HUNGRY FOR MORE

Fabian Wolf has strengthened his collaboration with team SEVERNE for the 026 racing season, stepping up to the international racing team. The German racer came through national slalom, survived an Olympic campaign derailed by illness, and finished 2025 as Vice European Champion and 5th at PWA Japan. He’s 27 and hungry for more.

Fabi Wolf started competitive windsurfing at 19, racing national slalom events in Germany. When iQFOiL was announced as the Olympic class, he committed fully to foiling and earned a spot on the German Sailing Team.

The Olympic campaign was going well. Solid early results, good coaches, real momentum. Then his body let him down.

“Unfortunately, halfway through I got seriously sick with stomach problems and lost more than 10 kg in a short time, which made it very difficult to stay competitive in iQFOiL where body weight plays a big role,” says Fabi.

He kept racing national slalom events on the side. At his lower weight, he could compensate with smaller sails and foils. What started as a workaround became a new direction.

“That experience motivated me to focus more on slalom and eventually make the step into PWA racing.”

Fabi foil racing at PWA Japan 2025

From Olympic courses to PWA heats

iQFOiL racing runs long, tactical courses where consistency over many races decides the outcome. PWA slalom is compressed, aggressive, and unforgiving.

“In PWA slalom and foil it’s much more direct; short, intense heats where the start and small decisions can decide everything,” says Fabi. “What surprised me a bit was how fast and aggressive the racing can be, but that’s also what makes it so exciting. Every heat feels like a sprint and you really have to be fully focused from start to finish.”

His first PWA events came in 2024 after the Olympic campaign ended: 12th at Fuerteventura, 14th at Sylt. Not headline results, but enough to see what was possible with more time on the circuit.

Foil racing at PWA Sylt 2025

European and World titles

By mid-2025 the results started to stack up. Fabi claimed the Vice European Championship at the IFCA Europeans and won the Formula Foil World Championship and German Championship.

At Sylt he had a mixed event; some really solid race results alongside a few big mistakes. But the titles proved he belonged at this level.

Japan and the A-Final

He arrived in Japan with confidence in his potential but no guarantee of anything.

“In Japan I focused on my own sailing, stayed confident, and managed to finish every race in the A-Final, ending up 5th overall,” he says. “That result showed me that I’m not far away from the top three.”

On the foil at PWA Japan 2025

Stepping up for 026

Fabi’s move to SEVERNE’s international racing team for 026 changes his title but not much else in practice.

“I’m still surrounded by great people, receiving perfect support, and sailing some of the fastest sails out there,” he says. “It gives me a lot of confidence going into the season, and I’m really looking forward to getting started and showing what we can do on the racecourse.”

The winter has been about preparation. Gym work, road cycling, and hours on the water.

The targets

Four events define Fabi’s 026 season: the IFCA World Championship, IFCA European Championship, PWA Sylt, and PWA Japan. He’s not hedging.

“My goal is to bring my sailing to another level and perform strongly at the four major events,” says Fabi. “I hope to deliver results at the highest level and build on the strong results I achieved at the end of 2025, finishing as Vice European Champion and taking 5th place in Japan.”

“This year the goal is to make life on the racecourse as difficult as possible for everyone; the Wolf is hungry for more.”

Slalom racing at California Windsurf Cup, Sylt 2025

Fabi sails the Hyper and Mach for his foil and slalom racing.

Photos: John Carter / PWA World Tour, California Windsurf Cup

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