All done-and-dusted in Reunion.
Alex Mussolini, pictured above, won best wipeout!
C7 interview Fanatic Brand Manager Craig Gertenbach.
Lars Peterson hit New Zealand, New Caledonia and Tasmania. (German language but use Google translate to choose your preference - here's the English version.)
Windsurf Review's added the NeilPryde 2010 gear to their pages.
The “DWC – German Windsurfcup” tour has scored a lucrative sponsorship deal with Aussie brand Roadsign.
This is great to hear during a time of cut budgets. (Click here for details in German.)
Steve Gibson's spent 14 years living and teaching windsurfing in Fuerteventura and is available for tailor-made video clinics.
Check out his page for details and great technique sections.
Josh Angulo's Center Manager's get some water time at Ponta Preta.
A nice Chile movie from Continent Seven.
C7 also report that the Podersdorf Slalom event entry list was over-subscribed and has been raised from 64-man to a mammoth 80-man fleet.
There are still 5 or so wild cards available via long-distance race qualification.
Boujmaa Guiloll's 'Bouj Adventures' center in Morocco is open for the 2009 season.
Yoli de Brendt says there are also still places available on the Fanatic 'Windsurf Labor Wave Special' camps in Morocco.
Taty Frans' pre-season Slalom preparation is off on the right track.
The Four Dimension movie team posted an interview with 'Brawzinho' on their Blog.
PWA wavesailor Phil Horrocks has signed with Plasma.
A new website from UK Freestyler Tom Parsons.
Bad luck and a good effort regardless by Allison Shreeve on her Bass Straight Crossing.
Speaking of mammoth crossings, it'll be 25-yrs this Fall since Aristocrat and pioneering legend of Windsurfing - Baron Arnaud de Rosnay - disappeared. He may be gone but he'll never be forgotten.
Thumbnails of 2010 gear and Ho'okipa action.
Some good 'ol Super 8 [surfing] film for a grainy retro feel.
A new event added to the the EFPT Schedule.
Crazy CapeTown on U-Ride.
A Point 7 demo event in Sardinia. (German)
Another JP Australia Young Guns' Camp organized by the PRO CENTER Christof Kirschner in Prasonisi, Rhodos, Greece has has been announced.
Guest stars will be 3x Wave World Champion Kauli Seadi BRA-253 and Andy Chambers K-540 from the JP team.
Here's the official Press Release:
YOUNG GUN CAMP
Prasonisi – 6-13th August 2009
Starting 6th August a one week freestyle and wave training for youngsters will be held at the Pro Center Christof Kirschner. A maximum of 40 participants will be coached by the world’s best riders and professional coaches in the disciplines freestyle and wave.
Kids from many nations will share their passion for the sport and improve their skills in an amazing way!
A professional video team will accompany the youngsters and record hour by hour. With all their experience they will cut the daily video immediately. Only a few hours after the training the video will be ready and presented to the kids on a wide screen. We’ll also put it straight on the internet.
So all friends, parents and relatives have the opportunity to follow the camp on a daily basis.
This year's big surprise: the world cup heroes Kauli Seadi and Andy Chambers will join the other coaches and show some sick action on the water!
Like last year Steve Chismar will be head coach. Steve has been working as an editor and tester for the German Surf Magazin for more than 10 years. He started windsurfing at the age of 12. Steve managed a windsurf school on Corsica for 2 years, thereafter he worked as a head-instructor for Naish Hawaii on Oahu and as a centre manager for MichelBouwmeester for 12 years. His motto: Windsurfers for peace!
We are also very happy to have the coaches Manuel Vogel and Jonas Holzhausen with us again!
Manuel is windsurf instructor at the University of Kiel in Germany. He speaks English and French and is a licensed VDWS surf instructor. Manuel has been testing for the German Surf Magazin since 2004 and is a true walking freestyle – move library.
