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  • Path plan revisions approved for Bird Key

    22 Nov 2009 | 7:44 am
    Don't ever let it be said that one woman can't make a difference. Several weeks ago, Laurel Kaiser brought to the Sarasota City Commission's attention a number of issues regarding proposed changes to Bird Key Park.

  • Jetski ban at Herbrand Walk DESIGNS for a watersports area at...

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:24 am
    DESIGNS for a watersports area at Herbrand Walk no longer include jet skis. Beach owner Steve Hall decided to ban the controversial machines after an exhibition of his reworked planning application in Hamilton Hall, Eastwood Road, on Saturday.

  • Berkeley Votes to Protect Windsurfing

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:21 pm
    City Council approves of a plan that would increase ferry service to San Francisco but with a list of conditions Updated 1:00 PM PST, Thu, Nov 19, 2009 Berkeley's City Council has given cautious support to a ferry terminal, located near the city's fishing pier, that would connect the university town to San Francisco.

  • Swell City Sunrise

    7 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm
    An abnormally calm morning on the Columbia River, just west of the town of Bingen.

  • Barry Coastguards called out to 'missing' windsurfers

    5 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pm
    A QUIET couple of weeks for the Coastguard in Barry ended on Tuesday when the pagers went off at 5pm, with a report of two windsurfing boards washing around the Old Harbour area.
 
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  • Berkeley's City Council protects local windsurfers

    21 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am
    Berkeley's City Council has taken windsurfing seriously. Californian authorities have approved a ferry terminal near the city's fishing pier, as long as the project fulfills 14 conditions. The windsurfing community has lobbied for a shoreline that would not prohibit the sailing and environmental conditions in the nearby area. The ferry terminal will connect Berkeley's university and the city of San Francisco. The Cal Sailing Club is the local sailing and windsurfing club and offers a fleet of 22 dinghies, 6 keelboats and 80 windsurfing boards.

  • Fortaleza is the last stage of the 2009 Formula Windsurfing Grand Prix World Tour

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:19 am
    The final leg of the 2009 Formula Windsurfing Grand Prix World Tour reaches the shores of Ceara State, Brasil, next week. Wind Brasil Fortaleza attracts the top names from racing, and will take place in Fortaleza from 25th to 29th November. World Champion Steve Allen (AUS 0) will renew his battle with vice champion Wojtek Brzozowski (POL 10) to claim the Grand Prix title. Fortaleza is a popular destination for windsurfers - sun, samba and WIND are the ingredients guaranteed to attract a top level international fleet to challenge local hotshots and brasilian stars. From Europe Jesper…

  • 140 sailors get set for the Singapore Open Windsurfing Championship

    18 Nov 2009 | 2:22 am
    An annual event, the Singapore Open Windsurfing Championship is the biggest event on the Singapore windsurfing calendar which sees top local windsurfers being pitted against the best in the region. Every year, the event attracts competitors from Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia including top windsurfers from the regions with the likes of seasoned Olympic campaigner and multiple Asian Games and SEA Games gold medalist Oka Sulaksana, former ISAF World Youth champion Ho Chi Ho and 2007 SEA Games gold medalist Phanuthat Ruamsap. Held from 8 to 10 January…

  • Ray Smith was the fastest at the AWA Windsport Festival

    17 Nov 2009 | 2:54 am
    The AWA Windsport Festival got underway last Sunday. The day started off with the promise of 15-20 knots from the SW from metservice. The sun started to make its mark on the water in front of the Bayswater yacht club early morning as the grass area adjacent started to fill up with sailors. Kites were inflated and sails were unfurled. Gaastra/Tabou and Carbon Art staked out their patch with new seasons gear and Pete Smith from the Auckland Windsurfing School relocated his school trailer from Pt Chev to the Northshore, relieved the rust repairs held together. Thanks for bringing all that demo…

