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Wow, these guys know how to sail tough conditions! it’s good to see they also struggle with the extremely heavy conditions sometimes 
. Loads of respect. Check out these fantastic shot:
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Red Bull Storm Chasers Highlight reel 2 is a post from: Mad Windsurfing
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Un año más, la playa del Cortal de la Devesa de Sant Pere Pescador, en el Golf de Roses (Costa Brava), frente al Camping La Ballena Alegre, recibirá a la élite del windsurf profesional para disputar una prueba del PWA World Tour: el Gran Premi Catalunya-Costa Brava.
Desde el 31 de mayo y hasta el 5 de junio, un total de 64 windsurfistas de más de 30 países acuden a esta XIII edición del evento que se disputará en la modalidad de slalom.
Con el canario Björn Dunkerbeck encabezando el ránking y como firme aspirante al título, junto al americano Micah Buzianis y el francés Antoine Albeau, se prevé una semana de espectáculo y acción.
Coincidiendo con el PWA World Tour, como cada año, y en el mismo marco, se celebrará la gran fiesta del windsurf español, la Surfalegre, que vivirá su nueva edición con la feria de material y la Concentración de furgonetas Volkswagen.
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Prensa:
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Easter Saturday saw a gathering of windsurfers at South Beach, Tenby for the first ever BSA slalom event. Competitors travelled from far and wide, with some arriving early to take in Ant Baker's clinic on Friday and others blasting across overnight after the Round Hayling event.
The Easter weekend was truly a classic, Freezing easterlies on Saturday saw longboards and SUP’s dominating the masterblasters as there wasn’t just quite enough wind to plane.
Sunday saw better temperatures, decent wind, and blazing sunshine. With the beach packed with day trippers Chris Lewis from Neil Pryde ran a fantastic…
In it’s first official season the BWA are pleased to announce financial support from the following brands: Tushingham, Starboard, Fanatic, North, JP, Neil Pryde, Simmer Sails, Mistral, Moo Custom, RRD, Ezzy, Goya, Naish, Severne, Gaastra and Tabou and not to forget Jem Hall Coaching who is also supporting the BWA.
Mendoza Potrerillos – Argentina
In a nail biting race on the last day, Ross managed to keep his 3rd place overall.
Ross sailed brilliantly in that last race to finish second behind Dutch rider Casper Bouman.
All the riders who could make it for the last step of the podium were right up…
The Formula Worlds didn’t start very well with Delta losing my kit and suitcase in Atlanta after charging $800 for excess baggage.
Fellow competitors were very nice by lending me all the kit. Ross Williams lent me a Gaastra board and mast. Gonzalo Costa…
Test Drive the Championship winning Raceboard kit from Tushingham and Starboard. Starboard and Tushingham Sails are helping the UKWA by offering the association two complete Raceboard sets to racers wishing to compete on the circuit.
The UKWA will handle the distribution of this equipment, but the process by which the kit is allocated is simple. It will be ‘First come First served’
· Clinic Semana Santa en Tarifa del 1 al 4 de abril Más información aquí
· Clinic en Moulay (Marruecos) , semana del 22-29 de mayo – Más información aquí
The British Wave Sailing Association has launched their website with all the information you need about the 2010 Wave Tour. Including specific event info, how to join the BWA and also a unique ‘Rookie’ page designed to blow away all those myths, worries and fears you ever had about entering a wave event.
Back in 1997 International Windsurfer Keith Atkinson realized there was a demand for vinyl lettering and numbering with regards to Sail Identification in the sports of Sailing and Windsurfing and an opportunity to provide a competitive service, thus the business of ‘Kreative Design’ became a reality.
Back in 1997 International Windsurfer Keith Atkinson realized there was a demand for vinyl lettering and numbering with regards to Sail Identification in the sports of Sailing and Windsurfing and an opportunity to provide a competitive service, thus the business of ‘Kreative Design’ became a reality.
Blasting back and forth, checking your speed, racing your mates and trying to get round the corners fast, dry and looking cool! Pure windsurfing fun no matter what level of ability your at or what element of the sport you specialise in. Slalom windsurfing is the most accessible form of…
BWA press release: Due to circumstances very much beyond our control, we have to amend the 2010 Calendar with regards to the Ireland event only. This year we are running the Ireland and Wales event back-to-back! There is NO change to the Wales event, we are simply changing the Ireland dates to follow immediately after.
Formula Experience is the fastest growing windsurfing class due to its simplicity, high performance and low entry cost. The class was introduced internationally in 2001. It is racing class designed simply to make Formula Windsurfing as affordable as possible therefore giving more people the opportunity to race!
Olya Raskina nos envía una nota de prensa y el programa del “Windsurf Beauties camp” – un camp de windsurf solo para chicas patrocinado por JP-Australia y NeilPryde International. Tendrá lugar en Dahab, Egipto, del 28 de febrero al 14 de marzo.
The Windsurf Beauties camp supported by JP-Australia, NeilPryde and coached by the best Russian female windsurfers Olya Raskina RUS14 and Sveta Martynova is taking place in Dahab, Egypt from 28th of February until 14th of March. After the first very successful camp in November 2009, which brought together 30 windsurfing ladies from Russia, this event is going to unite active and sportive women from all over the world.
You can try out windsurfing for the first time and learn quickly. If you are already sailing, you can bring your skills to a new level with the professional windsurfing instructors Olya Raskina and Sveta Martynova. The Windsurf Beauties camp welcomes women of any age and windsurfing skills: from beginner to advanced sailor.
The camp usually lasts for 1 week:
* from 28th of February until 7th of March and
* from 7th of March until 14th of March
of course, girls can also stay for 2 weeks and move to the group of higher level in the 2nd week.
The program consists of windsurfing courses every day, including theory on the beach and practice on the water, video and photo sessions, correction of mistakes and video analysis. Besides windsurfing, girls will visit the touristic center of Dahab, enjoy numerous parties, practice yoga, watch the sunset on the trip to the mountains and do many other exciting things. Every girl will get a DVD with all photos in high quality, special movie of the camp and different prices from JP-Australia and the «Five Square windsurf center».
The costs for a 1 week camp are 300 US dollars, 2 weeks – 500 US dollars. The rental of the equipment has to be paid separately. For rental prices check http://eng.go-dahab.ru/index.php?chapter=windsurfing&topic=prices. Every participator of the camp and her partner will have a 10% discount on the rental.
According to the organizers of the Windsurf Beauties camp, windsurfing is an ideal sport for a woman. It combines fun and exercise that make a woman healthy, fit and happy.
Olya Raskina: Russian female Windsurfing Champion in 2008 and 2009. 8th place at PWA in freestyle in 2008 and 2009. Professional windsurfing instructor of «Five Squares windsurf school». JP-Australia, NeilPryde and MFC rider. Specialized in linguistics and interpreting.
“The first Windsurf Beauties camp hosted 30 girls from different parts of Russia and Ukraine. It was a new exciting and beautiful experience for all: the Windsurfing Beauties and us, their coaches. We were very happy to teach our girls and spend such a great time together. Considering our latest experience, the next camp will be even more fun, active and unforgettable.”
Sveta Martynova: Professional windsurfing instructor of «Five Squares windsurf school». 2 place at Russian Windsurfing championship in 2008 and 2009. 2nd place at Dahab Slalom Week 2009. Professional sailor in all major disciplines – freestyle, slalom and wave.
“Everything that we know about windsurfing, we’ll share with our girls and make it very easy to understand. I really enjoyed our first camp of “Windsurf Beauties”. I think that the girls sailing together felt really relaxed, focused and assertive. At the end, all of them improved their skills a lot!”
You can see the movie from the first Windsurf Beauties camp here.
Our team:
Olya Raskina, Sveta Martynova, Elena Chaikova (windsurf instructors)
Svetoslav Bolgarchuk (cameraman, film maker and producer)
Olga Novikova (professional photographer)
Sveta Morozova (designer of boq’o'boq studio)
Olga Bobrovskaya (PR manager).
Info partners: www.wind.ru, www.go-dahab.ru, www.sport-express.ru, www.vtsport.ru, www.gfhome.ru, www.dahab.me, www.sportbox.ru, www.luxury-info.ru, www.onwave.ru, www.dahab.su, www.surfpeople.ru, www.street-style.ru, www.lineupmag.ru, www.yoltica.com, www.nedoma.ru, www.raceyou.ru, “Vertical World” magazine.
Windsurf school «Five squares» www.eng.go-dahab.ru
For all information, contact Olya Raskina here:windsurf.beauties@gmail.com. If you are willing to join the camp, please send your request to the same email.
Programa
Víctor Fernández nos envía unos comentarios y unas fotos espectaculares desde Ciudad del Cabo.
El Team Fanatic Wave en su misión-test para la nueva gama de tablas Fanatic, se anotaron en su haber algunas de las mayores olas que se han visto en los últimos años en Table View, Ciudad del Cabo (Sudáfrica). Haakgat fue el spot, donde el mánager de la marca Craig Gertenbach y sus teamriders Victor Fernández, Marcilio Browne y Klaas Voget entraron al agua con sus prototipos quadfin para hacer un buen test.
Aquí las palabras de los protagonistas después de la sesión:
Victor Fernández:
“Bueno,he de decir que este día en Haagkat me ha impresionado realmente. Es mi tercera vez en Ciudad del Cabo y nunca había visto un swell tan grande aquí. Este día fue mi primer día en Ciudad del Cabo y justo al bajar del acvión fuimos directos a casa, después tuvimos una pequeña sesión en Milnerton Beach justo delante de casa y después nos fuimos a Haagkat y pillamos esas grandes olas. Fue muy divertido navegar con Craig, Klaas y Marcilio en mi primer día de viaje. Este es uno de esos días muy grandes que nunca olvidas.”
Marcilio Browne:
“Había oído hablar muchas veces sobre Ciudad del Cabo como un lugar de viento muy fuerte y olas pequeñas, pero después de una semana puedo decir que ha habido grandes swells casi cada día. El día que fuimos a Haakgat fues especial; las olas eran bastante grandes y creciendo a medida que iba avanzando el día, e igualmente el viento era muy fuerte, full power con 4,2. Me quedé impresionado de lo bien que funcionaba la tabla quad. Ese día usé la de 81 litros porque en el interior la corriente era muy fuerte y el viento racheado y lo último que querías era quedarte clavado entre ola y ola. Me sentía muy bien en la tabla planeando rápido y con mucho control casi todo el tiempo entre el gran choppy y navegando muy bien.”
Klaas Voget:
“Este fue uno de los días más grandes que he visto en Ciudad del Cabo. Había mucho viento y bastante choppy en las olas más grandes, pero aun así mucha diversión. El agarre y control de los prototipos quad me han alegrado el día. Para mi también fue el primer día grande con mis nuevas Simmer Sails. La ICON se siente muy neutra y controlable, y también muy resistente ya que me cayeron varias bombas de esas en la cabeza y sin problema.”
Craig Gertenbach:
“Como local habiendo navegado en Haakgat durante más de 20 años, me quedé muy sorprendido ante semejante swell , la velocidad con la que creció y cuanto duró. La semana anterior tuve una gran sesión en Haakgat sin ninguna nadada ni wipeouts, así que este día tenia que compensar y en mi segunda ola hice un wipeout total, remolcada y una larga nadada y pateada. Después de un par de veces más decidí retirarme y disfrutar desde la playa viendo a Klaas, Marcilio y Victor machacando las grandes series. Hemos tenido 2 grandes swells y otros 2 que están en camino, así que definitivamente es el mejor Enero que he visto nunca en Ciudad del Cabo!”
Fotos: ingo / windsurfers.de
Víctor Fernández nos envía unos comentarios y unas fotos espectaculares desde Ciudad del Cabo.
El Team Fanatic Wave en su misión-test para la nueva gama de tablas Fanatic, se anotaron en su haber algunas de las mayores olas que se han visto en los últimos años en Table View, Ciudad del Cabo (Sudáfrica). Haakgat fue el spot, donde el mánager de la marca Craig Gertenbach y sus teamriders Victor Fernández, Marcilio Browne y Klaas Voget entraron al agua con sus prototipos quadfin para hacer un buen test.
Aquí las palabras de los protagonistas después de la sesión:
Victor Fernández:
“Bueno,he de decir que este día en Haagkat me ha impresionado realmente. Es mi tercera vez en Ciudad del Cabo y nunca había visto un swell tan grande aquí. Este día fue mi primer día en Ciudad del Cabo y justo al bajar del acvión fuimos directos a casa, después tuvimos una pequeña sesión en Milnerton Beach justo delante de casa y después nos fuimos a Haagkat y pillamos esas grandes olas. Fue muy divertido navegar con Craig, Klaas y Marcilio en mi primer día de viaje. Este es uno de esos días muy grandes que nunca olvidas.”
Marcilio Browne:
“Había oído hablar muchas veces sobre Ciudad del Cabo como un lugar de viento muy fuerte y olas pequeñas, pero después de una semana puedo decir que ha habido grandes swells casi cada día. El día que fuimos a Haakgat fues especial; las olas eran bastante grandes y creciendo a medida que iba avanzando el día, e igualmente el viento era muy fuerte, full power con 4,2. Me quedé impresionado de lo bien que funcionaba la tabla quad. Ese día usé la de 81 litros porque en el interior la corriente era muy fuerte y el viento racheado y lo último que querías era quedarte clavado entre ola y ola. Me sentía muy bien en la tabla planeando rápido y con mucho control casi todo el tiempo entre el gran choppy y navegando muy bien.”
Klaas Voget:
“Este fue uno de los días más grandes que he visto en Ciudad del Cabo. Había mucho viento y bastante choppy en las olas más grandes, pero aun así mucha diversión. El agarre y control de los prototipos quad me han alegrado el día. Para mi también fue el primer día grande con mis nuevas Simmer Sails. La ICON se siente muy neutra y controlable, y también muy resistente ya que me cayeron varias bombas de esas en la cabeza y sin problema.”
Craig Gertenbach:
“Como local habiendo navegado en Haakgat durante más de 20 años, me quedé muy sorprendido ante semejante swell , la velocidad con la que creció y cuanto duró. La semana anterior tuve una gran sesión en Haakgat sin ninguna nadada ni wipeouts, así que este día tenia que compensar y en mi segunda ola hice un wipeout total, remolcada y una larga nadada y pateada. Después de un par de veces más decidí retirarme y disfrutar desde la playa viendo a Klaas, Marcilio y Victor machacando las grandes series. Hemos tenido 2 grandes swells y otros 2 que están en camino, así que definitivamente es el mejor Enero que he visto nunca en Ciudad del Cabo!”
Fotos: ingo / windsurfers.de
Las windsurfistas femeninas de más éxito en la historia del windsurf fichan por Severne Sails
Las gemelas de Pozo Izquierdo, Daida e Iballa Moreno han dominado la escena del windsurf durante más de una década y ahora van defender sus títulos usando velas Severne junto a sus compañeras de equipo Karin Jaggi y Nayra Alonso que también están en el top del ránking de la PWA.
Daida: “Estamos muy contentas de ver llegar este día. Estoy preparada para empezar nuestra nueva temporada con un equipo nuevo y fresco con grandes productos. Durante los últimos años, Severne ha puesto grandes productos en el mercado y demostrado su éxito. Es muy satisfactorio para nosotras formar parte de esta velería. Es una perfecta fusión entre la alta tecnología, bajo peso y nuestra experiencia radical en el agua. Severne es la única empresa de industria de la vela que apuesta por la chicas y el rendimiento se ha demostrado teniendo a 4 chicas en las pruebas de olas. Ahora, más que nunca, es tiempo de actuar! ”
Iballa: “Personalmente, estoy muy contenta de unirme a este nuevo equipo. Me siento muy motivada para entrenar duro y seguir defendiendo mis títulos así como la promoción del deporte en todo lo que pueda. Severne es una marca de vela que nos cuadra a la perfección y el hecho de que su apoyo a las mujeres en este deporte les da puntos extra. Vamos a trabajar muy duro para promocionar lo que es ahora la mejor marca de velas en el mercado del windsurf. “
Las windsurfistas femeninas de más éxito en la historia del windsurf fichan por Severne Sails y Starboard (auqneu Starboard aún no lo ha anunciado oficialmente).
Las gemelas de Pozo Izquierdo, Daida e Iballa Moreno han dominado la escena del windsurf durante más de una década y ahora van defender sus títulos usando velas Severne junto a sus compañeras de equipo Karin Jaggi y Nayra Alonso que también están en el top del ránking de la PWA.
Daida: “Estamos muy contentas de ver llegar este día. Estoy preparada para empezar nuestra nueva temporada con un equipo nuevo y fresco con grandes productos. Durante los últimos años, Severne ha puesto grandes productos en el mercado y demostrado su éxito. Es muy satisfactorio para nosotras formar parte de esta velería. Es una perfecta fusión entre la alta tecnología, bajo peso y nuestra experiencia radical en el agua. Severne es la única empresa de industria de la vela que apuesta por la chicas y el rendimiento se ha demostrado teniendo a 4 chicas en las pruebas de olas. Ahora, más que nunca, es tiempo de actuar! ”
Iballa: “Personalmente, estoy muy contenta de unirme a este nuevo equipo. Me siento muy motivada para entrenar duro y seguir defendiendo mis títulos así como la promoción del deporte en todo lo que pueda. Severne es una marca de vela que nos cuadra a la perfección y el hecho de que su apoyo a las mujeres en este deporte les da puntos extra. Vamos a trabajar muy duro para promocionar lo que es ahora la mejor marca de velas en el mercado del windsurf. ”
Fotos: www.cutre.com / www.severnesails.com
Bob Ingram (as acting Chairman) has posted up the Chairman's overview for 2010, outlining the direction and events of the organisation.
Barnsdale Lodge Hotel in Rutland played host the UK Windsurfing association for its annual prize giving dinner on Saturday 14th November. Some 75 awards were made across the various disciplines supported by the association including slalom, wave, speed, freestyle and course racing. A spectacular evening of awards and dancing to live band 'Under Construction' was enjoyed by all. (Videos added now)
There was an air of anticipation at the recent European Championships, not just with the competitors as to who would win and be crowned the European Champion but the local organiser Martin Waldron was more worried that the wind would play ball. The site has produced on the right day over 40 knots over 500m and Martin had, on the back of this knowledge staged an event at this site last year and had no wind all week, little did he know!
James Briggs reports from the RYA Youth & Masters / UKWA British Open Championships:
Initially all racers were sent afloat when wind on the race course was a steady 10 knots. By the time the first Formula race was due to start, the wind had dropped to a light 6-8 knots.…
The Robert Cartwright Memorial Trophy will be awarded this weekend at the RYA Youth & Masters/UKWA British Open
Robert Cartwright was a young Windsurfer (aged 12) who was a member of the West Zone Windsurfing Squad coached by Helen Cartwright and Ian Roberts. His older sister Sarah had been a member…
It’s time to decide who will be the windsurfer of the year. “But how on earth do we decide? So much has been happening!” I hear you cry, well that’s right, so the UKWA bods have been hard at work, furiously whittling down the contenders into five mighty qualifiers to make it that bit easier for you.
The details are up and tickets are available... It's on 14th November 2009, at Barnsdale Lodge - Rutland. It will have the usual end of year prize giving, as well as the Windsurfer of the Year. Read on or enter the 2009 end of year party...
In 2008 Anders Bringdal broke all previous records at WSW by setting a new harbour speed over 500meters of 38.22 knots. He is back again in 2009 and believes with his new Mistral boards can top 40 knots. Anders will not be alone this year in this challenge, as he will be joined by fellow speed sailor’s from around the world at this legendary event.
The GBR riders were well represented at the Formula Worlds in Santa Pola (Spain) this year with 7 people (Ross Williams, yours truly – Xavier Ferlet, Richard Jones, James Briggs, David Coles, Liam Round & Jason Clarke).
Arguably, Santa Pola has some of the best Formula conditions in the world. Even when…
The White Air event has teamed up with the UKWA and Pryde Group UK to bring the 4th round of the JP/pryde National Slalom Windsurfing Series. With three events now behind us after Windfest the tour now moves to Brighton in search of some classic conditions and excellent and enjoyable slalom racing.
Great Britain’s Nick Dempsey and Marina Alabau of Spain are on top of the windsurfing world after claiming their first ever world titles at the RS:X World Championships in Weymouth and Portland on Thursday (10 September). More on the RYA News.
Another spectacular event this year, with over 300 people taking to the water at the same time. A tiny sample of the pictures is below, but if you saw yourself on the screens at the party don't forget you can get a DVD of them all. (Results now up.)
Apologies for the late notice, but due to large numbers the festival this year (Freestyle & Slalom) requires pre-entry ASAP. Entry numbers are strictly limited, BUT, a competition entry does mean a weekender pass to the festival.
Primero fue el Fuerteventura Wave Classic, celebrada el marzo pasado en la Costa Norte de Fuerteventura, y después del éxito y de las épicas condiciones, los organizadores anuncian el próximo Wave Classic en la Isla de La Reunión del 4 al 16 de septiembre del 2009, de 10 a 12 días de espera entre el 4 y el 16 de septiembre 2009 seguro que permitirán condiciones de viento y olas perfectas.
Este nuevo tour de olas creado por y para windsurfistas se hizo realidad porque algunos de los mejores Waveriders del momento querían algo diferente al formato de competición actual, que les permitiera celebrar una competición en condiciones radicales
De momento esta es la lista de los riders invitados:
Sylt Super Grand Slam, Germany, Sep 25 – Oct 04.
Por recortes presupuestarios las chicas ya se quedaron sin prueba de slalom el la PWA de Sotavento en la Isla de Fuerteventura , y esta vez la prueba de olas para las féminas en Sylt está peligrando.
La gran organización alemana parece que también sufre de problemas presupuestarios y, por tanto parece haber decidido no organizar la prueba de olas para las mujeres.
El equipo del PWA World Tour, que no niega la información, sigue siendo optimista de momento, y todavía tiene un par de semanas para intentar solucionar el problema. En caso contrario, Daida Moreno sería Campeóna del Mundo 2009 PWA en olas solo basándose en una prueba, la de Pozo Izquierdo …
La crisis económica en general, en el mundo del deporte y en el windsurf, por desgracia podría tener consecuencias aún más importantes en el futuro.
118 páginas en la primera edición de Septiembre ya disponible, editada por Brian McDowell . Aparte del contenido normal de una revista, se incluyen videos y links a otros webs
Podéis leerla a pantalla completa haciendo click aquí abajo y después en el botón de abajo a la derecha una vez se os abra la revista:
Podeis dejar comentarios al autor en su web aquí.
WhiteAir has now moved to Brighton! This is going to be a huge event and us windsurfers are just a small part of it. There is limited entry into the Freestyle Championships and ALL competitors must sign up BEFORE the event otherwise you’ll never get into the Competitors Arena. There will be a windsurfing village, a competitor’s marquee and lots of security so you need to sign up NOW!
Palmalife RS:X Youth World Championship: in the Youth Women's fleet, everyone was trying to find an answer to the dominant performances of Sybille and Leonore Bosch. It was Izzy Hamilton who sprang to life.
The Isle of Tiree, Scotland, Saturday 10 – Friday 16 October
GMFCo and EventScotland are proud to announce that the UK’s premier windsurfing competition, The Tiree Wave Classic (TWC), will return to Tiree from 10 – 16 October. The TWC was set up in 1986 and, due to its long-standing success,…
The Island of Karpathos in Greece has a reputation for strong winds. It delivered in spades for the recent Greek Speedsailing Open Championships. With winds of over 50 knots on the 1st day. Zara Davis the British No 1 had a tough battle to win overall with a top speed…
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For competitive windsurfers with a holiday coming up, the El Tournament in Egypt may appeal: Freestyle and Master Blaster Racing, with the obligatory beach BBQ afterwards. More at www.eltornament.blogspot.com or the poster.
An interesting event with the worst nightmare of sudden winds of over 40 knots midway through the first race and in off shore conditions. May i offer a great personal thanks to the fabulous race crew who on Sunday worked tirelessly...
This years National Windsurfing Festival will take place at Hayling Island 5-6 Sept 2009. Yes, this was the former Fat Face National Windsurfing Festival which has been so successful over the last 3 years. We are extremely grateful of their valued support to the event over the years. So what…
From Guy Cribb:
Due to the great forecast, I have organised a windsurfing downwinder from Sandbanks to Christchurch for Sunday July 12 AND I am arranging transport to bring everybody back upwind!
Anyone who would like to join The Windsurfers Along The South (T.W.A.T.S.) for this semi-hard core adventure of ten miles…
Following a number of complications the third series event will now be Poole's and FC Watersports world famous windfest event on the 12th and 13th of September, which incidentally will feature a guest entrant in the form of world champion Antoine Albeau! Southend will be moved and re scheduled, not cancelled, to later in the year (Oct/Nov) and the boys at wet n dry are super keen to put on something special. as soon as this date is known we will publish straight away.
Apologies for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience, tides and winds wait for no one! not even this slalom series!
The ION-Man competition will take the form of a 2 day event (18/19th of July) combining a fun series of challenges and competitions to make up the ION-Man final result. Making up the challenges will be sports including windsurf racing, stand-up-paddleboard racing, kayak racing, a multi discipline relay and will include an evening party. More on Surfkraft.
It’s been 50 years since windsurfing was “invented!” at Hayling Island…. And this summer a venue that’s been around for over 150 years on the seafront is re-opening for the windsurfing and local community to enjoy, in time for National Championships in Sept. Inn on the Beach is a great venue and we are trying to raise awareness in the windsurfing community of its re-opening after a massive refurbishment. Check out the Facebook group, and website.
"True to form Ireland’s most efficient race officer; Greg Day, had competitors on the water straight away. With a large Silver Fleet contingent it was decided to run both fleets separately. A strong 20 knot breeze allowed the race crew to set a large downwind slalom course..."
More on irishslalom.ie
The AGM minutes for 2009 have been published.
Boards magazine would like to do a big write-up of BrightAir, so if you intend to enter, please send in your profile (or point to your current profile). Please email your profiles to admin@ukwindsurfing.com.
Boards magazine would like to do a big write-up of BrightAir, so if you intend to enter, please send in your profile (or point to your current profile). Please email your profiles to admin@ukwindsurfing.com.
Following the success of the opening round of this year British Slalom Championships the series moves onto Aberdovey in Mid wales, where Boardwise and the team will play hosts for the second year running and following 45knot winds last year and 35knot winds at…
Following the success of the opening round of this year British Slalom Championships the series moves onto Aberdovey in Mid wales, where Boardwise and the team will play hosts for the second year running and following 45knot winds last year and 35knot winds at…
Nick Dempsey is taking on a new challenge, cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats. With the World Championships just 3 months away, now is the perfect time to get some serious miles on the bike, you can follow his progress and donate to the British Heart Foundation.
Nick Dempsey is taking on a new challenge, cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats. With the World Championships just 3 months away, now is the perfect time to get some serious miles on the bike, you can follow his progress and donate to the British Heart Foundation.
