Philip Soltysiak
Name: Philip Soltysiak
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Home beach: The Gorge
Discipline: Freestyle, Waves, and some Racing
What’s in your quiver?: The Revolution and NX
Favorite Sail: Revolution 4.5m
Board Set up: My most used board is the Starboard Ignite 93.
What influenced you to start windsurfing?
My parents were into windsurfing, so they got my brothers and me into it at a young age while camping on Georgian Bay. We had some friends our age that did it too, so it was a good environment to get hooked and progress.
Favorite trick? Kabikuchi
What’s your pre-ride ritual: Rub some sunscreen on my nose and go!
Favorite Post-Ride Snack: Pizza!
Life outside of windsurfing?: When I’m not windsurfing I’m most probably biking or skiing.
Learn more at: www.philipsoltysiak.com
Awards & Championships
Canadian Windsurfing Champion
2019 US National Freestyle Champion
2016 US National Slalom Champion
5th PWA World Tour 2016 Freestyle Ranking
7th place 2016 PWA Mercedes-Benz Windsurf World Cup Sylt, Germany
5th place 2016 PWA Fuerteventura World Cup, Spain
3rd place slalom 2016 Gorge Beach Bash Freestyle Champion
9th place 2016 PWA Surf World Cup Podersdorf, Austria
2015 US Nationals Freestyle Champion
3rd place 2015 US Nationals Slalom
2013 US Nationals Freestyle Champion
7th place 2015 PWA Fuerteventura World Cup, Spain
4th place 2015 European Freestyle Pro Tour Lanzarote, Spain
2015 AWSI Male Windsurf Athlete of the Year
2010 Cabarete Classic Freestyle Champion, Dominican Republic
4th place 2010 Lanzarote PWA World Cup, Spain
6th place 2010 PWA World Tour Overall Freestyle World Ranking
10th place 2009 PWA World Tour Overall Freestyle World Ranking