  • Sam Sills is the 2009 UK Windsurfer of the Year

    17 Nov 2009 | 2:02 am
    Barnsdale Lodge Hotel in Rutland played host the UK Windsurfing association for its annual prize giving dinner on Saturday 14th November. Some 75 awards were made across the various disciplines supported by the association including slalom, wave, speed, freestyle and course racing. A spectacular evening of awards and dancing to live band ‘Under Construction’ was enjoyed by all. As the UKWA crowned its champions special awards were also made to Ian Jones retiring chairman and John Ellis standing down after years of service was awarded life time membership to the association an honour…
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  • WWEC2010 GENERAL RULES

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    11 Nov 2009 | 8:37 am
    WINTER WINDSURF EUROPEAN CUP 2010. GENERAL RULES The Winter Windsurfing European Cup (WWEC) is organized to find the best winter windsurfers in Europe in a 4 to 6 competition series, to maintain winter windsurfing traditions and overall windsurfing popularity. WWEC is organized and promoted by the Tour Promoter (TP) – WINTER WINDSURF CLUB, which is sanctioned to do so by winter windsurfing enthusiasts and World Ice and Snow Sailing Association (WISSA). Each different event on the tour will be organized in cooperation with Local Organizing Authority (LOA). SCHEDULE – AND ICE CONDITIONS…

  • Windsurfing short track slalom discipline in WISSA2010 – to be or not to be?!

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    3 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am
    New competition season is approaching. International events for this winter: WWEC will go on with up to five events during this season and on top of that WISSA2010. The World Championship will take place in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada.  Last week at least we got information about WISSA2010 times:  Feb.26 – Mar.7 and would be ready to announce most of WWEC dates, but…  We have faced a problematic issue:  windsurfing short track slalom (STS) discipline has disappeared from the official WISSA2010 program! Last winter STS races motivated many windsurfers to participate in events…

  • Season opened in USA

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    2 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm
    Ice Sailing tune up for 2010 from Jeffrey Brown on Vimeo http://www.loopd.com/Members/Iceratz/Default.aspx

  • Russian Championship 2010

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    2 Nov 2009 | 8:25 am
    The 5th internation marathon «Жигулевское Море 2010» will take place on February 1-7 in Tolyatti, Russia.  The competition will be divided in ski kite, snow kite and windsurf categories. It is said that the competition will be interesting to watch, especially highlighting the slalom discipline. For more information check out  http://www.sila-vetra.ru/

  • Season opened in Finland

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    31 Oct 2009 | 8:41 am
    See video from Juha at WISSA homepage http://www.wissa.org/search/label/2010 (it is almost at the bottom of the page).
 
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  • Tips For Finding The Right Wetsuits

    Clement C.
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:31 am
    by Clement C. If you are interested in water activities it helps to look into wetsuits for your needs. However no two wetsuits are alike. It will help to watch for various parts of wetsuits. These parts can be very important for various different water activities. Neoprene is used in the construction of various wetsuits. When neoprene is used it is easy for the user to be able to stay flexible. A full neoprene wetsuit will be one that allows for flexibility in all areas. A thirty percent one will only handle the shoulders, arms and back. When finding a suit you should look into the neoprene…

  • Super Fast Online Surfing

    Harrede Weretinn
    13 Nov 2009 | 8:27 am
    by Harrede Weretinn Let’s face it; quick Internet surfing has certainly made life easy in terms of being able to find things or information online in almost no time in all, but of course, it hasn’t always been this way. In fact, you can probably remember how slow the Internet used to be when it first started becoming popular. Not only are the computers made to be faster than they used to be but the site hosts are using technology to make your browsing experience a faster one. They have realized what makes a site load quicker and how to control the space on a site so that it can be…

  • Feeling Down and Out, Bucko? Time To Make Plans For Costa Rica Vacation

    Victor C. Krumm
    26 Oct 2009 | 10:24 am
    by Victor C. Krumm Most of the world seems to be in a funk these days. Autumn leaves have fallen, the days are getting colder. The Boys of Summer are freezing their bats off and nearly ready to put them away until Spring. A Costa Rica vacation may be just what the doctor ordered. Here are some great reasons to take that Costa Rica vacation now. 1. Airfares have not been this reasonable in years. The world economic downturn has come to Costa Rica. Tourism in Costa Rica is off by at least fifteen percent this year, presenting terrific travel deals to a frugal, informed traveler . Want luxury at…

