PAULINE KATZ

THE LOWDOWN

Born in Switzerland, I spent my childhood on a snowboard. I surfed my very first wave in Gnaraloo, Western Australia, in 2016. After this first taste of wave sailing, I couldn’t stop dreaming about it while working as an engineer back home.

At 30, I quit my job to follow my dream of sailing more. I ended up in Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, where I’m a resident now. Pozo is the perfect spot to spend a lot of time in the water.

I learned to forward loop the first summer, landed my first backloop the second one and some pushloops the third one.

For me, riding the Redback has been a game-changer and I love being fully powered on my 3.0 in Pozo.

RESULTS

2024: 4th Chile World Cup / 5th Gran Canaria Pozo Izquierdo World Cup

2023: 2nd PWA/IWT Pacasmayo. 4th PWA/IWT Omaezaki. 9th PWA/IWT Pozo Izquierdo

FOLLOW PAULINE

JOINED TEAM SEVERNE

1.01.2023

HOME SPOT

Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria, Spain

BIOMETRICS

55kg – 160cm

WINDSURF INSPIRATION

Laure Treboux

FIRST SEVERNE PRODUCT YOU EVER USED

S-1

FAVORITE PIECE OF SEVERNE GEAR

Redback and Nano

GEAR CHOICE

REDBACK

NANO

CYCLOPS

AIR

GALLERY

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