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Windsurfing is a major trend at boot Düsseldorf 2020

The largest number of manufacturers for a long time have announced that they will be participating in the world’s biggest water sports trade fair in Düsseldorf. Never before has so much space been devoted to water sports equipment and accessories. It is becoming apparent that a record will be set in the surfing sector too. boot Düsseldorf 2020 will be open from 18. to 26. January and will be highlighting the trends that can be expected out on the water in the coming season.

Start of the season on the Rhine

Once the last Christmas goodies have been enjoyed, fitness studios get crowded and you begin your training for the 2020 water sports season. Then it is high time to make sure you have all the material you need for the new season too. The simplest way to do this is to visit boot at the end of January. By September 2019, 22 windsurfing and SUP brands had already confirmed that they will be coming – the highest number since the mid-2000s. So plenty of professional support and choice is guaranteed.

Stars to consult

A whole series of windsurfing stars will be appearing in Hall 8a. Then you will have an opportunity to find out first hand where the pros went for their winter training, what material they prefer and what they find particularly good about it. Or you can simply take a selfie with the stars and ask them directly to give you a few tips for your next surfing trip. It goes without saying that you can book this trip on-site too. You’re not a pro yet? No problem. Get professional advice at boot.

In-depth instruction for beginners and budding experts in co- operation with VDWS

Practice makes perfect. So VDWS is offering a series of surfing seminars at boot specially for beginners and budding experts. Registration for them is directly on-site with VDWS. This is where you can obtain all the information you need about the right board and sail, ask questions or prepare to carry out new manoeuvres in dry runs on a surfing simulator instead of spending a great deal of time and energy starting from scratch

out on the water. We have obtained the services of the VDWS team of instructors as coaches for you. For 45 years now, VDWS has been training surfing instructors all over the world using a system that is optimised on an ongoing basis. It would be hard to find more competent experts.

Second only to flying: trend towards foiling and wingsurfing

In the 2020 water sports season, there will be a definite focus on further developments and new products in the foiling and wingsurfing fields. Manufacturers are now supplying foils specially designed for beginners so that less experienced enthusiasts can wingsurf too. Thicker and longer profiles lead to more lift and somewhat lower speeds, combined with improved controllability. The manufacturers will be at boot to demonstrate and explain their new products and concepts in detail.

Last season, we kept on receiving new winging videos. What we saw initially were professional windsurfers foiling elegantly and smoothly off the beaten track in light winds; later came the first races off Maui and increasingly radical jumps, flights, manoeuvres and combinations of different disciplines. What will this be leading to? Which concepts have the potential to become mass markets? These developments are definitely spectacular and everything worth knowing will be on offer at boot. And those who want more will simply have to try it all out for themselves.

Ripping like there is no tomorrow

This year you will have another opportunity to surf THE WAVE made by citywave. Advance online registration at www.thewave.boot.de – from the end of November 2019 onwards – is strongly recommended to make this possible. Or go directly to the counter at the 65-metre flatwater pool and get a wakeboarding or stand-up paddling slot there. Children and other tough cookies can go skimboarding again too; on-site registration for this is required this time too.

Thrilling contests guaranteed on both boot weekends

While the first contest weekend is reserved entirely for surfers and professional windsurfers, it will be the turn of the stand-up paddlers on the second weekend, when they will be holding their championship in both the sprint and standing wave disciplines.

Contests and show programme: WAVE Masters - 18. & 19.01.2020

Tow-in Windsurfing Contest – 18. & 19.01.2020 SUP WAVE Masters – 25. & 26.01.2020 Pooltastic Wakeboard Contest - 25.01.2020 European Skimboard Cup - 25.01.2020 SUP Short Trackmasters - 26.01.2020

List of manufacturers in alphabetical order (September 2019):

Windsurfing/SUP brands

Here are the most important facts about boot at a glance:

• boot Düsseldorf is open every day from 10.00 to 18.00 from 18. to 26. January 2020

• Almost 13,000 square metres devoted to surfing for visitors to try out first hand in Hall 8a, right next to the north entrance

• 1,400 square metre pool with a 2.0 cableway for wakeboarding, tow-in windsurfing and a foiling show as well as SUP tests

• THE WAVE – surfing on an authentic deep-water wave created by citywave®

• The major manufacturers available on site to answer questions and provide information

• Stars and experts from all trending sports appearing non-stop on the stage next to the big pool

• Book your next surfing holiday directly on-site

• Ideal shops for bargain hunters in Hall 8a too

• boot tickets can be used to travel free of charge on the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) public transport system

• Ticket prices and online tickets are available at http://bit.ly/boot2020ticket

• Attractive benefits for boot.club members available at http://bit.ly/boot2020bootclub

Incidentally: parking lot P1 at the Caravan Center is the right destination for anyone who is coming in his own bus: electricity, water and waste disposal are no problem here – and the distance from bed to board couldn’t be shorter.

October 2019

Press contact: Press Department boot Düsseldorf 2020 Tania Vellen [email protected] Cathrin Imkampe, [email protected] Tel.: +49 211/4560-518/589