  • Surf Fitness: Prepare Now And Get The Most From Your Next Holiday

    Damian Papworth
    7 Oct 2009 | 3:39 pm
    by Damian Papworth I own and run a surf travel company on Australia’s Gold Coast. My business basically pulls together all the services offered on the Gold Coast that a travelling surfer needs. We then go the extra step of renting our surfboards to our clients, for the duration of their holiday. The idea is simple, we want to ensure our clients have the surfing holiday of their life, without the hassle of sorting out the logistics when they arrive. The business is based around a long term surfboard rental concept which includes services such as delivery and pickup. This part is great. I…

  • Learn More About Jeffrey’s Bay Surfing

    Frankie Koekemoer
    28 Sep 2009 | 10:20 am
    by Frankie Koekemoer Jeffrey’s Bay is offering endless summer, endless beaches and if you enjoy surfing, Jeffrey’s Bay Surfing might be the perfect thing for a beach-bashing Jeffrey’s Bay Surfing may represent the ideal activity for any enthusiastic about this sport. Jeffrey’s Bay Surfing represents a destination that is known breaks and the atmosphere is wonderful. Albatross, Tubes, Point, Kitchen Window and Super Tubes are some of the most known spots for surf that are located in Jeffrey’s Bay. The beaches here, where you can bath in the sun or surf have plenty…
 
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  • Erosion at The Bowl

    Michael
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    The Bowl lost quite a bit of sand last week, making the prospect of launching and landing there a bit less appealing. We'll have to grab a few sessions there to see if the waves have been affected (hey maybe...

  • Windsurfing Hamptons "Best of Long Island" Nominee

    Michael
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    The Long Island Press (my first employer...I had a paper route with them a zillion years ago) is running a "best of Long Island" survey, and in the Sports category Windsurfing Hamptons is a nominee under "extreme sports". As it's...

  • And the Tweaked Shall Paddle the Earth: SUP session at Bowl #2

    Michael
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:05 am
    Yea, though Jon Ford put a mighty hurt on his wrist last month and is not expected to be windsurfing until the Spring, SUP surfing in six foot waves is apparently not on the "thou shalt not" list. And so...

  • Down and Outhauled at North Sea Road

    Michael
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:13 pm
    One must save the term "nuking" for those days when it's really over the top. Thursday at North Sea Road had been 4.0 conditions, Friday was windier. Nuking. I started with my smallest sail (3.4) and board (77 liters) and...

  • Sailing with Jeff’s Ghost

    Michael
    12 Nov 2009 | 7:35 pm
    Blowing about 27 at North Sea Road…Jeff on a 4.2, me on a 4.0, taking long reaches out to the fast current between the launch and Robins Island, because that’s where the current are serving up 4-5 foot standing waves...
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  • Nov 22, 2009 - windsurfing movies

    unknown
    22 Nov 2009 | 5:15 pm
    windsurfing movies. great windsurfing videos. « Back to blog. Viewed 6 times. Favorited 0 times. Filed under ... WINDSURFING · November 22, 2009 ...[watch the video]. Comments (0). Leave a comment... To leave a comment on this posterous ...

  • News Elsewhere for 2009-11-21 | UK Windsurfing Association

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    21 Nov 2009 | 2:12 pm
    UK Windsurfing Association. The home of competitive windsurfing. News Elsewhere for 2009-11-21 ... Search. © UK Windsurfing Association. About this website. If you have a newsfeed reader, here is the Entries (RSS).

  • Pritchard Windsurfing - Tahiti Butterfly Effect/Windsurfer ...

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    21 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm
    Pritchard Windsurfing specializes in getting you the latest most up to date Windsurfing news. Be sure to check out the shop for some great windsurfing deals! Ask Matt or Kevin Pritchard what they have to say about Gaastra Sails and what ...

