa (wave) |
| 2015 | Iballa Ruano Moreno (wave) |
Morgan Noireaux (wave) |
| 2016 |  Sarah-Quita Offringa (Wave) |
Kevin Pritchard (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[21] | Peggy Kind (overall) ? (wave) ? (slalom) |
Robby Naish (overall) Robby Naish (wave) Robby Naish (slalom) |
| 1985[22] | Debbie Brown (wave) |
Alex Aguera (wave) |
| 1987[23] | Debbie Brown (wave) |
Ian Boyd (wave) |
| 1988[24] | Lorraine Daly (wave) |
Robby Naish (wave) |
| 1989[25] | 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[26] | Dana Anderson (wave) |
Dave Kalama (wave) |
| 1991[27] | 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[28] | Britt Dunkerbeck (course race) wave: no score slalom: no score |
Bjørn Dunkerbeck (course race) wave: no score slalom: no score |
| 1995[29] | Caroline Haslin (wave) |
Robby Naish (wave) |
| 2000[30] | Angela Farrell (née Cocheran) (wave) |
Kevin Pritchard (wave) |
| 2004[31] | Motoko Sato (wave) |
Jason Polakow (wave) |
| 2005[32] | 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 move to early summer.
| Year | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 1994[33] | Jessica Crisp (wave) |
Mark Angulo (wave) |
| 1995[34] | Jessica Crisp (wave) |
Robby Naish (wave) |
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
- ↑ 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