As Marion says – Japan threw everything at the riders from light wind foil racing, medium-strong wind foiling and some full power high wind fin action, and it was great to see our equipment performing so well in all conditions.

In the men’s division the racing was much tighter, with all positions being determined down to the last race. It was thrilling to watch but unfortunately #TeamDuotone were on the wrong side of the luck this season. 

PIERRE MORTEFON

Pierre Mortefon came incredibly close to a podium in Sylt, in the end finishing 4^th place there, but unfortunately couldn’t find a rhythm in Japan. In the end Pierre finished in 8^th place in Japan, leaving him 7^th for the season. It’s the first time since 2014 that Pierre has finished outside of the top 3 and we know for sure that he will be coming back hungrier than ever next year!

JORDY VONK 

For the IFCA Slalom World Champion, Jordy Vonk, there were signs of his world beating ability coming through, but a lack of consistency to continually post top results left him in 10^th place for the week. After a 10^thin Sylt, Jordy is ranked 9^th overall this year. Jordy finishes the season with a plethora of trophies to his name: IFCA Slalom World Champion, Dutch National Champion, One Hour Classic Fin and Foil Winner, Trofeo Nierotti Champion – we are sure it won’t be long before PWA World Champion is added to that list!

Outside of the Top 10, William Huppert finished in 12^th position, whilst Jimmy Thieme scored his best result in a PWA event to date, finishing 24^th and 21^st for the season! Jimmy is definitely one to watch for the future.

Overall, there were some great results and moments of brilliance for the team in a year where almost every single race has counted. We know these boys will be coming back stronger and hungrier than ever before next year!

JENNA GIBSON

In the rest of the women’s fleet, 3 x IFCA Slalom World Champion, Jenna Gibson, struggled to find form on the foil at the start of the week, but finishing with a 3^rd place in the final elimination shows that she is not only a winner on the fin, but she’s definitely one to watch out for on the foil. That final elimination result catapulted Jenna right up the rankings to finish 8^th for 2022.