  • SANDBANKS5-3WAVERIDERUSSJUMP

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    20 Nov 2009 | 1:40 am
    little wave ride ... predator splitscene actioncam vx360 "waterproof ... read more ... Another related website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/windsurfing-screenshots/. Permalink | Leave a comment »

  • Pritchard Windsurfing - Off Season Action!

    unknown
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:32 am
    This gave me an appreciation of what it is like to not be able to get on the water for 6 months- it really hurts and I have a new respect for all of you warriors out there that have to remove windsurfing from your mind for the cold part ...
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  • News Elsewhere for 2009-11-21

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    21 Nov 2009 | 2:12 pm
    Reach-4-The-Top Training Program now includes slalom and freestyle, as well as Techno/Rs:X Classic video from the early nineties. #...

  • Windsurfer of the Year 2009

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    16 Nov 2009 | 10:22 am
    Barnsdale Lodge Hotel in Rutland played host the UK Windsurfing association for its annual prize giving dinner on Saturday 14th November. Some 75 awards were made across the various disciplines supported by the association including slalom, wave, speed, freestyle and course racing. A spectacular evening of awards and dancing to live band 'Under Construction' was enjoyed by all. (Videos added now)

  • News Elsewhere for 2009-11-14

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    14 Nov 2009 | 2:12 pm
    UK is 7th in the PWA nation rankings, thanks to being 5th in Wave and Slalom. Kieran Martin wins the 2009 UKWA Youth Techno title.

  • New British Wave Champion

    BobIngram
    11 Nov 2009 | 2:13 pm
    UKWA Crowns Its New British Wave Sailing Champion Jamie Hancock After three rounds of full on wave sailing the UKWA has crowned Jamie Hancock ‘2009 British wave sailing champion’ Jamie, who lives in Portsmouth, can be seen riding waves all along the hot spots on the south coast. Competing for many years on the…

  • Zara Davis wins European Speed Championships

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    10 Nov 2009 | 3:56 am
    There was an air of anticipation at the recent European Championships, not just with the competitors as to who would win and be crowned the European Champion but the local organiser Martin Waldron was more worried that the wind would play ball. The site has produced on the right day over 40 knots over 500m and Martin had, on the back of this knowledge staged an event at this site last year and had no wind all week, little did he know!
 
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  • Safety concerns - sailors / kiters vs TSS Earnslaw, Lake Wakatipu

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    22 Nov 2009 | 1:14 am
    The skippers on the TSS Earnslaw have had a few incidents of late particularly with kite surfers who are getting too close to the bow of the Earnslaw as she leaves Queenstown Bay and heads out to Walter Peak (around the one mile point). read more

  • Legends become namesakes in windsurf launch

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    18 Nov 2009 | 12:50 am
    At 4pm on Thursday 3 December, at Takapuna Boating Club in Auckland there will be an event for the launch of the Bay of Plenty Sailing Academy Trust’s (BOPSAT) six new Techno boards, which will support a new windsurfing development programme in Tauranga. read more

  • Windsurfing Open Day

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    16 Nov 2009 | 10:36 pm
    Takapuna Thu 3 Dec 2009 Meet the Legends Olympic Gold Medallists Barbara Kendall, Tom Ashley and Bruce Kendall PWA World Champion Scott Fenton Watch them race and join them on the water! Find out about our Junior Learn-toWindsurf programme Become involved in this International Class of Yachting Come and join the fun! ... and the sausages will be on the BBQ! Thursday 3rd Decdember 4pm to 7pm Takapuna Boating Club, Takapuna

  • AWA windsport festival

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    12 Nov 2009 | 3:04 am
    The AWA windsport festival got underway last Sunday. The day started off with the promise of 15-20 knots from the SW from metservice. The sun started to make its mark on the water in front of the Bayswater yacht club early morning as the grass area adjacent started to fill up with sailors. Kites were inflated and sails were unfurled. read more

  • Taranaki Wave Classic 2009

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    5 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am
    Another year and another Taranaki Wave Classic! This year’s event showcased the best conditions Taranaki can offer, with an insanely epic, mast high, down-the-line, Pungarehu extravaganza! read more
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  • 2010 Oceanic & Australian Raceboard Championships

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    19 Nov 2009 | 3:40 pm
    The Illawarra Yacht Club will be hosting the 2010 Oceanic and Australian Raceboard Championships this summer from Friday 4th December until Sunday 6th December 2009. Classes involve RS:X, Bic Techno 293, Windsurfer One-Design, Kona One-Design and of course Raceboards. For more information, see the above flyer and check out the Notice of Race here.

