The first transfers for 2016 are already officially announced.
- Top German freestyler Adi Beholz left Fanatic and announced a new partnerships with Patrik for 2016
- Hard-charging water lady Fiona Wylde re-joins her former sail sponsor Sailworks and leaves Goya Sails
- Gunnar Asmussen, German racer & former IFCA World Champion leaves Patrik and will be on Starboard boards in 2016
- Bruno Martini left RRD sails and will be on Point-7 in 2016
- Fabio Calo, editor in chief of 4windsurf and 2015 Italian wave champion, left Starboard after a long partnership and joined 99NoveNove
- Patrik Diethelm joined Sailloft Hamburg, he leaves Loft Sails after three years
- Maui based rider Bernd Roediger left Quatro/Goya and changed to Naish just before the Aloha Classic 2015
- Pozo local Eleazar Alonso is on Starboard/Severne, he was using Tabou/Gaastra last year
- Nicolas Warembourg left Loftsails and will be on NeilPryde
- Maciek Rutkowski, Polish multi talented pro-windsurfer, left Patrik and Point-7 and released a clip about his past 3 years with these brands. We don’t know his new sponsors yet, but added his farewell clip below.
- The Italian freestyle windsurfer Marco Vinante joins Point-7 and will compete on the EFPT and PWA freestyle tour.
- Dieter van der Eyken joined the fin company Black Project Hawaii and together they are currently working on Dieter’s new signature fin series
- French racer Damien Le Guen joined JP-Australia/NeilPryde and left Exocet/XO-Sails
- Young talented French rider Benjamin Auge left RRD and joined Patrik
- French Julien Taboulet left Naish, joined Goya and will return on tour in 2016
- Maxime van Gent from Bonaire left Fanatic/NorthSails and joins JP-Australia/NeilPryde
- Matteo Iachino left Fanatic/NorthSails and is on Starboard/Point-7 for 2016
- Arrianne Aukes left RRD/Simmer and joined Fanatic/NorthSails/ION
- Turkish Slalom rider Cagla Kubat joins Point-7
- Nicolas Goyard joins Point-7 and leaves Loftsails
Maciek Rutkowksi says Good-bye to Patrik and Point-7 after 4 years with Patrik and 3 years with Point-7
More rumors are around, but nothing is confirmed yet:
Taty Frans is looking for new sponsors for 2016Alexandre Cousin will leave LoftsailsPascal Toselli leaves Point-7Jordy Vonk will join NorthSails
But as already mentioned none of these rumors is confirmed.