There are not many events on the UKWA calender where two disciplines can combine with ease to give great conditions and ultimatly great sailing and with memories of world cup grand slam events in mind it was the famous wave spot of Rhosneigr in North Wales that was to play…
Last weekend the UKWA was again given a warm Northern Welcome by East Riding Council as the 2009 series moved on to Bridlington. Bridlington must be the friendliest venue on the UKWA tour and local interest brings out the spectators literally by the thousand. The promenade was a mass of…
A great event at Rhosneigr for both Slalom and Wave competitors. Boardseeker have the day 1 results which will stand as final. After near-gale force winds and good waves the second day started off without anything like that wind, so the wave competition stood after day 1.
The slalom was on the…
At Weymouth, we were concerned that some competitors were following the letter, but not the spirit, of the wetsuit sailing instruction (4.4): “When numeral 3 is displayed, every competitor shall wear a wetsuit or drysuit while afloat. A wetsuit is defined as a neoprene garment covering at least the shoulders,…
One week to go - which means it's the last day for pre-entry! There's a pool party Saturday night, good parking along the sea front, showers & toilets, sandy beech, cafe on site, three days racing, fantastic fish & chips close to local town pubs & restaurants, and even a fun fair! Cup 2 Event info.
Congratulations to Stu Hards1st overall, and 1st 7.8 Techno, and Kieran Martin 2nd overall and 1st Techno 6.8 at the North Sea Cup event 1 in Ostend over the weekend. Our sailors were made very welcome, the weather was good, and the racing was carried out in a variety of…
What an event! Brandon Bay delivered like never before provided the most extreme conditions ever seen at a UK contest. It also gave us the best amateur wave competition for years once the mast high rollers calmed down the head high jumpers!
Gowlane…
The elimination final proved to be an Anglo-French battle between Williams and Albeau. Despite Albeau’s blistering straight line speed, Williams’ faultless gybing and tactical negotiation of the race course rewarded him with a convincing victory. Close behind, Albeau made his presence felt as he chased in second
Fantastic spring sunshine greeted us on the Saturday morning at Northampton Sailing Club at Pitsford Reservoir, a frequent venue for Midland Region sailors but a very pleasant surprise for the newcomers. [Ed: Apologies for the late publication of this article, it should have been up a week ago.]
As many people who went to Weymouth know, the UKWA are gradually moving things online, including event entry.
It's especially important as the pre-entry deadline for Bridlington is next Friday, the 16th!
126 sailors turned out to race last bank holiday weekend 2nd, 3rd & 4th May for Round one of The UKWA National Championships Cup 1 at Weymouth sailing academy.
Saturday greeted competitors with sunshine and a light chilly breeze . The race officer ran 2 rounds of racing for all raceboard fleets in the morning session.…
Last weekend our National racing association (UKWA) launched their racing season with a marvellous event at Pitsford near Northampton. Up on last year - 102 competitors attended, all blessed with wind and sunshine. The encouraging news was that the RACEBOARD FLEET over doubled in size from…
3 Days to Weymouth Cup 1. Three days of course racing with a party on Saturday night plus UKWA AGM on Sunday night
There are still a couple of demo Phantom race available to use at the event courtesy of Tushingham and a demo RS:X courtesy of Boardwise. e-mail racing-09@ukwindsurfing.com to reserve…
The Lodge (next to Jamie Knox Watersports Shop) will now be OPEN for the duration of the event.
Cost: 40 euro per night based on two people sharing including breakfast.
Contact Jeremy at the SHOP to book: info@jamieknox.com
See you all Tuesday 5th at 9pm in Spillanes OR Wednesday 6th at 8.30am at…
The event to decide the UKWA Freestyle Champions across all fleets will take place at White Air, Brighton from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September.
The Friday will be for PROS only with all other fleets starting on the Saturday morning.
This event was run on the Isle of Wight but Nigel…
Here is a stack of info about the event with Funsport’s contact details at the bottom if you need help with accomodation. It’s going to be a huge event as we are sharing space with the Slalom Tour.
Remember, if there are NO WAVES, your entry fee will cover you for…
Bryony Shaw and Nick Dempsey placed 2nd and 3rd respectively at the fourth of seven International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Sailing World Cup events. The RS:X class site is doing a good job of posting event reports and videos so far, worth checking out.
Two weeks to go! Read on for details on ferries, accommodation, socials etc.
The first round of what is looking like a very exciting slalom series for 2009 is only a few weeks away. Funsport at Rhosneigr will host the opening round of the British Tour and following an enjoyable trip to Ireland the series kicks off on British shores with a real bang.
The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the UK Windsurfing Association (UKWA) is to be held at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy on Sunday 3rd May 2009 at 8.00pm (see notice board for directions to meeting room).
Please please print your own copy of the Minutes and Accounts to bring to the…
Great results from Lacanau, France, in the Techno 293 European Championships. European Titles for: Sam Sills (under 17); Noelle Finch (under 15 girl); Kieran Martin (under 15 ).
Brits dominated under 15 girls - with Imogen and Saskia Sills joining Noelle on the podium.
Matthew Brown finished 5th in the very tough…
It’s one week to first UKWA event of the season Inlands One at Northampton Sailing Club Pitsford.
Enter on line now
There are still a couple of demo Phantom race available to use at the event courtesy of Tushingham e-mail racing-09@ukwindsurfing.com to reserve.
The battle for windsurfing supremacy is hotting up as George Bowles and Ali Masters sit neck and neck in pole position after day two of the RYA Volvo Youth National Championships and Trials at Largs Sailing Club. Blustery, wet conditions tested the sailors to the max: More on Sail-World.
The 2009 Summer Course Racing season got underway on Sat 21st March in the Midlands and London Regions, both of whose events were blessed with glorious spring weather, even tempting the occasional shortie out of the wardrobe. The Midlands sailors, at Hollowell SC, were luckier with the wind than the…
The Windsurf Round the Island Race will take place on Friday 10 April from Hayling Island Sailing Club (HISC). There is still time to register! See the notice of race, and enter online if you’re quick…
ONE MONTH of training left before the first wave event of the season!! Hopefully Easter will be wet ‘n’ windy so we can all dust down our wave kit and get ready for some down-the-line Brandon Bay action.
Ferries: They is still a chance that the Swansea-Cork ferry will be running…
If anyone is thinking of heading over to Ireland for what looks like a good south-westerly and a great slalom event, Stena lines are doing a discount, International Competitors travelling to the Slalom events are now able to avail of a special event fare. Check out the details at irishslalom.ie.
On the 5th May 2009 Dave 'Vinnie' Standing is going to sail in an event to raise money for Cancer Research. The event is being organized by Windurfing4CancerResearch (W4CR) and it is there intention to attempt to break the record for the most sailing craft on the water at anyone time and raise money for Cancer Research.
Following on from the success of 2008, this year's UK Slalom Series sponsored by JP and Neil Pryde kicks off with a real curtain raiser and looks to set the tone for what is looking like a fantastic season for British and Irish Slalom racing!
Registration forms are up.
Starboard will be providing five brand new 2008 Phantom Raceboard 380's ( pretty much the same as the 2009 model) to the UKWA. These five boards will be allocated to the first five competitors who would like to race these at either the Inland Pitsford event, or the National Cup at Weymouth. It is First come first served - so please email the UKWA as soon as possible.
The 2009 Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday May 3rd at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy. The exact time and location will be published on April 18th with the Agenda, including details of any nominations received for vacant posts on the Committee.
Following on from the success of 2008, this year's UK Slalom Series sponsored by JP and Neil Pryde kicks off with a real curtain raiser and looks to set the tone for what is looking like a fantastic season for British and Irish Slalom racing!
Tiree this year is Saturday 10th Oct to Friday 16th Oct (closing party on the Friday night). We shall bring you confirmation of the one-day event; The Coll Challenge as soon as we have it but the wave event is definitely confirmed. Remember this year the ferries are cheaper for everyone.
A cold but sunny day saw many of our fastest sailors converge on West Kirby to do battle on the GPS speed ladder. Fastest of the day was again Farrell Oshea on his new Moo with a maximum speed of 45 knots and a 42.2 knot 5 times 10 second average. Closely followed by Steve Thorp in 2nd and Howie Rowson 3rd.
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Wednesday 6th May to Sunday 10th May, hosted by Jamie Knox Watersports. After several discussions with Stena Line, the 'special event codes' to give us cheaper ferries are not as cheap as the Stena Line Spring Sale which is currently taking place. Stena Line say they cannot beat the 'sale prices' and these won't last for long so BOOK NOW.
Ricardo Campello nos envía esta noticia sobre la próxima de su Windecenter en El Yaque. Ricardo ha decidio no participar en la competición de Freestyle este año, para dedicarse solo a la disciplina de olas y a conseguir el Triple Forward Loop.
Si las cosas van como están previstas el centro de windsurf entrará en funcionamiento en Marzo del 2009, con toda la gama completa de tablas JP Australia y velas Neilpryde, así como material de kitesurf Cabrinha y otras actividades como wakeboard, motos acuáticas, buceo y más …
Se van a dar cursos desde principiantes hasta llegar a los expertos y en algunas ocasiones especiales clínics de freestyle con el mismo Ricardo campello. Yoli de Brendt será la gerente del centro y se encargará de toda la atención a los clientes.
Pronto estará toda la información en www.campello.com.ve. Si alguien quiere contactar con ellos su email es: campellowind@gmail.com.
The International Raceboard Class, which has been in a gradual decline for many years because of the manufacturers’ reluctance to produce any longboards and because of their concentration on Formula and Hybrid boards, has now received a major shot in the arm with the appearance of the Starboard Phantom 380.
Apologies for the lateness of getting this up, but if you’ve a hankering for Winter slalom, our friends over at the Hayling Island Sailing Club at Sandy point are running a Winter Slalom series until March. They plan to have a speed event when the conditions are right - roughly…
The Annual British GPS ladder Sponsored by F2 and Maui Sails was a great success with some fantastic personal best speeds being posted.
El Fuerteventura Wave Classic 2009 es un nuevo evento de soulsurfing con formato de expression session que se celebrará en el norte de Fuerteventura del 28 de febrero al 10 de marzo del 2009. El objetivo es reunir a algunos de los mejores riders del momento en condiciones de olas perfectas.
El evento nace por iniciativa de los windsurfistas Thomas Traversa y JB Caste con la idea de organizar una competición de olas donde los participantes tengan tiempo, viento y olas para expresar lo mejor de su estilo en el surf. Algunos de los mejores riders profesionales a nivel mundial y los mejores riders locales se enfrentaran por equipos en las condiciones perfectas de la costa norte de Fuerteventura.
Se ha oficializado un periodo de espera desde el 28 Febrero al 10 de marzo para poder disfrutar de unas condiciones realmente buenas durante la competición.
En cuanto al sistema de puntuación, se valorará la radicalidad, el riesgo, la fluidez y la elección de la ola. Y las valoraciones las harán los corredores que no se encuentren compitiendo en ese momento.
Over 300 entries were recorded for the 2009 Resolution Downwind Dash. The world's biggest kite and windsurf race kicked off on Saturday 17th January from main beach, Langebaan, nr Capetown, South Africa. The favorably strong wind, as forecast, ensured a close battle between the kiters and windsurfers but windsurfer Ross Williams (GBR 83) was the winner.
More at the IWA.
Thank You Dave Baker for the great shots!
The 3rd Annual Butterfly Effect Maui has confirmed its date on Saturday, April 25th. It will be on the day of a full moon, so for sure there will be lots of action and energy! More information will follow, but for now get that date set in your calendar! Contact me if you have any questions about it.
The surf was still big today but pretty messy. We still found a fun break to surf and got cleaned up once in a while by a big close out set!
Lanes Today from Tatiana Howard on Vimeo.
New to the blog is on the lower right side: Daily Inspiration Quotes. I always like to be inspired and thought I’d try to pass it along.
Hawaii 28%
Germany 22%
Tahiti 28%
Japan 11%
Brazil 11%
The first USM of the year organised by SImon Hinkley was called on a promising forecast at St.Johns Lake in Cornwall. A good turn out of speed sailors and locals were greeted by a little less wind than forecast, around 20kts with a bit more in the gusts, but with a spring low tide the water next to the bank was mirror flat and everyone took to the water on a mix of slalom and speed boards with sails ranging from 5.0 to 7.0m.
Ho’okipa Surf sess from Tatiana Howard on Vimeo.
Ho’okipa Surf sess from Tatiana Howard on Vimeo.
Excited by the prospect of sunshine in what are traditionally the bitter English winter months, James Briggs (GBR848) made the journey south to compete in the 2009 Oceanic & Australian Formula Windsurfing Championships.
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Thanks for the nice pics by Kevin Pritchard and to view more pics from yesterday click here: www.pritchardwindsurfing.com
After two days of the racing with three completed races the Team GBR Representative, James Briggs, is holding 10th place. Heavier conditions are forecast for the final half of the competition which coupled with the heat are likely to test the competitors endurance to the maximum.
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After four days of waiting for the wind, the organisers made the decision to move to a new location for day 5 (Fri 2 Jan). It was a very brave decision that paid off. El Paraiso, 60 miles North of Ancon was indeed windy.
Happy New Year! Last year was great and can’t wait to see what comes up this year! : )
more surfing, windsurfing, dancing, laughing and more good stuff to smile about! yaya!!
After days of perfect wind, it decided to take a holiday for day 1 which is quite usual for windsurfing competitions! Not to worry, the GBR riders were busy relaxing by the pool. Yesterday the practice race went fine for yours truly who won overall (including the youth).
Jen is my favorite teacher. Check out the video of “what is yoga”
bumper and safety sticker too!
A little stormy but still fun!
Stephen Whitesell took some great shots of Ashley Baxter and I on our Oahu mission.
I had a great time there with the waves and port tack conditions.
We just finished a full week of fun all around the island!
This eco-friendly camp is one of kind, limited and totally awesome!
I wish I could have gone to this kind of thing when I was a kid…surfing, stand up paddle,
snorkeling, hiking, swimming, rock jumping, body boarding, eco-friendly games, etc.
We will be arranging more in the future, so if you want your kid involved be sure to check back!
Richard Jones (GBR32), Ian Jones (no other than the Chairman himself - GBR183) and yours truly Xavier Ferlet (GBR451) are off to Peru on Xmas day for the Youth & Masters Formula Worlds.
A quick glance at the entry list reveals it’s no short of talent so there should be…
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Normalmente por estas fechas durante el parón en ell PWA World Tour, es cuando hay movimiento en los fichajes, pero nunca antes había sido tan movido como ahora.
NeilPryde International aparentemente deja ir a Levi Siver (que se le ha visto navegar con Severne), Alex Mussolini, Baptiste Gossein, Normen Gunzlein y al actual titular del record de Speed Finian Maynard. Todavía está por determinar en que velerías vana acabar esta temporada próxima.
North Sails deja ir a Peter Volwater no renovándole su contrato siendo el competidor mejor rankeado en todas las disciplinas (si hubiera un campeón overall, general, sería Volwater). Tambien parece ser que North se ha deshecho de todo el equipo de F2, Patrik Diethelm, Taty Frans, Mattia Pedrani, Karin Jaggi y el anteriormente ombrado Peter Volwater. Dunkerbeck también ha dejado North Sails y fichado por Severne.
Aquí un resumen de los fichajes ya confirmados oficialmente por diversas fuentes y comentados en nuestro foro de noticias
Víctor Fernández a North Sails
Thanks for the pics by David Baker!
One of my favorite things to do when the surf is too big! Get pounded on purpose!
Another fun pic by Dave Baker capturing the moment right before I get in the washing machine! ; )
16 year-old Sophie Bailey from Morwenstowe received the OCS Young Sports Person Award for the South West Region from celebrity sporting guest Beijing Olympic Bronze Medallist Bryony Shaw at this year’s celebratory luncheon on 27 November at the Brit Oval in London. More from OCS Young Sports Person.
Check out this pic by Dave Baker. Its from the other day when it was a bit more glassy. So nice! So fun!
We just updated the “Butterflies” page of the Butterfly Effect Website. If you were a part of a Butterfly Effect please CLick HERE to check your name and that it is spelled correctly.
We have over a big list and I am sure it will continue to grow for 2009!
Can’t wait to see where we fly next!
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Be the effect.. the Butterfly Effect! ; )
Wow! The surf today was just epic. I had a amazing morning session out at Ho’okipa and ever minute the waves were pulsing and getting bigger and bigger. I got shacked on a little end bowl barrel which I am still smiling about! 
There were breaks in between sets and then a huge clean up wave would come through. It was super fun till it got too big to stay out in the water.
The lefts were just pealing across and so amazing to see!
You could see the lines in the ocean from the swell for miles.
We saw a few wipe outs and boards washed up to the rocks
Kevin wrote in to say:
I would like to say a big thank you to the committee and members of the UKWA for the lovely flowers, presents and kinds words which were expressed to Maureen and me at the end of year presentations at the Sailing Academy.
Thank you also to the…
Don’t miss the winter session! Sign up your kids by contacting Kelly at kellyonmaui@gmail.com
Debido a la petición de muchos de nuestros miembros del foro, hemos decidio crear estos dos nuevos foros dentro de Totalwind.net. Están todavia en su fase inicial pero ya van teniendo algo de movimiento. Os animamos a participar en estos dos nuevos foros:
I was hanging on tight!!
I received a shirt from Women Ignite and just love it! The material, fit and especially the soul behind the company is so inspiring.
What is it? It is a way to promote the idea of women, of empowerment, of organic clothing.
It’s all these things. It is, in fact, beautiful, unique images of women doing activities we love to do: climbing, windsurfing , diving, yogaing, etc., all printed on organically produced clothing. The site will become a place where women can find resources, stories, and inspiration while also spotlighting exceptional female athletes, scholars, and women’s groups.
What does this mean to you? There are a bunch of items up for sale. Get in now and you can buy! And by buying, you get really great products, and you help push this needed business forward. Yippee for all of us.
A brief description of what’s available:
T-shirts - 100% organic cotton, female cut
Sweatshirts - Soft-as-can-be organics
Hats - Railroad style, organic
Jerseys - Cute with stripes, narrow cut
Why Shari created it? The idea was born while vacationing in Maui and not being able to find a single t-shirt showing a woman windsurfing. She realized she could not only fill the niche of providing images of women on clothing, but do it in an environmentally friendly manner.
So please go over and check it out, while it’s fresh!
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Midland Windsurfing Association Two Day Frostbite Series, this Saturday and Sunday at Whitwell Rutland Water. Overnight parking Friday & Saturday, Racing from 11am Saturday. Briefing 10.30. Frostbite Notice of Race.
Windskating in Geneva by Baptiste and friends..at night!! Brr!
The cream of the UK's windsurfing talent descended on WPNSA this weekend to receive their trophies and receive applause from their peer's. All windsurfing disciplines were represented including Olympic RSX, Slalom, Speed, Freestyle, Course Racing and Wave. The UKWA windsurfer of the year was also crowned. The candidates are drawn from the best national and international competitors and are then voted on by the windsurfing public.
Course Racing (Saturday) and Fun Slalom (Sunday) at Farmoor this weekend. Oxford Sailing Club is the place to be this weekend. The London Windsurfing Association are running course racing for all course racing fleets on Saturday. Dan Simpson is running Fun Slalom on Sunday at Farmoor.
Yesterday I went surfing and had the craziest wipeout! Not one thing happened but three! Keep in mind it is a new board too!
The leash broke..
then the board hit me on the head…
and the fin broke off by hitting my arm!!
Crazy huh! I was lucky and swam to the baord just before it got into the rocks.. fheww!! And lucky I didn’t get hurt!
p.s. the cool paint job is by Paige Alms!! Click here to see her ripping
ANNITA ASHLEY ME ANN MARIE
pic from Annita Blanc
From the end of year party, the crew's outstanding performance on stage drew a lot of attention and lots of people wanted to get a hold of the lyrics.
Well, there's a taster below, or download all the songs! Pics hopefully coming soon.
From the RS:X Class website: The ISAF Council has just voted to select the RS:X for both men’s and women’s events at the 2012 Olympic Regatta. The chairman of the ISAF Event’s Committee, Bjorn Unger, proposed to the council that they take 8 sets of equipment (all those apart from…
The first real NW swell of the season hit today. Everyone was out somewhere around the island. I went to Ho’okipa. It was uncrowded and pretty fun. I haven’t been in waves like today for a while so it got a little getting used to!
Earlier Nayra, John and I checked out a secret little pool.
My camera is broke, so thanks Nayra for the fun pics!
The wind was strong throughout the day. With the strongest wind later in the afternoon. The course was running pretty much perfect. Gusts at the weather station were hitting 50 mph.
Pete young achieved the fastest average with 38.42 knots, with Kev Greenslalde being 0.6 of a knot behind in second…
From the RS:X Class website: The ISAF Windsurfing Committee decided this morning by a vote of 7 votes to 2 to support the selection of the RS:X as the equipment for the 2012 Olympic Regatta.
The final decision will be made by the ISAF Council at the end of this week.
The speed sailors are getting in on the action this weekend, Simon Hinkley emailed around earlier, so for all those who would like to try out a GPS and see how fast you can go, this is a great opportunity. It looks like a good turnout and if you post…
There’s a great forecast for the weekend, and if the inland events don’t appeal there are two on the south coast this weekend as well: Poole slalom are running tomorrow (Saturday), with a possible appearance from Ant Baker testing some slalom gear. There is also a (very unoffificial) looping session at Camber…
For those with a little enthusiasm and a lot of anti-freeze in their blood, there’s plenty of racing left in the regions this year, two Icebreaker events (Bewl and Oxford), not to mention the Frostbiter series at Whitwell. Check out the regional racing page.
"There must be easier ways to get windsurfing on the TV" I thought as I was bounced high out of the water and twisted round in mid air off the hellish chop, on the verge of a catapult for about 5 hours, with cramps almost everywhere!
Guy Cribb's full story and the charity.
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With typical attitude the RS:X fleet lumbered onto the water but they were soon cheered up as they sat on the beach by the techno fleet all five of them having an awsome start, with most of the techno’s and Connor Bainbridge upwind chasing the wrong committee boat.
With the wind…
There were 16 Raceboard entries at Whitwell, the average for the entire Inland Series being 17. The weekend started off with Race One taking place in an agreeable 10 knots or so and although the course layout was a new one to us - an L shape - it was…
BIG HUG!! It is so fun to travel but so good to come home too!
The Butterfly Effect France #2 was yet just another great addition to the Butterfly Effect Tour 2008!
The morning started on the Plage de la Madrague of the Ventilo Show. Girls of all ages and levels of windsurf showed up to take part in the second France edition. The winds were on and off so we decided to try SUP. I began by doing a stretch warm up and then a SUP beginning instruction clinic. For many girls it was their first time trying this sport and they all picked it up quickly. As we were paddling around the wind picked up. All the girls were full of energy and ready to take on the next mission. We decided to all hop on windsurf and tandem windsurf gear.
It was so fun to go up and down the beautiful coast from Al’Manare to Hyere. It is a beautiful location and can tell why people like to come vacation here.
After the event we were surprised by some rain at the end of the day as well as tshirts from a local company called local do mar.
It was a great experience and hope the girls will come visit Maui for the Butterfly Effect there!
Thank You Dakine for being such a great Sponsor!
Also, thank you to all the Butterfly girls, Steve from the Ventilo Show, and so many others. Much Mahalos!!
This is a pic of my new best friend in France, Laure! She was so helpful for the Butterfly Effect here and helped me with some important translations to finalize the event here!
I have learned so many new words in so many new languages, my tongue is so tied up now!
I don’t know what I speak these days! haha
Pics will be posted shortly! Check back in a bit!
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It was another great success! I am super happy with how it turned out!
Far from home but still had a great birthday! It was very unique and one of the best, one that I won’t forget! Time flies! Can’t believe I am 22! WOO! getting up there!
When I left Brazil my camera broke and that is why I have been slaking on the pics recently! Sorry. I am trying to figure out what to do. I will keep you posted!
Nueve dias en total llevan a la temporada 2008 a una conclusión explosiva en las blancas arenas de Sylt.
La copa del Mundo de Sylt tuvo su sede central en la gran superficie de la playa de Westerland desde el 25 de septiembre al 5 de octubre, con deportistas de todos los países del mundo enfrentandose a 9 dias de windsurf multidisciplinar para coronarse tanto como campeones del evento como del Mundo.
En su 25 aniversario desde su nacimiento, este hito en la historia del evento será recordada como uno de los más memorables encuentros hasta la fecha. Durante toda su duración más de 200,000 aficionados plantaron cara al impredecible tiempo del Mar del Norte, para ver uno de los shows más grandes del windsurf en todo el planeta.
Slalom masculino
Al comienzo del evento, se pensaba que el titulo estaba ya adjudicado a Antoine Albeau despues de que el francés ganara los tres asaltos de los eventos anteriores, en Costa Brava, Pozo y Fuerteventura. Sin embargo, las posiciones del podium estaban bastante abiertas, y con los diez mejores con puntuaciones peligrosamente semejantes entre si.
Entering Sylt, the 2008 Slalom World Title had already been handed to Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde), after the Frenchman claimed three straight event victories in the Costa Brava, Pozo and Fuerteventura.
En la primera carrera, Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine) rompio los precedentes con un error catastrófico al cruzar la linea de meta desde el lado contrario en la tercera manga. No solo debia renunciar a la victoria sino que tampoco se clasificaba para la ronda siguiente. El proximo en caer fue el campeón, Albeau, que se convirtió en victima de las condiciones impredecibles de Sylt; tras liderar la manga se salió en su transluchada final y el reto de corredores le sobrepasaron para cubrir los puestos de clasificación sin el. Muchos grandes nombres fueron cayendo, y dejaron al francés Sylvain Moussilmani (F2, Simmer) de 27 años alzarse con la victoria en la eliminatoria y el liderazgo inicial.
La segunda carrera tuvo lugar 5 dias despues, cuando tras una mañana de condiciones marginales, la tarde trajo 35 nudos inesperados, despejando el camino a un slalom espectacular. Finian Maynard fue el primero en caer, cuando el famoso velocista perdio el control en la segunda ronda. En la manga final, Albeau aprovecho la oportunidad para rectificar el resultado de la primera carrera y se colocó rapidamente en primera posición aunque sin el espectaculo habitual de dominio que se habia visto en el pasado.
En la tercera carrera, las condiciones fueron marginales y redujeron a 7 las mangas a correr. Nada mas comenzar, Arnon Dagan (Fanatic, Gaastra) se transformó en una bala y consiguió la mejor salida; más adelante su manga perfecta se rompio por una caida en la marca final, pero afortunadamente fue capaz de hacer waterstart y aun asi ganar.