  • Formula Windsurfing Boards 2010-11

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    19 Nov 2009 | 12:22 am
    The 2 year frozen period for Formula Windsurfing Boards is about to expire on 01Jan2010.  No less than 9 brands (3 x new), offering 12 models, have registered for the new 2 year period.  Check out the official list here.

  • T293 – NSW Junior Race Series

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    18 Nov 2009 | 3:24 pm
    The BIC Techno 293 OD Junior Race Series for New South Wales. Six events across the summer including have-a-go sessions for junior sailors new to windsurfing and youth racing on the Techno 293 OD as a division of senior racing. For more information check out the above flyer…

  • NSW Wavesailing – Heat 3

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    17 Nov 2009 | 2:57 pm
    After 2 great events we now look forward to the third event in the NSWWA 2009/10 Summer Wavesailing Series The event will be on this coming weekend at Gerroa – registration in the carpark unless forecast changes to southerly Look for updates on rego location on seabreeze forum from Wednesday New members can get the membership form and payment details on www.nswwavesailing.org and the map shows where we will be meeting A big thanks to our series sponsor Neil Pryde, event sponsor WindSurfnSnow, and Ask Huey for the great forecast Looking forward to seeing you there NSWWA

  • 2010 Wave Nationals

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    11 Nov 2009 | 4:30 am
    The 2010 Wave Nationals are coming up next February 3-6th at Surfers Point, Margaret River, WA. Check this space later for more info and click through to find the Event Poster…
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  • water shots!

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:54 pm
    Boy, was Hookipa crowded today or what? I chose to sail there only because there were two friends in the water that would have taken photos of me. Very hard to catch the good waves when the level of the other sailors is so incredibly high like in these days (most pros are here), but thanks to the talent of Francky, I got a couple of nice shots! Tomorrow is going to be pretty damn big. Unfortunately I have to work in the morning and I won't able to take photos of Hookipa. Hopefully Francky will. Check his website for that, he's got some really good shots.This one is Morgan. Great colors:…

  • mid wipeout nap

    21 Nov 2009 | 10:13 am
    Found this photos on FB:Russian sailor Seva taking Super Freak "comfort" to a whole new level! zzzz.Just a few words on the forecast that looks awesome. From the NOAA site:Outlook through Thursday Nov 26: a large northwest swell is expected to begin filling in Saturday night, likely reaching advisory levels Sunday and Monday then slowly lowering into Tuesday. A larger northwest swell is expected to fill in Tuesday night, and peak late Wednesday or Wednesday night.Holy smoly guacamole!!!

  • Philippe + bunch of links

    19 Nov 2009 | 10:10 am
    New NNW swell and very hard conditions yesterday at Hookipa with the wind that got shut down multiple times by the squalls. I managed to take a decent shot of Philippe.And now it's time to publish a bunch of links I received from the readers.The Windsurfer International issue 3 is out. (note: I can visualize it with Firefox, but not with IE)Fabrice Beaux and Bruno Sillac made another Oahu wave sailing video. Plenty Da Spot action at the beginning.Cookie's new video.Some cool beach environmental art action.Hawaii's beaches are disappearing.Pat Caldwell's local tv interview.

  • various level of epicness

    15 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Just updated this post again with Pat Caldwell's contribution at the very bottom. Thanks a lot!-----------------------------------------------------------------------Just did a meteo appendix to the very end of this post. Stay tuned for uncle Pat's reply.-----------------------------------------------------------------------Goodness, what a swell episode we just had in Maui...Let's start with Thursday. The early morning NW buoy readings were around 10-12 feet and 10 seconds from ENE. I drove Waiehu side and even though it definitely looked kinda big from the beach, I thought I could have fun…

  • Kazuma standup test + forecast

    8 Nov 2009 | 10:17 am
    A few days ago I committed with the owner of the shop I work for to test his new Kazuma SUP board, since he wanted to order a few for the shop and wanted to know my opinion.Finally I managed to go to the south shore and catch a few waves at Woody's with it. The board is 8.8 and 30 inches wide and it's quite easy for its size. The four fins give a nice grip in either steep sections or in the white water. It clearly doesn't glide much (too short and wide), but once on the wave it turns really nice. In other words, not quite a beginner board, but for sure a easy one for advanced not too heavy…
 
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  • Hookipa Photos TodayHookipa Maui Video Update

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    Here's a quick video I slapped together of action at Hookipa on Thursday. Ricardo Campello, Kai Lenny, Mark Angulo plus some non-pro sailors as well.

