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Duotone_Windsurf_Team_SarahJackson

Sarah Jackson

"Windsurfing to me has become my lifestyle. It’s what I do for work, for fun and for vacation! The variety of disciplines is one of my favourite aspects of the sport; whether that be racing on the slalom gear, flying down a speed run or pushing my limits in the waves – all whilst knowing I have the best gear for each discipline under my feet and in my hands is the best feeling in the world!"

Nationality
UK

Discipline
Slalom/Foil

Homespot
West Kirby or Hayling Island when I’m in the UK but I am mostly travelling so I don’t have a true “homespot” anymore.

Date of Birth
28/02/1998

Sail No.
GBR-71

My windsurfing story is not the most conventional as my parents don’t windsurf and I tried it for the first time aged 7 on a family holiday and said “That looks cool, I want to do that!”. I loved it and continued learning at my local racing club when I got home. From there I joined the British Junior Regional Team and eventually progressed to the British Junior Team for Techno 293. I quit windsurfing when I was 15 to focus on my education but came back to it two years later and fell in love with it all over again. This is when I started slalom and very quickly found my discipline! I loved going fast in high winds (I still do!) so it was the perfect fit. I won the first British Championships I entered and then started training for the IFCA Junior Europeans and Worlds. I made my PWA debut in 2017 and in 2021 I won my first PWA race, as well as becoming IFCA Vice World Champion, which I repeated in 2022. When I’m not racing, my favourite hobby is wavesailing and I love the freedom and satisfaction I get from making a good rail turn – it is the exact opposite mentality to racing where everything is so intense and precise so it is the perfect antidote in a heavy training period to just fall in windsurfing all over again.

 

Fun fact: alongside competition, I am also working for Duotone in the Marketing Department!

Latest Results

2022 IFCA Slalom World Championships – 2nd

2021 IFCA Slalom World Championships – 2nd

2021 PWA Slalom – 4th

2021 Vice British Champion - Wave, Slalom, Foil Slalom

2021 British Champion - Foil Speed League

2018 IFCA Youth Slalom World Champion

2016 British Freestyle Champion