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: [email protected]
phone : +43-316 318606
The Starboard Pro Kids freestyle champs are confirmed already for the 22-27th June in Palau, near Porto Pollo on the island of Sardinia, Italy. You can see more about the competition and how to enter at the Freestyle Pro Kids website.
'Waveriders', an Irish surfing film has been nominated for several awards and premieres at the Santa Barbara Film Festival later this month.
Cabo Verde is also gearing-up for next month's event with improved infrastructure at the Ponta Preta Event HQ.
Local legend Josh Angulo said, "This year's comp should be a big surprise to everyone. The country has really come together and built a solid team to create a very festive atmosphere that will include an activities tent with international and national live music and DJs nightly, traditional food, drinks and the national beach football championships.
On top of that we’ve had our windiest winter season to-date and some good swells so everything is on track for a successful contest."
You can find out more at the new Cabo Verde World Cup event website.
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