  • Hookipa Photos Today

    19 Nov 2009 | 9:50 pm
    Lots of people out at Hookipa today. Photos of the action today include Ricardo Campello, Kai Lenny and Manu Bouvet.

  • Mostly KP Video

    10 Nov 2009 | 9:30 am
    After wearing myself out sailing on Saturday I stopped by Hookipa to check it out. Super light conditions with mostly just surfers out. Kevin Pritchard was the only windsurfer out, but was soon joined by Ricardo Campello for a few minutes before the lifeguards invoked the 10 man surfer rule and ordered them out.

  • Hookipa Sun Video

    8 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm
    Scenes from Hookipa on a sunny day in November. I received a request from a reader last week to include video footage of non-pro sailors. So while at Hookipa last week I decided to oblige him and try to capture some other footage besides the same pros I normally focus on.

  • Fun Overload

    8 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Wind and waves have been awesome here for days and days. Two more really fun days Friday and Saturday, nicely powered 5.0 wind for me and head- to logo-high waves at Uppers that have been setting up pretty nice - good enough at times to be getting 6+ turns in on a nice clean wave face.
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  • Living at the sea

    chris
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:25 am
    At a sea of fog. The fog covers the ground and is heavy hanging over the lake. I wait for lifting of the fog, when the sun comes through and the wind,too. The lake will be ready again, open and uncovered. Then it´s time: I MUST GO IN, THE FOG IS RISING (Emily Dickinson, americ. poet, 1830-1886). The fog is touching the ground (Pic: Chris P.) The fog covers the reed (Pic: Chris P.) The beachpark in grey (Chris P.) In between land, lake, fog and shafts of sunlight (Chris P.)

  • Slalomvictory at the Hallowind 2009 in Jadrija/ Croatia

    chris
    3 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am
    In Slalom first and in Formula 2nd. Felt great (Pic: Kerstin Reiger) Full speed on the first leg of the downwind Slalom (Pic: Kerstin Reiger) “It was a long ride in the car of about 650 km through Hungary and Croatia. But it was worth the effort. Crystal water in the Adriatic sea, blue skies and wind from 7 to 30 knots brought a lot of action. The opponents from Croatia, Slovenia and Austria were excellent and it was a tough fight till the last race.” Right to me Stojan Vidakovic, left 18 year old Enrico Marotti and to the right of Stojan Vladan Desnica. Congrats to all! (Pic:…

  • The iSONICS 2010

    chris
    27 Oct 2009 | 5:11 am
    I kept on testing the new 2010 wood carbon iSONICS at my homespot and got cool conditions for the next Formula session. The Formula session was definitely sweet. Grey in grey, clouds, late afternoon and 5 – 10 knots eastwind with super flat water. Pfaffi, my local testpartner and myself sailed along the reed. I got the chance to test a handmade fin from Pfaffi and felt good speed on my 11,0 and 162. Would say this session caught me to invest more time into this kind of windsurfing. At the lake in Podersdorf, where we stated teh Formula session (Pic: chrispressler.com) Just before the…

  • iSONIC 131 wood carbon 2010

    chris
    19 Oct 2009 | 1:23 pm
    I was waiting a while to get the right conditions to test the 2010 iSONIC 131 wood carbon. All the last week we had too strong wind conditions, which were great for small Slalom gear. I had a session with 5,4 and 86 fully powered up. Today we had the perfect 131 conditions, 7 – 12 knots in the afternoon and I was lucky, that Sport Schneider had not sold the model already while the last weekend. So I could borrow the masterpiece – thanks Hannes – and could test it. The board really started to accelerate in no wind. Was incredible and the jibes felt very easy. In the beginning…