Ya en las semifinales, una caida del viento hizo que Ross Williams perdiera el planeo con su vela de 7.6, mientras el resto, con velas más grandes le adelantaba y Albeau ganaba de nuevo. Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Dakine) ganó la segunda semifinal. En la final de los ganadores, los participantes batallaron con los vientos más fuertes de la eliminatoria. La manga sirvio para recordar el dominio de Albeau; detrás de el Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard, North) quedo en segundo puesto y Cyril Moussilmani tercero; por otro lado Williams la final de los perdedores. La carrera final fue un duelo clásico entre Albeau y Dunkerbeck, pero el francés llevaba una tabla más veloz y dejó a Dunkerbeck en segundo lugar e incapaz de alcanzarlo.
Freestyle masculino
Altas rompientes, chop desde todos los angulos, viento marginal y la madre de todas las rompientes constituyeron un record para los freestylers, que tuvieron pocas o ninguna posibilidad de probar las condiciones. Tras una primera ronda conservadora, en la segunda resaltaron Taty Frans (Starboard, North Sails) contra Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC), con el español ofreciendo un amplio repertorio de movimientos de deslizamiento y aéreos y dejando a Frans lucir su estilo típico. Una exhibición que alcanzó su punto álgido cuando Frans intentó un movimiento en la cara de un monstruo que resultó en una lavadora, y lo arrastró a los pies de la multitud, extinguiendo cualquier esperanza de avance aunque ganara según la opinión de los espectadores.
Los cuartos de final vieron a Marcilio Browne (Mistral, Gaastra) and Ricardo Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) dejar la eliminatoria en manos de Otaegui y Kiri Thode Starboard, Gaastra). Otaegui fue elevando su nivel en cada manga, y se enfrentó a Estredo en la final, que venía de eliminar a Thode con sus pushloops y un mezcla variada de trucos. Ambos presionaron con una gran muestra de movimientos, pero de forma impredecible, al caer el viento fue Otaegui el que supo sacar lo mejor de las condiciones marginales. Otaegui fue galardonado con la victoria, dandole el titulo del evento, mientras que el segundo puesto quedó para Estredo, para quien era suficiente para darle su segundo Titulo Mundial de Freestyle sucesivo.
Olas masculino
Kevin Mevissen (RRD) sacó a Marcilio Browne (Mistral, Gaastra) de la acción, con una solida base de saltos antes de presionar con movimientos más técnicos. Browne fue castigado por intentar maniobras elaboradas en condiciones imposibles. Mevissen derrotó a Vidar Jensen (North) antes de que su carrera fuera interrumpida por Kauli Seadi (JP, NeilPryde, Mormaii, MFC); otros nombres que cayeron fueron Ricardo Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC), que falló en su enfrentamiento con Seadi, y Danny Bruch (Gaastra, MFC) que fue eliminado por Victor Fernandez (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC) y su precisión en las maniobras aéreas. Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine) también se esforzó ante las condiciones orientadas al salto, eliminando al favorito local Klaas Voget (Fanatic, NeilPryde, MFC). Al final del dia, la final quedaba en una final Seadi-Fernandez por un lado, y Voget-Ceballos por el otro, decidiendose esta el ultimo dia con, de lejos, las condiciones más extremas vistas en la temporada.
Víctor Fernández, con refinados movimientos frente al estilo vertical del brasileño, incluyendo un gran aerial, eliminó a Seadi en la final, al elegir una sección monstruosa para sacar el mayor backloop de la competición. Seadi habia luchado duramente pero Fernández lo eliminó con una selección de saltos casi perfecta, suficiente para darle la victoria en la manga, primer puesto del evento y segundo absoluto de la temporada 2008. Para Seadi el segund puesto fue suficiente para otorgarle su tercer titulo mundial de olas, un logro impresionante.
Olas femenino
Durante la tarde del octavo dia, la flota femenina fue al agua para competir con 25 nudos de viento y olas como edificios. En los cuartos de final, Anne-Marie Reichman (Naish) tuvo la mala suerte de verse enfrentada a Daida Moreno (North), que aprovechó las condiciones para el salto y eliminó a Reichman. Nayra Alonso (Fanatic, Severne) avanzó en esta ronda, descalificando a la local Steffi Wahl (F2, Gaastra).
El segundo encuentro de cuartos fue entre Junko Nagoshi (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine), que superó a Jaggi (F2, North) con un poderoso wave riding y enormes forwards. Iballa Moreno (North) llegó limpiamente a las semifinales tras la rendición de Silvia Alba Orozco (MFC). Todo esto dio lugar a una semifinal explosiva que resultó en el reinado supremo de las gemelas Moreno en condiciones de salto. Desafortunadamente para las mujeres esta era la ultima oportunidad de competir pues las condiciones de la ultima mañana fueron demasiado fuertes para intentarlo.
El resultado final fue que las dos Moreno tomaron la primera posición, y Alonso y Nagoshi la tercera. El primer puesto de Daida fue suficiente para coronarse cn el Titulo Mundial de Olas.
Resumen resultados:
Slalom
1st Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard, North)
2nd Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde)
3rd Cyril Moussilmani (Fanatic, North)
4th Sylvain Moussilmani (F2, Simmer)
5th Arnon Dagan (Fanatic, Gaastra)
Olas masculino
1st Victor Fernandez (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC)
2nd Kauli Seadi (JP, NeilPryde, Mormaii, MFC)
3rd Klaas Voget (Fanatic, NeilPryde, MFC)
4th Jonas Ceballos (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC)
Freestyle masculino
1st Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC)
2nd Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic, North, MFC)
3rd Kiri Thode (Starboard, Gaastra)
4th Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra)
Slalom masculino (General)
1st Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde)
2nd Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard, North)
3rd Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, Dakine, MFC)
4th Ross Williams (Tabou, Gaastra)
5th Cyril Moussilmani (Fanatic, North)
Olas masculino (General)
1st Kauli Seadi (JP, NeilPryde, Mormaii, MFC)
2nd Victor Fernandez (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC)
3rd Jonas Ceballos (Fanatic, Simmer, MFC)
4th Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine)
5th Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, Dakine, MFC)
Freestyle masculino (General)
1st Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic, North, MFC)
2nd Marcilio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne (Mistral, Gaastra)
3rd Kiri Thode (Starboard, Gaastra)
4th Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra)
5th Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC)
Olas femenino. Resultado Sylt 2008.
1st Daida Ruano Moreno (North)
1st Iballa Ruano Moreno (North)
3rd Nayra Alonso (Fanatic, Severne)
3rd Junko Nagoshi (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine)
Slalom femenino (General)
1st Karin Jaggi (F2, North)
2nd Valérie Ghibaudo (Tabou, Loft)
3rd Sarah Hebert (Starboard, Naish)
4th Alice Arutkin (Starboard, North)
5th Lee-el Korzitz (Tabou, Gaastra)
Olas femenino (General)
1st Daida Moreno (North)
2nd Iballa Moreno (North)
3rd Nayra Alonso (Fanatic, Severne)
4th Junko Nagoshi (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine)
5th Karin Jaggi (F2, North)
Freestyle femenino (General)
1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde)
2nd Daida Moreno (North)
3rd Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North)
4th Junko Nagoshi (Tabou, Simmer, Dakine)
5th Iballa Moreno (North)
Campeonato por marcas(General). Tablas
1st Starboard
2nd Fanatic
3rd JP-Australia
4th F2
5th Mistral
Clasificación por marcas(General). Velas.
1st NeilPryde
2nd North
3rd Gaastra
4th Simmer
5th MauiSails
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Update: ITV coverage added. Weymouth speed week was superb this year, with the harbour record being broken on the 1st day by Anders Bringdal at 38.52 knots. Three great counting rounds in the week which gave us our speed champions for 2008 Pete Young with 37.29 knots and Zara Davis with 30.89 knots. Prizes and Trophy were donated by Spartan wetsuits.
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The last race event of the year is this weekend at Whitwell, the country’s best course racers will return to Rutland Water to do battle in the last event of both the Cup & Inland series to become the 2008 Champions. More in the event information...
I am very sad to say Ciao to all my friends in Jericoacoara. I miss them all so much already. They all made me feel so welcomed and made me have some of the best moments of my life. Everyday was incredible and just goes to show a simple life can lead to so much happiness.
The bus ride back to Fortaleza felt so long and was so sad! I hope I return to this place soon! I love it!
Weymouth speed week was superb this year, with the harbour record being broken on the 1st day by Anders Bringdal at 38.52 knots. Three great counting rounds in the week which gave us our speed champions for 2008 Pete Young with 37.29 knots and Zara Davis with 30.89 knots. Prizes…
Weymouth speed week was superb this year, with the harbour record being broken on the 1st day by Anders Bringdal at 38.52 knots. Three great counting rounds in the week which gave us our speed champions for 2008 Pete Young with 37.29 knots and Zara Davis with 30.89 knots. Prizes…
Bene is teaching me the Goiter and this one I almost got!
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Butterfly Effect
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I love it soo much!! I am so happy that Clieson did such great filming for us! Thank You Club Ventos!
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I love it soo much!! I am so happy that Clieson did such great filming for us! Thank You Club Ventos!
We headed out early in the morning from Jeri to go to Itarema.
It is a beautiful location with flat water inside a sand bar and waves on the other side.
After hours of sailing it was good to sit down for the Brazilian lunch.. fish, rice and beans with agua de coco! Yum!
No time to waste. We loaded the boat to a new beautiful location!
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Thank You Gustavo!
This event was so amazing! It gives me chills on my arm just thinking how cool it was! I loved it and I know everyone else had a good time too! I have so much to tell, I don’t even know where to start!
Here are just a few pics from a friends camera of the beginning of the event in Fortaleza and Cumbuco. There were a total of 31 girls and almost half windsurf and half kitesurf. The total distance we covered was over 50 KM ( Cumbuco to Taiba). We stopped half way in Pecem and had a beautiful presentation of every kind of fruit! It was so wonderful!
We have many beautiful professional photos and video.
The Dona Florinda Bus took us from Fortaleza to our starting destination Cumbuco!
So fun!! We were all anxious to start the mission!
Kite Cabana Cumbuco welcomed us to rig, stretch, and eat before we headed downwind.
Dona Florinda customized our Dakine lyrcas.
Butterflies from around the world were a part of this Butterfly Effect Brazil including Germany, Sweden, Israel, Norway, and from other locations around Brazil. It is so cool because now we want to have a Butterfly Effect in each of these countries!
Here all the girls finished signing up and off we went!
More photos are to come stay posted..;)
Thank you so much to all our sponsors:
DAKINE
Dona Florinda, Termaco
Naish, Hotsails, Mormaii, Club Ventos, Nivel contrucoes, Wobben Wind power, Kite Cabana
Besides Juliana Farias doing a great job organizing this event we had many many helpers from the beginning like Matt Howard making the flyers, Doris helping with everything, the design guys at Windzen, all the Butterflies for participating, the family supporting and so many more. Aloha to All!
The night before the Butterfly Effect we had a meeting of how exactly the event will happen. We discussed the plan, safety issues, hazards, staying in groups, going around the Pecem Pier ( 5 KM out to sea!!) and much more.
We were really excited to get our personalized Dakine Butterfly Effect Flags!! Everyone wanted to hold one!! Super cool! Thanks Dakine and Mormaii for making them!
We did some training and organizing for the event in Cumbuco. TV Cidade of Fortaleza came along to film for their News Program.
Wobben Wind sponsors the Butterfly Effect!!
Pecem - Second launch location for the Butterfly Effect. This is a little over the half way point from Cumbuco to Taiba.
My Brazil video is on the Hot Sails Website too!
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I am happy to announce my new clothing sponsor Sooruz!
I meet the Sooruz crew in France and they are super cool! I am excited to be apart of their team.
From the hot beaches of Brazil to the cold air of France..
Sooruz makes clothes for all!!
Leysa is a good friend and also on the Sooruz team!
Açaí anyone?!!
Packed it up for a quick evening session
You might have seen it in Windsurf magazine, voting is now open for Windsurfer of the Year. Well, phone and email are open, and the online voting will be open soon to, so check out the candidates, and decide who Bryony Shaw will be presenting the prize to at the…
The Butterfly Effect is going to be at the Ventilo Show in France.
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After Prea we stayed in Jericoacoara. The city is built in sand and you walk everywhere. Its so cool! I love it. Surf in the morning, windsurf all day, drink agua de coco, watch the sunset on the sand dunes, capoeira, forro dancing, panderia.. life is good!
We have been spreading the word about the Butterfly Effect and many local and visitor girls will be participating in the event now!
Windy days in Prea
I am not much a freestlyer but I tried my best and got second. Juliana won and Ivana got third.
The trophies are so awesome. They are a little version of the fishing boats that you see all over the beaches here in Brazil.
The Jeri local girls rip! Taina will be one to look out for!
Ivana in her new Dona Florinda wetsuit. Dona Florinda is providing a big pink bus to transport the girls to and from the Butterfly Effect! This is just one of the fun things planned. This Butterfly Effect is going to be so awesome!
We finally made it to Prea. We left at 5 in the evening from Fortaleza. The ride is usually around 5 hours, so we were planning to arrive in Prea around 10PM. We ended up getting lost not once but twice in the middle of the night. I think we arrived at the pousada around 3 in the morning. We were so happy to see the pousada and sleep!
The next morning we woke up early to prepare for the first day of the competition. The first contest was a downwind race from Prea to Jericoacoara. I am not sure exactly how far it is but it is far! We all began together on the beach for the race and than pretty soon there was nobody around in the water. No body in sight. This is when the ocean seems sooo big. Being in these waters for the first time all alone far out and far down wind became a little spokey!! I finally spoted some one and stayed close until we arrive to the finish line. I thought I was the only one that this happened to, but everyone said the same. In the end, Good Experience! I want to go again now that I know where I am going! Juliana finished first, I second, and Ivana 3rd. Good results with all the friends!
The selection of equipment to be used in the 2012 Olympic Regatta has, understandably, aroused passions, "to change or not to change, that is the question!". There are two proposals going in front of ISAF, this post describes the process.
Here is where the Butterfly Effect Brazil will begin.
We are working very hard to make the best Butterfly yet. Butterfly Brazil is going to be sooo cool!!
Now we are off to Jeri. I don’t think I will be able to have internet but I will try!
Ala Feminina is a women surf magazine of Brazil.
Click here and check out pages 28-29 for the Butterfly Effect Maui
The Grand Pavois is the second biggest tradeshow in France after Paris for boats and water sports. In the Sunday news of the Grand Pavois they wrote an article about the Butterfly Effect. They talked about how it was such a nice surprise for a group of ladies to pass by in their Dakine Aloha wear paddling on Naish stand up boards through the harbour. It gave a whole new outlook on getting on the water in the boat world.
I was lucky to catch the train from La Rochelle to Paris with a friend from the Grand Pavois. Ben is one of the designers for Airush and had some time to kill in Paris. I had time between my flight too, so we checked out the Eiffel Tower! For him it was no big deal but for me it was pretty cool to see!
The train was so fun. This guy sang for us the cocoracha song! ahah!
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The RYA’s top young windsurfing talent lived up to their billing going into this weekend’s inaugural RYA/UKWA National Windsurfing Championships picking up the crop of top titles at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA).
More than 150 windsurfers from all over Britain did battle over the course of two-days as for the first time the RYA joined forces with UKWA to run a combined National Championship event.
On the penultimate day at the Formula Worlds, Ross is sitting in 4th place. Ross didn’t have much luck yesterday as he got slammed (which is not like Ross!) at the last gybe of the last race. Another competitor ran over his rig and broke Ross’ mast.
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The Butterfly Effect France was the best Butterfly Effect yet! We had so much fun and it was so unique.
This Butterfly Effect showed exactly what a “Butterfly Effect” actually means. We were a small group just like a small butterfly and we had a huge outcome in La Rochelle just like how butterfly effect spreads!
The wind was light and perfect to learn and do SUP. Many people have never seen this sport before here, so it drew in attention from the beach to the harbour.
We did some stretching and hula! Some of girls tried SUP before and a few it was for the first time. The first timers did so good!
As we entered the harbour, people started clapping. We made many friends along the way in the boats who gave us french cheese, chocolate and strawberries!
I loved the whole french atmosphere. It was great! I am still smiling!
We opened up the sport to more than just the beach crew, but to the boaters too! They all loved the idea and want one for their boats!
Spreading the aloha with the hawaiian floral rashguards of DAKINE!
DAKINE and NAISH donated some many gifts for the participates.
Thank you so much! With out them it wouldn’t have been possible.
THANK YOU DAKINE AND NAISH!
Besides all the wind/water sport booths, the main attraction at the Gran Pavois is all the boats.
After checking out the boats, we headed back to see the fake wake machine.
At last we hit the water an hour away in I’ll de Re. Its an island right in front of La Rochelle.
Antoine showed us his SUP spot. It was so pretty. The waves were easy, long and glassy. The sun was going down to our right and the moon was rising our left.
So Beautiful!
I always knew Antoine Albeau from Maui, so its fun to see him in his local spot of I’ll de Re!
The topline results are below, full masterblasters to follow soon. Chris Audsley took the honours in the night time windsurfing pro event, and as did Simon Leedham in the overall HBC Freeride Masterblaster. Pictures and video added...
WOW! Finally made it here, board / sail bags and all!
Its not quite the Eiffel tower but close enough for me right now. I hope I get to see the real thing while I am here!
We loaded up Yann’s dads van and chilled out a bit thinking I had plenty of time to catch my train.
Then they loaded me up with some french chocolate crossiant roles for the rest of my journey.
Catching the train in Paris is absolute chaos! I was so thankful for these two that I met on the bus who totally took care of me after I missed my train.
I didn’t know it was a hour bus ride to the train station! And then you should see how long the train is!! I couldn’t believe how much I had to walk. I didn’t even get to my right place on the train because the bell rang while I was trying to get to it!
La Rochelle looks cute and beautiful so far. I can’t wait to explore a bit more tomorrow!
This sign made me feel close to home. ” JAWS”
Cute little french house
and a beautiful sunset.
I am so exhausted after all this traveling, can’t wait to get some sleep!
I am off to do some Butterfly Effects!
Please note that Entry is about to close for the UKWA/RYA National Championships. This event will incorporate the RYA Youth and masters and the UKWA National Championships bringing together the best in Britain on fantastic racing waters in Portland Harbour.
Please ensure that your entry and payment is made in the correct class with the correct sail number by Monday.
Any queries please call the RYA on 02380 604 197.
20+ miles later we finally make to Kaupo! This was once in a life time hike! I don’t think I will be abe to do it again! 
Right now my legs and so sore! We left in the morning from the top of Haleakala and camped at the last cabin “Paliku”. It is an amazing hike. Beauty was everywhere and all around where ever you see, smell, feel, taste, and hear. Simply amazing. It was a challenging hike, but through every challenge comes out more reward, strength, and beauty. The next day we walked all day down the Kaupo valley. We were so high up on the mountain walking straight down..down ..down.. it seemed like forever! At one point on the way down our group was a little separated and I was following two of the guys. They went around a corner and past some cows, so I thought I would wait to pass the cows with the others. I waited and they never came around the corner. I walked back up the hill and no one was there! I couldn’t see anybody and I was all by myself high up on the mountain. I started screaming for them but there was no answer. A little panic set in and started screaming louder. Finally, I heard them and they were on a whole other trail! We met up and I showed them where the others went. This was super lucky for them and I because if not I would have had to hike all the way down by myself and they would have ended up who know where! After that we all stuck together like glue! That was one lucky thing that happened. We also were lucky and happened to know the people that rented the cabin, so we got to stay warm all night by the fire. The last lucky thing that happened was when we came out of the kaupo valley we still had to walk all the way down a long road to get picked up. There just happened to by a truck that cam out of no where and gave us a ride down to the bottom. We were so tired by this time that it was a blessing to get a ride!
Juliana and I were so excited about the Dakine Butterfly Effects that will happening. In September and October it will be in France, UK, and Brazil. We had to go a do this hike for the goodness of the Butterfly Effect. We hiked for good energy to be in each effect that will happen. We will be posting more info about each effect shortly.
Very blessed trip. I am happy we all made it back safe, sound and stoked!
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Guerrilla Jazz
Two weeks to go to the third Fat Face Festival and if you want to enter, you ALL have to PRE-ENTER. That means everyone from hotshot Pro to youth sailor to amateur sailor. Everyone has to pre-enter, 240 people have signed up far and there is a maximum of 350.
This…
La pintoresca ciudad turca de Alaçati ha ofrecido 6 días de viento sin pausa para coronar dos campeones mundiales, y presencia una batalla espectacular para el titulo masculino en la decisiva carrera final de la competición.
Por tercer año sucesivo, la PWA volvió a las costas de Alaçati, Turquía, para la Copa del Mundo Pegasus Airlines. Antes incluso de empezar el evento, su nombre entra en la historia por la flota más numerosa alistada para el espectáculo de 6 dias. El evento marcó el final del Tour femenino de slalom, coronando a la Campeona del Mundo de Slalom de 2008. En la flota masculina, el evento es el penúltimo del calendario de 2008, dominando el francés Antoine Albeau al ganar todos los celebrados.
Dia 1. El bautizo del acontecimiento fue una sola regata añadida a la cuenta en el primer día. Albeau navegó una carrera perfecta ganando cada manga en el camino hacia el final y Pritchard quedó en su ya familiar segundo puesto.
En cuanto a las féminas, Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft) y Karin Jaggi (F2 North) tomaron el poder en su primera carrera, siendo Ghibaudo la que obtuviera el máximo honor, dejando a Jaggi bullendo en el segundo puesto y Verena Fauster (F2, Gaastra) en el tercero.
Día 2. El viento de 16-18 nudos saludó a los competidores en el segundo día. Mostrando sed de victoria, Dunkerbeck trabajó un poco en el circuito de cuatro boyas a favor del viento para ganar su semifinal, con Albeau como rival, avanzando ambos hacia el final donde irían bastante ajustados entre sí.
Al llegar a la tercera carrera, la multitud se sorprendió cuando oyo que siete de los 10 hombres de la manga habian hecho una salida falsa, entre ellos Albeau, Maynard, Peter Volwater (F2, North) y Ben Van der Steen (Exocet, Simmer). La masiva descalificación dejó a Pritchard, Matt Wemms (Fanatic, North) y Jesper Orth (Starboard, Severne) libres para avanzar sin ni siquiera tener que navegar la carrera. En la carrera final, el local Bora Kozanoglu (Starboard) robó el espectáculo: oliendo su primera victoria y devuelto atrás por la multitud, el turco batió a Dunkerbeck en una actuación poderosa y desafió a los escépticos, adueñandose de la carrera y dejando a Dunkerbeck en el segundo puesto, Gonzalo Costa (Exocet, Neilpryde) en el tercero y Pritchard cuarto.
Respecto las chicas, Jaggi ganó por un margen claro, dejando a Marta Hlavaty (Maui Sails) y Lee Korzitz (Tabou, Gaastra) en segundo y tercer puestos. En la tercera y ultima regata del dia, Ghibaudo recobró el dominio dejando a Jaggi en el segundo puesto y la armenia Sarah Hebert (Starboard, Naish) en el tercero.
Dia 3. Este día comenzó mal para Albeau, que chocó con Maynard en la cuarta carrera; este error lo llevó a la zaga del grupo y a pesar de su esfuerzo por remontar cruzó la meta en 10º lugar. Al frente de los participantes, Dunkerbeck acabó la carrera bastante por delante de su rival más cercano, Williams, que fue segundo. El otro puesto del podio fue para Pritchard, que afrontó un sostenido ataque de Maynard, cuarto de la clasificación.
La final fue testigo de un espectacular error cuando 7 de los 10 finalistas fueron descalificados en una salida falsa masiva. La repetición dio la victoria a Albeau, dejando a Dunkerbeck muy cerca por detrás, en el segundo puesto, y Van der Steen en el tercero.
La primera regata femenina de este día fue dominada por Ghibaudo, con su pie firme en el acelerador. El podio, enteramente francés, se completaba con Alice Arutkin (Starboard, North) en segundo lugar, y la quinceañera Morane Demont (Starboard, Severne) en el tercero. Tras un corto descanso, Ghibaudo mostró su dominio también en la quinta carrera.
Día 4. Destacó de nuevo Kozanoglu en la semifinal, batiendo a Pritchard y consiguiendo la victoria. Ambos tomaron sus puestos en la final al lado de Maynard y Albeau, primero y segundo respectivamente en la segunda semifinal.
La final fue liderada por Dunkerbeck, en réplica de la anterior carrera de Albeau y muy por delante de este y de Williams que se batían por el segundo puesto, obtenido por Willams.
En la regata femenina, Ghibaudo al caer en la transluchada abrío las puertas a Jaggi para obtener la victoria; fue un costoso error que la relegó al ultimo puesto, pero que en la siguiente carrera se reveló como una excepción cuando obtuvo la victoria por delante de su rival Jaggi, segunda, y la local Lena Erdil (The Loft) en tercer lugar. La final tuvo un predecible resultado gracias a la consistencia de Ghibaudo, que ganó frente al visible enfado de Jaggi, incapaz de superar el segundo puesto, y con Arutkin en la ultima posicion del podio.
Día 5. La novena carrera vio a Dunkerbeck chocando en los cuartos de final. El campeón activó su modo “Terminator” y se creció para lograr lo imposible. Al rodear la marca exterior, Albeau cayó dejandole el 6º puesto y llegando el mismo en 9º puesto mientras el local Cyril Moussilmani (Fanatic, North) firmó su primera victoria del evento. En la segunda carrera del dia Albeau volvió a dominar, relegando a Dunkerbeck al cuarto puesto.
En féminas, las salidas prematuras dejaron a Ghibaudo libre para encabezar la flota y ganar su séptima carrera, con Jaggi en el segundo puesto. La décima carrera dejó a Ghibaudo en un conservador cuarto puesto, y tuvo a Jaggi como vencedora con el segundo y tercer puesto de bandera turca.
Día 6. Las semejantes puntuaciones de Albeau y Dunkerbeck hicieron de esta una jornada con mucha tensión. Dunkerbeck tomó una perfecta salida en la final, pero Albeau “capturó” una bolsa con la aleta que le provoco problemas. Ambos windsurfistas se felicitaron mutuamente, Dunkerbeck como ganador del campeonato, y Albeau con un segundo puesto absoluto suficiente para coronarlo campeón del mundo de Slalom de 2008.
En la regata femenina, Ghibaudo y Jaggi ya estaban firmemente establecidas en las posiciones primera y segunda. De forma semejante a la clasificación masculina, Ghibaudo fue nombrada ganadora del evento, mientras que Jaggi con el segundo puesto absoluto obtuvo el título de Campeona del Mundo de Slalom de 2008.
