The wind and waves are his friends: Vincent Langer, the 23-year-old professional windsurfer from Schönkirchen, Germany, has been on the scene for more than 10 years. He became interested in windsurfing through his father, who previously worked as a volunteer surfing teacher at Surf Club Kiel. At six years old he was already able to stand on his board unaided. At the age of eight or nine, he spent a short time thinking surfing was a waste of time, and played football instead. But he then rediscovered his passion and only wanted to do one thing: become a professional windsurfer. And he managed it!

For Vincent there is nothing better than being on the water, be it wave sailing or racing. With the G-SHOCK logo on his sail and a G-SHOCK strapped to his wrist, Vincent has already chalked up a number of successes:

He won his first youth regattas at the age of 11, followed by 4 state youth championship titles and 5 German national championship titles. In 2006, he was called up to be a member of the Olympic squad for the Deutscher Segler-Verband (German Sailing Association) and set a new world speed record.

In 2005, he took a bronze medal at the Junior World Championship. From 2006 to 2008, he served time as a sports soldier in the German army, and was able to fulfil his dream of becoming a professional windsurfer.

After taking the German Vice Champion titles in 2008 and 2009, Vincent Langer became the most successful German windsurfer in the 2010 season, enjoying international renown. He took sixth place in the slalom at the European Championship, third place in the Formula class at the Nordic Championship, as well as fourth place in the wave/freestyle class and third place in slalom and Formula at the German Championship in 2010.

In Vincent Langer's opinion, G-SHOCK watches are the best on the market. Voiceover: "Without G-SHOCK, my starts would only have been half as good!"

Wave sailing

Wave sailing is the pinnacle of windsurfing. It is similar to classic surfing without a sail; the surfer rides the waves with a windsurfing board, using the ascents and the power of the wind to accelerate, flinging himself into the air to perform spectacular jumps.

Racing

Racing is a competition between surfers that takes place on a course set out using buoys, which the surfers have to circle. Whoever crosses the finishing line first wins the race.

Formula

Formula windsurfing is a type of racing where only boards that fulfil criteria set by the International Sailing Federation are permitted to run the race.

Slalom

Slalom is a type of competition where the course runs in a figure of eight and features buoys, which the surfers have to circle.

German Youth Championship 2001–2005	German Youth Champion
Schleswig-Holstein State Junior Championship 2002–2005	State Youth Champion
Junior World Championship in 2005	Bronze medal
Junior European Championships	Junior European Champion
Olympic squad in 2006
German Championship in 2006	Bronze medal
Olympic squad in 2007
German Championship in 2007	Silver medal
German freestyle rankings in 2007	Second place
Danish Championship in 2007	Silver medal
Olympic squad in 2008
German Championship in 2008	Silver medal
Olympic Windsurfing Team in 2008 and 2009	World speed record
German Championships in 2009	Second place
Dutch Formula and Slalom Championships in 2009	First place
Danish Championships in 2009	Second place
White Sands Festival in 2009	First place
German Championship Final in Sylt in 2010	Third place
European Championship in 2010	Sixth place (best German competitor)
Nordic Championship in 2010	Third place
German Freestyle Championship in 2010	Fourth place
The Misson (largest slalom regatta in the world) in 2010	Fourth place