Beach Telegraph

Firing

The Double Elimination's already underway at Pozo for the final day of the PWA Gran Canaria Grand Slam. 

Yesterday's video is on the PWA website, so let's see if Seadi can fight his way back up the ladder or if local hero Koester can defeat event leader Victor Fernandez.

In the meantime here's Robby Swift's Pozo 2010 video update.

Party time in the Gorge tomorrow night.Details of the EpicSessions.tv ShadowBox JumpOff prizegiving party at the Waucoma Club in this clip

Windsurfing Magazine declare the best light air boards for speed.

Plus, they and Naish are inviting you to Baja for the 'Naish Bash' this September!

Ant Baker reminisces about the '97 Fiji O'Neill PWA World Cup on Namotu.

It's been firing here on the Irish West Coast - Oisin Van Gelderen got some more shots of the past week's sessions.

I love the Chile video on JP Australia's website.

Go with the Flow

Check out the latest new resource for For Ladies of Windsurfing created by UK Competitor Amy Carter - FLOW Windsurfing!

PWA Judge Thijs spotted this crash and reckons it could be a legitimate move? What do you think? I started a Poll on the subject to the right.

Pistol River JumpOff results are up - and the Gorge event starts today too.

Here's youngster Bernd Roediger's Pistol River story. And Boardseeker's write-up of the event. (Also check out Boardseeker's report on Polakow and Siver in the UK! Polakow and Levi feature in The Windsurfing Movie II which premiers in LA tomorrow.)

 A bonus Novela Das 8 segment from umi pictures - thanks to the umi team for treating us to some Cabo Verde gold.

Good support for the Puerto Rico Slalom Series.

The Original and Best.

WSJ interrogate Philip Koester. (French language.)

Flo Jung is the Ocean Jump World Champion! (German language.)

Hot Prospects

 Congratulations to Philip Koester who's scored a juicy deal with Red Bull. Let me see. So that's NeilPryde, Starboard, Mercedes, Red Bull, Oxbow, Maui Ultra Fins and DaKine all backing the hottest prospect for the 2010 Wavesailing World Title! Not a bad collection of sponsors eh?

New camps in Portugal with Simple Forward. (German language website for now but courses available in various languages.)

Don't forget the Fuerteventura Wave Classic (FWC) is underway today - follow the live updates here.

Happy Days

Bill caught some nice ones using the GoPro cam on the Outer Banks.

The Butterfly Effect is spreading it's wings to Cabarete, Dominican Republic.

GP is a happy man. Again.

Wonder kid Philip Koster's scored sponsorships with Oxbow and Maui Ultra Fins.

Happy Days at Simmer Style. Let's hope they get more wind for the rest of their shoot though.

Some guys dream of meeting a girl who's Dad own a brewery. Others long for one who owns a famous [windsurfing] clothing brand...

There's still no excuses for this kind of behaviour. Can't he see she's trying desperately to get him off that kite and onto a windsurfer?

Remember The Hustle Project - where I hassle the industry to give you free stuff?

Well this is a reminder to all those who promised goodies for Hustle Project quizzes in April/May and an official notice of hustling to those who want to show the public what great stuff they make.

If you've got something to promote and can dish-out some freebies for quiz prizes then please mail me. Thanks

More later...

Fuerte Wave Classic News

I'm not into 're-cycling' Press Releases, so below is the latest news from from the FWC organizers.

It's particularly pleasing to see that they'll be making an effort to clean the beaches and leave them tidier than when they arrived. Well done guys.

Press Release

After a 2 weeks shortbreak, here are the latest news of the next wave contest to come, the Fuerteventura Wave Classic which will take place from February 28th to March 10th on Fuerte's North Shore...

- All our organization is now ready from today to welcome all the riders invited by Thomas Traversa & JB Caste. Regarding the latest entry list, are just missing Köster and Skye, injured. Last guest to join is french waverider Robin Goffinet (Ezzy/7th Wave/Soöruz). He's been invited after Thomas Traversa was stoked by his incredible surfing style during a big wave session in Bretagne, just before Thomas flew to Cape Verde...

- "Teams" will be done by drawing lots during the opening party which will take place on Saturday evening, February 28th at the hotel " Oasis Dunas " in Corralejo.

- By speaking about hotel, a new partner of choice joins the event: hotels " Oasis Fuerteventura ". The chain will so propose to the riders some quality accommodations in Corralejo, at just a few minutes from the best North Shore spots and the hotel " Oasis Dunas " will welcome on February 28th and March 10th both opening and closing ceremonies of the FWC.

 - On Friday morning will be the opportunity for the organization to officialize the competition and introduce it to the local medias during a press conference organized by the City hall of La Oliva in Cotillo.

- Sensitive to the environment, the organization of the FWC will take advantage of the presence and the fame of the riders to organize one afternoon during the event, a beach cleaning in association with the " Clean Ocean Project " organization which districts are established in Fuerteventura.

 - Thanks to the good care of the Sun7 workshop, a service of "express" repair will be set up from Saturday, to offer to the riders who would need it the possibility of repairing their equipment having suffered in the waves of Cape Verde. This service will be available during all the duration of the contest.

That's it for today. We make an appointment with you on Sunday morning for the announcement of the teams composition and, as fast as possible, via the "live" which will be set up as soon as a swell hits the island's North Shore...

Keep in touch on www.fuertewaveclassic.com!

Stash

Bad news for youngster Philip Koster. The queue to get into the Cabo Verde World Cup just got one body shorter. Here's wishing Philip a speedy recovery.

And a change in gear for Nik Baker according to Windsurf Journal. (French language - or Google translated page here.) Congratulations to Nik too on the growing family.

NeilPryde treat you to a video adventure in Morocco with Fabrice Beaux. What a great 'double frames section'.

Andy had a 'sick-o slick' session on a new stick.

I wonder if Baker, Mistral  and Pryde want to contribute to our 'Hustle' project to get you guys some booty? Let's see.

First out of the blocks to toss-out the freebies is Fanatic who've got some T-Shirts for questions I'll be asking in the coming days - plus you have to say why you want the shirt and like the brand for when I choose the winners.

Please leave your answer in the Comments section below AND mail me at [email protected]

I have to say there have been some great offers so far, but some of the goodies won't even be available until the of the month, and some are coming in April - so there's lots to look forward to - and hopefully even more.

OK. Question 1 for a Fanatic T-Shirt:

What is the longest-running name of a board model in the current Fanatic range?

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.