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New and improved NOAA forecast buoys for Hawaii.

Manuel Klövekorn freestylin' in France.

A [Google Translated] interview of Keith Teboul and his views on Quad fins by U-Ride.

KP's amped about his water housings.

Named after Mauritius' funnest reef break, Manawa Surf Shop in Firenze, Italy is finally open!

The new rolling and roaming format for the Irish Speedsailing Association has proved to be successful from the start.

This past weekend, reigning record-holder John Kenny took the lead after Round 1 in 22-28 knot conditions in Belmullet.

Here are some nice alternative Maui lifestyle and Hot Sails shoot snaps from Mystery Bob.

Planche Mag issue 319 is out tomorrow.

Sweet perspectives.

News of a new newsletter for German windsurfers looking for travel deals.

Information on Camp One Surf Camps for Danish windsurfers looking to improve their skills.

How cool would it be if we could get some of these NeilPryde threads into The Hustle Project for you guys?

If anyone at Pryde Group, or any other brands, wants to offer up some prizes to readers for a fun quiz then please mail me for details. Thanks.

So that brings me to today's question to win another Spartan Rash Vest from the generous, quality British wetsuit brand   - who are also offering a Wetsuit to the winner of the 'Grand Finale'  quiz this Friday.

Please answer this question and say why you want a Spartan Rash Vest so much.

Q2 What is the neoprene thickness of the XTR convertible?

Please leave your answers in the Comments section below and mail your answers to me. Thanks.

Congratulations to Stoofer who won yesterday's prize by corrrectly answering that Spartan have been making wetsuits since 1958.

Stoofer said ' I'd like a Spartan Rashie because, like wetting yourself in public, everybody can see it, but only you can feel the inner warmth.' Nice. I hope he only means peeing in his wetsuit in public?

Quick Blast

Coaching legend Guy Cribb's InTuiton, roaming location Wave Surfari has a green light for this weekend.

A link to Egor Popretinskiy's 'Starboard Tack' Freestyle video on WSJ.

Hey, Che.

The usual excellent selection of shots and videos on U-Ride's homepage.

Apparently the Team Pryde in deepest darkest Peru link didn't work yesterday. Sorry about that it dissapeared off the face of the earth [web]. Here it is again. I hope.

Congratulations Yoli de Brendt.

A [German language] interview with Graham Ezzy.

Strong wind's a pain in the neck for KP.

News from the Aussie wavesailing Nationals. In Tasmania.

Backwash

Yikes. Bit of a news backlog over the weekend. Here we go in no particular order. Oh Yeah. The shot's from the Campello Wind Center on Margarita, Venezuela. More shots and news below.

Firstly, remember this is the last day of the 'Air Taka or Goiter' Poll to the right. Here's the clip before you vote. Thanks.

GP hit da harbor and sailed a light Maui Kona wind too.

Kev Pritchard confirmed that with such sketchy Konas it all didn't quite go to plan.

Tatiana Howard clicked-off a couple of snaps of that surf for you too.

Watersports Photographer Dani Miguel's on-fire and has re-discovered FUN. Check out his other [Spanish language] great photo Blog too.

My head's swelling from the fact that my Blog's read by Celebs. Check out Josh Angulo's comment and official confirmation on the 'Goiter issue'.

Speaking of the innovative older Angulo brother, check out Makani's 'Mutant' video.

Snaps of Starboard 2010 Protos getting a good once-over in Vietnam.

Jimbo got caught in a spin with some sharks.

U-Ride - you rule! Check out the link to two movies from Ezzy and JP under the link 'Hawaiin Party'!

Surferworld pubished news on Taka Kamaguchi signing with Naish and an interview with 2008 PWA Wavesailing World Champion Kauli Seadi.

There are a few last places available for a Peter Hart clinic in Cabo Verde.

Yeeaaaah niiiiice one! (Quicktime player.)

Jeroen posted some pics of the new 'Big Boyz' Hot Sails low-end sail - the 'Firepower'. Thanks Jeroen.

More snaps of the 'Secret Spot' as featured on GP's Blog recently. This time it's got Starboard 'ProKids' Rider Zane Schweitzer's take.

An interview with Jimmy Diaz (English) on Turkish language website Ruzgarvmi. Thanks to Berky for the link.

I got this Press release from the newly opened Campello Wind Center in Venezuela. Their website is under construction but there are contact details at the end.

Thanks to CWC for sending the news and some snaps. Here it is:

Press Release

RICARDO CAMPELLO OPENS “CAMPELLO WIND CENTER” IN EL YAQUE, MARGARITA 

As promised the “Campello Wind Center” is now open! Everything is set up in El Yaque to start welcoming new guests. It’s been a lot of work but I’m satisfied with the results. All is focused to give the best service and most enjoyable experience for windsurfing and kitesurfing.                       

The center is equipped with the latest JP Neilpryde kit, from beginner until freestyle/wave boards and a variety of sails that will satisfy clients demands. We offer daily instruction for complete beginners to advanced and also I will be organizing clinics throughout the year. Where clients will receive pro training from myself and other pro windsurfers. 

El Yaque is windy most of the time but if you fancy taking a day off we have a number of options. These include kayaking, mountain biking, surfing, trekking, horse riding, island tours, snorkeling, swimming with dolphins, go-karting and trips to the beautiful island of Coche and Cubagua. We also  host ”WINDSURFING NIGHT SUPER SESSION” at Ipanema Beach Bar, where you can see all the pros in action at night while enjoying a BBQ and live bands as well as all kind of international food. Once a week we’ll also have a competition with all the guests and prizes!

We can arrange accommodation within El Yaque to suit all needs, check the list below. 

Windsurf Paradise

El Yaque Paradise

Coche Paradise

Atti Hotel

Casa Rita

Casa Viento

El Yaque Beach

California Hotel

Jump n´ jibe
 

So if you fancy a windsurfing/kitesurfing holyday I invite you to come to El Yaque, a great beach on the north of Margarita Island in the Caribbean. This is the right place to come and we are the right team to satisfy your requirements and much more! 

The Campello Wind Center website is under construction but feel free to contact us through email for any further information or reservation.

[email protected]       0058 2954167747 office

Ricardo Campello
x3 Fresstyle Worldchampion

Crikey if you've got this far you'd agree that's enough for now. It's St. Patricks Day tomorrow which is a Public Holiday here in Ireland, so I might not be online :) Thanks for reading.

Pre-Weekend Roundup

Finn Mullen sent in a couple more pics of his session on the North Coast of Ireland - thanks to his youngest brother Tam for taking the shots.

You can also see a sweet sequence here too.

The Fuerte Wave Classic's now showing a video link.

WIND Mag also have some nice shots from Gilles Calvet along with some [French but you can use google translate] commentary.

I guess WIND see that this event's going to be spread all over the net anyway and have decided to cover it well themselves? A good move but I'm sure they'll save some good stories for the print edition!

The Quick Interview quiz Ricardo Campello.

Phil Horrocks talks about his JP experience in Cape Town in a nice action video.

The PWA find out Kevin Pritchard's 'Kode to success'.

However this 'Kode' might not be exactly true...most pics of KP at CV appear to show him on a twin fin...not the single-fin Freestyle/Wave model Kode.

That 'aint no Kode! Pic JC/PWA.

Once again, it seems strange to make a big deal of something when it's perhaps not strictly the truth eh? Perhaps KP only used it in the single elimination final then chose his regular boards when they arrived?

We've discussed this here before, and although people understand pros use customs and protos, it's another thing to make a claim that they don't, which causes damage to the brands that do actually act as they say they do.