The inaugural X‑15 Wing Worlds brought 107 riders from 24 nations to Ibiza from 4–8 November. Light winds limited racing across the five days, but there was enough breeze late on Sunday to get the junior fleets back on the water. By the end of the championship, the five titles had gone to riders from five different countries. Kamil Manowiecki and Jette Koep took the senior titles at the first X‑15 Wingfoil World Championships.
Manowiecki and Koep take the senior titles
The senior fleets completed two races each on the opening day. With no further senior racing possible, those results decided the medals. Poland’s Kamil Manowiecki took the men’s title ahead of France’s Romain Ghio and American Kai Mirel. Germany’s Jette Koep won both women’s races, with Poland’s Pola Wawrzyniak taking silver and Marcelina Korszon bronze.
Li turns it around as the juniors get a final shot
China’s Yana Li had the biggest turnaround of the championship. A black-flag disqualification in the opening race left her needing more racing. When the wind arrived on Sunday, she won both remaining races and was able to discard the disqualification. France’s Anae Rio took silver and Norway’s Ane Fiskvik Mjoen bronze.
In the Under-19 men’s fleet, American Holland Vierling won all four races at his first international event. France’s Baptiste Loire finished second, while Spain’s Leo Zabell climbed from ninth in the opening race to take bronze overall.
Brazil’s Benjamin Almeida won the first three Under-15 races and discarded his eighth place in the final race. American Harrison Doyle won that last race to take silver, finishing level on points with Poland’s Kacper Hryniewicz, who took bronze.
What makes X‑15 racing different?
X‑15 is a one-design wingfoil class. Everyone races on the same 82-litre board, with a choice of approved foil and wing sizes. Riders can still fine-tune how the foil feels underfoot using shims, which are small spacers that change its angle. That gives riders a common starting point and makes it easier to compare settings and learn from each other.
The class heads to Thailand next for the X‑15 Asian Cup at Amara Watersports Club in December.