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Wing foil and Powerboat at Cartagena, Mar Menor: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain

The main season at Cartagena is between August and October, and sessions mostly start between 13:00 and 17:00. Wing foil accounts for 26% of sessions.

Sessions, 12 months
603
Riders, 12 months
41
Sessions, 30 days
75
Record, 12 months
33.7 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
1Ian Shellcock29.4 kn 54.4 km/h
2Joaquin Carrasco17.9 kn 33.1 km/h
3Jon Bilbao17.4 kn 32.3 km/h
4Sev16.9 kn 31.3 km/h
5Eustaquio David Martinez Vera16.8 kn 31.2 km/h
6Isabelle Couto15.9 kn 29.4 km/h
7Pepe13.9 kn 25.8 km/h
8Itxawind10.0 kn 18.5 km/h
9Simon Fischer5.7 kn 10.6 km/h
10Humberto Martínez Barberá4.3 kn 8.0 km/h

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Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Brian Røgild33.7 kn 62.4 km/h
2Michael Brozio29.3 kn 54.3 km/h
3Alberto Marugan28.5 kn 52.8 km/h
4Anonymous rider26.7 kn 49.4 km/h
5Jacques COLLIAUX25.8 kn 47.7 km/h
6Andrés24.2 kn 44.9 km/h
7Humberto Martínez Barberá22.1 kn 41.0 km/h
8Ian Shellcock18.1 kn 33.6 km/h
9Javier15.9 kn 29.4 km/h
10Joyce14.3 kn 26.4 km/h

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Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Konrad Kneubuehler23.5 kn 43.5 km/h
2Christian Strömblad21.6 kn 40.0 km/h
3Ian Shellcock20.0 kn 37.1 km/h
4Cristian18.7 kn 34.7 km/h
5Eustaquio David Martinez Vera18.6 kn 34.4 km/h
6tarjei berge18.6 kn 34.4 km/h

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Sailing: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Anonymous rider22.5 kn 41.6 km/h
2Santiago Leal Delicado20.0 kn 37.0 km/h
3Javier15.0 kn 27.8 km/h
4José Manuel Sánchez Fernández11.2 kn 20.8 km/h
5María Alarcón9.9 kn 18.4 km/h
6Thomas Räuber9.7 kn 18.0 km/h
7Matthias Lindner8.5 kn 15.7 km/h
8Jose antonio Jalon amoros7.6 kn 14.1 km/h
9Jose Maria Terciado Terciado5.2 kn 9.7 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan21
  • Feb67
  • Mar71
  • Apr56
  • May54
  • Jun41
  • Jul25
  • Aug86
  • Sep78
  • Oct70
  • Nov34
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • Wing foilSeptember33
  • PowerboatAugust44
  • WindsurfMarch20
  • KayakSeptember13
  • KitesurfOctober9
  • SailingOctober15

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 17:00. Local start time.

  • 0:009
  • 1:004
  • 2:001
  • 3:003
  • 4:002
  • 5:000
  • 6:0013
  • 7:008
  • 8:004
  • 9:0030
  • 10:0048
  • 11:0041
  • 12:0050
  • 13:0058
  • 14:0078
  • 15:00105
  • 16:0071
  • 17:0019
  • 18:0018
  • 19:0014
  • 20:007
  • 21:009
  • 22:008
  • 23:003

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • N179
  • NE126
  • SW100
  • S63
  • E55
  • SE36
  • NW25
  • W15
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Cartagena?

Sessions at Cartagena are mostly between August and October. The busiest month is August, with 86 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Cartagena better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 13:00 and 17:00, local time. 27% start before noon and 73% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Cartagena?

Wing foil (26%), Powerboat (20%), Windsurf (19%), Kayak (8%), and Kitesurf (6%). Waterspeed recorded 603 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Cartagena?

33.7 knots (62.4 km/h), Windsurf, on January 31, 2026. It is the fastest session at Cartagena on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

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

Ian Shellcock, with 29.4 knots on March 29, 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.