Clasificaciones:
Hombres:
1st Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North)
2nd Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde)
3rd Ross Williams (Tabou, Gaastra)
4th Finian Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde)
5th Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Dakine)
Mujeres
1st Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft)
2nd Karin Jaggi (F2, North)
3rd Verena Fauster (F2, Gaastra)
4th Lena Erdil (The Loft)
5th Sarah Hébert (Starboard, Naish)
Clasificación absoluta
Hombres
1st Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde)
2nd Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North)
3rd Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, MFC, Dakine)
4th Ross Williams (Tabou, Gaastra)
5th Finian Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde)
Mujeres
1st Karin Jaggi (F2, North)
2nd Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft)
3rd Sarah Hébert (Starboard, Naish)
4th Alice Arutkin (Starboard, North)
5th Lee Korzitz (Tabou, Gaastra)
Mensajes sobre la prueba en el foro:
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En una regata por las medallas acortada por un cambio de viento de 90 grados, Tom Ashley consiguió la medalla de oro tras acabar en tercer puesto.
El sprint de una sola vuelta fue ganado por King Yin Chan (HKG) con Shahar Zubari (ISR) en segundo lugar. Esto fue suficiente para saltarse a Nick Dempsey (GBR) y ganar la medalla de bronce justo detrás de Julien Bontemps (FRA), quien obtuvo la plata.
Aun sin querer verter un jarro de agua fría en lo que han sido unos fantásticos primeros Juegos para el RS:X, donde los tres ganadores llegaron virtualmente a la regata por las Medallas con los mismos puntos, habrá inevitablemente preguntas sobre la eficacia del concepto de la misma.
Fuente: ISAF
En una regata por las medallas escasa de viento, Jian Yin (CHN) acabó tercera, suficiente para obtener el oro por un punto. Esta es la primera medalla de la historia en windsurf para China, que Jiang añade a la de plata obtenida en Atenas hace 4 años.
Alessandra Sensini (ITA) ganó la regata a sabiendas de que tenia que batir a Jian por dos plazas para conseguir el oro. Todo iba según lo planeado hasta el final de slalom justo antes de la meta. Jian entró la quinta y acabó tercera tras pasar a Marina Alabau (ESP) y Olga Maslivets (UKR) en el último momento de una manga ajustada.
De este modo, Alessandra Senssini se convierte en la navegante olímpica femenina con más exito de todos los tiempos con 4 medallas: un oro, una plata y dos bronces.
El bronce fue para Bryony Shaw (GBR), quien empujó fuerte en el ultimo tramo hacia la final de slalom para permanecer por delante de sus rivales más cercanas, Jessica Crisp (AUS) y Marina Alabau (ESP); se convierte así en la única mujer medallista en windsurf de Gran Bretaña.
Fuente: ISAF
I am so stoked! I finally landed a back loop. I couldn’t believe it. After that happened I was so excited that I went for a forward loop and snapped my mast in half. I had a long swim in but it was ok since I landed a backloop!
The waves have been pretty good too.
Forward…but not the one that broke the mast!
Pascal and Levi ripping
These photos were taken from Yann (above).. off the lip!
Por desgracia, los esponsors que la PWA World Tour esperaba que apoyasen la Tiree Wave World Cup 2008, no han podido confirmarlo. Como resultado, el evento se retrasarà hasta 2009.
En el proceso de intentar asegurar el evento de este año, se han abierto algunas oportunidades de patrocinarlo y todavía esperamos evento sea mayor aun el año que viene.
Fuente: PWA World Tour
Por Ameise
The BBC was first with the news online: Bryony secured bronze.
From the RYA: Bryony Shaw has won Great Britain’s first ever women’s windsurfing medal clinching RS:X bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Qingdao today (Wednesday 20 August).
Shaw, who won the 2007 Olympic Test Event, knew a top three…
The BBC was first with the news online: Bryony secured bronze.
From the RYA: Bryony Shaw has won Great Britain’s first ever women’s windsurfing medal clinching RS:X bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Qingdao today (Wednesday 20 August).
Shaw, who won the 2007 Olympic Test Event, knew a top three…
The PWA headline from Alaçati was that Dunkerbeck is back, beating the dominant Antoine Albeau into second. What they didn’t mention so much was that Ross Williams was third, beating former world-champ Kevin Pritchard and Finian Maynard. Full story on the PWA site.
El número 9 absoluto después de la última ronda de la prueba de olas de la PWA de Pozo Izquierdo en Canarias, Philip Köster, que en caso de que alguien lo olvide solo tiene 14 años, definitivamente dejó su marca con su estilo agresivo y su completo repertorio para su edad.
Todo este talento siempre fue del interés de todos los fabricantes y esponsors y de hecho es Starboard quien ha intentado poner sus manos sobre el nuevo campeón de nuevo, a quien dejaron ir una vez a F2.
No hay duda de que Starboard se ha hecho a si mismo un favor, añadiendo una gran calidad en la navegación a sus Prokids en el proceso…
Fuente: Starboard International.
At the halfway stage (hopefully, given the lack of wind), Nick Dempsey currently lies in 3rd place, and Bryony in 5th. The RYA have been on top of all the action with loads of articles going out on all the sailing action, here are the windsurfing highlights from the RYA so far.
Entry is now open to the UKWA/RYA National Championships. The Notice of Race is also available, please read it carefully. This event will incorporate the RYA Youth and masters and the UKWA National Championships bringing together the best in Britain on fantastic racing waters in Portland Harbour.
Entry is pre entry only – no entries will be taken on the day or after the closing date of Monday 8th September.
Congratulations to Ross Williams, the new European Formula Windsurfing Champion. Steve Allen (Aus 0) won the Allegro Cup, but Ross (GBR 83) was the first European racer.
Full event information at the Formula Windsurfing website.
Checking it out and meeting the Naish Kailua gang.
There is everything there, lessons, rentals, all water sport gear, SUP, clothes, board making and more!
I love how they have all the old windsurf equipment on display. Its so cool to see how windsurf has evolved. I can’t believe some of the equipment they rode!
Kite Department
Windsurfing Magazine
We had to pack up our gear and mission down a steep hill to the beach.
We were lucky to get Diamond Head with pretty strong winds and good size waves. The wind is known to be a little weird, but we were on out 4.7 sails and 65L boards going full speed all day!
It was fun to change it up and sail waves in port tack conditions since Maui is almost always a starboard tack.
When the winds died off in the afternoons it was fun surfing too!
The weather is gorgeous here in Leba (Poland) for the Formula Europeans. It's been windy up to now except today for the first day of the contest. Day 2 was perfect with winds ranging from 10 to 13 knots. Race Officer Dave Thomson lost no time and ran 4 races for all fleets.
I love this place. The water is soo beautiful. We went for a stand-up paddle out to Flat Island and surfed the waves that broke around the island. Its has onshore winds here, a good place to learn windsurfing. You’ll never end out far, but just get pushed back to the shore.
Diez dias de intensa competición con viento fuerte ve coronarse al Campeón del Mundo, uno de los mejores corredores abandona por lesiones y los ranking de race y freestyle tiemblan tras un espectáculo histórico en la playa de sotavento.
Albergando el encuentro estuvo el mundialmente conocido centro Rene Egli, situado en posición privilegiada a tiro de piedra de la orilla.
El ganador de slalom masculino, Antoine Albeau, declaró “Comencé el evento realmente bien, entre los tres primeros, pero asumi un montón de riesgos para ganar. Aflojé un poco para permanecer a salvo, no quería cometer errores estúpidos, solo ser consistente. Creo que hice un buen trabajo, y hoy (tras la primera regata del ultimo dia) supe que habia ganado el campeonato, asi que fui a tope. Podría haber parado, pero simplemente tenia que ganar estas dos ultimas carreras, y lo hice”.
En la 10º carrera, hubo una revolución cuando Micah Buzianis sufrio una lesion importante en la segunda semifinal, resultando en la rotura de una pierna y el abandono de la competición, paralizante noticia considerando que tenia la segunda plaza y estaba presionando a Albeau para conseguir la primera.
En cuanto a la competición femenina, Valerie Ghibaudo y Karin Jaggi fueron protagonistas. Según la francesa, “Por mis sponsors, realmente queria hacerlo bien, asi que me encuentro superbien. Es fantástico acabar primera, tuve carreras muy disputadas con Karin Jaggi y las condiciones fueron dificiles los cinco dias, asi que no ha sido nada facil”. En la ultima carrera, Nagoshi y Korzitz se aseguraron la batalla por la tercera posición absoluta, siendo la japonesa quien la ganó tras caer Korzitz en la tercera boya. En la linea final, Ghibaudo ganó con un buen estilo, con Jaggi en segundo lugar y Nagoshi en el ultimo puesto del podio, mas impresionante si cabe teniendo en cuenta que competía con un equipo prestado.
1st Antoine Albeau
2nd Bjorn Dunkerbeck
3rd Kevin Pritchard
4th Ben Van Der Steen
5th Ross Williams
Los resultados generales de la temporada quedan de este modo:
1st Antoine Albeau
2nd Kevin Pritchard
3rd Bjorn Dunkerbeck
4th Cyril Moussilmani
5th Peter Volwater
Resultados del PWA Grand Slam 2008 femenino de Slalom:
1st Valerie Ghibaudo
2nd Karin Jaggi
3rd Junk Nagoshi
4th Lee Korzitz
5th Sarah-Quita Offringa
Los resultados generales de la temporada son en este caso los siguientes.
1st Karin Jaggi
2nd Lee Korzitz
3rd = Iballa Moreno
3rd = Valerie Ghibaudo
5th Alice Arutkin
En cuanto a Freestyle, segunda mitad del evento, la maquina de viento de Fuerteventura se desbocó ofreciendo 35 nudos de brisa con un swell en aumento.
En la competición masculina, la final se disputó entre Browne, Estredo, Tonky Frans y Kiri Thode. Browne navegó una manga sólida, pero no tenia nada que hacer contra su rival Estredo, más determinado que nunca, que lanzó el mayor y sin duda mejor air chacho visto en ninguna competición, aterrizando además un spock 900, un estelar air flaka y un pushloop. Condenó asi a Browne a la segunda posición. Thode parecia amenazante tras avanzar a través de cuatro duras mangas, pero fue detenido por la devastadora actuación de Tonky Frans, llevandole a retar a Browne a un solo paso del final. La perdida de concentración de Frans lo derribó al acortar su hoja de puntuación por un movimiento, error aprovechado por Browne que progresó hacia su duelo con Estredo en la manga decisiva.
Browne no dejó que los aéreos de Estredo le distrajeran, con una mezcla de movimientos, pero unas caidas justo al final de la manga fueron críticas y tuvo que retirarse cabizbajo. Estredo enlazó air funnels 540 perfectamente enlazados, junto una combinación de los movimientos más explosivos; sabiendo que habia hecho suficiente, reclamó el segundo puesto absoluto del evento. A pesar de la perdida de Browne, encabezó la clasificación y permanece segundo absoluto de la temporada.
En la competición femenina, Yoli de Brendt fue la historia de la eliminatoria, eliminando a varias contrincantes como Junko Nagoshi o Daida Moreno antes de caer ante el masivo air flaka de Offringa, al que no pudo responder. En la segunda eliminatoria Offringa volvio a ganar, esta vez contra Daida Moreno, enlazando al final un air flaka y un fkaka diablo. De este modo, no solo gano el evento sino tambien el titulo mundial de la categoría.
En la eliminatoria final, Offringa lanzó su habitual asalto de funnels , switch chachos y air flakas frente a Moreno, que optó por aéreos más altos, forward loops en ambas amuras; a pesar de la inspirada exhibición, no fue suficiente para alcanzar la tecnica de Offringa.
La clasificación masculina de freestyle queda para este Grand Slam del siguiente modo:
1st Marcilio Browne
2nd Jose Estredo
3rd Ricardo Campello
4th Tonky Frans
5th Kiri Thode
Siendo la clasificación absoluta para la temporada como sigue:
1st Jose Estredo
2nd Marcilio Browne
3rd Ricardo Campello
4th Tonky Frans
5th Kiri Thode
En cuanto a las mujeres, la clasificación de freestyle es la siguiente para el campeonato:
1st Sarah-Quita Offringa
2nd Daida Moreno
3rd Laure Treboux
4th Yolanda De Brendt
5th Junko Nagoshi
Quedando la general de 2008 del siguiente modo:
1st Sarah-Quita Offringa
2nd Daida Moreno
3rd Laure Treboux
4th Junko Nagoshi
5th Iballa Moreno
Fuente: PWA / Andrew Buchanan
Unfortunately there won't be any UKWA freestyle competition at Felixstowe this weekend, but there will be a Freeride super session, as well as Windsurf lessons from Keith Atkinson, and lots of other stuff you'd expect from an Xtremefest that promotes healthy living, beach lifestyle and extreme sport. Check out the event site.
The winds were a little gusty for the morning races and totally died out for the afternoon sailing.
The womens slalom was in the morning and I was on my Naish Slalom board and a 5.5 sail.
I am really getting to like the whole slalom division. I think I felt the most comfortable this weekend and kept scoring higher places every time we raced. I got a 5th, 3rd, and 2nd place which averaged out to 4th place in the end. The best I have done for this catagory. I was stoked!..and the womens division is pretty tough here. One mess up and your getting last!
photos by TM Maui
We can finally announce that the Tiree Wave Classic is on! The NEW dates are Saturday 11th to Saturday 18th October.
If you're a centre, club or school and have a suitable space, please print off the poster and get it on display. The Fat Face National Windsurfing Festival is sure to once again deliver great fun whatever the weather, and don't forget the superb Saturday Night party!
Maliko to Kahului Harbour (9.5 Miles)
Dean, Bernd, and Norm get ready for the race at Maliko
We had to paddle far out of Maliko to the start line, deep into the dark-blue water!
Robby’s angels get on the stand-up paddle boards too!
In 2 hours 15 minutes I reach the finish line at the canoe club in Kahului.
Finishing 4th in my division.
Dave Kalama finished 1st out of everybody, in just a little over an hour.
Pau Hana!
It was a long day out on the water and very exhausting. I was happy the winds kicked in a bit to make the paddle a lot easier. I went on my 10′6 Naish Board which isn’t really made for long distance races, so I can’t wait to try out a bigger, more racier board next year. I think I could do a lot better with the right equipment. I would also definitely take a camel-pack with me next time too. I was so thirsty half way through the race and all I could think about was water! Makes me thirsty again just thinking about it! ha!
Over all it was a great day. At the end I was worried about leaving my car in Maliko and just wanted to go back to make sure it was ok. Then I got there and my car was unlocked and I thought Ah oh! Nothing seemed missing or anything inside and then I remember I just forgot to lock it! It just sat there all day unlocked! Crazy I know, but Lucky everything was just the way I left it!
Pozo enciende pasiones con 9 dias de increible competición en freestyle , slalom y olas
Olas. Eliminatoria sencilla.
Desde el primer dia, la legendaria máquina del viento de Pozo Izquierdo rugió con fuerza, golpeando con 40 nudos de fuerza y una ola considerable para la eliminatoria simple del campeonato.
El favorito local, (Quatro, MFC, Mormaii) fue parado por la surfeada extra suave de Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine), y Bruch continuó dominando el aire con sus rotaciones de gravedad reducida, batiendo a Scott McKercher (Starboard, Severne). Ya en cuartos, Köster se topó con el mito del “favorito de la competición”, Victor Fernandez (Fanatic, Simmer Style, MFC), yendo ambos a la par con sus saltos aunque ganara Fernandez ayudado por un perfecto doble forward.
Las semifinales fueron duras, dominando Fernandez and Bruch; ambos fueron a la final, una lucha ajustada entre ambos donde Fernández ofreció un repertorio más limpio y tecnicamente superior para tomar el primer puesto por delante de Bruch.
En la eliminatoria femenina, las gemelas Moreno fueron eliminando a sus contrincantes con su devastador estilo, allanando el camino a una final entre ambas. Daida gano una final de sobresaliente por haber reunido mayor cantidad de puntos, dejando a Iballa el segundo puesto.
Eliminatoria doble
Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra, Dakine, MFC) escaló puestos al eliminar a Jose Estredo (Fanatic, North Sails, MFC), Peter Volwater (North Sails) y Dario Ojeda (Quatro, Mormaii, MFC) antes de caer ante Vidar Jensen (North Sails).
Por su lado, Julien Taboulet (F2, Naish Sails), batió a John Skye (RRD, Naish), Phil Horrocks (JP, NeilPryde), Philip Köster (F2, NeilPryde) y al volador Jonas Ceballos (Fanatic, Simmer Sails, MFC) cayendo finalmente en manos de Kauli Seadi (JP, NeilPryde, Mormaii), quien habia ganado protagonismo tras eliminar por su parte a Vidar Jensen (North Sails) y Klaas Voget (Fanatic, NeilPryde, MFC); Kauli derrotó a Nik Baker antes de caer ante Campello, quien continuaba dominando cuando cayó ante el Danny Bruch. La final entre Campello y Fernandez ofreció perfectos giros dobles por parte de ambos, pero el toque final lo puso Fernandez con su imponente navegación, incluyendo un goiter en la cara de la ola.
En la flota femenina , Silvia Alba Orozco (MFC) mostro ser un duro rival, con su agresivo estilo en olas. Su carrera terminó ante la considerable artillería aérea de Karin Jaggi. AL perder Jaggi frente Iballa Moreno, se comprobó que la lucha por la primera posición sería una repetición de la individual, Moreno vs Moreno. La batalla tuvo una clase superior al resto, aunque al acabar la manga el jurado premió a Daida con un concluyente 5-0, que se une a la escalada sin precedentes de esta a lo alto del podio.
Resultados Olas:
Hombres Mujeres
1st Victor `Fernandez 1st Daida Moreno
2nd Ricardo Campello 2nd Iballa Moreno
3rd Danny Bruch 3rd Karin Jaggi
4th Kauli Seadi 4th Silvia Alba Orozco
Freestyle
La primera eliminatoria fue ganada de forma convincente por Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde), que derrotó a Daida Moreno en la final antes de esperar a l doble eliminatoria para defender su puesto. Treboux pareció peligrosa al ganar a Junko Nagoshi, pero perdió la concentración ante Daida, lo que significó que la final sería de nuevo de Offringa vs.Moreno.
La final fue magistral por parte de Offringa, que aterrizó todos los movimientos intentados. Moreno jugó de forma arriesgada, con dobles giros y ponchs, pero la suerte estaba echada al caerse de la mayoría de estas maniobras de alta puntuación.
Offringa dominó tambien la segunda eliminatoria individual, tomando posición hacia la final, de nuevo contra Daida Moreno que había eliminado a Treboux. La manga, muy discutida, fue testigo de un perfecto ponch de Moreno insuficiente para batir a Offringa, con una puntuación mastodóntica.
Resultados Freestyle:
1st Sarah-Quita Offringa
2nd Daida Moreno
3rd Junko Nagoshi
4th Laure Treboux
Racing
Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde), Pritchard y Maynard (RRD, NeilPryde) ganaron una considerable ventaja, manteniendo la formación en toda la carrera. Dunkerbeck, eliminado de la clasificación por una salida en falso, no pudo puntuar, aunque recuperó la forma en la final de los perdedores de esta, donde quedó primero.
El trío marcó su dominio también en la segunda carrera, ganando sus mangas, y uniendoseles Josh Angulo (MauiSails, Dakine).Albeau demostró porqué es el Campeón del Mundo, llegando 6º a la primera boya y entrando a meta primero tras superar a Maynard.
La tercera carrera fue épica, con Albeau intocable en primer puesto, dejando a Angulo y Pritchard la lucha por el segundo, que finalmente ganó Pritchard.
En la cuarta, Buzianis, Maynard y Williams fallaron de modo desacostumbrado en las mangas de semifinal, no calificándose para la final. Pritchard y Angulo hicieron una salida prematura en la final y provocaron que tuviera que ser recomenzada sin ellos. Williams ganó la final de los eliminados, dejando a Buzianis segundo.
La quinta carrera fue un impresionante espectáculo de 39 corredores intentando batallar en un slalom flojo de viento: una timida salida que desembocó en una batalla por conseguir aire limpio en la primera boya y acabó con Albeau en primer lugar, Volwater segundo, Pritchard tercero. Maynard no pudo terminar la carrera y Dunkerbeck hizo poco honor a su causa con un 14º puesto.
La sexta carrera mostró fisuras en la aparentemente impenetrable defensa de Albeau, que se recuperó de su 9º puesto en la siguiente carrera. En la octava, la salida demasiado solícita de Pritchard, Williams y Wolvater implicó la repetición sin estos corredores. Albeau volvió a su usual puesto al frente del pelotón, perseguido por Buzianis y Dunkerbeck, segundo y tercer puesto respectivamente.
En la 9º y ultima carrera, un desafortunado incidente en el que se vio implicado Buzianis hizo necesaria la asistencia medica y le rebó su posición en la final, ganada por la máquina del slalom Albeau. Pritchard consiguió de nuevo el segundo puesto, siendo el tercero para Cyril Moussilmani
Resultados Racing:
1st Albeau
2nd Pritchard
3rd Dunkerbeck
4th Williams
El último sabado de la competición fue muy ventoso para el racing, por lo que los organizadores ofrecieron una supersesión de olas. El evento fue testigo del primer intento de triple forward de Ricardo Campello, que falló pero habiendo hecho suficiente para obtener la victoria. Daida Moreno ganó la categoría femenina por un alocado doble forward.
Fuente: PWA / Andrew Buchanan
The days having been so amazingly beautiful here
No matter your hobby in or out of the water, Maui life is good!
Even a new dirt-bike tire can make you be “all smiles”!.. I guess?!!
At least for my brother it did. haha
Derwent Sailing Club is amongst the best, it has excellent facilities, and overnight camping will be permitted on Friday and Saturday. The water is large and suits all fleets and classes. We will provide racing to suit all levels of ability, come and give it a try!!
Inland 4 & NE 5 event info.
Clear skies, warm weather and small waves
The first day of slalom saw 8 Rounds of downwind slalom in excellent conditions! Most people used 6.5m sails in rolling swell, Sunday dawned with 20+ knots and most people on 5.5m sails in small breaking waves.
Quicksilver Cup is the third race of the series here on Maui. The winds were perfect today. I did the waveboard division with my 4.7 and did the best I have done so far, I got 3rd place. Except, in the start of the race, right before the flag I jumped off a chop and broke the base. The jetski came and got me, I switched for a new base, and went back out just making it in time for the second race. I was glad I broke it where I did with the jetski there to come help me. If that would have happened at Ho’okipa it would have been a disaster!
More pics and info on the Maui News.
The surf picked up a bit on the northshore lately and has been super fun and glassy.
Harry took these pics from the point of Ho’okipa.
www.tmmaui.com
Well, its come round quick and truthfully following the 45knt epic event we had in mid-Wales a little too quick for my aching body! Hove is this weekend, always a fantastic location with great facilities and a very welcoming club and staff at Hove Lagoon.
When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle,
when 24 hours in a
day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2
cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some
items in front of
him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very
large and empty
mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He
then asked the
students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open
areas between the
golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jarwas
full. They agreed
it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it
into the jar. Of
course, the sand filled up everything els e. He asked once
more if the jar
was full. The students responded with an unanimous
’yes.’
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under
the table and
poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling
the empty space
between the sand. The students laughed.
’Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided,
’I want you to recognize
that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are
theimportantthings–your family, your children, your
health, your friends
and your favorite passions–and if everything else was lost
and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job,
your house and
your car. The sand is everything else–the small stuff.
’If you put the sand
into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no
room for the pebbles or the
golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your
time and energy on
the small stuff you will never have room for the things
that are important
to you.
’Pay attention to the things that are critical to your
happiness. Play with
your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your
spouse out to
dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean
the house and
fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first–the
things that really
matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.’
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the
coffee
represented. The professor smiled. ‘I’m glad you
asked. It just goes to show
you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s
always room for a
couple of cups of coffee with a friend.’
Tras cinco dias de viento fuerte y competición sin pausa, el sol se pone en uno de los más memorables eventos de freestyle hasta la fecha. Jose Estredo y Sarah Quita-Óffringa emergieron como fuerzas dominantes, llevando a casa la victoria.
Dia 1. Los hombres fueron primero al agua. Hacia la tarde, fueron Ricardo Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC), Jose Estredo (Fanatic, North Sails, MFC), Marcilio Browne (Mistral, Gaastra) y Kiri Thode quienes emergieron como fuerzas dominantes avanzando hacia la semifinal. Estredo mostró determinación pero apretó fuerte resultando en numerosas caídas y abriendo el camino a Campello. La consistencia fue la que se llevo el premio, y Browne batió a Campello con su aparición estelar.
En la flota femenina, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, Gaastra) fue retada por Daida Moreno (North Sails), que falló frente la técnica de la primera.
Dia 2. Las maniobras de 10 m de altura fueron comunes, pero casi todas las mangas produjeron movimientos increibles.
Tonky Frans (F2, Gaastra) parecía imparable, encontrandose y venciendo a buenos freestylers; Nicolas Akgazciyan (Starboard, Gun Sails, MFC), Andre Paskowski (Fanatic, North Sails) and Normen Günzlein (JP, NeilPryde), con una bateria de movimientos que incluian spocks y los mayores ponch del dia. El nivel aumentaba al transcurrir la jornada, y incluso Tonky tuvo que rendirse ante la maestria de Kiri Thode, que sucumbio a su vez ante Estredo y sus movimientos con una alta puntuación.
En la flota femenina Junko Nagoshi (Simmer, Dakine) derrotó a Yolanda Freites De Brendt (Fanatic, North Sails) y Silvia Alba Orozco (MFC) cayendo finalmente tras un considerable reto ante Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North Sails). Esta intento retar la dominancia de Offringa, pero los movimientos de la ultima, de gran nivel técnico, la relegaron a segundo lugar.
Day 3. El viento volvió a comportarse como una maquina a plena potencia, proporcionando una exitosa eliminatoria. Antxon Otaegui (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) eliminó al francés Akgazciyan, siendo batido a su vez por Estredo en la siguiente ronda a pesar de haber navegado una buena manga, por la presencia aérea del venezolano. En las finales,, Estredo mostró sus air flaka diablos y Thode increíbles doble spock cana bravas, mientras Paskowski y Günzlein redefinieron el refinamiento con sus deslizamientos perfectos.
En la división femenina, la final fue una repetición de los días previos entre Offringa y Treboux. El completo repertorio de Offringa le aseguró otra victoria, con Treboux en segundo lugar y Daida Moreno en el tercero.
Day 4. A pesar de que al comenzar el día Browne tomo el liderazgo, Estredo, calmado, fresco y concentrado, mostró su clase con un air chacho ajeno a la gravedad condenando a Thode a la segunda posición con sus demoledores air-funnels
Hubo una sensación de dejà vú cuando en la competición femenina Offringa volvió a ganar a Treboux sin dejarse intimidar por los estallidos de esta, que incluian un soaring shaka
Day 5. Estredo triunfó de nuevo con un shuvit spock 900 en “condiciones de test” (poco viento????) mientras que Thode se vio afectado por su navegación más floja en vientos más flojos.
En la final femenina, el duelo Offringa-Daida Moreno ofreció una intensa acción desde el principio. La española consiguió un eslider perfecto seguido de un flaka diablo para aumentar la presión sobre Offringa. Desfasada por este ataque, Offringa invocó un brutal asalto para superar a Moreno y continuar su invicta carrera.