Jonas is an educator at the Russee youth centre in Kiel. His focus is on experiential education and he arranges organized activities for young people. In addition he is a licensed VDWS surf instructor and teaches windsurfing at the University of Kiel. Since 2004 he has been part of the test team of the Surf Magazin and like Manuel he is a real freestyle pro.
For further details check out our website
e-mail: procenter.prasonisi@eunet.at
phone : +43-316 318606
Only Timo Mullen could persuade his Mom to fly over from Ireland to England to see him on Mothers' Day, then miss the return flight home and drive overnight to Scotland to take shots of him windsurfing World-Class reefbreak Thurso instead.
Here's Timo's side of the story. "I couldn't get anyone to do the 14 hour drive with me so I drafted in my Mum and Dad who were over visiting from Ireland...
Only problem was that Sunday was Mothers' Day, which meant missing my wife's first ever Mothers' Day as well as dragging my mum all the way in a van to the cold cold north of Scotland.
Anyway 'we' scored some amazing conditions, 3.7m logo high point break on the first day, then two sessions the next day both side shore, 4.2m on a pretty hollow and shallow break in front of a Nuclear Power station!
I was using my Evo 70 and a Kode 80. It's one hell of a drive but well worth it for the conditions!"
Well the family that plays together stays together I guess? Thanks Mrs Mullen. You're a gem. And a pretty hot shooter too.
Wind reports on Google Maps - well done Windfinder. (Also check out and/or add a listing to the biz directory.)
German star Michiel Bouwmeester's opening a new Pro Center in Sardinia.
Not very windsurfing related but very important news.
Kauli goes SUPing at home.
GP's knackered. But not too tired to post you shots of gusty, windy Maui.
A link to some nice Galician conditions on Continent Seven's homepage.
Video of Alice Arutkin in South Africa and pics of Boujmaa Guillol who's currently in Marseille on U-Ride.
Here's a Press Release from JP Australia:
JP / HARRY NASS WINDSURFING CAMP IN DAHAB
20.-27 August 2009
with Micah Buzianis US34 and Robby Swift K89
powered by JP Australia and
Harry Nass Surf and Action Center, Dahab/Egypt
After the successful events in 2007 and 2008 this one is going to be even bigger a better.
Many windsurfers would like to become faster, some have considered to compete in a Slalom event – just for fun - but were not sure if they are actually good enough to do so? Or they simply want to get their jibes finally to perfection? If you are one of those guys - this camp will be excellent for you.
Micah Buzianis, US34, top PWA Slalom Racer from Maui Hawaii, Robby Swift top PWA Wave rider and Slalom Racer and head coach Dirk Muschenich, former winner of the German Windsurf Cup and now professional windsurf coach plus Harry Nass and his team will tune your speed and jibing to perfection.
Don’t worry this camp is not aiming at semi professionals – while they are still welcome – but at people who simply love windsurfing, enjoy speed, want to get faster, improve their jibing and maybe get a bit involved in racing. Or some might simply join because they enjoy sailing with a group of people.
In groups of maximum 10 people you will find out about how to
- trim and fine tune your equipment
- get faster (GPS)
- improve your jibing and bring it to perfection
- jibe around a buoy in the middle of a racing fleet
- do Lemans beach starts
- do boat starts
- get your body ready for slalom and speed (Gym, Nutrition)
- win races
As you can see jibing is a very important point. Jibing is the one thing which decides between enjoying windsurfing or hating it and most races are won by the best jiber in the fleet.
To achieve this you and your coaches will use the latest equipment
- start boat
- video analyses
- GPS devices to check your speed
At the end of the camp we will have a Slalom competition. The winner will get a brand new JP Slalom board.
If you are concerned that this sounds all too serious - don’t worry, there will be plenty of fun. We really want to emphasis that you don’t need to be a top-level windsurfer to enter this camp. If your main goal is to become a confident jiber and get that bit faster so that you can upset your friends a bit by overtaking them – you will enjoy this as well as everybody who wants to start racing and get ready for it or those who already race and want to get better. There will be various training groups with various levels and goals for the week.
