Wing foil at Cartagena (Mar Menor): when to go, record speeds and leaderboard

Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain

The main season at Cartagena is in September, and wing foil sessions mostly start between 14:00 and 16:00. At Cartagena, 26% of sessions are Wing foil.

Sessions, 12 months
158
Riders, 12 months
10
Sessions, 30 days
9
Record, 12 months
29.4 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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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan2
  • Feb24
  • Mar31
  • Apr19
  • May18
  • Jun11
  • Jul0
  • Aug11
  • Sep33
  • Oct5
  • Nov4
  • Dec0

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 16:00. Local start time.

  • 9:004
  • 10:006
  • 11:0011
  • 12:0019
  • 13:0016
  • 14:0032
  • 15:0043
  • 16:0018
  • 17:003
  • 18:005
  • 19:001

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • NE56
  • SW41
  • S27
  • E12
  • NW9
  • N4
  • SE3
  • W3
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Distance and sessions in the last 12 months.

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Questions

When is the best time for Wing foil at Cartagena?

Wing foil sessions at Cartagena are mostly in September. The busiest month is September, with 33 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Wing foil at Cartagena better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 14:00 and 16:00, local time. 13% start before noon and 87% from noon on.

How popular is Wing foil at Cartagena?

158 wing foil sessions by 10 riders in the last 12 months. That is 26% of all sessions at Cartagena.

What is the Wing foil speed record at Cartagena?

29.4 knots (54.4 km/h), Wing foil, on March 29, 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.