The Team

We all working at Witchcraft are enthusiastic windsurfers and surfers. Just as the people in our team who are all excellent sailors. See our people and boards in action.

Team Riders

Bouke Becker

Bouke

Bouke is the shaper and founder of Witchcraft. He grew up on the dutch North-sea island of Terschelling and moved to Fuerteventura in '93.

Peggy Becker-Hellrung

Peggy

Peggy grew up in Leipzig in former communist East-Germany. Being a free-spirited person, she fled her country ...

Will Ward

Will

Born in England in 1983, brought up on flat water on a lake. Now living on Fuerteventura since 2003, first working at the legendary Gibsons Restaurant, now working in construction in the mornings to sail in the afternoon

Pieter Delaleeuw

Pieter

Pieter from Belgium is a long time Fuerte local for over 10 years. At 95kg, he always had problems with the lighter winds of Fuerte till he tried a 89 Wave Series and was sold right away. His first reaction after his first test:

Andrew Fawcett

Andrew

Andrew is a hot local rider from Cornwall, UK and usually can be found ripping up the powerfull waves around Cornwall. Andrew ended up fourth in the 2009 Cornwall BWA wavesailing competition at Gwithian and Marazion just behind 3 PWA sailors. Andrew is also sponsored by 5-Oceans Sails

Juan-Daniel Rodriguez Tabares

Juan-Daniel

Juan-Daniel is probably Lanzarote most radical wave sailor. He has been studying and sailing for a couple of years on Gran Canaria and there he has become a very complete sailor....

Stefan Grolleman

Stefan

Stefan´s home spot is Wijk aan Zee in Holland but goes to Pozo every summer. His specialty is mega high back loops.

Olivier Pas

Oli

I live in Belgium but very near to the French spot Wissant. In winter I go wavesailing with my friends around Europe, in summer I train in Pozo. I like strong conditions: strong wind, big waves like we can get in the North of Europe in winter.

Pierre Fremion

Pierre

Pierre is a teacher of physical education. He lives and rides in “Haute Normandie” since 2001. He’s now one of the best locals.
Born in 1977 in the middle of France, too far away from the ocean! First....

Jean-Paul Wosylus

Jean-Paul

Rad-mad sailor from Germany living in Sotavento. Jean Paul is known for his radical style when the conditions are firing.

Arjon Hofman

Arjon

I'm Arjon Hofman, living in the North of the Netherlands. De spots where you can find me sailing are Wijk aan Zee, IJmuiden, Camperduin, Petten and the Razende bol. I love sailing in the Netherlands, there are definetely great days to find! I try to travel as much....

Laurent Kemeling

Laurent

Born and living in the SW of Holland about
50 mtrs. from his local wavespot "Domburg".

Ican, Mike & Svilen in Bulgaria

Bai Ican

Ican, Mike and Svilen are running the factory in Bulgaria. All are fanatical windsurfers making regular trips to Turkey, Greece, Morocco or Canary Islands.

Huub van Etten

Huub

Energy pack and adrenaline junkie. Former Speedfreak moved to the howling winds of Pozo for the kick of high extreme jumps.

Matthijs Collard

Matt

From Holland, creater of this website, loves windsurfing, surfing AND working!

Tom Szepes

Punta Tom

Born in Berlin and moved to Fuerte in ´94 with his mate Udo. Sailing Witchcraft since ´95 (1st. official Witchcraft customer on Fuerte)
After running their own diving school for 2 years...