Day 6. Browne y Estredo batallaron en la doble eliminatoria, que decidiría quien se llevaría a casa el evento y el liderazgo de 2008. El shock vino cuando los imparables alisios de Lanzarote dejaron de soplar, y el jurado anunció el final oficial del evento. Tras 5 dias de aéreos y acción ininterrumpida. Estredo fue nombrado ganador masculino, y Offringa recibió los más altos honores de la flota femenina.
Resultados:
- Hombres:
1st Jose Estredo (Fanatic, North Sails, MFC)
2nd Kiri Thode (Starboard, Gaastra)
3rd Ricardo Campello (JP, NeilPryde, MFC)
- Mujeres
1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, NeilPryde)
2nd Laure Treboux (Fanatic, North Sails)
3rd Daida Moreno (North Sails)
Ranking masculino absoluto (tras dos competiciones):
1st Jose Estredo (Fanatic, North Sails, MFC)
2nd Marcilio Browne (Mistral, Gaastra)
3rd Kiri Thode (Starboard, Gaastra)
Fuente: PWA / Andrew Buchanan
F2 restructure and spring back into action with the signing of Zara Davis the UKs Queen of speed. Zara has been recovering from a badly broken foot that she injured in competition last year and the news of the interest in her from F2 has given her even more incentive to get back to full fitness.
This weekend's event was one of extremes, with sails sizes of 9m on the Saturday (and not a lot of slalom), and 4m on sunday, with more races than most people could handle!
Another long day at Kanaha for the second race of summer. The morning I sailed in the women slalom division and the afternoon I sailed in the women and men wave board division. There were some brutal gusts that came through the day, but over all it was a great day for racing.
Dakine put together a great ending ceremony with great food, trophies, and prizes.
Rob spreads the aloha with some watermelon!
Tracy wins a cute new Dakine cooler.
The whole Dakine gang says cheese!
Happy Birthday to my brother Matt! YAy!!
Crónica por Jesús Galera Mompeán y Luis Bernardeau Esteller:
La discusión estaba servida … Mucho se ha especulado sobre la llegada o no del fin de las horas bajas del Windsurf, especialmente en una región donde las condiciones son, a priori, siempre calificadas como mas propicias para otros disciplinas y deportes de deslizamiento. Tras haber tenido la oportunidad de participar, en lo que va de temporada, en 2 pruebas del reciente circuito nacional, (Almería y Tarifa) y de ser uno de los afortunados asistentes, como organizador y regatista, a la primera prueba del Circuito Murciano de Windsurf, La 4siete del 2008, tengo que decir que el Windsurf esta de nuevo aquí, es mas, diría que nunca se había ido.
Los números hablan por si solos; con treinta y siete inscritos venidos de Murcia, Almería, Madrid, Vilajoiosa, Oviedo y Tanzania, y un viento de levante que con mayor o menor intensidad nos ha acompañado todo el puente, los días 7, 8 y 9 de junio se ha podido realizar en aguas de Los Alcázares una competición que para muchos pasará a la historia.
La 4siete del 2008 ha conseguido el indiscutible record de disputar todas las disciplinas previstas en solo 3 días: larga distancia, slalom, freestyle y olas, disciplina esta última que exigió a organización y regatistas desplazarse a las playas de Calblanque. Es necesario resaltar que este logro no hubiera sido posible sin la motivación de los participantes y por supuesto sin el apoyo de la Concejalía de Deportes del Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Los Alcázares, el Club Náutico Mar Menor, la Federación Murciana de Vela, la Secretaría Nacional de Funboard y los patrocinadores: MasWind, Jaws Shop, Snails Sails, sirfly.com y Varazú.
Día 7 de junio: Inscripciones y larga distancia para sufridores
La esperanzadora previsión de un levante fuerza 4 así como la ilusión previamente manifestada en foros, playas y otros eventos, consigue que todos los regatistas hagan sus inscripciones dentro del horario anunciado por la organización, gracias a esto los cuadros y mangas de la competición son elaborados en un tiempo record mientras los competidores, dentro de las instalaciones del CNMM, van aparejando sus velones y dando buena cuenta del picnic.
Al medio día, a pesar de que la previsión anunciada no parece confirmarse, el Comité de Regata decide lanzar una larga distancia, no puntuable para la general, pero que sirva a la gente para mojarse y tomar contacto con el campo de regatas en un paradisíaco y casi veraniego Mar Menor.
Finalmente consiguen acabarse tres mangas de larga distancia que se quedan cortas para los formuleros y se hacen infinitas para los freesailors que van con 7.0 metros o menos y sus tablas de freemove o freestyle. Todas ellas son dominadas prácticamente por la armada almeriense encabezada por Alberto Casas Lopez “Toto” (E-61) y sus impecables e implacables salidas.
La jornada se completa con la actuación nocturna en la sede social del Club del músico electrónico de vanguardia Jazznoize…Tequila gratis para los valientes.
Día 8 de junio: de nuevo larga distancia y eliminatoria de slalom.
El día aparece más nublado y todo indica que por fin hará acto de presencia el tan ansiado levante, sin embargo, según avanza la jornada, el viento no consigue estabilizarse, por ello la organización y el Juez Principal de la Regata, el ínclito y aún lesionado Oscar Alcaraz, deciden que los regatistas disputen una cuarta manga de larga distancia que posibilite un descarte en la clasificación de esta disciplina.
Finalmente las condiciones hacen que los jueces decidan dar la salida a otras tres nuevas mangas de larga distancia. Las dos primeras con el mismo guión del día anterior, dos primeros para Toto (E-61) y dos segundos para su hermano Jose Luis Casas Lopez (E-611), pero en la tercera, ya con viento suficiente para el planeo constante de la mayoría de la flota, se da la sorpresa y Jesús Sánchez Galera, windsurfista local, gana la manga seguido por Francisco Pérez
(E-444) y Manolo Baldó (E-818), ambos de Almería. Poco premio para un Francisco Pérez que después de venir ex profeso ese día desde su tierra, estuvo al borde de la hipertermia con su neopreno largo, rompió una botavara, la vela y no sabemos cuantas cosas más para, por último, ser multado por un aparcamiento indebido. Mala suerte esta vez para este gran windsurfista.
Aprovechando que el levante había cobrado fuerza y que el campo de regatas de slalom, en un alarde de la organización, mitad previsión mitad esperanza, ya estaba montado desde primera hora de la tarde, se decide lanzar el slalom previo descanso y entrada en boxes para cambiar material.
Con la necesidad de obtener un resultado en la disciplina se decide dividir a la flota en dos, de manera que los ocho primeros de cada manga pasarían directamente a la final. Pero el levante, lejos de imponerse, racanea en su intensidad provocando que las mangas se realicen con un viento racheado que obliga a una atención total por parte de los regatistas, a lo que se suma un role del viento que convierte el recorrido en una trampa, obligando a los competidores a tirarse casi completamente hacia una empopada suicida para luego, tras pasar la primera baliza tener que ceñir hasta la siguiente.
En la final y ante el asombro de todos, ya en condiciones marginales de viento y tras haber cambiado la línea de llegada para hacer más accesible el recorrido, se impone el joven corredor local Andrés Lizán García (E-184) seguido del inefable David Alegría Cantabella (E-600),
el tercer puesto fue para el ilustre regatista José Pedro Barceló (E-1119) Ya por la noche y como espectadores de un poderoso viento que convirtió el Mar Menor en inhóspito y atractivo spot se celebró la cena-barbacoa en las instalaciones del Club. Entre plato y plato, la organización repasa las previsiones metereológicas y sondea los animos…la idea esta clara, las 10 de la mañana, hora prevista inicialmente, es demasiado tarde…se cita a los corredores a las 9.00 am para lo que se intuye como una jornada épica.
Día 9 de junio: un día histórico. Eliminatorias de freestyle y olas.
A las 8 de la mañana, Andrés Serrano, El Hombre del Cabo, da el primer aviso: “en Santa Pola está para 4.7, voy camino de Calblanque, en cuanto llegue te cuento”. Mientras, en Los Alcázares, la lluvia no ha dejado que el levante, muy anortado, entre como se esperaba. Mientras camino solo por el espigón del puerto, sé que va a ser un gran día. A las 9.00 am, con una seriedad y puntualidad británica, los participantes, sin el destacamento almeriense ya que no es festivo en su comunidad, acuden a la reunión de patrones. El sol se asoma tímidamente y el levante ya está para 4.7. El plan es realizar una eliminatoria simple de freestyle y rápidamente desplazar el campo de regatas a Calblanque. Entre tanto llegan mensajes de los informadores destacados allí: viento para 5.2 y un metro y medio de ola, quizá más.
La prueba de freestyle es espectacular, con los riders realizando las maniobras a centímetros de la arena, algunos incluso más cerca, como Jaime Bernardeau que acabó trotando por la playa y Juanjo Bafalliu que recogió algo de caracolillo con la espalda en uno de su forwards “on sand”.
Los pocos paseantes que se animan a desafiar el viento (rachas para 4.2) se quedan estupefactos al ver la playa cercana al Club cubierta de velas y a los regatistas haciendo todo lo posible por impresionar a un jurado de autentico lujo: Juan Pedro García “Padre”, Félix Garre y Oscar Alcaraz. Antes de las doce y media ya se ha completado la eliminatoria que es ganada de manera holgada por Juan Pedro García (E-89) y sus flakas brutales. Sin tiempo a tomar aliento, se convoca a los regatistas a la 1,30 pm en Calblanque. La suerte esta echada. Antes de la una y media todos los asistentes permanecen perplejos ante un Calblanque épico con olas de 2 a 3 metros y viento side-off muy ligero. Condiciones de supervivencia. Se considera la posibilidad de volver y hacer slalom en el Mar Menor o ir a La Llana a competir en olas más asequibles. La organización y el comité de jueces, al que se suma Juan Cañavate sustituyendo a Félix Garre, que no podría soportar el no competir en su home spot, estiman que una vez allí no se puede dar marcha atrás y deciden iniciar la competición.
Los valientes que se animan a participar y no destrozan sus equipos en el intento tienen una labor difícil, remontar es muy complicado debido a la escasez de viento y el tamaño de la rompiente, algunos ni siquiera lo consiguen, por si fuera poco, una vez dentro del campo de competición es mejor esperar una buena serie ya que las condiciones no garantizan poder ir a por “todas”.
Solo se puntúan dos surfeadas en mangas de doce minutos (reducido a una sola en la final en condiciones paupérrimas de viento). En esos términos llegan a la final: Pablo Magaña, Juan Pedro García y Javier Avilés todos ellos habituales del magnifico spot mediterráneo, a quienes se les suma Javier García i Solbes, hospedado desde un dia antes del comienzo de la competición en su inconfundible Mercedes Vito metalizada, y por supuesto, encantado de ser finalista.
En una difícil manga donde prima la estratégia y la táctica, es Javier Avilés (E-717) quien se impone seguido de Juan Pedro Garcia (E-89) y Pablo. Este resultado le otorga además la clasificación general de la regata, lo que confirma la grandísima competición realizada por Javi (E-717), que sin levantar ninguna sospecha durante los dos primeros días, dosificó la clasificación en el slalom para hacerse con el triunfo final en la última jornada .
Por la tarde, tras una larga y concienzuda labor de elaboración de las clasificaciones finales de la prueba, tuvo lugar en la sede social del Club Náutico Mar Menor el sorteo de regalos entre los participantes y la entrega de premios a los ganadores en cada una de las disciplinas así como a los tres primeros clasificados de la general, contando para ello con la presencia del Concejal de Deportes y Festejos Don Pedro Llamas Herrera. Durante el acto también se hizo entrega a la familia de Javier Abadía, amigo y windsurfista, de un trofeo conmemorativo de La 4siete del 2008.
Quizás no seamos nosotros los que tenemos que valorarlo, no porque no debamos o no podamos, simplemente porque hay quienes tienen mejor posición para hacerlo…una semana después siguen llegando mensajes y llamadas…y es precisamente gracias a ellos por lo que nos quedamos con la sensación de que las condiciones, el ambiente, la gente y todo lo demás han colaborado en ofrecer tres divertidos y emocionantes días, tres días de windsurf del bueno, tres
días de los buenos.
Wow! I had a very crazy day of kiting. First my harness broke and my kite was full of power that I wasn’t sure what to do with. I had to ditch my board and land my kite. After I got my kite down I spent almost two hours looking for my board which ended up way downwind and I had to swim out to get it. Luckily, I had to work at kite beach which gave me more time to look for my board. When I got back to my kite it was deflated! Not sure why. I am too tired to figure that out now but hopefully its not that big of a deal!
Con casi 20 nudos de viento onshore, Antxon Otaegui y Normen Günzlein se enfrentarion en la manga final muy cerca de la orilla, frente a la torre de los jueces.
Normen Günzlein sacó un funnel diablo, un fabuloso switch kono y tambien un kulo, a parte de otras maniobras de su repertorio. Antxon demostró su estilo en maniobras como switch chachoos, clew first puñeta Diablo, y un “sick” ponch y esliders en ambos lados. Al final los espectadores y los riders tuvieron que esperar bastantes minutos para saber la decisión que habían tomado los jueces, ya que era muy difícil decidir entre los dos.
Al final fue Antxon Otaegui el ganador por 3 votos frente a 2 para Normen Günzlein.
El circuito EFPT deja Grecia despues de 2 pruebas con resultados. La siguiente parada será en Alacati, en Turquía donde también se esperan buenas condiciones para freestyle.
Aqui la clasificación en Milos:
01 Otaegui Antxon ESP 100 E-169 JP Neil Pryde
02 Günzlein Normen GER 85 G-186 JP Neil Pryde
03 Paskowski Andre GER 75 G-2 Fanatic North Sails
04 Van Broeckhoven Steven BEL 65 B72 F2
05 Akgazcyan Nicolas FRA 55 F 400 Starboard Gun Sails
06 Stråhlén Niklas SWE 50 S-4444 RRD Simmer Style
07 bubble chambers andy GBR 45 k-540 JP Neil Pryde
07 Mevissen Kevin NED 45 H 79 RRD RRD Sails
09 Gavriel Adam ISR 35 ISR111
09 Kosmowski Jakub POL 35 POL 288 Tabou Gaastra
09 Olandersson Andreas SWE 35 S-66 Fanatic Simmer Style
09 Popretinskiy Egor RUS 35 RUS 11 JP Neil Pryde
13 Athanasiou nikos GRE 25 gre 9 F2 North Sails
13 Seyss Alexander AUT 25 aut-61 Naish Naish
13 van.Ochten Maarten NED 25 H 73 JP Neil Pryde
13 Žan Andraž SLO 25 SLO 49 RRD The Loft
17 Dixon Colin GBR 15 k 99 JP Neil Pryde
17 Droege Max GER 15 G 3 Starboard
17 Galanis Tasos GRE 15 GRE 280 Tabou Naish
17 Meir Yarden ISR 15 91 Fanatic NONE
17 Promponas Stam GRE 15 Gre393 Fanatic North Sails
17 Scheuble Pete SUI 15 sui 969 JP Neil Pryde
17 Shapira Omri ISR 15 ISR - 89 Tabou Gaastra
17 Wedele Marco GER 15 G-125 Tabou Gaastra
25 Bathrelos Teo GRE 5 GRE 281 F2 North Sails
25 Cervero Rafael ESP 5 E-13 NONE The Loft
25 Kovarik Dominik CZE 5 CZ-23 JP Neil Pryde
25 SCOTT OLIVER GBR 5 K13 Tabou Gaastra
25 Sumereder Michael AUT 5 AUT-9 RRD North Sails
25 Tetsis Alex GRE 5 GRE 212 Exocet
DNS Gallo Fakinos Nick GRE 0 GRE69
DNS Mouro Lemos Ian BRA 0 BRA 85 JP Neil Pryde
DNS RIBOIT Patrice Michel FRA
DNS Viandier Loic FRA 0 f7 Exocet
Fuente: EFPT
Antoine Albeau y Karin Jaggi ganan y se ponen a la cabeza en la clasificación de Slalom del World Tour.
La Bahía de Rosas ha sido el escenario de la segunda prueba de Slalom del calendario de la PWA, del 10 al 15 de Junio. La prueba se ha disputado en Sant Pere Pescador, siendo el camping La Ballena Alegre 2 donde se ha alojado la flota de la PWA.
La participación en este evento ha sido altísima, con un total de 66 hombres y 21 mujeres inscritos, haciendo una de las mayores flotas de slalom que ha competido en una prueba de la PWA de los últimos 8 años.
Los dos primeros días de competición el viento era demasiado flojo para realizar las mangas, y la mayoría de competidores aprovecharon el tiempo preparando y ajustando su material para el tercer día donde la previsión de viento era buena. La previsión no falló y el tercer día ofreció unas condiciones perfectas para slalom.
Race 1 -
En las primeras mangas, con rachas que superaban los 30 nudos, se vio un gran duelo entre la experiéncia de Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1, North Sails) con la juventud y garra de Robby Swift (JP, NeilPryde), siendo la victoria en este caso para el joven británico.
Donde competía Antoine Albeau (Starboard, NeilPryde), machacó a todos sin piedad ganando todas y cada una de las mangas y se aseguró el paso a la final y aseguró la victoria en la primera eliminatoria.
Kevin Pritchard (Starboard, Gaastra) dominó sus mangas con gran consistencia, ganándose el segundo puesto, y Finian Maynard (NeilPryde) en tercer lugar.
En la competición de las mujeres, la primera sorpresa del día fue con Iballa Moreno (North Sails) en la que había muchas esperanzas puestas, quedando eliminada prematuramente.
Valarie Ghibaudo (Tabou, The Loft) apretó el acelerador y se hizo con la victoria, seguida de Karin Jaggi (F2, North Sails) y Ayako Suzuki (Starboard, Gaastra) en tercer lugar.
Race 2 -
Los otros pesos pesados del slalom empezaron a encontrarse cómodos y presionaron al incombustible Albeau, que parecía imparable. Liderando la carga contra Albeau estuvo Micah Buzianis (JP, NeilPryde, MFC), que venció por delante de Albeau y Sylvain Moussilmani (F2, Simmer Sails) en tercer lugar.
En la segunda eliminatoria de las mujeres Jaggi dominó con seguridad, asegurándose el primer lugar. Iballa Moreno se recuperó del fracaso en la primera eliminatoria y se hizo con el segundo puesto, y la ex regatista de RS-X Lee Korzitz quedó en tercer lugar.
Race 3 -
La tercera eliminatoria llevó a los navegantes al límite. El argentino Gonzalo Costa Hoevel (F2, NeilPryde, MFC) hizo unas buenas mangas valiéndose de sus tácticas de regata para hacerse con un sitio en la final. Finian Maynard quedó tercero, pero la victoria absoluta del día fue como no paras Albeau, que con la segunda victoria del día ya se aseguró la primera plaza en el podio.
El día acabó con la tercera eliminatoria femenina donde Jaggi y Ghibaudo salieron prematuramente abriendo la puerta a Iballa Moreno para hacerse con la primera victoria, con Lee Korzitz en segundo puesto y la francesa Alice Arutkin en tercer lugar.
El cuarto dia empezó bien con algunas mangas, pero se decidió cerrar la competición al aparecer la lluvia, truenos y algunos relámpagos.
Quedaban dos días de competición, pero el viento no hizo acto de presencia, dándose así por finalizado el evento.
Resultados:
Hombres:
1 Antoine Albeau
2 Finian Maynard
3 Micah Buzianis
Mujeres:
1 Karin Jaggi
2 Iballa Moreno
3 Lee Korzitz
I love this song…but I think these guys might like it more than me! haha!
After an uncertain forecast all week, Saturday dawned warn and sunny with a brisk N-Easterly breeze. Christchurch is always a popular venue for the Raceboard fleet and this year was no exception with one of the strongest fleets for many a regatta.
I love my african dance class!
Adboulaye Camara is from Guinea West Africa and teaches classes around the world. He will be a guest teacher here on Maui for a month!
There is always live drumming too.
The Wet n' dry Slalom event hosted by Minster Windsurf Academy took place at the weekend with over 30 entrants making the journey down the Isle of Sheppy, some of these journeys proving longer than others with Robbie Swift and Dan Ellis flying all the way in from Maui to compete in The UKWA's second round of the JP Neil Pryde Slalom series.
The first race of summer. In the morning the winds were a little off and on, but by the afternoon the wind was consistent and strong. In the morning I sailed in the wave-board division and placed 5th. In the afternoon I sailed in the women slalom division and placed 5th again. I was sailing on a slalom board and wave sail, so for the upcoming races I hope I will be able to sail on the right equipment with a slalom sail. I think it will race a lot better.
The management team for WSW is very pleased to be associated with Dakine for a second year and for 2008 it will be known as “The Dakine Weymouth Speed Week”. Come and join in the fun and find out how fast you can go!
CajaCanarias ha renovado un año más el acuerdo de patrocinio que desde la pasada temporada venía manteniendo con las windsurfistas Daida e Iballa Ruano, en un acto que tuvo lugar en la sede de la Dirección Comercial de la entidad financiera en la capital grancanaria, y que contó con la presencia de las actuales Campeonas del Mundo en la categoría de olas y freestyle, y del director territorial de dicha caja de ahorros, José Cristóbal Araña Martín.
El nuevo acuerdo de colaboración se suma al apoyo que CajaCanarias ha venido prestando a las hermanas grancanarias en materia de patrocinio deportivo, de cara a la promoción del deporte femenino.
My friend and I tried something new with our stand-up down winder. We each tied a corner of the sarong to our paddles and went pretty fast down the coast. It was super fun!
The UKWA requires volunteers to work and help on the rescue and/or Committee boats. This could include helping launch and recover boats, learning how to lay courses on the water ready for racing, recording of race results on the boats or on the shore and rescue work.
Se confirman las fechas de la primera cita de la PWA en las Islas Canarias.
Primero estaba previsto que hubiera competición de Slalom42 y Freestyle, pero la competición se tuvo que posponer para otras fechas y al final no habrá competición de Slalom, únicamente de freestyle.
Una vez más, Costa Teguise acojeráa los competidores de la PWA para la segunda prueba de freestyle masculina, y la primera cita para las féminas de esta disciplina.
Las fechas han sido confirmadas oficialmente, y la prueba se disputará del 23 al 28 de Junio. Acudirán todos los que aspiran a ganar el campeonato de freestyle y se espera ver un buen espectáculo dependiendo de las condiciones que pueden ser variables, desde una ligera brisa a vientos de 40 nudos y olas de mástil.
Fuente: PWA
WHO WILL ENRICH AND INSPIRE YOUR KIDS THIS SUMMER?
Kelly Moore(BA Psychology) is a former U.S. Champion wavesailor, ranked 3rd in the world. An internationally published freelance writer, Kelly has conducted youth and adult windsurfing and surfing camps in Maui, Cape Cod and Barbados. Certified in CPR & water safety, Kelly is the first woman to windsurf across the Florida Gulfstream (from Bimini, Bahamas to Ft. Lauderdale, FL) to raise funds & awareness for “Clean Water”. Kelly is highly passionate about inspiring our youth toward the pursuit of developing their individual talents and cultivating their healthiest and most environmentally mindful selves.
Alicia Vaght, (B.S. Microbiology, M.A. Molecular and Cellular Biology), born interpretive naturalist and avid environmentalist, has solo-explored and led friends on informal backpacking adventures all over the planet. Her adventures include climbing 14,000 ft Mt. Shasta, in Northern California, and leading several Marine Mammal Rescue projects. Ultimately, Alicia fell in love with Maui and settled here to share her passion for it’s true detailed beauty through her adventure company “Awapuhi Adventures” (awapuhiadventures.com). Alicia’s gentle way of encouraging your child to explore “the path-less-traveled” in some of the most beautiful spots on Maui is a true gift.
Tatiana Howard (tatianahoward.com), our 21 year old professional windsurfer is innovative beyond her years. When she isn’t representing her sponsors, ie, Naish Hawaii, in her role as accomplished watergirl; sailing, kitsurfing, or surfing, she is building on her UH Liberal Arts degree studying health, business and childhood development. Tatiana continues to build childcare expertise through the “Nanny Connection” and thrives on working with kids.
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS DYNAMIC TRIO JOINS FORCES? …………. the ultimate “One of a Kind” adventure/ surf summer camp is born.
Introducing “Camp Green Wave”………
SURFING * BODYBOARDING * HIKING * YOGA * ENVIRONMENTAL ED * Hawaiian natural history * Marine biology * HEALTH & NUTRITION * snorkling * CREATIVE arts (DANCE) * ARTS & CRAFTS * geo cachING treasure hunt
* games * water safety & surf etiquette * cooking *
CAMP GREEN WAVE
Ages 7-13
JULY 13-AUG. 8
Mon-Fri. 8AM- 4 PM
CAMP SCHEDUle
**DAILY SCHEDULE WILL VARY ACCORDING TO PLANNED ACTIVITIES (sample schedule only)
8:00- 9:00 am
drop off @ Kelly’s House * 616 Hana Hwy (Ku’au)*, review of previous day’s material
9:00- 9:30 am
stretching/yoga * water safety * surf etiquette * discussion/tutorial prep for day’s activity
9:30-1:00 pm
(One or more of the following activities): SURFING * BODYBOARDING * HIKING * ADVENTURE & EXPLORATION
1:00 pm
LUNCH & “chill time”
2:00-4:00 pm
Environmental/health & nutrition education, DANCE, cooking, organized games & drills, “Green theme” Arts & Crafts
4:00 pm
pick up at Kelly’s house
MORNING ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
| Morning Activity | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | |
| Monday | Hiking/
Exploration |
Iao Valley | Hosmer Grove | Sugar Plantation Museum | 13 crossings
(Upper falls) |
| Tuesday | Surfing/
Snorkeling |
(TBD) | (TBD) | (TBD) | (TBD) |
| Wednesday | Hiking/
Exploration |
Twin Falls | Olivine Pools (extended trip) | La Perouse (Archeology) | Keane Arboretum |
| Thursday | Surfing/
Snorkeling |
(TBD) | (TBD) | (TBD) | (TBD) |
| Friday | Hiking/
Exploration |
Kula Botanical Gardens | Wailuku Heiaus | Oluwalu Petroglyphs | Lahaina Street Tour (TBD) |
Note: All destinations are subject to change as we continue to refine and develop our program
* Geocaching is a treasure hunting game utilizing a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity. (Kids may have the opportunity to hide their own cache somewhere on the island during the course of the month).
WHAT TO BRING:
Surf or Boogie Board
Lunch & snacks
Sunscreen & hat
Rashguard or wetsuit
Towel
Change of clothing
WHO WILL ENRICH AND INSPIRE YOUR KIDS THIS SUMMER?
