Wing foil and Windsurf at Genoa, Liguria: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Liguria, Italy

The main season at Genoa is between September and October, and sessions mostly start between 8:00 and 14:00. Wing foil accounts for 58% of sessions.

Sessions, 12 months
747
Riders, 12 months
52
Sessions, 30 days
94
Record, 12 months
35.1 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Alessandro José Tomasi35.1 kn 65.0 km/h
2Alessio29.6 kn 54.9 km/h
3Alessandro Maggi Baesso26.9 kn 49.8 km/h
4R O B Y S C A L E R A26.2 kn 48.6 km/h
5matteocrovetto25.6 kn 47.5 km/h
6Ugo25.4 kn 47.1 km/h
7Alessio25.1 kn 46.4 km/h
8Beppe Pontremoli24.9 kn 46.1 km/h
9Massimo Moltini23.8 kn 44.1 km/h
10Felice Levatino23.5 kn 43.6 km/h

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Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Gioele Incani32.1 kn 59.4 km/h
2Lorenzo Zambelli30.5 kn 56.4 km/h
3Alessio28.5 kn 52.8 km/h
4PietroITA44126.8 kn 49.6 km/h
5Antonio Cogliandro26.2 kn 48.6 km/h
6Francesco Paco Rebaudi24.1 kn 44.6 km/h
7Luca23.9 kn 44.3 km/h
8Emi21.8 kn 40.3 km/h
9matteocrovetto21.7 kn 40.1 km/h
10Raphael Sicouri20.8 kn 38.6 km/h

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Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Luca Marongiu31.3 kn 58.0 km/h
2Raphael Sicouri27.2 kn 50.4 km/h
3Fabrizio20.8 kn 38.5 km/h
4matteocrovetto17.3 kn 32.1 km/h
5Raffaele Iannone12.9 kn 23.8 km/h
6Pier Nicola Matricardi12.0 kn 22.2 km/h
7Roberto Valente11.4 kn 21.2 km/h
8Alessio8.2 kn 15.1 km/h
9Roberto Casadei7.8 kn 14.5 km/h
10Alberto Sonsini7.3 kn 13.6 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan87
  • Feb44
  • Mar102
  • Apr92
  • May40
  • Jun35
  • Jul47
  • Aug32
  • Sep117
  • Oct125
  • Nov26
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • Wing foilOctober79
  • WindsurfOctober25
  • SailingApril15
  • PumpJuly14
  • SUPFebruary8

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 8:00 and 14:00. Local start time.

  • 6:005
  • 7:0040
  • 8:0083
  • 9:00112
  • 10:0091
  • 11:0070
  • 12:0086
  • 13:0083
  • 14:0054
  • 15:0055
  • 16:0026
  • 17:0024
  • 18:0013
  • 19:004
  • 20:001

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • N599
  • SE69
  • S42
  • NW14
  • SW12
  • NE5
  • E3
  • W3
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Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.

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Questions

When is the best time to go to Genoa?

Sessions at Genoa are mostly between September and October. The busiest month is October, with 125 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Genoa better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 8:00 and 14:00, local time. 54% start before noon and 46% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Genoa?

Wing foil (58%), Windsurf (16%), Sailing (10%), Pump (7%), and SUP (4%). Waterspeed recorded 747 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Genoa?

35.1 knots (65.0 km/h), Wing foil, on October 25, 2026. It is the fastest session at Genoa on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Genoa?

Alessandro José Tomasi, with 35.1 knots on October 25, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.