Aqua Cube athlete team

Driven by
the ocean.

We support island athletes who keep progressing on the water, sharing their skill and representing the Maldives at every session and competition.

Team roster

Athletes across every discipline.

Rider 01

Hassan Mahir (Hantey)

Multi-discipline Maldivian rider from Goidhoo. Aqua Cube ambassador for Duotone kitesurfing and wing foiling; three-time Red Bull Wind Rider Champion and Raalhugudi 2023 Champion. On the water since 2016.

Maldives
Nationality
Maldives
Home spot
Goidhoo
Birth year
2003
Kitesurfing since
2016
Sponsored since
2023
Favorite spots
Mathiveri sand bank · Goidhoo

Disciplines

  • Kitesurfing
  • Wing Foiling
  • Kite Foiling
  • Surfing
  • Surf Foiling

Career highlights

  1. 01

    3x RedBull Wind Rider

  2. 02

    Raalhugudi Champion 2023

Rides with

Rider 02

Abdul Ghafoor Ali (Gabbe)

Aqua Cube ambassador for Duotone windsurfing and North Sails. Nationally known sailor who circumnavigated the Maldives by catamaran and continues to promote windsurfing locally.

Abdul Ghafoor Ali (Gabbe) — Aqua Cube windsurfing ambassador
Nationality
Maldives
Home spot
Male'
Birth year
1973
Windsurfing since
2000
Sponsored since
2025
Favorite spots
Maldives atolls

Disciplines

  • Windsurfing
  • Wave
  • Freestyle
  • Slalom
  • Catamaran sailing

Career highlights

  1. 01

    Maldivian Freestyle Championship

  2. 02

    Multiple slalom competition victories

  3. 03

    First solo Topcat circumnavigation of the Maldives (2016)

Rider 03

Abdulla Shaafee (Spiderman)

Aqua Cube ambassador for Connelly wakeboards, water skis, and water toys. Deputy Director of Watersports and Diving at Jalboot Group. Skilled kite surfer and wakeboarder.

Maldives
Nationality
Maldives
Home spot
Male'
Birth year
1990
Wakeboarding since
2010
Sponsored since
2024

Disciplines

  • Wakeboarding
  • Kitesurfing
  • Waterskiing

Rides with

Rider 04

Ryoma Sugi

Japanese PWA youth windsurfer (JPN-12) riding Duotone boards and North sails. Aqua Cube sponsors his World Cup campaign to showcase the Maldives as a windsurfing destination.

Ryoma Sugi Aqua Cube Duotone sponsorship signing — Photo: Avas
Nationality
Japan
Home spot
Japan
Birth year
2010
Windsurfing since
2023
Sponsored since
2025

Disciplines

  • Windsurfing
  • Wave
  • Freestyle

Career highlights

  1. 01

    2023 Gran Canaria PWA Wave U15 Champion

  2. 02

    2024 Gran Canaria PWA Wave U15 Champion

  3. 03

    PWA World Tour Under 15 Boys Wave annual championship

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