PWA Vice President

Phil McGain 

Original and former PWA Chairman. Former Course Racing PBA World Champion. Working to help all aspects of windsurfing. Still Actively racing. see ya on the water!

PWA Chairman

Jimmy Diaz

Jimmy Diaz follows in the footsteps of former chairman Phil McGain, who has held the position for twelve years. Newly elected chairman Jimmy Diaz has been windsurfing since the age of twelve and competed in his first professional event four years later. While getting his university degree in electrical engineering, Diaz competed in the 1992 Olympics for the Virgin Islands. After university Diaz returned to his passion for racing and has been competing on the PWA tour ever since. Diaz has been very involved in the development process at several windsurfing companies, most currently as head of development at a major sail brand. Having seen the PWA go through a fair amount of changes as a competitor Diaz is now eager to contribute to its existence and success in his new role as PWA chairman; “I believe these are very exciting times for the PWA. There is a lot of energy and thought being put into developing a stronger, healthier tour which will help in the growth and promotion of our great sport on all levels. I look forward to working together with the media, event organizers, and other associations to bring about the necessary changes to accomplish this. I would like to thank Phil McGain for his undying dedication to the sport and the many years he invested for the good of the PWA and windsurfing in general.”

PWA Board Member

Svein Rasmussen


Born 5.6 1963 in Norway.
10 years on the PWA tour,
Previous sailors representative on the PWA board.
12 years as Managing director of Starboard and Severne sails.
Participant in the first Olympic games of windsurfing in Los Angeles, 1984.
4 times World champion in windsurfing.

PWA Board Member

John Skye

When I finished university I moved to Fuerteventura for a year to learn to wave sail. At the time the World Tour seemed just a dream. However over the years it became closer and closer until in 2002 it was finally a reality. Since starting the tour I have been to loads of new places and had some great experiences. Best of all has been sailing in great conditions with some great friends.

PWA Board Member

Craig Gertenbach

Fanatic Windsurfing Industry Representative to the PWA. I am the brand manager for Fanatic, have been with the brand since 1995 as PWA racer, then later as tester and finally in the office working in Marketing, product management, sales and brand management since 2000. I work closely with our shaper and team riders on the R&D of the boards, testing almost all final protos with the team. So I know the complete business of our company and industry from a few different perspectives, which helps and keeps it interesting.

I am really looking forward to working together with the rest of the Management board on promoting the PWA and our sport. I believe the PWA is actually in a really good position at the moment, with a lot of potential to grow the number of events. Hopefully the industry, media and riders can work together to keep growing the Tour for the benefit of the sport.
 

PWA Board Member

Laure Treboux

Windsurfing has been a very big part of my life since I'm a kid.
I started competing on the PWA tour in both freestyle and waves in 2006, finishing top 3 in freestyle many times and with a 2nd place overall in 2011. Beside competing, coaching is the other important part of my windsurfing career. I run coaching events in different locations in the world, sharing my passion with people of all levels and ages and promoting the sport.
I love every aspect of windsurfing and want to do as much as I can to give back to our sport what it gave me. Being a PWA board member is a great opportunity to do so and I am looking forward to doing my best there.

PWA Board Member

Martin Brandner

EDUCATION: mechnical engineer, studied marketing in the USA, WINDSURFING: started in 1982, worked as instructor in 1988 and 1989, BUSINESS EXPERIENCE: 4 years as marketing manager for industrial company, 10 years as marketing manager of F2 International, brand manager of JP Australia since 2000, 10 years on the PWA MANAGEMENT BOARD. Biggest achievement: suggested and established Freestyle on the PWA Tour

PWA Board Member

Robby Swift

Started in 1987, at the age of 3. My dad was the one who got me into windsurfing, he was pretty keen himself, and that was why he named me after his idol Robby Naish. I have always looked up to all the windsurfers on the world tour, and making a living from windsurfing, as it has always been the way I wanted to spend my life.

Now I still look up to the guys at the top of the world, and the ones who sail with incredible style. My main ambition in life is to live it to the full, and win a world title, and hopefully inspire a lot of kids like myself to go out there and get into a sport that they love.