Cabo Verde
January 18, 2010
October 05, 2009
Howdy Partners
Fred Debuire. At home...and in Maui.
Maui Ultra Fins, who are now official partners with Mistral, are pretty proud of their riders' results at Sylt last week. Not a bad team effort...
Waste no-wind no wave time and send your buddies windsurfing action gifts on Facebook...
Got this Press Release from Angulo Travel:
Current World Champion as your instructor?
Experience Cape Verde with personal coaching from Josh Angulo this Winter!
Josh Angulo, who has just clinched the 2009 PWA wave title, is running a series of wavesailing clinics this winter on his home island of Sal, Cape Verde.
There is no person on the planet who is better qualified to be your instructor and guide in Cape Verde. Josh needs no introduction. He is one of the names engrained into the history of our sport through his tremendous talent and passion. Josh has made Sal his home for years and has an intimate knowledge of the island and its secrets. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to train with the best at the best winter wavesailing spot in the world.
A clinic will give you 6 days of group, individual and video coaching with Josh for 5 hours per day.
Josh and his team will take you, your kit and your lunch to the best locations on the island daily according to conditions and the requirements of the group.
The skills covered will depend on individual requirements and level. Since you will be learning from the best, the following could be covered:
§ Improved bottom & top turns
§ Giving your riding more style
§ Aerials and advanced wave moves – ever wondered how Josh makes one-handed aerials look so easy?
§ Floating your jumps
§ Forwards, Back loops and Push Loops.
If the wind doesn’t blow, Sal offers some of the best spots for surfing and SUP in the world. We will take you to wherever the surf is and provide the best surf tuition available.
Emile Kott, Board Magazine tester and advanced instructor will act as Josh’s backup, providing safety cover and making sure no move goes un-filmed!
Every day will start with an optional yoga warm up session and end with an evening stretch, run by Jen, our yoga instructor.
Price
§ 6 nights at the Sab Sab Hotel, Sal
§ Breakfast and dinner at the Sab Sab Hotel (including BBQs)
§ Daily packed lunch from the Angulo Centre
§ Tuition with Josh
§ Equipment rental: Angulo boards, surfboards and SUP, Maui Sails rigged on 75% carbon skinny masts
€1195
OR
§ 6 nights at Sab Sab Hotel, Sal
§ Breakfast and dinner at the Sab Sab Hotel (including BBQs)
§ Daily packed lunch from the Angulo Centre
§ Tuition with Josh
§ Kit storage at the Angulo Centre
§ Angulo SUP/surfboard rental
€995
Dates
Clinic 1: 8th-13th December 2009
Clinic 2: 12th-17th January 2010
Clinic 3: 26th-31st January 2010
Clinic 4: 2nd-7th March 2010
For further information or to book, please email [email protected]
Pic JC/PWA
April 21, 2009
Show us a Sign
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.
March 13, 2009
Goiter, Goyta or Goita?
PWA Judge Thijs van de Meer wrote back on the Levi Siver 'Is it an Air Taka or a Goiter?' issue.
Thijs says it's a Goiter because "In the picture [above] you can see the mastfoot is clearly higher than the top of the mast.
To me, that's where an Air Taka turns into a Goiter.
Goiters are being done a lot flatter these days, it looks less radical, but the guys are sticking them more consistently this way.
A tough trade off. Compliments to Levi for staying in the wave in these offshore conditions. Too bad he lost it at the end." Thanks Thijs for that insight. If you disagree why not vote in the Poll to the right?
By the way. Eagle-eyed readers might have noticed the various spellings of Goiter in circulation.
Irish Pro Oisin Van Gelderen did some research and found that a Goiter, as opposed to a Goyta or Goita, is related to an overdose of action in the Adrenal glands!
From memory I think that's why the move was named that back in the 90s. So who invented it? Was it Mark Angulo? Any answers, medical or windsurfing related are appreciated in the Comments section below. Thanks.
Here's a revolutionary new way of choosing a sail from Boardseeker.
I had a great response to yesterday's 'arty Blogs' post, and received a lot of links such as Frank from River-Rippers.net's recomendation.
Yann Sorlut sums-up the AFF event in Almanarre, France.
Take a deep breath and hoooooooooold.
Even The King goes on the Rocks from time-to-time.
GP get's his readers to take some of the strain and posts other people's videos for a day. Good idea.
More new perspectives from Dani Miguel.
Err how glad am I that never bought any Quiksilver stock? Thanks to [Twitter] @Ian Votteri for the alert!
March 11, 2009
Fast Cows
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.
March 10, 2009
March 09, 2009
Short 'n Sweet
Runnin' late today so it's a high-speed roundup for now.
Angulo sent this video 'In the Gap' for your enjoyment.
Another Cabo Verde flick, this time from Robby Swift, available at the JP Australia website.
What is it with all the angry Sharks this year? Maybe they're finding the water too dirty?
