WHOF VOTING PROCESS 2023

Below you will find all Candidates who were nominated by their peers for the Windsurfing Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

The balloting results were comprised of a popular vote from the Windsurfing Hall of Fame FB Group, a closed group of selected windsurfing veterans of at least 20 years of experience which counts for 30% of the vote. It was conducted through a FB Poll. The other 70% of the weighted vote came from an elite voting body composed of current WHOF Inductees. This was done through a Survey Monkey link sent out via email to all Inductees.

Best of luck next year to the candidates who did not get in! This was the Year of the Internationals, so the focus was indeed taken off the many great wavesailors in Hawaii and beyond. 


WHOF Class of 2023 Candidates
Rider's Hall Men (5)
Antoine Albeau – France – by Cliff Webb
Mickey Eskimo – Austria – by Jonathan Weston
Brian Talma – Barbados – by Alex Williams
Robby Seeger – Germany – by Jonathan Weston
Scotty H O'Connor – Australia – by Andrew Dolly Divola/Jonathan Weston/Dick Lamb
Erik Beale – UK/France – by Agostina/ Jonathan Weston
Nik Baker – UK – by Joanna Robbins/Cliff Webb/Ant Baker
Cesare Cantagalli– Italy – by Marcello Rivalta/Pietro Porcella
Erik Thieme – France – by Sébastien Ruyant
Rider's Hall Women (3)
Alessandra Sensini– Italy – by Bryan McDonald/Pietro Porcella
Natalie Simon – France – by Jonathan Weston
Tomoko Okazaki– Japan – by Sonja Evensen/Jonathan Weston
Andrea Livingston-Barbara – USA – by Annie Gardner
Inge Bouwmeester – Netherlands – by Michiel Bouwmeester
CarollAnn Alie – Canada – by Bryan McDonald
Julie deWerd (RIP)– USA – by Joel Eser Richman
Craftsmen (Shapers, Sailmakers, Innovators) (3)
Hugues de Turckheim – Shaper – France – by Jean-Paul Riou
Kevin Wadham – Sailmaker – Australia – by Stuart Gilbert
Mike Zajicek – Czechoslovakia – by Skip Boman
Ben Severn – Sailmaker – Australia by Jonathan Weston
Willem Blauw – Sailmaker – Netherlands by Jonathan Weston
Neil Pryde – Hong Kong – by Nils Nils Axel Rosenblad
Charchulla Brothers – Innovators – Germany – by Chad Lyons
André Lefèvre – Sailmaker – France – Sapina Michel
Media (Photographers, Filmmakers, Journalists) (3)
Cliff Webb – Photojournalist/Video Producer – UK by Jonathan Weston/Niklas Salzmann-Webb
Taki Takiguchi (RIP) – Photographer – Japan – by Darrell Wong
Kazuhiro Shimokawatoko – Journalist – Japan – by Darrell Wong
Eric Sanford – Photojournalist – USA – by Jack Hennessy
Jace Panebianco – Filmmaker – USA – by Jonathan Weston
Brian Caserio – Filmmaker – USA – by Larry Stanley
Alex Williams – Photographer – UK – by Jonathan Weston
Pioneers & Promoters (3)
Michiel Bouwmeester – Netherlands – by Stefania Poli/Inge Bouwmeester
Greg Johns – Australia –by Scotty O'Connor
Peter Brockhaus – Germany – by Steve West
Glenn Taylor (RIP) – USA – by Dick Lamb
Martin Spanjer (RIP) – Netherlands – Dick Lamb
Colin Perry – USA – Dick Lamb
Alan Parducci (RIP) – USA #3 – Jonathan Weston
Bep Thijs – Netherlands – Jonathan Weston
Susie Swatek – Jonathan Weston
Ernstfried Prade – Jonathan Weston
Jaap Van Der Rest – Holland – Jonathan Weston
Serge Griessman – France – Jonathan Weston