Globe-Trotting

Windsurf Journal (French Language and Google translated page) have a useful news link to a windsurfing travel resource on Maui, Morocco, Maui, Australia and more by globe-trotting Frenchman Jérôme Pajaud.

Roberto Hoffman, who's also the PWA's excellent commentator, is hosting clinics with Italian Tour Operator Hollywind in Dahab, Egypt next month.

Here's some more pics of Kauli's Quad - looks like the Quatro logo's been removed now...

The Fanatic T-Shirt comp is still open...a lot of you are really showing your age.

Comments

[marcos]

Cool! you can still see the rhomboid shape of the sticker... Hey, you may not getting too many friends within the JP marketing group..
Everybody who cares knows that most pros ride customs from many different shapers... But I don't think the big brands want it to be talked about too much...
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[Beej]

Hi Marcos - yeah I guess it depends on what they stand up and claim about though...what else do they not tell you? Kind of spoils it for the brands that really do only let their riders use their own shapers boards. All or nothing I say! But I still live in fear of JP shutting me down...but yeah the board looks cool. Maybe a step too far, but cool that they're pushing things...and it's even cooler people are interested...not matter who shaped it..if it matters!

[Steve]

On this point, looks like the Fanatic company does not have this problem with its riders, and I think it is a good point to know that all the Fanatic boards we can buy are shaped by only one shaper who perfectly knows each riders of the team, and move forward together to get the best shapes...

[Christo]

I think that some openness and honesty from the manufactures is badly needed here. The photos now appear to show a Werner Gnigler signature where the Quatro sticker was.
If Kauli is having R&D boards shaped by Quatro or anyone else then that is fine by me. He rides for JP and the results of his riding and testing for JP could and should be translated into improved production JP boards in some form regardless of who built his prototypes. I'm sure both Werner Gnigler and Keith Teboul are very talented with there own particular strengths, insights and expertise on shape and design. Expertise that it seems Kauli is free to draw from. That has to be good for him and therefore potentially good for us all as he advances the art of wave sailing and board design.
JP could do very well from this association but if they are going to apparently lie and suggest that all Kauli's boards are made by Werner then I for one would never consider buying their products.

[Beej]

Hi Christo - I agree. We all want the finished product...just we want it as it's told to us straight. Like I want to know that it has got this resin or that cloth or foam et cetera.