Björn Dunkerbeck
Björn Dunkerbeck (born 16 July 1969) is a professional windsurfer who has won Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) Overall World Championships a record forty one times.[1][2]
Bjorn Dunkerbeck in the Netherlands during the World Tour (2005)
Bjorn Dunkerbeck in Proof board factory
Dunkerbeck is the son of a Dutch father and a Danish mother, but sailed under the number E-11, as he grew up in the volcanic archipelago and Spanish overseas colony of Canary Islands. He dominated the late 1980s and the entire 1990s professional scene, especially in racing, but was also a champion in wavesailing.[3] He currently sails under the Swiss flag (SUI-11).
Both he and his sister Britt[4] have held records for the World Sailing Speed Record Council Nautical Mile.[5]
PWA titles
- Overall World Champion (1988–1999)
- Race World Champion (1988–1999) and 2011
- Wave World Champion (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001)
- Freestyle World Champion (1998)
- Speed World Champion (1994)
- The best windsurfer (ever)
See also
References
- ↑ Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Sharon Linnea (2003). Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii: Stories of Aloha to Create Paradise Wherever you are. HCIInspirational. ISBN 0-7573-0061-8.
- ↑ "Windsurfer aims for speed record". CNN International. March 14, 2003.
- ↑ "The World Champion of World Champions". noticias.info. November 18, 2005.
- ↑ Waite, Clyde. "Bjorn on Camera". Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ "Nautical Mile Records". World Sailing Speed Record Council. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
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