Kelly Moore(BA Psychology) is a former U.S. Champion wavesailor, ranked 3rd in the world. An internationally published freelance writer, Kelly has conducted youth and adult windsurfing and surfing camps in Maui, Cape Cod and Barbados. Certified in CPR & water safety, Kelly is the first woman to windsurf across the Florida Gulfstream (from Bimini, Bahamas to Ft. Lauderdale, FL) to raise funds & awareness for “Clean Water”. Kelly is highly passionate about inspiring our youth toward the pursuit of developing their individual talents and cultivating their healthiest and most environmentally mindful selves.
Alicia Vaght, (B.S. Microbiology, M.A. Molecular and Cellular Biology), born interpretive naturalist and avid environmentalist, has solo-explored and led friends on informal backpacking adventures all over the planet. Her adventures include climbing 14,000 ft Mt. Shasta, in Northern California, and leading several Marine Mammal Rescue projects. Ultimately, Alicia fell in love with Maui and settled here to share her passion for it’s true detailed beauty through her adventure company “Awapuhi Adventures” (awapuhiadventures.com). Alicia’s gentle way of encouraging your child to explore “the path-less-traveled” in some of the most beautiful spots on Maui is a true gift.
Tatiana Howard (tatianahoward.com), our 21 year old professional windsurfer is innovative beyond her years. When she isn’t representing her sponsors, ie, Naish Hawaii, in her role as accomplished watergirl; sailing, kitsurfing, or surfing, she is building on her UH Liberal Arts degree studying health, business and childhood development. Tatiana continues to build childcare expertise through the “Nanny Connection” and thrives on working with kids.
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS DYNAMIC TRIO JOINS FORCES? …………. the ultimate “One of a Kind” adventure/ surf summer camp is born.
Introducing “Camp Green Wave”………
SURFING * BODYBOARDING * HIKING * YOGA * ENVIRONMENTAL ED * Hawaiian natural history * Marine biology * HEALTH & NUTRITION * snorkling * CREATIVE arts (DANCE) * ARTS & CRAFTS * geo cachING treasure hunt
* games * water safety & surf etiquette * cooking *
CAMP GREEN WAVE
Ages 7-13
JULY 13-AUG. 8
Mon-Fri. 8AM- 4 PM
CAMP SCHEDUle
**DAILY SCHEDULE WILL VARY ACCORDING TO PLANNED ACTIVITIES (sample schedule only)
8:00- 9:00 am
drop off @ Kelly’s House * 616 Hana Hwy (Ku’au)*, review of previous day’s material
9:00- 9:30 am
stretching/yoga * water safety * surf etiquette * discussion/tutorial prep for day’s activity
9:30-1:00 pm
(One or more of the following activities): SURFING * BODYBOARDING * HIKING * ADVENTURE & EXPLORATION
1:00 pm
LUNCH & “chill time”
2:00-4:00 pm
Environmental/health & nutrition education, DANCE, cooking, organized games & drills, “Green theme” Arts & Crafts
4:00 pm
pick up at Kelly’s house
MORNING ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
| Morning Activity | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | |
| Monday | Hiking/
Exploration |
Iao Valley | Hosmer Grove | Sugar Plantation Museum | 13 crossings
(Upper falls) |
| Tuesday | Surfing/
Snorkeling |
(TBD) | (TBD) | (TBD) | (TBD) |
| Wednesday | Hiking/
Exploration |
Twin Falls | Olivine Pools (extended trip) | La Perouse (Archeology) | Keane Arboretum |
| Thursday | Surfing/
Snorkeling |
(TBD) | (TBD) | (TBD) | (TBD) |
| Friday | Hiking/
Exploration |
Kula Botanical Gardens | Wailuku Heiaus | Oluwalu Petroglyphs | Lahaina Street Tour (TBD) |
Note: All destinations are subject to change as we continue to refine and develop our program
* Geocaching is a treasure hunting game utilizing a GPS to hide and seek containers with other participants in the activity. (Kids may have the opportunity to hide their own cache somewhere on the island during the course of the month).
WHAT TO BRING:
Surf or Boogie Board
Lunch & snacks
Sunscreen & hat
Rashguard or wetsuit
Towel
Change of clothing
Some friends from Germany came to have a quick visit on Maui. I showed them some simple fun things I like on Maui.
Running Baldwin
Some fun food stops like Hanzawas and MANA!
And of course had to teach them windsurfing at Kanaha!
Rutland Water, Part 2 of the UKWA Inland Series and an RYA selection event for those wishing to apply for the 2008/2009 Bic Techno National Junior Squad and also part of the selection process for the team who will represent Team GBR at the Techno World Championships in Sopot, Poland in August. National Squad coach Oli Woodcock, together with Ian Roberts and Isy Hutchinson were in attendance on behalf of the RYA.
Off the Lip asked me about my worse wipeout during this past winter…just in case I forgot about it!;)
Click here to see at www.offthelip.us
P.S. If you think its a bad wipeout, at the bottom of his webpage you can add some points! ahah
The winds were light today and just perfect for me to try launching and kiting at Lanes.
It was a little scary walking over the reef but I had some friends guiding me on what to do, and once I got out it was really fun. I caught my first wave on a kite, tried bottom turning and going down wind on the wave…had some gnarly tea bagging and falls but all good!!
Off the lip is the newest windsurfing website created by Griffin. The website gives a whole new outlook on windsurfing and other related topics. Its not just a blog but has dvd reviews, rants, travel tips. and a ton of other funny and interesting stuff to check out.
CLick here to visit www.offthelip.us
my buddy Paige just put up a super cool video..check it out below
Due to technical difficulties I’ve been away from my blog, but I’m back!!! Post to follow…..
We were sailing at Izzy’s in off-side-off wind gusting to 45mph on 3.7m sails. Super gusty on the inside because the dunes blocked the wind. Photos were taken by windsurfer/world traveler Bob Young
Jerry and his wife sailing in Hatteras!
Photo credit: Bill Reid
Jerry will be posting soon!
Las windsurfistas Daida e Iballa Ruano han renovado sus Volkswagen Transporter un año más, como parte de su acuerdo de patrocinio con la marca Volkswagen Comerciales en Canarias. Con esta entrega, Volkswagen Comerciales consolida su apoyo a las hermanas Ruano, número uno del mundo en su categoría.
La entrega de los nuevos vehículos la realizó Daniel Guillén, Gerente de Volkswagen Comerciales. Se trata de dos Transporter furgón que las windsurfistas utilizarán para sus traslados para hacer windsurf en las playas de las Islas. Daida e Iballa llevan varios años confiando en las Volkswagen Transporter para llevar moverse en Canarias y llevar su material de windsurf.
La trayectoria de las windsurfistas grancanarias es excelente. En 2007 y por noveno año consecutivo, se repartieron por noveno año consecutivo los títulos mundiales las categorías de Olas para Iballa y Estilo Libre para Daida. Las jóvenes ya se han repartido más de 17 títulos mundiales, varios subtítulos y otros muchos terceros puestos en el ranking mundial durante toda su trayectoria deportiva, hecho que demuestra que ya han hecho historia en el deporte de nuestro país.
La Volkswagen Transporter es el vehículo más utilizado entre los windsurfistas canarios, ya que está preparada para las exigencias y desafíos tanto del ocio como de la vida profesional. Ofrece economía, potencia y absoluta fiabilidad.
A couple days ago we had a good size swell on the north shore. Kevin Pritchard made a video from the past days before it got flat. He even got a little bit of video of me which I am super stoked to see since I hardly ever get to see video of myself sailing. Now I just want there to be waves again so I can practice more!
Click here to see the Ho’okipa Video. www.pritchardwindsurfing.com
We surfed at Olowalu and had some fun waves. We got lucky and hit it with good timing because when we left it started getting super crowded.
My yoga teacher sent me this video. Its really cool and interesting.Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.Or click this link http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229
This is my first time editing a video. Eyal Shelef filmed it and I am playing around to see if I can make something! It was super fun trying to match the music with the video but definitely needs lots of work!
Its only the start of the Butterfly Effect at Ho’okipa and the stop over at Sprecks.
The surf picked up a bit since yesterday. Its been really glassy clear water with super hazy skies.
The Butterfly Effect was a great success and tons of fun!
There was over 5o girls who signed up windsurfing, kite surfing, or stand-up paddling. We all enjoyed Antonys Coffee and home made banana bread at Ho’okipa. Maria Souza lead out in stretching and safety before the big launch. We surfed, sailed, and laughed our way down to Kanaha stopping at sprecks to pick up a few more “butterflies”.
We definitely worked up our appetite and enjoyed hot pizza delivered from Flatbread. Dakine, Naish, Matiko Shoes, and Wings Hawaii all donated to make great gift bags for all the girls who completed the down wind.
Individualized gifts were given as well, such as confidence to launch at a new spot, encourgement to go the whole way, courage to be out in the deep blue, new friendships with all the “butterflies”, knowledge on water sport techniques, laughter and fun under a beautiful maui sun!
After we ate and passed out gifts and raffles we had windsurf and stand-up paddling clinics held by Ann Marie, Juliana, and Maria.
It still didn’t end there! Coach from the Naish Pro Center held an after party at the shop. It had great drinks and pupus just right after a long day on the water!
Thanks so much for all who participated and all who helped.
We are already planning the next Butterfly Effect for Maui and it will be even bigger and better!
Thank You!
This weekend we held the 2nd Annual Butterfly Effect.
We couldn’t have asked for better conditions for the all women down-winder from Ho’okipa to Kanaha.
The waves were a fun size and the wind was not too strong or too light, but just right!
Kite surfers, windsurfers and stand-up paddlers all met at 10:00 in Ho’okipa.
Everyone was excited and anxious to get out on the water!
Maria Souza lead out in some warm up stretches,
and then we were ready to launch!
Photos by Tracy Kraft
Earth Day at Baldwin Beach
Check out the dog in the video below.. he was sleeping the whole time even with all the music and noise around!
Graham will be posting soon!
Stay Tuned!
Russ will be posting soon!
Gary and Nancy will be posting soon!
I got the big Kailua board to teach my friend the basics of windsurfing. She did really good for her first time sailing…sailing in and out.
The Butterfly Effect will be held on Saturday the 19th NOT Sunday the 20th.
Hope to see you there!
Super windy and busy!
After Juliana and I worked on some things for the Butterfly Effect, we hit the water on some stand up boards.
Melissa joined us and did really good for her first time stand up paddling. The conditions were a bit tricky with on shore winds and bumpy water.
Ideal for Team 15 sailors and open to all young windsurfers whether part of a club or not. A friendly and fun event for all the family, a two - day event with onsite camping.
Get ready for the next Butterfly Effect on Maui!!
We will be starting the event at 10:00 AM at Ho’okipa Beach Park.
If your not comfortable with doing the whole downwinder from Ho’okipa to Kanaha we will be stopping at Spreks where you can join from there for the rest of the way.
It is going to be great with food, gifts, tips and more!! Be sure to join us!
If your interested contact me so I can give you more info.
I was out in Lahaina today and meet a friend from Brazil to show her more of Maui than just Ho’okipa!
It was really beautiful on the south side with a lot of whales breaching.
Leisa enjoying the Maui sunset
The training will follow the UKWA London Windsurfing Racing event on Saturday 5th April. It will follow the usual race training format, with a mix of water and shore based sessions, including debriefing and individual sailor feedback.
Here is an interview and article in the new issue of Wind&Kite Magazine New Zealand
Kevin Pritchard just put up a really nice new website. It has a ton of cool stuff on it like lessons, blog, rental, and more! Click here or check it out at www.pritchardwindsurfing.com
My brother really wanted to try stand-up paddling, so I thought I would take him for a down- winder. Even though he has never done it before, I knew he could handle it. We launched from Ho’okipa and ended at Kanaha.
Juliana joined in and then Michi, Norm, and Bernd had the same idea.
We had the whole ocean to ourselves…and the turtles.. and whales.. and hoping that was it!
The waves were small but fun to ride. Passing through each spot was super fun with lots of little waves. They were a lot of people out too. Laurant did a really nice push loop at specks, Conner and Jaeger were ripping at camp one, and Konan and Bruno joined in for some cake Juliana made at Kanaha. It was a beautiful day.
Took a Maui Ohana pic, then packed up our stuff.
Juliana and I thought of it as a warm up for the next Butterfly Effect on Maui coming up in April!
“the Mad-Hatter” in Paia
Went sailing at Ho’okipa today, the waves were small and the wind was weird.
I have been using a board Levi gave me a while back since my boards are out of commission at the moment. The board had no grip so we put on a homemade grip layer on top the board. Now its a problem of being too grippy and really scratchy. It already cut my finger just barely touching it. I have to be careful not to fall on it!
The RS:X windsurfing fleets fulfilled their scheduled two races with Nick Dempsey firing in 2,1 to extend his lead to 15 points at the top of the table heading into Good Friday’s final showdown. Full story on skandiateamgbr.com.
Today the wind was ON! Super windy. I did a jump and landed really flat. I didn’t realize the board snapped in the middle, but it did. Now, my 55L is snapped and my 65L has a ding in it that I just noticed! Yikes!
Nick Dempsey maintains his lead in the RS:X windsurfing fleet at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, but has Nimrod Mashiah and Shahar Zubari of Israel snapping at his heels in second and third places. Development squad sailor Elliot Carney enjoyed a fantastic day on the water, beating Dempsey in the first race. Full story on skandiateamgbr.com.
Ahh! Maui.
Feels good to be back home. I went for a yoga session this morning which was very needed and appreciated after traveling. Later in the day the wind was funky at Ho’okipa so I went down to Kanaha for a bit where it was better. I can’t believe how warm the water is here! I know I will get used to it and think its cold after a couple weeks. :)
Coming back from Australia and New Zealand where driving is the opposite, I have been getting a little mixed up! I didn’t think it would effect me and my driving but when I went out driving this morning I went on the wrong side of the road! I couldn’t believe it. I did it twice today. Hopefully I got it down now!
Marca de Tablas / Board Brand:
Tiga
Modelo de Tabla / Board Model:
Hyper X 115
Programa - Longitud - Manga - Volumen / Program - Lenght - Width - Volume:
Slalom/Race Board (Medium) 235cm / 74cm / 115L
Marca de Tablas / Board Brand:
Tiga
Modelo de Tabla / Board Model:
Hyper X 85
Programa - Longitud - Manga - Volumen / Program - Lenght - Width - Volume:
Slalom/Race Board (Small) 240cm / 58cm / 85L
Marca de Tablas / Board Brand:
Tiga
Modelo de Tabla / Board Model:
X Wave 72
Programa - Longitud - Manga - Volumen / Program - Lenght - Width - Volume:
Wave Board (Small) 237cm / 54cm / 72L
Marca de Tablas / Board Brand:
Tiga
Modelo de Tabla / Board Model:
X Wave 85
Programa - Longitud - Manga - Volumen / Program - Lenght - Width - Volume:
Wave Board (Large) 242cm / 58cm / 85L
Marca de Tablas / Board Brand:
Tiga
Modelo de Tabla / Board Model:
Free X 120
Programa - Longitud - Manga - Volumen / Program - Lenght - Width - Volume:
Freeride Board (Small) 245cm / 65cm / 120L
Marca de Tablas / Board Brand:
AHD
Modelo de Tabla / Board Model:
Seal 74
Programa - Longitud - Manga - Volumen / Program - Lenght - Width - Volume:
Wave Board (Medium) 213cm / 58cm / 74L
Marca de Tablas / Board Brand:
AHD
Modelo de Tabla / Board Model:
Rebound 93
Programa - Longitud - Manga - Volumen / Program - Lenght - Width - Volume:
Freestyle/Wave Board (Medium) 246cm / 60cm / 93L
Marca de Tablas / Board Brand:
AHD
Modelo de Tabla / Board Model:
Classic 68
Programa - Longitud - Manga - Volumen / Program - Lenght - Width - Volume:
Wave Board (Small) 238cm / 53cm / 68L
The surf has been getting better and better here. The past couple days the surf has been going off! I have been surfing bells and winkies as much as I can. I get to go for one more surf until I have to sit on a long plane ride.
We went along the Great Ocean Road and found a spot where Koalas hang out.
Up in the Eucalyptus trees we spotted a lot of them.
I found out that they sleep 18 hours a day, they don’t drink much water at all but get 90% hydrated by the Eucalyptus leaves, and are threatened by bush fires, land clearings, and pythons. Pretty interesting!
Most of them were taking naps…
except this one was eating some leaves.
We heard that the people at the zoo tie leaves to a stick and feed them, so we tried.
Didn’t work so well!
I surfed Bells Beach morning and night. It was so fun. In the evening there were only a couple people out and lots of waves to catch. The waves were between 2 ft to 6 ft. I would be sitting on the outside catching waves and then all of a sudden a freak set would come wiping everyone out! I think the swell might be coming in for tomorrow. Who knows though, the weather here tricks you all the time. Its hot and prefect waves one second, then you go grab your board and the on shore winds picked up messing up all the waves and super cold!
Got it get it when its good!
Finally I saw some Kangaroos today! I was so excited about seeing them all over the golf course. We pulled over to take a look.
I thought they were kind of funny looking and not as cute as I imagined…
but they are still pretty awesome creatures.
I got pretty close to one,
then chased ‘m down the hill!
I tried driving here in Australia. Its so awkward, everything seems unbalanced for some reason. Its funny to see these signs posted for visitors like me!
We drove the Great Ocean Road and stopped along the way to several surf spots. It was a great beach day and it seemed like everyone was at the beach. It was packed everywhere!
This is the view at Teddys Lookout.
I loved passing these signs. I still haven’t seen one yet! Still waiting!
The Butterfly Effect Australia turned out to be a fun hot day in the sun. There was no wind and perfect glassy water to do Stand Up paddling.
We got the boards and paddles from the SHQ Surf Shop / Cafe and headed to the beach.
Coby lead the way
There were some first timers out on the water and others that have tried it before.
We did a paddle out and around the harbor and back.
The paddle was really relaxing and the view of the coast was amazing. We also got to see a huge blue jelly fish.
In the end Dakine, Roxy, Naish, and Wings Hawaii donated some awesome gifts for all the girls.
Also a big thanks to Paul and Mike from SHQ, David and Greg for helping out the whole day, and Brenden for taken photos, and all the women who participated.
Good Fun!
It was a windy day so we went down to check out Cozy Corner. There were some windsurfers and kiters out. I rigged up and went out for a windsurf. The water was so beautiful and blue. The wave were tiny and hard to catch because it was low tide.
SHQ Boardsports has been really helpful in supporting the Butterfly Effect in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks to them and their support the Butterfly Effect will happen this weekend!
Click HERE to visit their website and to find out more info on Butterfly Effect Events.
Today was hot and sunny. We got two fun surf sessions in and an evening bike ride.
This bike ride is like a roller coaster and Alice in Wonderland trail!
We bike over bridges, through trees, over big bumps while going along the coast checking out different bays. We pass by cozy corner, torquay, jan juc, to bells.
Best bike ride ever!!
Its coming up quick!
This Saturday, March 8th at 10:00 AM
Meet at the Sandy Beach Cafe aka “The Shed”
I will be hosting the first Butterfly Effect Australia event.
The forecast is for light winds and tons of sun.
Bring down your kites, sails or stand-up paddle boards to Port Philips Bay.
Even if you don’t do these sports feel free to come down and have an fun and free introduction to it.
There will be stand-up boards on the beach to try out stand-up paddling.
We will all be learning and having a good time!
Hope to see you there!
Contact me through my website if you have any questions.
You can check out the Butterfly Effect New Zealand on Boardseeker
Click HERE to see
I woke up early at 4 AM for a flight out of Wellington, New Zealand to Melbourne, Australia.
I am so excited to be here and can’t wait to see more, especially kangaroos!!..i hope! :)
Jeanette and the kids took me to their home beach break, Jan Juc.
The air was frigid and made me hesitate to go for a surf. I went for it any way and the water was a lot warmer than the air. The waves were average with wind blowing them out a little, but since I was traveling around most of the day it felt so good to jump in for a surf.
La Revista española Fuerza 7, publica este mes un magnífico artículo bajo ellema “Si ellas Pueden Š. nosotros tampoco!”.
Algunas de las maniobras másespectaculares del windsurfing realizadas por tres chicas españolas del TourMundial PWA: Daida, Iballa y Silvia Alba.
La Revista española Fuerza 7, publica este mes un magnífico artículo bajo el lema “Si ellas Pueden… nosotros tampoco!”.
Algunas de las maniobras más espectaculares del windsurfing realizadas por tres chicas españolas del Tour Mundial PWA: Daida, Iballa y Silvia Alba
It started off Saturday morning at 10 AM. There were almost 20 of us gathered around Lake Clearwater in anticipation for the wind.
The wind was very calm through the morning hours, but we still had hope so we began to rig. Tim from the Neilpryde Design Center and I did a step by step rigging example of both fat and skinny masts. While each began with their own sails, Tim and I went around to make sure everyone was confident in their rigging skills and if they had an questions about it.
Nicola from Groundswell surf shop in Christchurch made this lovely event happen. Thanks to her we had a great turn out of ladies, tons of fun, and great windsurfing accomplishments for all of us!
This Butterfly Effect was a bit different from the previous ones because we had a camp. We all spent the night in a cozy little batch with a long drop toilet (!), cooked up a yummy BBQ /Feast, and played some hilarious games!
Dakine New Zealand gave the ladies a bunch of cool gifts from bags to t- shirts to rashies and more!
The second day of the Butterfly Camp and Clinic, we were all awaken by the wind. The winds were light all morning and we were all able to jump into our wetsuits and onto the water.
Before we all headed out, I gave a Heli- tack clinic. In the end there were 5 women pulling off heli-tacks for the first time! It was a great accomplishment and got everyone super stoked!
I had such a great time meeting all the wind-ladies from Auckland to Christchurch! I hope we will be able to do it again next year! The Butterfly Effect Camp and Clinic was a great success for all of us. Thank you so much to all the ladies who came, Nicola and Al, Groundswell, Canterbury Windsurf Association, Tim Bamford, Charles for the quiver lending, Raymond for the entertainment, Naish, Dakine, Kaenon, Wings Hawaii, Wind & Kite Magazine, and everyone else who helped out. Thank You so much for helping me make it happen!
Much Aloha!!
Haven’t had the chance to check out the main city of Wellington yet. I meet up with William from the local windsurfing and kitesurfing New Zealand magazine called Wind&Kite. You can click HERE to check out the mag online. We checked out some of the famous streets in Wellington as well as some cool cafes. The pic above is the New Zealand parliament building and some Maori statues.
Afte a hot day in town, its always refreshing to jump off the Wharf. The water was an amazing temperature and like always so beautiful!
Hey ladies!!Get ready for the Butterfly Effect Camp and Clinic! March 1st and 2nd at Lake Clearwater.Its an all women event, so any ladies interested be sure to join in on the fun. We will be windsurfing, kitesurfing, hiking, fishing, camping, and doing a ton more of adventurous fun! The fun starts at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 1st. Below is some more information. Feel free to contact me through my website with any questions. www.tatianahoward.com - contact
Lake Clearwater -
How to get there- Go south out of Christchurch towards Ashburton.Turn off at Rakaia (40min) , follow sign posts to Mt Somers (40 min) , then follow signs to Lake Clearwater (20 mins). simple….
.What to take- (For camping )
FOOD - enough for 3 days , can be cold, & closest pub in Mt Somers , so take lots…
WATER - All your own water, lake is fresh water, but take your own drinking water…(beer etc))
TOYS - hiwind gear, light wind gear / fishing rod ( lake has good stocks of trout ) /mountain bike, lots of good terrain / tramping boots / boat, Lake camp is good for wake boarding,waterskiing etc / plus any other out door toy.
COLTHING - Shorts , t-shirts & bikinis Plus polar wear. Can be nice & warm , ALSO can be very damn cold. Has snowed many times , be prepared………….What not to take -
Lake Clearwater is a wild life reserve - READ the Signs
Dogs - no dogs allowed !!!!!!!Lake Rules……….
No power boats on Lake Clearwater
No kiting or sailing before 10am, this is fishing time……..
Keep off the island And stay away from the roped off areas.
Launch kites & windsurfers by the boat ramp, Stay away from the trees as this is a nesting ground.
Random, I know. They were just so cool. No doors, located in the middle of no where, nice sign, mossy rocks…
Had to take a photo!
The Bill has been deferred!
According to Sen. Clayton Hee during this afternoon’s Senate Committee hearing,
there has been “an extraordinary amount of testimony in opposition to the
bill”, and the Senator who submitted the legislation requested the bill be
deferred so “they can work on it”.
A big Mahalo to everyone who took the time to email, phone or visit the
committee members. Nice to know the system can actually work if we all get
involved.
Peter Sullivan
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The Wing Girls are having a party on Maui and want you to come!
Below is their invite!
Aloha!!
I hope that everyone is doing wonderfully and enjoying this beautiful weather!!!! Sunny days at the beach call for cute new bikinis and Wings clothing so we’ve decided to throw a party!!
Wednesday Feb 27th here at the Wings Hawaii store, 375 W. Kuiaha 9am to 9pm.
We have amazingly cute new clutches in stock from $12-$20 !!
All of our clothing is going to be on sale for 30% off !!
Just printed: Bandeau dresses in 4 fun colors !!
Reef Bikinis on sale for 20% off !!
All Wings bath products on sale for 25% off !!!
We’re excited to have our new canvas totes, too!! We’re supporting our community going plastic free and have printed a collection of cute tote bags to use as an alternative to grocery store sacks. All purchases over $50 will be packaged in a Wings Hawaii tote!
Our sale will be going on all day from 9am to 9pm with food, drinks, and Live Music starting around 6:30. We hope that you’ll join us for a wonderful evening!!
See you wednesday : )
The Wings Girls
Wings Hawaii have a brand new super cute collection out. They just put up their new website, which I have to say my brother did an amazing job making the website! Great website, great clothes!
It was time to head out of Raglan and back down towards Wellington. We decided to go inland a bit and stop over in Lake Taupo since there was a cozy little batch welcoming us.
We had a great windsurf and surf trip up north. We couldn’t ask for anything more perfect. When we went to Taranaki there was wind and when we left it died off. When we went to Raglan there was a perfect swell and when we left the swell left too. When we arrived in Lake Taupo there was beautiful sunny weather and the day we left it started to pour rain. We have been really lucky and thankful its worked out the way it did.
Now I am in Wellington for a bit before I go back to the south island to do an all woman windsurf clinic and camp. We lucked out again and its absolutely beautiful today!
We kept on scoring awesome, sunny, and beautiful days in Raglan. We surfed till our noses were red, arms couldn’t pick up even a pencil, back ached, eyes permanently squinted, feet cut up, but the only thing left that we were able to have energy for was smiling from riding such great waves! We couldn’t get enough the the epic waves and were sad to say goodbye.
The wave swells were visible from miles away breaking along the coast line as they moved towards shore.
The locals were ripping and amazing to watch!