The EUR 190,- package price include:
- one week camp with Micah, Robby, Dirk, and Harry’s team
- a JP/Harry Nass Windsurfing Camp Lycra
- participation in the final race
- price giving party
You can bring your own equipment or rent the latest JP and NP stuff from Harry Nass.
The Fuerte Wave Classic organizers were very impressed with Boardseeker's footage of the event. So will you be.
Earlier today I posted a link to some wavesailing action in Tasmania.
Alastair McCleod who made and featured in the clip sent this link for anyone else interested in the windsurfing conditions and scene in Tasmania. Thanks Alastair for the info.
A summary and pics of the Cabo Verde event from French rider Yann Sorlut.
Details of a 'fun' World Title for Bjorn Dunkerbeck at the C7 Blog.
I got this Press Release and the shot above and below from www.MooCustom.co.uk about some Speedsailing action in England.
(Pics by Steve Thorp.)
Moo Custom on top
Moo Custom, Britain’s sexiest custom board builders have teamed up with Britain’s fastest, Farrel O’Shea.
Farrel has put much effort into the speed situation over the last few years and is keen to push forward to the next level.
One of the best parts of custom board building is the ability to listen to the customer’s requirements and Farrel knows what he wants from a board down to the last half millimetre.
At West Kirby on Sunday after a wind drought over the winter and on the day before the lake is due to close for wall repairs the conditions almost delivered.
It was a bit 'parky', not quite enough wind and from a slightly too square angle but a good days speed sailing was had by all.
Farrel scored the top speed of the day with a 45.29 knot max, using his new Moo Custom and Simmer SC Race 6.3 in 25knots of wind gusting to 30knots.
Surely a very pleasing indication of speeds to come! >>END
Here's a shot of the board he used.
Finally, if you didn't see the video or vote on the Goyta/Air Taka Poll to the right, please check it out and register your opinion! Thanks.
Many wave-crammed days and a training course later and Beach Telegraph is back in action.
With the dust settling from the Cabo Verde event it's time to get back up-to-speed with everything going on.
So much has happened that I gotta draw a line in the sand and just start from here instead of catching-up.
Actually, just sticking in Cabo Verde for a minute, you'll see that Graham Ezzy won the Super Session.
www.Windinfo.eu sent the flyer above for the Boardshort Picnic Windsurfing Camp (German language) in Gargano Italy.
Continent Seven editor and PWA racer Chris Pressler's been enjoying himself and winning in Vietnam.
Epic Sessions has been giving great webcast service in Maui during the past week. And GP thinks it's about time the PWA offered even a low budget version themselves. What do you think? Should they wait until they get a high-quality rig and the extra budget to staff it and host it, or should they just give us action in any way possible?
Just bear in mind though that although it's easy to park at Ho'okipa and do this, but other competition areas are harder to capture as the contest areas are huge and you'd need extra people to film edit and commentate, plus all the additional radios and someone to coordinate - which all costs money even on a low budget scale.
Don't forget to check GP out on the Flowrider at Kihei too.
Hotsails have been enjoying some Tandem action.
Before the 'line in the sand' WIND mag sent these links to videos of Thomas Traversa and friends in Big Wave action in France and the consequences.
Boujmaa Guillol is now Blogging.
I saw this Reggae outfit on Twitter thanks to Ms. Porter. I wonder if he inhaled?
Let's not forget 'The Hustle Project' where I hassle the industry for free gear for you guys. Although I've been offline for a week I'm still holding the Fanatic T-Shirt comp open for at least today.
Here's a reminder of the question and details:
How many PWA Events were won by Fanatic Riders in 2008?
Please leave your answer in the Comments section below AND mail me at hotgossip@beachtelegraph.com stating why you want the shirt and like the brand for when I choose the winners. Thanks.
Rules: 1. No pros or sponsored riders or dealers are allowed to answer. We will know who you are! 2. I'll think up more rules as I go along.
More soon. Please leave links to anything you think I've missed in the Comments section below.
