Beach Telegraph

Need for Speed

An important petition to sign to help save Casa de Porros as a much-loved sailing location in Tarifa, Spain.

Not long 'til CV now...

PWA Head Judge Duncan Coombs is interviewed by Windsurfers.de [German language - use Google translate.]

Last week it was wavesailing competition in Ireland's west coast, this weekend it's over to the East side with a need for speed.

More later

After Dark

More stuff from earlier below.

Frothing

Fabrice Beaux and Sylvain Demercastel's powerful 'Planet Blow - The Dark Lines' movie and book project website is now live and selling copies.

Thanks to Timo Mullen who sent in these snaps and report of a nice sesh in the UK this week.

"Pretty sweet conditions at Gwithian yesterday, sunny as hell and some lovely waves.

Blacky was ripping on his amazing looking 5 Ocean Sails, built, designed and tested in Cornwall.

I was frothing on my new EVO IQ 87!

The guy on the Pryde is Duncan Coombes showing that PWA Head Judges can lay rail just as well as the competitors!

See more pics at guavajelly.co.uk, the photographer Matthew is also the Designer of 5 Oceans Sails. More of the same today!!"

Tatiana Howard's forward loop tips.

Soggy Arse from Steve W on Vimeo.

 

Carbon Art - The beginning from Carbon Art on Vimeo.

Helpful GoPro Clew Mount tips.

SFB 2.0 from surfmag on Vimeo.

 

Wiped Out

A massive to the guy who helped me re-connect my board and rig yesterday in some solid wave conditions. Was real fun taking the drop and seeing my mastfoot come out!

Now I know what kitesurfing must be like! I'd just bought new UJs and spectra line for the winter conditions approaching but it was a spring in the extension clip that failed - so please be aware, double check your gear and sail safe.

Tuomo Naalisvaara windsurfing Gran Canaria 2010 from tuomo naalisvaara on Vimeo.

 

Any readers in or near Hungary worried or witness to the effects of the toxic sludge disaster on windsurfing? Maybe the PWA venue in Austria, on the Hungarian border, will be affected? Please drop us a line or leave a comment about this sad news. Thanks.

Results from the Swiss Freestyle Battle 2.0

Thanks to Thomas who sent this clip of the conditions for windsurfing around Auckland, New Zealand.

August windsurfing in Auckland from Thomas Davies on Vimeo.

 

Sickie

I feel so ill. (My vital stats: 7.9m@16 secs 30 knots SW.) I feel bad for letting you down like this, I really do, but I just can't cope. Back Wednesday if I feel 'better'.

Cut and Thrust

JP Single Thruster 2011 from JP Australia on Vimeo.

More on the JP Single Thruster 99 here and at the JP Australia website.

Loads of news and clips from earlier below.

Made in Heaven

UPDATE since original post - added this night freestyle session clip and news of an Acer Netbook giveaway from Fanatic Boarder Centers.

First a massive congratulations to John Skye and Nayra Alonso on their engagement announced at Sylt. Rumours of a wedding around the time of Pozo 2011. (Gonna be lots of photos and pranks for his Stag party though!)

With no waves in Germany Skye made himself useful as Caddy to RRD team mate Finian Maynard.

Great news too that Four Dimensions producer Andre Paskowski's focusing on a new project,  Second Life - The Movie.

Hookipa 26.10.2010 from Happysurfer on Vimeo.

Nice conditions for the Irish Wavesailing Championship event this weekend in County Mayo. England got some waves too.

'The Quest' video, featuring Victor Fernandez and Klaas Voget..

Philip Koester makes the headlines of Germany's biggest paper.

All the results, roundups, images and clips from Sylt.

The story of the Futura Fin by C3 from Starboard.

Gibbo tested his new toys from Fanatic. Here's a clip of him hard at work.

Christening the 2011 Twin 86l at Punta. from Stephen Gibson on Vimeo.

The EFPT interviewed Andy 'Bubble' Chambers.

Red Sea Perfection from laure treboux on Vimeo.

Quadrophenia

Check out Graham Ezzy's new Blog - Surf-Matic.

waiting for wind in sylt with the severne team from scott mckercher on Vimeo.

Follow any action today there here.

Sessie Freestyle Remko de Zeeuw from remko de zeeuw on Vimeo.

'Casa de Porros' a popular Tarifa spot is under threat.

John Skye talks about his RRD Quad setups and Nik Baker introduces the Fanatic Quad range.

More later.