P.S. If my blog posts don’t make sense and have spelling errors, etc. above is the reason why. By the time I get back from long days out in the water I am zonked! They make sense to me at the time, but when I look back I can see I must have been really really tired when I wrote the post!
Waitomo in Maori means Wai ( water) tomo ( to enter). These caves were so beautiful to walk through, especially at the end when you jump into a boat and ride through a dark cave full of glow worms above you. It was pitch black with millions of glow worms that look like stars. It was really awesome to see.
The waves are amazing here! We are now in Raglan and surfed all day at Manu Bay.
The waves kept getting better and bigger everyday. It is just a quick hop over the rocks and your on one of the best lefts I have ever surfed.
Making a home away from home. The space tent, the baron and the extremely tired windsurfers
Made some yummy pasta even in the ghetto camping ground..
We have been camping in good and kind of ” niggly” campgrounds on the way up to Raglan. This spot we were glad to get out of, but at least it was close to the beach.
Taranaki - Like no other
We found a good windsurfing and kite beach called Waitara.
We arrived at Waitara Beach and it was packed with windsurfer and kiters. The break is port tack and the wave goes on and on. You can catch it from the outside and have 10+ hits on it all the way to the inside. We had such a great time and meet some really cool people.
After a long day on the water I was beat!
We are doing the camping thing, so we were super thankful to Gerald ( who we had just meet that day on the beach!) who opened up his home, hot shower, cold beers, and New Zealand hospitality to us for the night! Even another windsurfer from Switzerland joined us. We had such a blast hanging out and talking about windsurfing, that Gerald will be on his way to Maui soon!! Thanks again to Gerald, aka “Boots”!
El periódico El Día anuncia durante estos días su próximo número de Febrero de la Revista El Gráfico.
El Gráfico es una de las revistas deportivas a nivel mundial, donde Daida e Iballa son la Portada, “Las hermanas Ruano, leyendas canarias”. En su interior podrán ver un amplio reportaje fotografíco de las hermanas Ruano y la entrevista realizada por la periodista Maite Castro, titulada “de mujer a mujer”. La Revista saldrá a la venta para toda canarias el próximo lunes día 18 febrero y podrá ser adquirida durante todo el mes de febrero con la compra del Periódico El Día.
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We are free like birds, when it comes to our decision making. One moment we are set on one location and the next we are going to the complete opposite.
Our first idea was to go the east, but we checked the forecast for Taranaki on the west side. The forecast for Taranaki already had waves and wind, while the east coast is waiting a couple days for the waves to arrive. We traveled up the coast today and arrived in the evening. It looks like we will be getting some fun port tac windsurfing conditions at Ahu Ahu or maybe up the coast a bit more to Waitara.
There is an awesome little surf backpacker/ hostel called Wave Haven which is located just before Oaqura.
There is a Bill that needs to be stopped because it could mean strict restrictions for windsurfing and kitesurfing on Maui. It is planning to make a rule of having a 200′ distance between surfers and windsurfers, which would mean we couldn’t sail at the Point of Ho’okipa if there is a surfer at Pavilions. To read more of the details you can click on the links below. To help all you have to do is copy and paste the subject and body of the email and send it from your email address with your name and contact.
Copy and paste the following in the subject:
Testimony to bill SB 2091 COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND hearing of Friday February 15, 2008 2.45pm
Copy and paste the following text into the body of your email or you can write your own ( thanks to Nathan Corridon for the text below):
Ref: [capitol.hawaii.gov]
I am writing to object to the proposed legislation regarding windsurfers and kite surfers. Windsurfing was effectively born and grown in Hawaii and hence a lot of business and tourism reflects this, many people visit the islands and make them their homes to be able to practice these sports in some of the best recognized locations in the world. At the very least a thorough assessment of the economic and social impact of this legislation should be made before even considered for approval. There is no doubt however for a concern of safety amongst swimmers and surfers when mixed with windsurfers or kite surfers but there is already legislation in place to accommodate these users; namely windsurfing and kite surfing banned before 11 am at Kanaha beach park this allows adequate time for surfers to be able to enjoy the light morning winds. Also Hookipa Beach Park also uses the “10 man surfer” rule to good effect to segregate water users. Typically very little windsurfing takes places in the morning hours which is the ideal time for surfing when the wind is light, in my opinion this works well and accommodates all users well. I am not sure where the figure of 200’ came from, perhaps in relation to kite surfers and their long kite lines, if this is true a distinction between windsurfing and kite surfing should be made as the windsurfer is a much more compact unit and does not take up nearly as much room as a kite surfer. More consideration to this distance should be made and perhaps separate rules for kite surfing and windsurfing if this legislation has to be made. I am interesting into the reasoning behind this legislation, windsurfing and kite surfing only operates from a select few beaches on the islands leaving many, many more for surfing, swimming or any other water recreation. I do not see how this legislation could be healthy for the islands from a social or economic point of view. Any further questions or information please contact me below. Name: __________Phone #:___________ Address: ___________
We have been checking out the forecast to see if we will be able to catch some good waves. It looks like a nice size swell is going to be arriving this weekend on the east side. We have a couple last minute packing and then we are off to find some waves!
We picked up a super cool travel guide called, New Zealand Surfing Guide. Its the best surf guide book I have ever seen. You can check out their website, swell, webcams, etc. at www.surf2surf.com.
Today the wind kicked in just enough for an afternoon sail. It was a really nice spot with just friends out in the water, 3 windsurfers and 1 kiter.
It had been on my mind ever since I arrived and saw it, Ward Island. I saw Ward Island out in the Bay and just had to sail to it.It was further than I thought ( about 1.5 Miles ), but it was so cool to arrive on your own private island. I’ll give you easy directions if you ever want to go there, launch and just keep sailing straight ahead! 
The inside was perfect for light wind tricks.
After your sail you can walk straight back to your house, de-rig and warm up in a nice hot shower!
While we traveled down and around to the Coast to Coast Race, we had the chance to check out some really amazing spots. Passing through Arthur’s Path we climbed up the mountain to a huge waterfall called the Devils Punch Bowl.
Seal Sanctuary
a lake in Kumara
and a ton of swimming holes straight off the road!
Saturday was the big race day. Our support crew ” Team Wizzel” were all up at 4 AM helping our athlete Will “Wizzel” get ready for his longest day ever. The challenge began on the west side in Kumara and the finish line was 243 K (151 Miles) away on the beach in Chirstchurch.
3K ( 1.8 Miles) run followed by a 55K (34 Miles) bike
33K (20.5 Miles) run through a mountain range boulder hoping, crossing rivers, and down a river valleys. 
Another 15 K (9.32 Miles) cycle up to the river where they start the 67K (41.63 Miles) kayak 
With matching Feed the Wizzle t-shirts, Team Wizzel was always ready and prepared to help Wizzle with the next transition.
Celebrating after completing the 70K ( 43.49 Miles) cycle! Wizzel finished in 14 hours and 43 minutes!
An amazing job that we are all proud of.
Good Job Wizzle!
William Bamford is the competitor of the 243 KM Coast to Coast Race over the Southern Alps on the south island.
Its an all out race with cycling, running and kayaking.
There are 4 of us being his support team to assist through out the race.
Pencarrow, the first light house of New Zealand.
We caught the ferry from Wellington to Picton, which is on the south island. It was calm and beautiful day to catch the ferry since it can be really harsh at times.
Entering the picture perfect south island
Every second I can’t help but say the same thing, “Its so beautiful!”
I went for my first sail in New Zealand at Lyall Bay. It was early, cold and windy!! It turned out to be really fun. I had all my equipment except one screw that goes on the top of the board. The thing about windsurfing is if you forget one tiny piece your not going to get in the water. I ended up borrowing a friends board for a bit just to get out there.
Maranui is the place to eat after your session. Great food and atmosphere!
Tommy is the local windsurfer who took me to this place at 7 AM! I think it was my earliest session ever!
I arrived in New Zealand two days ago. Its been a little crazy. My clothes bag hadn’t arrived until today, so I was running around in the same old clothes for a while. Then I read my emails and had an email from the airport police saying they have my passport and travel wallet. I hadn’t even notice yet, but I must have left my passport in one of the trolleys at the airport. I couldn’t believe it, but was happy it was in a safe zone. I was also happy that the airlines gave me $100 to buy some clothes. Everything worked out in the end and today the sun is out making it look so beautiful here.
When its windy you can sail to this island. I hope to do it soon!
Eastbourne- New Zealand
PArty WaVe!
El proyecto deportivo del ex jugador de la Unión Deportiva Las Palmas Paquito Ortiz, que enseña a los más pequeños el concepto Juego Limpio a través de sus clases diarias en distintos colegios de canarias, ha tenido el apoyo de Daida e Iballa que acudieron a la invitación de Paquito para estar en directo en el colegio Padre Paúles de Gran Canaria con los niños y niñas. Las gemelas de Pozo Izquierdo se mostraron muy cercanas a todos los chicos y durante las horas que pasaron en el Colegio Padres Paúles no pararon de firmar autógrafos y de responder consultas acerca de su rutina diaria como deportistas de elite.
La idea de Paquito Ortiz era estar acompañado de unas de las referente del deporte isleño, contribuyendo de esta forma Daida e Iballa a hacer llegar y reforzar su mensaje. Daida e Iballa se mostraron encantadas con esta iniciativa que educa a los más pequeños en el concepto de Jugar Limpio.
Surprise! Surprise! Haleakala has snow on it, its been freezing here! I know anyone who reads this that is from the mainland is going to think that I am crazy and Hawaii is a warm place no matter what, but this winter has been the coldest that I can remember.
The water has been cold and the wind and waves very stromy like.
I have been trying out this new 55L Kids Pro Wave board. Its been super fun, but I haven’t been able to sail to long because I almost freeze into a purple popsicle!
The past couple days were rainy wet days, but I was able to get a fun windsurf session at Kanaha and a super murky eerie surf session at Ho’okipa last night. The sky was dim, hardly anybody was out, and the waves were very unusual breaking far out and then reforming on the inside.
El equipo Roxy europeo de windsurf, compuesto por las hermanas Daida e Iballa Ruano, actuales campeonas del mundo de freestyle y olas respectivamente, y la holandesa Anne Marie Reichmann se trasladó hasta la isla de Fuerteventura para realizar un reportaje fotográfico.
Fue hace más o menos un año cuando las hermanas Ruano se pusieron en contacto con uno de sus sponsors de toda la vida Roxy para organizar un viaje de su equipo europeo, ya que nunca habían hecho nada juntos como equipo.
La idea inicial de este viaje, que serviría para realizar un reportaje para luego distribuirlo por distintas revistas del mundo del windsurf, era hacerlo al país africano de Cabo Verde.
El hecho de que en 2007 se celebrara una prueba del Mundial PWA allí, pero sólo para chicos, y con unas condiciones épicas, más el suceso que ocurrió unos días antes de este evento en el que asesinaron a una windsurfista, hizo que las chicas Roxy se animaran a tirar abajo ese tabú que se había creado sobre el bello país africano.
Una vez programado el viaje para la segunda semana de enero, el parte auguraba unas malas condiciones, tanto de viento como de olas, así que las gemelas y Anne Marie decidieron coger rumbo a Fuerteventura y se llevaron con ellas al fotógrafo Mario Entero.
Si bien la idea principal del viaje era realizar un buen reportaje fotográfico para Roxy y distribuirlo en distintos medios de comunicación, esa semana en la isla majorera sirvió a las tres deportistas para entrenar de cara a la temporada que está a punto de empezar.
Las chicas Roxy pudieron disfrutar de varios días de buen viento y buenas olas en Fuerteventura, prueba de ellos son algunas de las fotos que les sacó Mario Entero, y que muy pronto se podrán ver en las mejores revistas especializadas de todo el planeta.
Estos viajes, en esta época, sirven a las windsurfistas profesionales para realizar compromisos publicitarios con sus sponsors, pero a la vez para ir afinando la forma de cara al comienzo de temporada. Muchas veces se aprovecha para viajar a lugares del mundo donde nunca se ha estado y conocer nuevos spots, o simplemente probar el nuevo material para la temporada.
Canarias es muchas veces el escenario elegido por las marcas para testear el material que usarán sus riders durante el año.
My brother fixed his 4 Wheeler and wanted to take it out for a ride.
We started down the dirt road and all of a sudden a wheel popped loose!
Thankfully we were going slow and on a private road. 
We lost a few lug nuts when the wheel fell off so we searched for new ones along the ground. It was a difficult search finding lug nuts too big and too small, but finally we found ones just right.
Diesel was happy to help!
Tim and his favorite toy. He got pulled over one time and the cop just let him go not knowing even where to start with this vehicle. No windshield, no doors, no plates, no nothing.
The Techno Support Group has arranged a Techno Open Training week-end at Axbridge (Bristol Corinthian Yacht Club) on 16/17 February 2008. Cost is £40 per sailor. The weekend will be coached by RYA Coaches Ian Jamieson and Cat Potter (back from her recent World Tour). More on the TSG website.
My friend showed me all of her shells she has been collecting, so I got inspired! I cleaned off the sand and salt from the shells that I collected in Mexico last summer. I am excited to design some jewelry. Maybe I will make some hoop earrings with the shells in it or a necklace. Its a rainy day with no waves or wind, so its a perfect day to break out the wire wrapping!
We made it over to the island after leaving Maui in a whirlwind. The ferry left at 3:00 and we still had to get food and camping stuff organized and it was already 2:00!
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We made it just barely, but we made it!
Once we got to our camping ground you can tell we worked super hard to put up the tent. There was no goofing around at all!
Our camp site was just right!
And the beach too was perfect.
After a night out on the secret island we headed back home for a big swell hitting the west side of Maui.
The boat ride back was ridiculous. It was sooo choppy and bumpy. The waves were crashing over the whole boat getting everything completely wet! After surviving that we drove up the coast on Maui in hopes of some sailing.
I rigged my 4.5 and had a great sail but it was super chilly.
S turns
The 2008 calendar has been particularly difficult to put together, but for good reasons - JP/Pryde have joined forces with the UKWA for the 2008 slalom series. More on than soon, but it has made the slalom venues & dates a tad more complicated than normal so the calendar (148k PDF) is still provisional.
Stacy, a friend of Jeanete, was a dolphin trainer at Sea Life Park on Oahu. We had the deluxe treatment of getting up close and personal with the dolphins, and whalphin! A whalphin ( believe it or not!) is a dolphin and whale mix. We also got the chance to feed the seal lions and watch a dolphin show.
I am so excited to start a new year and am anxious to see what will come. I thank 2007 for being so kind to me and keeping me safe while having fun at the same time…traveling to new locations around the world, completeing my two year Associates Degree, learning a new langauge, trying new yoga classes, compassionate communication, teaching my own dance class to friends, turning 21, being thankful I made it out of Mexico, family meetings, being silly with my friends, laughing, loving, never being too serious in life and the list goes on!I have a lot of goals and dreams for the new year.Manifest Destiny!
These little fishermen were so cute. Just sitting on the side of the road fishing!
I hope everyone had a super fantastic holiday! 
At least I got some cool poka-dot rain boots!
My mom bakes up a Christmas brunch of cashew french toast. Its my favorite! The batter is only made from cashews and water. The bread gets dipped in the batter and then on the skillet. Super easy and super yummy!
The surf was small but there was still action down at the beach. I taught a surf lesson and my friend Jeannete came out for a surf too.
Below is Claudia , the new surfer girl, paddling out to the break. She caught one long ride that went all the way to shore, hitting the reef and knocking out the fin and the box. At least it was just the board that got damaged and not her or anyone else! I showed Paige what happened to the board and she knew exactly how to fix it so….NO worries!
Paige and her cute pup, Mocha!
Jeanette packing up after a surf session.
Anyone making the most of the conditions in Portland on Sat 8 Dec may have been mildly concerned when they were passed by Batman, maxed out on his 6m, closely followed by Superman and Captain America!!! Don’t worry, you were not hallucinating, I will explain.
This is from the Maui News on Dec. 5 when the huge swell was hitting the north shore of Maui.Surfing star Laird Hamilton aides fellow tow-in surfer
WAILUKU (AP) – Ever in search of the 100-foot wave, extreme surfing star Laird Hamilton came to the aid of a fellow tow-in surfer off Maui’s north shore. Brett Lickle called his dramatic rescue “the most intense thing I’ve been through.’’
Lickle said Hamilton stripped naked so he could tie his surf trunks into a tourniquet after Lickle suffered a huge gash on his leg in a wipeout on what he said was an 80-foot ocean wave.
Lickle, 47, was recovering Wednesday at home in Haiku.
In the incident Monday at a little-known tow-in surf spot called Outer Spreks, Lickle says he was cut by the fin of a board on the Honda AquaTrax watercraft he and Hamilton used to get to the spot where the waves were breaking. He says he was trying to stay ahead of the monster wave, but it crashed down on him.
Hamilton is among extreme surfers who have pioneered in the riding of superwaves that ordinary surfers don’t tackle. He and fellow big-waver Dave Kalama premiered a short film, “All Aboard the Crazy Train,’’ on tow-in surfing in 2005, warning that it wasn’t a sport for the inexperienced. Hamilton also was among surfers performing in feature-length films highlighting the sport, “Step Into Liquid’’ and “Riding Giants.’’
The outer reef off Spreckelsville is a big challenge for big-wave surfers.
“If ever you’re going to find a 100-footer, it’s there,’’ said Lickle.
He and Hamilton had surfed the area in the morning and then returned in the afternoon when the accident occurred. He said only one other tow-in team was on the waves at the time.
Lickle said he was trying to outrun the looming water wall in the watercraft when it caught him. Hamilton was in tow.
“I’m in big trouble,’’ he said he told himself.
After the wave crashed down on them, he reunited with Hamilton about three quarters of a mile offshore.
One fear, Lickle said, was the blood from his wound would attract tiger sharks that hover around the Maui shoreline.
He said that after tying the tourniquet, Hamilton swam “like a bat out of hell’’ for about a half mile to recover the watercraft.
Surfers said ocean conditions on Monday created waves of historic size.
“There were the biggest waves that any of us have seen,’’ said Buzzy Kerbox, another Maui big-wave surfer who saw the Outer Spreks waves but chose to take on another surf spot.
Its been a while now since I sailed because of the huge waves and stormy conditions. I have been getting some good surf in and now its time to get some good windsurfing in. Its back to normal now with trade winds. I can’t wait to get out there!
The weather has cleared up and the surf has settled down just enough to reopen Ho’okipa. I am just comfortable enough to get back out in the surf with out being nervous about the close out sets that were coming in the past couple days. There are a few of the surprise huge sets that everyone has to scratch past but still manages to clean up the break, but besides that its been pretty fun out there.
Last night Paia town was packed with people. It was a holiday special night with all the stores open late with raffles, food, wine, galleries and more.
Kelly in front of her surf store Hana HWY Surf
The new Gelato store.. yumm
These photos are from the first surf contest this winter at Ho’okipa that took place last weekend. It was a big deal to advance for the women division because who ever won would be able qualify for the Womens Billabong Pro at Honolua Bay. I was a little bummed out when I missed advancing by 1 point! Oh, well.. maybe next time I will do better!
I was stoked I got some nice shots by Matt Schweitzer.
It was another really windy and stormy day in Maui. My brother tried to get nuts in the papaya puddle but.. you will have to see what happens…
The Kona winds were even stronger than yesterday. The waves died down a little but were still pretty big. Ho’okipa was still closed and more people were sailing at Kanaha or the south side.
The wind was so strong that some trees were even getting knocked over…
signs too!
I went to Kihei with my friends for an evening sail. It was fun and different with the port tack conditions. It was my first time sailing Kihei!
The waves were soooo big today. I think the waves were the biggest I have ever seen. I wanted to go to Jaws, but heard you could only make it down to the lookout point with 4 wheel drive.
My brother went down with his quad and said no one was out.
So, I guess I didn’t miss seeing any action.
Ho’okipa Beach Park closed because of the huge swell.
The waves were washing up past the sand and showers into the dirt parking lot.
Lanes
The waves were too big to surf in so I thought I would help my mom distribute her hand crafted Hawaiian Christmas pillows to the Women helping Women Organization.
"With Ross Williams in Maui, I ended up the only rider to represent the UKWA at the FW Worlds in Brazil - a big responsability! Everybody else is there though..." Xavier reports from the event.
With the recent banning of Windsurfing kit by BA fresh in our minds, the UKWA and GSG Cargo have teamed up to help competitors going overseas. Check out the services, which should be a great option, especially for groups of people going to events.
The surf is picking up quick. Kona winds are blowing in on the north shore making it awesome to surf and to watch!
Since the swell has been too big for Ho’okipa it forced me to venture out to the other breaks on the island.
Hanamanu and Tavares were super fun. Hanamanu rights were uncrowded and consistent.
I went to another break that used to be a kind of a secret spot. Usually when you go there its only you and your friends. This time I went out and it looked like the point at Ho’okipa…super crowded!
Even with the crowds and all the people I still love to get out in the surf!
Ms. Lily
My three brothers came home for the Holiday
Nat a black eye but a rainbow eye
My head is getting better now but the black and blue is coming down to my eye. I just saw this clip of me and realized that it wasn’t the mast but the boom that smacked me in the face. Click the link below to see. Beware its pretty gnarly looking!
sets like this were coming through all day long
tons of people checking out the action
Levi with a huge air
Nayra keeps an eye on me after my wipeout
Check out her blog Nayra’s Blog
Kuau is kind of secret little spot that I always pass by but never check out. I have never launched out of Kuau before. A trick a friend of mine told me about launching there is to step on the white rocks. The white rocks are the ones with more grip and lead down into the water safely.
A Thumbs UP day!
Going a little Kook-ie at Kuau
Many famous water men surf Ho’okipa everyday but it was the first time I have seen professional surfer Rob Machado out in the break. Of course, he was ripping and was awesome to watch. The waves were small and nothing too special but getting into the water is always fun!
Rich, Jewels, Rob and I surf till dark
Me and one of my favorite surfers, Rob Machado!
Check out the new 2008 Naish website! www.naishsails.com
Good morning, good morning, good morning its time to rise and shine!
Woke up early to go dawn patrolling in Lahaina
Olowalu had some fun waves coming through
I scored a little morning barrel that made my day!
The south side has some size and is definitely worth checking out
Coffeeeeee….any one?!?
Haiku is known for its rain that can pour down at any moment.
My brother keeps weedwacking knowing the sun will come out soon.
Last night was the sickest sunset I have ever seen. The water and sky were golden. I felt like I was on another planet paddling through gold water . It was crazy. I felt like all of us surfers in the water were so rich and full of beauty and life. It was so awesome and everyone was in aw at the scenery. I think everyone out could agree it was one of the best sunsets ever! I wish I had my camera but it still wouldn’t have done it justice.
I thought it was going to be firing this morning but the swell died off a lot. It was still fun but just didn’t have the size. Maybe this evening it will pick up again.
There is always something happening at Dakine
Roger takes care of some important phone calls
Tiffany Ward and Paige Alms, the Dakine ripping women riders for windsurf and surf stop by to see whats up
Yve takes a break from the desk to put on her stylish glasses
Its open 9- 1 so make sure you get your shopping in before it closes!
Ann-Marie Reichman not only is my good friend, fellow Naish team rider and an awesome sailor but she also does some really nice artwork like the painting above.
I love it, its a wave, heart, flower and sunshine in one!
The wind has been going off the past couple of days. I have been so overpowered and needing to ride my smallest sail. Its funny because it can be so calm in the mornings than by noon its howling.
There has been a change of venue for the forthcoming end of season party and prize giving. This "must attend" extravaganza will now take place at the Sandbanks Hotel , Poole.
I am so happy and excited about the Butterfly Effect. The website is in the works now at
Be the effect .com
Click here to check it out!
www.betheeffect.com
I made it back home just in time for the first winter swells. The windsurfing and surfing has been super fun!
A number of ex demo/lightly used RSX packages (complete) are now available for customers to purchase in the UK. The Kit is in very good condition, the packages are available in 8.5m sizes and 9.5m sizes and are from an event run last year
There has been a change of venue for the forthcoming end of season party and prize giving. This "must attend" extravaganza will now take place at the Sandbanks Hotel , Poole.
The week was hailed a great success despite the lack of wind the Monday’s counting round meant it qualified as an official round of the World ISA circuit and that Nigel Spriggs and Linda Cleary are crowned the UKWA 2007 British speed champions.
From the RYA: "In the RS:X 8.5 Skandia Team GBR’s Bryony Shaw raced herself into an almost unassailable Series lead completing a clean sweep of five round two wins at WPNSA to back up her Sail for Gold triumph..."
A record number of competitors from all over Europe arrived on the opening day of WSW to be faced with a moderate wind forecast from an easterly direction, not the normal south-westerly. To add to the frustration, the timing system from the ISA had a major problem with a crashed hard drive. So the old system had to be hurriedly pressed back into service to enable timing to take place.
Keith Atkinson has once more pulled off the UK Triple by taking the remaining two National Formula Windsurfing titles for the second year in succession.
Richard Hamilton (GBR 75) & Elliot Carney (GBR 274) did very well at the recent RSX Youth Worlds (Sopot, Poland). The competition was run to the new Olympic format with the final day being the medal race for the top ten sailors.
Seguro que lo habéis notado al entrar a vernos hoy. Hemos aprovechado nuestra última cita del circuito mundial de Windsurf en Alemania (Sylt) para presentarles a todos nuestra nueva página web. Una página más abierta, más útil, mucho más divertida. Una página mejor.
Hace más de seis años que nació nuestra web, y gracias al trabajo del mejor equipo –en marketing, en el diseño y en el desarrollo técnico–, estamos de estreno. Incorporamos una nueva imagen, pero también nuevos contenidos, nuevos servicios y muchas sorpresas más. Os ofrecemos una página con todos los contenidos de siempre, pero con importantes novedades que les invitamos a descubrir.
Morenotwins.com es la web de Daida e Iballa Ruano, campeonas del mundo en las disciplinas de olas y estilo libre. Gracias a tod@s por estar siempre con nosotras!
For all those interested in Techno racing, the daily updates and info from the Techno World Championships are being posted at the recently launched Techno 293 UK website, so check the news section for daily reports from Formenterra.
The Tiree event is 8 weeks away!! Accommodation on the island will be very tight as a lot of the ‘windsurfing houses’ and the Hynish Hostel have been pre-booked for the PWA event. However, Andy Groom has offered to give over some of the houses to the UKWA competitors.
Termina el mundial de Estilo Libre (Freestyle) y Daida se ha proclamado nuevamente CAMPEONA DEL MUNDO en esta categoría. Felicidades Daida
Comenzó el mundial en Fuerteventura. Iballa Ruano (E-63) con la ayuda de Jimmy Diaz participa por primera vez en la prueba de Slalom 42 y ha conseguido colocarse en tercera posición. Un esfuerzo que ha valido la pena!. Felicidades Iballa. Por otra parte mañana día 26 comienza la modalidad de Estilo Libre en la isla de Fuerteventura donde Daida (E-64) parte como favorita tras afianzar su primera posición en el mundial tras la prueba de Pozo Izquierdo. Daida e Iballa siguen en su línea. Ánimo campeonas !
