About Tycho

Name Tycho Smits
Age 15 year
Residence Kralendijk, Bonaire
Language Dutch & English
Education Havo 4th grade
Family Mother, father and younger brother
Job Bartender and Kitchen at the Hangout Beachbar
Club Windsurf Association Bonaire
Windsurf School Frans Paradise

Tycho is a friendly, relaxed teenager full of passion for windsurfing.  He started windsurfing at the age of 10 and soon joined the advanced team in the Sunday morning classes.  Since then, he can be found daily on the waters around Bonaire, training in all circumstances, easy chop in Lac Bay or training in the waves on the east coast of Bonaire. Tycho is a very disciplined person who knows well what is important in life, which helps him to maintain a perfect balance between school, surfing, going to the Gym and as many teenagers racing games on his PlayStation. When he got in contact with Windfoiling, the Olympic flame started to catch fire and plans for Los Angeles 2028 were already made, but his focus is now fully on Slalom course racing in the PWA and IFCA class. That's also Tycho; being realistic and focus on his goals.

For now he has one dream: Become PWA World Champion in the Pro fleet!

Competition results

Year Event Category Discipline Result
2024 Alacati Windfest PWA Youth and Junior Slalom Cup Under 17 Foil 1st
2024 Alacati Windfest PWA Youth and Junior Slalom Cup Under 17 Fin 8th
2024 Cold Hawaii PWA Youth World Cup Under 17 Fin 2nd
2024 Cold Hawaii PWA Youth World Cup Under 17 Foil 2nd
2024 Bonaire Youth Slalom World Cup Under 17 Fin 1st
2024 Aruba Hi Winds Youth Slalom World Cup Under 17 Fin 2nd
2024 Aruba Hi Winds Youth Slalom World Cup Under 17 Foil 1st
2023 Alacati Windfest PWA Youth and Junior Slalom World Cup Under 15 Fin 1st
2023 Bonaire Regatta Slalom Under 17 Foil 1st
2023 King of the Caribbean U17 Under 17 Fin 1st
2023 IFCA Pan-American Open Windsurfing Championship Under 15-17 Fin 1st
2022 King of the Caribbean Under 15 Fin 2nd
2022 IFCA Junior Pan-America U15 & U17 Under 17 Fin 2nd

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