{"id":4954,"date":"2026-03-19T15:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/defi-wind-named-event-of-the-year-at-the-foiling-awards-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:43:33","slug":"defi-wind-named-event-of-the-year-at-the-foiling-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/en\/defi-wind-named-event-of-the-year-at-the-foiling-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Defi Wind named &#8220;Event of the Year&#8221; at the Foiling Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4954\" class=\"elementor elementor-4954 elementor-4944\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f82cac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f82cac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32c129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e32c129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">foiling awards 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58e3bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f58e3bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060515e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"060515e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c536bed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c536bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Defi Wind named \"Event of the Year\" at the Foiling Awards 2026<\/u><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6869bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6869bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two days after the Foiling Awards ceremony in Genova (Italy), the D\u00e9fi Wind was awarded the prize for &#8220;Event of the Year&#8221;. This major international distinction recognizes its role in the development of watersports and foiling on a global scale. <\/p><p>Created in 2001 in Gruissan, the Defi Wind is now the world&#8217;s largest gathering dedicated to wind-powered watersports. Every year, over 2,000 riders from more than 40 nations gather on the same starting line, which has become legendary in the world of wind sports. <\/p><p>Initially focused on windsurfing, the Wind Challenge has kept pace with developments in the sport, gradually opening up to wingfoil, kitefoil and windfoil. In 2025, almost 1,000 foilers took part in the various Challenges, making the event one of the world&#8217;s largest gatherings dedicated to these fast-growing disciplines. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563a961 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"563a961\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31874d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b31874d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55153761781_74e3cdabae_o-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55153761781_74e3cdabae_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55153761781_74e3cdabae_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55153761781_74e3cdabae_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55153761781_74e3cdabae_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55153761781_74e3cdabae_o-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55153761781_74e3cdabae_o-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9cf2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d9cf2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55152862362_134ee9f563_o-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4942\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55152862362_134ee9f563_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55152862362_134ee9f563_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55152862362_134ee9f563_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55152862362_134ee9f563_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55152862362_134ee9f563_o-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55152862362_134ee9f563_o-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd98f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd98f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>International recognition... and territorial<\/u><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b6bad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1b6bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to the event itself, this award also highlights a region. For more than twenty years, Gruissan has hosted the Defi Wind and established itself as an emblematic venue for watersports, supported by unique natural conditions and a committed local ecosystem. <\/p><p>With several tens of thousands of visitors each year, the Defi Wind is a major outreach lever for the destination, contributing to its international appeal in terms of tourism, business and sport.<\/p><p>This distinction is part of a strong continuity: in 2025, the title of &#8220;Event of the Year&#8221; was awarded to the Vend\u00e9e Globe, the absolute reference in ocean racing. A symbolic passing of the baton between two visions of foiling: on the one hand, extreme performance, and on the other, an open, accessible and collective practice carried by the Defi Wind. <\/p><p>&#8220;They don&#8217;t just sail. 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