Vinnicius Martins

Vinnicius Martins

Full Name: Vinnicius Martins   

Date of Birth:            04/23/1996

Place of birth: Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Home Town Now: Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Instagram Handle: @vinmartins

Facebook Page: https://m.facebook.com/vinmartinssup/

Height: 174cm

Weight: 65kg

Marital Status: Single

Windsurfing/SUP/Foiling/Winging Since: Windsurfing since 7yo, SUP since 14yo, Foiling since 2019

Main Disciplines: SUP Race, Wingfoil, Foil Surf, SUP surfing

Favourite Board: Race All Water 14’ and Prone foil 4’5

Favourite Sail or Wing: Cabrinha X Wing 5m

Favourite Foil Setup: Neilpryde HP 11 Carbon Mast

Most Memorable Competition Experiences: Winning the 2019 ISA SUP World Championship in El Salvador

Competition experience you would most like to forget: The year I had to quit the Molokai 2 Oahu race was a tough one... but the year after that I had my bet result to date there, so it was worth the experience.

Most Memorable Out of competition experiences (on the water): Foil surfing the Pororoca, a iconic tidal bore wave that breaks in the Amazon forest here in Brazil!

Out of competition experience you would most like to forget (on the water): Taking some set waves in the head in the last light of the day in Pico Alto, Peru on a big and freezing cold day.

Favourite move: Wing Foiling Table Top, SUP Barrels or bigger waves

Move you are most afraid of: Wing Foil Back Flip

Move you would most like to perfect: Stalled Double, Pushloop Forward

Best Possible Day: SUP surfing and foil surfing in the morning, winging in the afternoon and a great sunset with friends and beer! Or winning a big SUP Race

Favourite Music: Pink Floyd and Jorge Ben For

Favourite Food: Açai, Japanese food and a typical Brazilian Prato Feet

Favourite Spot: Búzios, Maui, Bali and Greece

3 things you cannot live without: The Ocean, Good food, Family/Friends

Favourite motor vehicle: My old Toyota truck and my father’s little motor boat

People who have inspired you: My parents and the whole community of “water people” in my town!

Career Highlights: Winning a SUP Race World Championship, a Pan American Games medal and having a lot of fun on the water.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Competing for a Wingfoil World Title and Surfing big waves with different types of board sports. 

Current Sponsors: JP-Australia, Neilpryde

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