  • Austrian Nationals

    chris
    12 Oct 2009 | 1:38 pm
    Last weekend I was participating for the very first time in the Austrian Slalom Nationals. The competition took place at Lake Neusiedler in Weiden. We had a good fleet of 30 sailors and a lot of rain on Saturday. But on Sunday the sky cleared up, the sun came through and the wind picked up to a max speed of 25 knots. It was a very special day for me, because I also had my debut in a Formula racing competition without any preparation. The race crew started with a Formula race in very light wind conditions. I was on my 11,o  Code Red and the Formula 162. It felt really different to sail on…
 
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  • Slalomvictory at the Hallowind 2009 in Jadrija/ Croatia

    chris
    3 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am
    In Slalom first and in Formula 2nd. Felt great (Pic: Kerstin Reiger) Full speed on the first leg of the downwind Slalom (Pic: Kerstin Reiger) “It was a long ride in the car of about 650 km through Hungary and Croatia. But it was worth the effort. Crystal water in the Adriatic sea, blue skies and wind from 7 to 30 knots brought a lot of action. The opponents from Croatia, Slovenia and Austria were excellent and it was a tough fight till the last race.” Right to me Stojan Vidakovic, left 18 year old Enrico Marotti and to the right of Stojan Vladan Desnica. Congrats to all! (Pic:…

  • Austrian Nationals

    chris
    12 Oct 2009 | 1:38 pm
    Last weekend I was participating for the very first time in the Austrian Slalom Nationals. The competition took place at Lake Neusiedler in Weiden. We had a good fleet of 30 sailors and a lot of rain on Saturday. But on Sunday the sky cleared up, the sun came through and the wind picked up to a max speed of 25 knots. It was a very special day for me, because I also had my debut in a Formula racing competition without any preparation. The race crew started with a Formula race in very light wind conditions. I was on my 11,o  Code Red and the Formula 162. It felt really different to sail on…

  • Sylt and the PWA tour 2009 are done

    chris
    8 Oct 2009 | 1:40 pm
    Sylt was tough! Wind, waves  and massive rainfall. I definitely struggled while racing, but felt much better than in all the years before. But my result did not proof it. The final points I got for the 48th position were another discard. I lost 3 positions in the overall ranking and felt back from 24th to 27th position. But it was definitely worth to come to Sylt. I had some trainings sessions in the rough North Sea and could watch awesome wave and freestyle action. Back from the Slalom heat (Pic: Kerstin Reiger) While the Sylt event we had the PWA meeting and there are some cool new…

  • Racing at Sylt 2009

    chris
    30 Sep 2009 | 5:53 am
    We had four rounds of sailing yesterday and the conditions were rough. Wind in between 12 and 25 knots. I was on my 8,1 with 122 in Race 1 and switched in Race 2 to 7,0 and iSonic 101. Had some good starts, but could not finish well. Let´s see, if we should get some more races done, but looks like wavesailing should be the dominant discipline while the upcoming days. On Friday some more rounds could take place. Before the mark (PWA/ John Carter ©2009) Before the first mark all was ok (PWA/ John Carter ©2009)

  • 5th time here at the PWA worldcup Sylt

    chris
    25 Sep 2009 | 11:09 am
    We drove up through Austria, Czech Republic and Germany to make it to the most Northern island. It´s the fifth time driving up from Austria to Sylt. The weather sitution has not changed from last years to this year. Cloudy, little short rainfalls and onshore wind, which produces some beachbreak and a lot of choppy water further out. But it´s cool to meet friends and definitely worth to show up here. I brought all my three registered iSONICS in 122, 101 and 86, Code Reds in 8,8/ 8,1/ 7,0/ 6,2 and 5,4 and a lot of masts, booms and extensions. The shorebreak can be extremely hard and a big…
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  • The iSONICS 2010

    chris
    27 Oct 2009 | 5:11 am
    I kept on testing the new 2010 wood carbon iSONICS at my homespot and got cool conditions for the next Formula session. The Formula session was definitely sweet. Grey in grey, clouds, late afternoon and 5 – 10 knots eastwind with super flat water. Pfaffi, my local testpartner and myself sailed along the reed. I got the chance to test a handmade fin from Pfaffi and felt good speed on my 11,0 and 162. Would say this session caught me to invest more time into this kind of windsurfing. At the lake in Podersdorf, where we stated teh Formula session (Pic: chrispressler.com) Just before the…