Un equipo de producción del conocido programa Caiga quien Caiga que conduce Manuel Fuentes la noche de los
viernes en Tele5 acudió esta semana a Pozo Izquierdo con motivo del Mundial. Y uno de sus redactores grabó unos minutos con Daida e Iballa, quienes le mostraron dentro del agua algunas de sus habilidades, como siempre con el humor de por medio. Se emitirá este viernes 13 de julio o el próximo día 20. ¡¡¡¡¡ Apareció hasta un tiburón
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Daida (E-64) e Iballa (E-63) llegaron a la gran final en la disciplina de olas, demostrando a todo el publico existente todas las maniobras posibles de hacer: pushloops, stall fordwards, Pushloop table tops, backloops, one hand backloops, one foot forwards, incluso doble forward the Daida en el ultimo minuto! todo esto con increibles surfeadas de ambas hermanas. Daida primera en esta simple elinitatoria. e Iballa segunda. Habra mas!!! la doble eliminatoria va de camino….
Despues de una dura semana de viento y 3 dobles eliminatorias despues, todo se resumio a la ultima manga, donde Daida y Sarah Quitah Ofringa (ARU-91) se disputaban el titulo de la prueba. Daida convencia con sus fuerte navegacion pero no lo suficiente para algunos jueces, por lo que Sarah Quitah se llevaba el titulo. Iballa por otro lado, acabo con un sexto puesto ya que se lesiono de un hombro…..Ahora esta recuperandose para la prueba de GC.
La PWA nos anuncia una nueva prueba de olas en el tour 2007. Brasil vuelve otra vez al circuito de la PWA desde su última prueba en el año 1999. El evento se disputará del 9 aa 16 de Septiembre en Ibiraquera, aproximadamente 80km al sur de Florianopolis de donde es local el vigente PWA Wave World Champion, Kauli Seadi.
Las condiciones que se pueden dar son variadas, desde un viento side onshore a un sideoff con olas de mástil y medio, lo que promete ser una valiosa prueba para el PWA Wave Tour 2007. (more…)
Due to circumstances beyond our control it is now not possible to run the UKWA YOUTH & JUNIOR FREEWAVE TRAINING CAMP over the weekend of 28/29 July. The revised dates are now 22/23 September, this is the next weekend that top level instructors are available and that has low midday tides which are preferable at Hove.
Nick Dempsey secured Great Britain’s fourth medal at the ISAF World Sailing Championships in Cascais on Thursday (12 July), clinching bronze in a gripping final medal race. Full story on the Skandia Team GBR site.
The UKWA would like someone to help with the web site, in exchange that person would be trained up in modern web development methods.
On 24th June 07 the South Eastern T15 Teams met up at Hove for their 3rd event of the season, to compete for their individual category prizes and the all important ‘Winning Team’ of the event prize. The Races were held in the Lagoon as the UKWA Championships were being held on the sea. With light winds due to a wind shadow from the clubhouse and occasional showers of rain, these weren’t races for the light hearted.
Sign up now (entry form) for concentrated training by top UK instructors in wave and freestyle to improve all levels of freesailing and competition windsurfing. The Freewave Training Camp is now at a terrific new venue, "Hove Lagoon", the dates are 28/29 July, please get your name down early as places will be limited.
The 1st round of the ISA speed world cup kicked of on the idyllic island of Karpathos in Greece. The event was run last year for the 1st time and proved to be very popular with the racers for being the most welcoming on the tour. It was not surprising then for 2007, a record 75 entrants turned up from 22 countries including Australia, Brazil and Hawaii.
Finaliza la Primera Prueba Mundial de Olas de Chicas (segunda para Chicos) en la Playa de Guincho, Portugal, con grandisimos resultados para las Canarias Daida (E-64) en primer lugar e Iballa (E63) en tercer lugar y un explendido Primer lugar para el joven Almeriense Victor Fernandez (E-42).
Felicidades a todos. + información en http://www.pwaworldtour.com
The Techno 293 Class is devoted to fostering the development of windsurf racing for competitors under the age of 17 years old around the world through the promotion of an inexpensive racing format. The RYA have a page on National Junior Windsurfing Squad with quite a few useful 'related' documents such as the Class rules.
Finaliza la Simple Eliminatoria en Guincho y ahora a la espera de las conficiones para empezar la doble Eliminatoria.
Daida se impone frente a la suiza Karin Jaggi e Iballa consigue un solido tercer puesto en la primera prueba de Olas para chicas del Mundial PWA.
Las hermanas Ruano empiezan con caracteristicas parecidas a las del año pasado, lo cual indica que este año tendran grandes posibilidades de hacerse con el titulo mundial de Olas, el cual fue para Iballa en el 2006. Gran Canaria sera la proxima prueba de Olas, pero antes pasando por Lanzarote donde realizaran la primera de Estilo Libre.
Comienza la prueba de Portugal!!
Las gemelas viajan a Portugal del 4 al 9 de Junio, concretamente a aguas del Guincho, para disputar la que será la primera prueba del circuito femenino de olas de 2007.
Tras varios meses de intensos entrenamientos y proyectos ejecutados (Training Camp), se enfrentan a esta prueba cargadas de energías e ilusión por conseguir tres títulos más en su ya increíble palmarés deportivo.
Animo gemelas!! + información en http://www.pwaworldtour.com/
Las hermanas han estado no solamente entrenando en Pozo Izquierdo sino que tambien se han tenido que desplazar a Alemania para su patrocinador internacional de North Sails y realizar una sesion de fotos para la campaña publicitaria 2008 de las nuevas velas que tendran disponibles para los proximos campeonatos en Canarias a finales de Junio.
Asi mismo y durante el mismo mes de Mayo, las hermanas se desplazaron al Sur de Francia, San Juan de Luz y Biarritz, para su patrocinador de ropa ROXY, donde compartieron un fin de semana con sus compañeras de equipo y conocieron a cientos de distribuidores de toda Europa…. Larga vida al espiritu Roxy.
Tenby is the jewel of the welsh crown, boasting golden sandy beaches, shops, cafes, restaurants and bars. Set in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park its a popular tourist destination and offers the UKWA not only fantastic sailing conditions (as hardened slalom competitors can testify) but a welcome holiday also-in fact there will be more to do off the water than there is on, if you book your place...
25 horas en el agua, 15 horas de teoria y visualizacion de imagenes proyectadas y como no 168 horas de pura diversion. Asi culmino esta tercera edicion del Camp para chicas organizado por MT Gestion. Proximamente mas noticias.
Fat Face, the active lifestyle brand has confirmed that it will be running the second Night Windsurf on the 8-9th September 2007 on Hayling Island, following its spectacular inaugural event last year. The 2006 event, which had the perfect weather conditions of 42 knots, attracted more than 350 entrants and was hailed as the ‘best windsurfing event in 20 years’.
The annual Rutland Windsurfing Marathon in aid of the NCH took place on Saturday 19th May, the venue Rutland Water, at 3100 acres one of Western Europe’s largest man made lakes, a win at this the event is much prized amongst British windsurfers, it has also attracted many overseas competitors over the years.
Finalmente aparecieron el viento y las olas en Pozo Izquierdo y se pudo celebrar la primera prueba del Circuito Canarian Waveriders 07, en la que el grancanario Darío Ojeda impuso su calidad y experiencia internacional para llevarse la victoria.
Con olas de un metro y viento de fuerza 5 la competición se inició a las nueve de la mañana con las mangas de octavos de final. Los principales favoritos a llevarse el triunfo no se vieron sorprendidos por sus rivales y fueron pasando rondas hasta llegar a unas emocionantes semifinales.
En la primera de ellas se enfrentaban (more…)
Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / MauiSails) gana en la primera prueba de Slalom 42 del 2007. Micah Buzianis (JP / NeilPryde) quedó en segundo lugar por detras del campeón del mundo del 2006, Antoine Albeau (Starboard / NeilPryde) en tercer lugar.
La suiza Karin Jaggi (F2 / North) no dio tregua y gano 9 de las 10 mangas, quedando segunda Sarah Hebert (Starboard / Naish) y Ayako Suzuki (Starboard / Gaastra) en tercera posición.
Ésta ha sido la primera visita de la PWA a Asia, en Ulsan, Korea, con una perfecta organización del evento.
Desde el primer día hubo buenas condiciones de veinto en la playa de Jinha lo que dio lugar a un inmediato incio de la competición de Slalom, condiciones que se repitieron los siguientes dias.
La Ulsan World Cup ha sido un gran éxito y muy bien recibida por los huéspedes coreanos, que han puesto lo mejor de su parte para celebrar este gran evento, por lo que probablemente se repita en el 2008.
A great weekend was had by all as the Rhosneigr wind machine delivered head high waves and wind enough for 5.2m sails for the second round of the UKWA Four Nations Cup. The wind was more than forecast, which meant that those sailors that stayed away due to the poor forecast missed out on some close competition in all fleets.
Andy King takes victory ahead of Ben Proffitt in the Expression Session at the Rhosneigr leg of the UKWA Four Nations Cup. Small and infrequent waves meant that no official wave competition could be run today so instead the judges chose to run an expression session for the pros.
Una crónica del Campeonato de Europeo de Formula Windsurfing disputado en Santa Pola, en primera persona narrado por el Campeón de Europa Youth, Pablo Ania ESP-16:
Esta ha sido una de las mejores regatas en las que he participado, la organización buenísima así como el trato a los windsurfistas: tuvimos comida todos los días, wifi, carpas para el material, masajista y no dejaron que nos aburriéramos ni un momento. (more…)
Arranca la cuenta atrás para que la playa de El Médano acoja, por segundo año consecutivo, la actividad del Training Camp Girls Tenerife. El próximo domingo día 29 de abril comenzará esta cita formativa, que reunirá a 46 chicas, de las que 16 son canarias.
Esta acción está impulsada por las hermanas Daida e Iballa Ruano, que acumulan catorce campeonatos del mundo en las modalidades de Estilo libre y Olas, y serán las encargadas de impartir las clases a las participantes. La iniciativa se desarrollará en las distintas playas del sur de Tenerife buscando siempre las mejores condiciones de viento y olas, gracias al apoyo del Cabildo de Tenerife, la Federación Canaria de Vela, Volkswagen, CajaCanarias, VW Comerciales y Roxy.
Iballa Ruano: “Hemos depositado muchas esperanzas en la cantera canaria porque es muy importante para consolidar este deporte en las Islas”.
De este modo, las hermanas Ruano apuestan de forma decidida por este proyecto formativo con la intención de buscar nuevas promesas del windsurf. El objetivo es alentar a las asistentes a que se preparen y den el paso definitivo para participar en los mundiales de windsurf que se celebran cada año en Canarias.
The Weymouth Speed Week team are very pleased to announce a new overall title sponsor, DAKINE.
Reigning triple UK Formula Windsurfing Champion Keith Atkinson has departed from NeilPryde after six very successful years on both the UK and international circuits to join the International Team of the new Windsurfing equipment brand ‘Point-7’.
Naish International is excited to announce iNaish, a new feature on Naish.tv! iNaish links you up with Apple iTunes to subscribe to video podcasts of Naish Windsurfing & Naish Kiteboarding. Get the latest Naish movies straight to your iPod or view them in iTunes.
En Santa Pola, se dieron cita los mejores regatistas del mundo de Fórmula Windsurfing para esta regata del circuito Europeo. El francés Julien Quentel (1º-2º-1º-2º) fue el ganador en la clasificación general, por delante del brasileño Wilhelm Schurmann y el argentino Gonzalo Costa Hoevel.
Pablo Ania E-16, ha quedado campeón de Europa en la categoría Youth, en el Campeonato Europeo de Fórmula windsurfing disputado en el Club Windsurf de Santa Pola, siendo también el mejor español en la clasificación general absoluta, codo con codo con los mejores del mundo.
Los españoles, (more…)
Chris Blythin is a Chartered Physiotherapist who will be joining the UKWA at Christchurch, providing racers the opportunity of a 15 minute sports massage or 30 minute injury assessment and treatment.
Day 4 over here in Brandon Bay dawned cloudless and windless with very little hope of any competition. Luckily for the competitors they are very rarely stuck for something to do here in the action sports capital of Ireland. While the majority of competitors hit the water for a surf Ben Proffitt hit the greens!
50 knots and head high - Brandon Bay fires for the first UKWA Wave event of the season hosted by Jamie Knox Watersports and supported by Ultra Sport Europe.
There are 10 more places up for grabs for UKWA members, for this clinic with Micah at the Academy, FC Watersports, Poole 8-9 June 2007.
Keith has secured Sponsorship with Marlow Ropes. Marlow, leaders in rope technology and known for their quality and performance at an international level, are continually tested and developed by the worlds best yachtsmen and woman and in the worlds harshest conditions.
Typhoon International are pleased to announce their new sponsorship of the UKWA and its associated race crew clothing support for the 2007 season. Agreeing to support the UKWA's race crew is another step in Typhoon's commitment to supporting watersport participation.
El Training Camp Mtwins 2007 se presentó en la sede de las oficinas de CajaCanarias, en la isla de Tenerife, que por segundo año consecutivo ha apostado fuerte por este evento, convirtiéndose así en uno de los principales patrocinadores junto a Volkswagen Comerciales y la marca Roxy.
After three days of sunshine and not a lot of wind, finally the wind gods relented and the wind filled in for some good Formula, Raceboard/RS:X and Techno racing, as well as a Masterblaster to round off the event. The SW Cup results are up, reports and pics to follow.
A public apology - unfortunately an incorrect set of results have been published; and were used for conducting the prize giving. This does not affect FW sailors -but it does RSX,Raceoard and Techno. (Updated results)
John Hibbard will be attending the Marazion UKWA event this weekend armed with a Serenity - Starboard's amazing new light-wind displacement hull. Whilst not exactly the weapon of choice for slalom racing, in non-planing conditions this board is simply light years ahead of everything else.
The RS:X windsurfers finally saw some racing today at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma (Olympic Sailing classes), with Nick Dempsey crossing fifth in the men’s fleet and a respectable 14th for Youth squad sailor Richard Hamilton, while Lucy Horwood and Bryony Shaw finished in fifth and seventh places respectively in the women’s event.
Follow the stories on the RYA Skandia Team GBR site.
Marazion... no better place to spend Easter. If you have not already finalised your plans for Easter, it is not too late to consider a trip to Marazion on Penzance Bay.
Hayling Island was the venue for the first event of the UKWA racing season with the action taking place off the "Inn on the Beach", Westbeach. This year Matt Wemms, of 604 Distribution, importer of F2 equipment and promoter of the Speedgun Challenge concept combined forces with the UKWA to further develop speed as a racing discipline.
The forecasted ,cold, north / north easterly winds may have deterred some from attending but it was still a great turnout for the first event of the season. Hayling Island has hosted many memorable windsurfing events over the years and last weekends event was no exception. Indeed, it was a first for the UKWA - 3 events rolled into one !
Notice is hereby given that the the UK Windsurfing Association AGM for 2006 will be held at the The Barn, on Friday 6th April 2007 at 7.30pm. Please read for the possible changes to the organisation.
Notice is hereby given that the the UK Windsurfing Association AGM for 2006 will be held at the The Barn, on Friday 6th April 2007 at 7.30pm. Followed by a mega Barn party till late.
Ya están en marcha los preparativos de la tercera edición del Canarian Waveriders 07, y como no , Secondreef Events ya está en disposición de adelantar las fechas para que además de poder organizaros de cara al próximo verano, no os coja de imprevisto este evento. Un año más la organización nos sorprende, esta vez prolongando el campeonato para que los rezagados tengan tiempo de incorporarse al tour; además,junto al interesante Prize Money ,aseguran tener varias sorpresas guardadas para que cada evento sea mejor si cabe cada año.
Además, junto al patrocinio de Volkswagen Comerciales por sexto año consecutivo,se unen una vez más el Ayuntameinto de Santa Lucía Ciudad Sur y Cerveza Tropical, que junto a una serie de sponsors colaboradores hay que añadir la colaboración especial de Dragon Alliance, Naviera Armas y Gaastra sails – Tabou boards.
Calendario Canarian Wave Riders 2007
- Gran Canaria :: Pozo Izquierdo 11,12 y 13de Mayo
- Fuerteventura :: El Burro 6, 7 y 8 de Julio
- Lanzarote :: Los Jameos 20,21 y 22 de Julio
- Tenerife :: El Cabezo 3,4 y5 de Agosto
Fuente: Eduardo Díaz.
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Guy Cribb's cross-channel project is now an enormous charity event with the UK and French Coastguards involved, safety officers, sponsors, skippers, PR agents, helicopters, satellite tracking devices, doctors, websites etc.
Hayling Island has built a reputation for hosting memorable windsurfing events. It is a venue that always attracts a good attendance, but with so much more on offer this year, could we see a record number of competitors and windsurfing enthusiasts converging on Westbeach?
El alicantino Iván Pastor consigue el titulo nacional y absoluto en RS:X Masculino por segundo año consecutivo
La sevillana Marina Alabau repite titulo de campeona de España y estrena el absoluto en RS:X Femenino
El sevillano Alejandro Rivera sube a lo mas alto entre los Juveniles de RS:X proclamándose primer campeón de España y Absoluto
sorpresa en las Clases RS:X Masculino, Femenino y Juvenil, donde el alicantino Iván Pastor, y los sevillanos Marina Alabau y Alejandro Rivera consiguen los mayores honores, confirmando sus lideratos en el nacional y el absoluto. En categoría Masculino, Iván Pastor, que hoy era 6º en la ultima manga, consigue ambos títulos por segundo año consecutivo y al igual que Marina Alabau, sigue siendo el único campeon nacional en la historia de la RS:X. Alabau firmaba hoy un 3º que con el 5º de Blanca Manchon le ha valido para reafirmarse líder, poniendo una medalla mas en una temporada arrolladora. Entre los Juveniles, el sevillano Alejandro Rivera consigue poner el broche a un excelente campeonato logtando ambos títulos, y con ello ser el primer campeon de la historia de la Clase
CLASE RS:X MASCULINO (13 pruebas/2 descarte) - Campeonato de España
1º Ivan Pastor (ESP-Alicante) 26 puntos
2º Le Gal Nicholas (FR) 40 p.
3º Henry Quentin (FR) 42 p.
5º Juan Manuel Moreno (ESP-Cadiz) 68 p.
8º Curro Manchon (ESP-Sevilla) 82 p.
CLASE RS:X FEMENINO (13 pruebas/2 descarte) - Campeonato de España
1º Marina Alabau (ESP-Sevilla) 17 puntos
2º Blanca Manchon (ESP-Sevilla) 29 p.
3º Pauline Perrin (FR) 32 p.
10º Gabriela Huertas (ESP-Cadiz) 108 p.
CLASE RS:X JUVENIL (12 pruebas/2 descarte) - Campeonato de España
1º Alejandro Rivera (ESP-Sevilla) 14 puntos
1º Ledoux Remy (FRA) 17 p.
3º Marti Juan Mayans (ESP-Baleares) 34 p.
5º Jose Mayans Escandell (ESP-Baleares) 47 p..
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Plans are now being finalized for Sparky’s third Youth Training Camp – a scheme masterminded by Sparky (Mark Hosegood) himself and drawing inspiration from the Andy Funnell Foundation to help raise the level of youth windsurfing within the UK and aboard.
Young Tushingham & Starboard team sailor Richard Jones is offering a great opportunity for all levels of windsurfer with the first of his Freewave training weekends at Poole, Dorset on March 3rd and 4th.
The world's longest-running speed event has been endorsed by the UK Windsurfing Association to hold the British Championships from 2007 onwards. It is a big step forward for the event, which has also gained recognition this week also from the International Speedsailing Association and will be on the calendar for the World Series.
Josh Angulo gana la prueba de Cabo Verde quedando Kauli Seadi el segundo, en una de las mejores competiciones de olas que se recuerda en lo ultimos tiempos. Parece ser que Cabo Verde va a convertirse en una parada obligatoria para la PWA en los siguientes años.
Después de una primera jornada épica, con victoria de Kauli Seadi en la eliminatoria simple, todos los pros decidieron estar tempranito en la playa para prepararse para la eliminatoria doble.
Mástiles y velas rotos en las rocas uno tras otro con la flota entera arriesgando al máximo para escalar posiciones.
Jason Polakow (JP / NeilPryde) logró ascender hasta la 4ª posición, por detrás de Kevin Pritchard (Starboard / MauiSails), Kauli en segundo puesto.
El mismo Polakow destrozó 5 ó 6 aparejos completos y acabó exhausto de nadar en la tremenda rompiente de Punta Preta.
Levi Siver (Starboard / NeilPryde) y Alex Mussolini no tuvieron tanta fortuna, pero fue impresionante ver su estilo desafiante en la ola.
Kevin Pritchard se enfrentó a Josh Angulo para ver quien se media en la final contra el ganador de la eliminatoria simple. Sin embargo Josh eligió una mejor ola y con un increíble aerial contorsionado marca de la casa, acabó con las esperanzas de Kevin.
Josh se iba a enfrentar contra Kauli Seadi (Quatro / Naish) para forzar otra manga y competir por el título final.
Angulo ganó el heat ya que Kauli Seadi tomó la arriesgada decisión de salir con 4.0 (Angulo eligió 5.8) y acabó en las rocas esforzándose para salir de la rompiente. Al final consiguió salir pero las buenas surfeadas que hizo no fueron suficientes para conseguir la manga, quedando todo a merced de la final.
La final se disputó con series de olas de mástil y medio justo en frente de la torreta de los jueces. Dos largas olas para cada uno. Kauli hizo un impresionante aerial off the lip, seguido de varias surfeadas y cutbacks en la sección crítica peligrosamente cerca de las rocas. Josh atacó con varios cutbacks al límite justo debajo del labio, seguidos por otros a una mano, y dos aerials alucinantes también en la sección crítica justo delnate de los jueces.
4 votos a 3 dieron la victoria a Josh Angulo.
De esta manera, el héroe local (aclamado y vitoreado por el público local) se alzó con la victoria en el evento deportivo más importante en Cabo Verde hasta la fecha.
Así termina el evento oficial, pero que deja paso a una Supersesion esponsorizada por la revista Boards y a unos dias más de libre navegación para los pros para disfrutar de la Isla de Sal.
Clasificación:
1 Josh Angulo CV-1
2 Kauli Seadi BRA-253 Naish Sails, Quatro International
3 Kevin Pritchard US-3 Starboard, MauiSails
4 Jason Polakow KA-1111 NeilPryde, JP Australia
5 Nik Baker K-66 North Sails, Mistral
6 Levi Siver USA-0 NeilPryde, Starboard
7 Keith Teboul US-60 Simmer Style, Quatro International
8 Alex Mussolini E-30 NeilPryde, JP Australia
9 Scott McKercher KA-181 Starboard, Severne Sails
9 Björn Dunkerbeck E-11 North Sails
11 Ross Williams GBR-83 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
11 Jonas Ceballos E-40 Fanatic, Simmer Style
13 Klaas Voget G-4 NeilPryde, Fanatic
13 Victor Fernandez Lopez E-42 Fanatic, Simmer Style
15 Julien Taboulet F-100 F2, Naish Sails
15 “Mitu” Oteniel Montiero CV-08 North Sails, Fanatic
17 Peter Volwater H-24 North Sails, F2
17 Robby Swift K-89 NeilPryde, JP Australia
17 Vidar Jensen N-44 North Sails
17 Baptiste Gossein F-61 NeilPryde, JP Australia
21 Thomas Traversa F-3 Gaastra, Tabou Boards
21 “Titik” Edir Lopes CV-111 Starboard, North Sails
21 Kai Katchadourian US-33 Simmer Style, Quatro International
21 Phil Horrocks K-303 NeilPryde, JP
25 John Skye K-57 F2, Naish Sails
25 Boujamaa Guilloul M-3 Starboard, Severne Sails
25 Ricardo Campello V-111 NeilPryde, JP Australia
25 Marcilio Browne BRA-105 Mistral, Gaastra
29 Jose Nasciemento Silva CV-11
29 Marcos Pérez E-7 Exocet
29 Cyril Moussilmani F-71 North Sails, Fanatic
29 Orjan Jensen E-19 North Sails
Fuente: www.pwaworldtour.com
Puedes ver más fotos y videos del evento en este mensaje de nuestro foro.
Zara Davis our No 1 Ladies speedsailor has been awarded the Sailor of the year trophy by the Bristol Channel Yachting Association, who represent over 55 yacht clubs over the South West of England.
Comienza la temporada del 2007 con una pruéba inédita, nada más y nada menos que en la Isla de Sal en Cabo Verde. La competición va del dia 22 de febrero an 4 de marzo, 11 dias de en los que los mejores windsurfistas en olas lo darán todo. El espectáculo está asegurado, ya que en estas fechas es cuando se dán las mejores condiciones de olas y viento en la Isla.
Los principales favoritos que da la PWA para esta prueba son Josh Angulo (CV-1), embajador del windsurf en Cabo Verde, el vigente campeón de olas Kevin Pritchard (USA-3 starboard / MauiSails), y el brasileño Kauli Seadi (BRA-253 Quatro / Naish), pero lo tendrán muy difícil viendo la talla de los otros competidores jóvenes cómo Victor Fernandez (E-42 fanatic / Simmer) y Marcilio Browne (BRA-105 Mistral / Gaastra) o maestros de la vieja escuela como Nik Baker (K-66 Mistral / North), Matt Pritchard (US-10 Tabou / Gaastra) ó Scott McKercher.
También habrá que seguir de cerca a los 3 jóvenes locales de Cabo Verde a los que han dado plaza en la prueba, “Tikik” Edir Lopes (CV-111 Fanatic / North), “Mitu” Oteniel Montiero (CV-0 Fanatic / North), y “Djo” Jose Nascimenta Silva (CV-11 Fanatic / North). Ellos son los que, con el permiso de Josh Angulo, conocen Ponta Preta y la ola como la palma de su mano. El mismísmo Josh dice que no se puede descartar alguna que otra sorpresa.
Ya hemos podido ver un avance estos últimos dias con los waveriders entrenando, de lo que puede ser una de las mejores pruebas de olas de los últimos años.
Podeis seguir la evolución de la prueba en www.pwaworldtour.com y también en este mensaje de nuestro foro donde iremos comentando y añadiendo fotos/videos que vayamos encontrando sobre el evento.
At the first LWA Event of the 2007 Summer Series at Bough Beech SC near Sevenoaks on Sat 10 March, Surf Sales have kindly agreed to bring along two of the new Exocet longboards to demo, a Kona and a Warp X.
Fat Face will be announcing the 2007 events soon, but to wet your appatite, the "Night Riders" Fat Face Night Series 2006 DVD has now been launched: www.fatface.com/nightseries.