Perhaps with that in mind former PWA racing Champ Allison Shreeve is making a mammoth crossing in aid of the 'Coast Care' charity.
Steve Bodner's also being a Friend of the Water.
And if you're a Face-booker you can help Robert Masters of Maui's Stableroad by joining his I Care About Water group - please help him reach 1000 members by tonight! Thanks. (There's also a Stable Road Facebook Group...)
A snap of a 5-fin RRD Prototype.
Don't forget the Fuerte Wave Classic comp's on still and to view their galleries.
Good work and well done for the Beach Clean guys.
Irish Red Bull Rider Oisin Van Gelderen sent these shots from the Irish Intervarsities Windsurfing Comp this past weekend on Achill Island.
Oisin said " I was there to judge the student wave Expression Session, and I used a unique new technique called 'judging from the water'.
We went sailing all day and mid push loops I kept one eye on what everyone else was doing !"
I bet those stranded-in-a-tower PWA judges wish they could do that too...
Thanks once again to Oisin for the heads-up and shots.
Have a nice day. Hopefully more later...
March 03, 2009
March 02, 2009
February 27, 2009
Bonaire Beats
Another windsurfing MC. This time Bonaire PWA Freestyler Ruben Petrisie is laying down tracks and has dedicated a tune to top lady competitor Sarah-Quita Offringa from the neighbouring island of Aruba.
You can listen to Ruben's music at his MySpace page.
Here's a great new [Spanish language] website for Chilean windsurfers and visitors to Chile.
Speaking of windsurfing in Chile, Tine Slabe has some nice pics of his time there so far at the RRD Insider Blog.
Tatiana Howard's been filming for Conde Nast Video magazine.
If 9 World Titles aren't enough, now Kelly Slater's pushing for a 10th on boards he's shaped himself.
Imagine Seadi or Fernandez sweating over some blocks of foam? Angulo and McKercher have board-building skills though I guess.
U-Ride have clips of Angulo vs. Pritchard and Angulo vs. Seadi on their front page, as well as PWA wavesailor Klaas Voget's latest movie from Cape Town.
WSJ check out AHD's new Concept Wave multi-fin board line. (Google translated page link.)
Planche Magazine's March special test issue is on newsstands now.
I'm out on a training course all day but please check out the Links Page for more or leave any hot URLs in the Comments section below. Thanks.
February 25, 2009
February 14, 2009
Outta Here
OK so I've seen a forecast for wind and waves and have decided to hit the road for a few days while the PWA have the spotlight in Cabo Verde with their live ticker updates, daily summaries, up-to-the-minute elimination ladders and photo galleries.
There's a couple of Bloggers covering the event too like Spirit of Ponta Preta, Pietro Porcella (Italian language) and Andre Paskowski - plus don't forget the official event website.
The forecast says it's gonna be pumping there this weekend and early/midweek again. Hopefully it's gonna go off where I'm headed too...
Elsewhere, www.EpicSessions.tv are streaming live from Ho'okipa, Maui! You can live chat the camera and ask for specific zooming-in et cetera. It's in 'Beta' so please be patient.
Please be sure to send a big thank you to David Troup for bringing you this service.
Quite a few sites are running the Pre Cabo Verde PR sent out by Fanatic. You can see that release and the pics at Boardseeker and www.Surferworld.it
SailLoft invite you to visit their newly-launched website.
If you're hungry for more news and content then please look at the list on the Links page - and feel free to add more suggested links in the Comments sections. Thanks.
Enjoy the contest and I'll be back in action as soon as the wind and waves back off. I'll also announce the winners of the Fanatic T-Shirt competiton then too...so please keep sending your answers and I'll pick the winner when I'm back.
February 12, 2009
February 09, 2009
February 06, 2009
Winter Rocks.
Maybe I should've put these boards inside before it snowed and froze over? I guess it's that cold in the cargo hold of a plane right?
Good news. The waves on Maui will be a little less crowded around photoshoot time this Spring.
The Bad news. Starboard and Severne won't be there to gather images of their new equipment. It's OK. There's more good news. WIND mag report that the two brands have more or less already completed their shoot in Western Australia and plan another in Bonaire.
WooHoo. (Hope there's more of the same from the 14th onwards...)
Spanish PWA rider Rafael Cervero wants you to check out his Freestyle video. Thanks Rafa.
Isn't she a beauty? And not a Quad-fin in sight.
I agree. Winter Rocks. Apart from when you gotta dust snow off your gear.
More clinics in the sun -this time with Boards magazine's Simon Bornhoft.
Someone else warming-up for Ponta Preta.
If you can't stop thinking about Cabo Verde then here's some more to fuel your addiction.
We've got another T-Shirt winner too. Congratulations Rob Hennessy who correctly answered that Fanatic's shaper Seb Wenzel has been using CAD since 2004.
Rob said "I'm a student so I've run out of clean Ts and I can't be bothered to do my laundry".
Great reason Rob - you've got yourself another days wear. I'll be in contact about the details.
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