Björn Dunkerbeck

Bjørn Dunkerbeck (born 16 July 1969) is a professional windsurfer who has won the Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) Overall World Championships a record 42 times.^[1][2][3]

Bjorn Dunkerbeck in the Netherlands during the World Tour (2005)

Bjorn Dunkerbeck in Proof board factory

Dunkerbeck is the son of a Dutch father and a Danish mother, but sailed under the Spanish flag number ESP-11, as he grew up in the volcanic archipelago of Canary Islands in Spain. He dominated the late 1980s and the entire 1990s professional scene, especially in racing, but was also a champion in wavesailing.^[4]

Both he and his sister Britt^[5] have held records for the World Sailing Speed Record Council Nautical Mile.^[6][7] In the 2021 Lüderitz Speed Challenge in Namibia he reached a top speed of 55.97 knots.^[8][9]

PWA titles

• Overall World Champion (1988–1999)
• Race World Champion (1988–1999) and 2001
• Wave World Champion (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001)
• Freestyle World Champion (1998)
• Speed World Champion (1994)