The PWA has announced the launch of the Islas Canarias PWA Windsurfing Excellence Awards. This is an entirely new concept of awards developed by riders - and open to all riders. The awards will run every year starting from now, with the winner of each category being announced in January of the following year.

The Islas Canarias PWA Windsurfing Excellence Awards will consist of a variety of categories, which are; Biggest wave of the year, jump of the year, best single wave riding move of the year, freestyle move of the year, wipe out of the year and the racing move of the year. There will also be a completely separate set of awards for; PWA sailor of the year, an honorary award, photographer of the year, short film of the year and last but not least an award for outstanding achievement in windsurfing cinematography.

The really exciting part about the Islas Canarias PWA Windsurfing Excellence Awards is that they are open to absolutely everyone, so whether you are a full time pro or a weekend warrior, you now have the opportunity to pit yourself against the best in the world.

So how can you participate? Just go to the PWA website, fill in the registration form and submit a link to the foto or video you would like to nominate. It will be exciting to see your best, craziest, wildest and funniest shots!!