Wing foil and Windsurf at Palau, North Sardinia: when to go, stats and leaderboard
North Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy
Sessions at Palau are mostly between April and October, usually starting between 11:00 and 17:00. The most popular sport is Wing foil (35% of sessions).
- Sessions, 12 months
- 1,228
- Riders, 12 months
- 219
- Sessions, 30 days
- 146
- Record, 12 months
- 30.3 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
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | riccardo zorzi | 29.4 kn 54.5 km/h | |
| 2 | Simbai | 27.4 kn 50.8 km/h | |
| 3 | Viola | 25.9 kn 47.9 km/h | |
| 4 | Tom H. | 23.7 kn 43.9 km/h | |
| 5 | Schwaese | 23.5 kn 43.6 km/h | |
| 6 | Stephan Orel | 23.5 kn 43.6 km/h | |
| 7 | Jon Bilbao | 22.7 kn 42.1 km/h | |
| 8 | Andrea Derosas | 22.2 kn 41.1 km/h | |
| 9 | Carsten Sievers | 22.1 kn 41.0 km/h | |
| 10 | Alex WBC | 21.9 kn 40.5 km/h |
Windsurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondino | 30.3 kn 56.1 km/h | |
| 2 | Uwe Müchler | 29.6 kn 54.9 km/h | |
| 3 | Max Hieber | 29.6 kn 54.8 km/h | |
| 4 | Arian Loh | 28.8 kn 53.4 km/h | |
| 5 | Simbai | 28.3 kn 52.5 km/h | |
| 6 | Mario Frank | 27.0 kn 50.0 km/h | |
| 7 | Mattia Baietta | 26.6 kn 49.2 km/h | |
| 8 | Martin | 26.4 kn 48.9 km/h | |
| 9 | Andi Fleischli | 25.9 kn 47.9 km/h | |
| 10 | Anonymous rider | 25.9 kn 47.9 km/h |
Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin (Team WBC) | 26.7 kn 49.5 km/h | |
| 2 | Federico Midei | 24.7 kn 45.7 km/h | |
| 3 | Marco Santucci | 22.9 kn 42.5 km/h | |
| 4 | Marcel Katz | 22.6 kn 41.9 km/h | |
| 5 | Federico | 21.1 kn 39.1 km/h | |
| 6 | Federico Mazzetti | 21.0 kn 38.9 km/h | |
| 7 | Boulou | 20.1 kn 37.3 km/h | |
| 8 | Mike Betz | 19.5 kn 36.1 km/h | |
| 9 | Roberto Ricci | 19.0 kn 35.1 km/h | |
| 10 | Heimo Hänninen | 18.5 kn 34.2 km/h |
Windfoil: top 10 by top speed
| # | Rider | Top speed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Moleon | 21.1 kn 39.1 km/h | |
| 2 | ereusch | 19.0 kn 35.1 km/h | |
| 3 | Alex | 18.6 kn 34.5 km/h | |
| 4 | Arjan | 18.0 kn 33.4 km/h | |
| 5 | Kim Mj | 17.0 kn 31.4 km/h | |
| 6 | Mike Betz | 16.9 kn 31.3 km/h | |
| 7 | Matteo Sordo | 16.7 kn 30.9 km/h | |
| 8 | Jutta Busse | 13.2 kn 24.5 km/h | |
| 9 | Anonymous rider | 12.1 kn 22.5 km/h | |
| 10 | Andrea | 7.3 kn 13.6 km/h |
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Sessions by month
Best month by sport
- Wing foilMay82
- WindsurfJune59
- KitesurfAugust36
- SUPJune29
- WindfoilJuly18
- ParawingJune12
Sessions by time of day
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 17:00. Local start time.
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Nearby spots
Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.
- La Maddalena4.5 km126
- Arzachena11 km136
- Santa Teresa Gallura17 km574
- Aglientu25 km90
- Bonifacio30 km329
- Olbia30 km281
- Golfo Aranci30 km46
- Loiri Porto San Paolo39 km21
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Questions
When is the best time to go to Palau?
Sessions at Palau are mostly between April and October. The busiest month is June, with 193 sessions in the last 12 months.
Is Palau better in the morning or in the afternoon?
Most sessions start between 11:00 and 17:00, local time. 19% start before noon and 81% from noon on.
Which sports do people practise at Palau?
Wing foil (35%), Windsurf (26%), Kitesurf (10%), SUP (5%), and Windfoil (4%). Waterspeed recorded 1,228 sessions here in the last 12 months.
What is the speed record at Palau?
30.3 knots (56.1 km/h), Windsurf, on March 16, 2026. It is the fastest session at Palau on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.
Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Palau?
riccardo zorzi, with 29.4 knots on September 10, 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.