GIRLS ON TOUR 2026

Girls on Tour runs seven events in 2026. Wave camps in Tenerife and Pozo, freestyle in Fuerteventura, an all-levels clinic in the Netherlands; coached by top female pros from the PWA World Tour. Pauline Katz built this from scratch in 2022. Four years later, it’s a full European tour.

Pauline Katz quit her engineering career at 30 to chase wave sailing. She packed up from Switzerland, moved to Pozo Izquierdo, and started competing on the PWA World Tour. She’s podium-level; 2nd at Pacasmayo in 2023, finalist at Chile, Maui, and Sylt in 2024. Then, during that first intense season in 2022, she built something on the side.

“When I first started competing on the World Tour, I witnessed some negativity around women’s windsurfing,” says Pauline. “Instead of fighting against that negativity, I wanted to create something positive.”

So she built Girls on Tour; a camp series to grow the women’s community and open doors for female pros beyond competition.

From Canary Islands to continental tour

The early events stayed small; Pauline was juggling a new competition schedule alongside building a camp concept from scratch. Now, four years in, it’s ready to scale.

“I always had the idea of growing it into something bigger one day,” she says. “Now that I feel more settled on tour, it felt like the right moment to take the project to the next level.”

That next level: seven Girls on Tour events in 2026, running alongside six World Cup competitions for Pauline personally. The calendar spans four locations and three disciplines.

El Medano, Tenerife (May 4-8, Aug 11-15): first steps and next steps in wave sailing. Two camps at different progression levels.

Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria (May 23-24, Jun 1-5, Jul 13): wave performance and sail-with-the-pros sessions, coached by Daida Ruano Moreno and Pauline.

Sotavento, Fuerteventura (Jul 22): sail with the pros; freestyle. Maaike Huvermann, Lisa Kloster, and Ziva Batis instructing.

Brouwersdam, Netherlands (Sep 19-20): all levels, all disciplines. Maaike Huvermann on freestyle; Femke van der Veen on slalom. Additional coaches to be announced.

Multiple coaches, multiple perspectives

One detail that separates Girls on Tour from a standard clinic: Pauline brings multiple pro coaches to each camp, not just herself. Every instructor is a specialist in her discipline.

“I believe that different coaching perspectives make the experience more dynamic,” Pauline explains. “Sometimes one piece of advice from another coach can really make things click.”

It also creates something Pauline set out to achieve from day one; coaching opportunities for other professional female windsurfers. The names back that up. Daida Ruano Moreno coaches wave technique in Pozo. Maaike Huvermann runs the freestyle sessions. Lisa Kloster and Ziva Batis round out the Fuerteventura crew.

The moments that stick

Pauline has a few moments she keeps coming back to.

“I remember a woman who had just become a mum a few months earlier, coming back on the water with us and enjoying it so much, while all the women on the beach were cheering for her.”

“We’ve also had participants doing their very first sessions in Pozo during the camps, and now they are sailing there confidently. Seeing that progression is really special.”

Beyond the camps

Pauline sees real momentum beyond her own project.

“There are very positive things happening right now,” she says. “The level is progressing quickly, and more and more women are gaining the respect they deserve on the water. The World Tour and the brands are promoting women better and better, not just because they have to, but because they genuinely value what women bring to the sport.”

Girls on Tour is one part of that shift. More women on the water, more women coaching. The 2026 calendar is live, and Pauline already has plans beyond it.

“I already have many more camps in mind for 2027,” she says. “Let’s see how everything evolves.”

Get involved

Follow Girls on Tour on Instagram: @girlsontour__wind

For bookings and info: windsurfgirlsontour@gmail.com

Photos: Girls on Tour / Pauline Katz

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