{"id":5288,"date":"2026-04-06T10:04:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/waterspeed-challenges-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T10:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T08:15:44","slug":"waterspeed-challenges-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defiwind.fr\/en\/waterspeed-challenges-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"WATERSPEED CHALLENGES 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5288\" class=\"elementor elementor-5288 elementor-5249\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4046321 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4046321\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9ebaa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a9ebaa\" 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=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ws_-light-blue-logo_RGB_transp_LEGGERO_DAVVERO-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ws_-light-blue-logo_RGB_transp_LEGGERO_DAVVERO-1024x1024.webp 1024w, http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ws_-light-blue-logo_RGB_transp_LEGGERO_DAVVERO-300x300.webp 300w, http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ws_-light-blue-logo_RGB_transp_LEGGERO_DAVVERO-150x150.webp 150w, http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ws_-light-blue-logo_RGB_transp_LEGGERO_DAVVERO-768x768.webp 768w, http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ws_-light-blue-logo_RGB_transp_LEGGERO_DAVVERO-1536x1536.webp 1536w, http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ws_-light-blue-logo_RGB_transp_LEGGERO_DAVVERO-2048x2048.webp 2048w\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9249d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9249d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6dca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab6dca9\" 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\"><p>CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE<\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fea3cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1fea3cb\" 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1aa18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a1aa18\" 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-3587529 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"3587529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wind.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Wind\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFastest 20 km\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe biggest windsurfing gathering in the world. Register your sessions, reach 20 knots and secure your place in the rankings before the fleet arrives in Gruissan. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJOIN THE CHALLENGE\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\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-b40c747 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b40c747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/defiwind.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wing.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Wing\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFastest 20 km\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSoar over the water and push the limits of your wingfoil speed. 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Record distance, break speed barriers and compete for the Maillot d'Or and free entry to next year's CHALLENGE (2027). \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJOIN THE CHALLENGE\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce3d40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dce3d40\" 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-c9a81cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c9a81cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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