  • iSONIC 131 wood carbon 2010

    chris
    19 Oct 2009 | 1:23 pm
    I was waiting a while to get the right conditions to test the 2010 iSONIC 131 wood carbon. All the last week we had too strong wind conditions, which were great for small Slalom gear. I had a session with 5,4 and 86 fully powered up. Today we had the perfect 131 conditions, 7 – 12 knots in the afternoon and I was lucky, that Sport Schneider had not sold the model already while the last weekend. So I could borrow the masterpiece – thanks Hannes – and could test it. The board really started to accelerate in no wind. Was incredible and the jibes felt very easy. In the beginning…

  • PWA Slalom Sotavento – day 1

    chris
    23 Jul 2009 | 3:46 pm
    The day started even worse than the first day in Gran Canaria, but had a strong comeback in the third race of the day. Kerstin had shown me some videostuff from the first two races. Afterwards I went up a bit with the boom and felt more comfortable. As well I changed my jibing position a bit, which gave me a safer feeling. In the morning I crashed twice in one race at the jibemarks, which was not very efficient for the result In Race 3 I could finish the first heat in 4th position and qualified for the next round. That was such a nice feeling after having sailed 16 rounds in Gran Canaria and…

  • Pozo is different

    chris
    15 Jul 2009 | 4:18 pm
    I came here with the hope to go better than in the previous years. But did not really work out so far. In the beginning at the first round I had the chance to advance easily, but crashed a jibe. Then I continued crashing. On day 2 I took too small sailsize and finished very bad. On day 3 I decided to go on 6,2 when it looks lighter, which worked out much better. The speed on the first reach got better with the overpower and I feel much more confident compared to the previous years. It´s so interesting that I use the same sailsizes like Björn, who has 20 kg more than myself. My main problem…

  • The new Code Reds

    chris
    30 Mar 2009 | 3:14 am
    Here are some pics from the last session at Lake Neusiedler on Saturday, when it was windy for the whole day. The new Code Reds turned out to twist great, accelerate awesome and I like the handling. I was really scared how the new sized 7,0 will work. In the last years Severne had a 6,6 and later with the Code Reds a 6,7. Till last week I used the 6,7 a lot and was really confident with this size. It worked great on the 101 and also fine on the 86. Now I put the 7,0 on the 101 and it feels like made for the 101. The bigger size, boomlength increased from 198 – 200 cm at the old 6,7 to…
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  • El Tiburon

    17 Nov 2009 | 10:35 am
    A Day by the airport with Tomas, Guillermo and Gines. Testing out the 2010 sails and boards.

  • ANSET WINDSURF CHALLENGE

    25 Aug 2009 | 5:02 pm
    The first Tahitian edition WindSurfing Challenge.

  • The Windsurfing Movie - Trailer

    20 Aug 2009 | 3:09 pm
    5 Riders. 5 Stories. And a sport changed forever. The Windsurfing Movie is poised to be windsurfing's defining film. Directed by award winning cinematographer Johnny DeCesare of Poor Boyz Productions and featuring the best riders in windsurfing history. The Windsurfing Movie conveys the beauty of Windsurfing in brilliant 16mm film. After winning both Powder and Ski Magazine's Film of the Year honors for the 2005 release of War, DeCesare has turned his lens toward the ocean. The response from the windsurfing industry has been remarkable, with Levi Siver, Jason Polakow, Kai Lenny and the king…

  • From Monday till Sunday DVD Trailer

    15 Aug 2009 | 9:55 am
    UPCOMING DVD www.frommondaytillsunday.com

  • Wissant Windsurfing session

    11 Aug 2009 | 7:25 pm
    Wissant Windsurfing session 17/07/2009
 
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