1976 Windsurf World Champion 24-times Windsurfing World Champion 1998 Kiteboarding Slalom World Champion 1999 Kiteboarding Slalom and Jumping World Champion 2000 “Lifetime Achievement Award” and “Kiteboarder of the Year” at NEA International Sports Awards Munich, Germany 2000 “Boarder of the Millennium” at the French Boarder Awards 2002 PWA Hall of Fame Induction 2012 “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Nuit de la Glisse 2017 National Sailing Hall of Fame [1] 2019 Hawaii Waterman Hall of Fame Induction Founding Member of the Laureus World Sports Academy 6-time Surfer of the Year (German SURF Magazine)