Christmas

Happy Christmas to you all!

Although i'm not an Christmas lover, there's one thing i always enjoy besides the presents :) Indeed, the great food (and mountains of it)!

My Christmas present's were great !! The windsurfing movie !!


If you haven't seen it yet, you should !! It is an magnificent, brilliant movie !

The other present was a real big one ! From now on, i'm a teamrider for Aerotech ! But more info will follow soon.

Freestyle @ Madagascar

Some nice action going on @ Madagascar !

WINDSURFCHALLENGE

ACCEPT NO LIMITS

EFPT

The EFPT has released their calender for the 2008 season. And it looks like their gonna hit Belgium again :)
This time it will be from 6 until 9 august @ Twins - Bredene.

I hope sincerely that the wind this year won't let us down like this year (2007). Because naturally it's more fun for a judge to get some actual judging :)

Also, from this year on, our Freestyle hero Steven Van Broeckhoven will be competing!! I'm pretty sure that he will do an excellent job, so watch out Paskowksi :D

SISP - IINDIAN BENEFIT @ BRUGGE

Saturday 15 December, 19u - 8 euro!



Although this is a Belgian Benefit, you to can help SISP! Check out their website and be amazed by all the work that has been done SISP!

Non Planning Freestyle

Some guy's are real acrobatics on the water. For example, non-planning freestyle addict Oscar "Ceasar". I've you thought you could flip you're sail perfectly, think again !

Watch this video and be amazed by the flip overs of this little chap in Bonaire. My favorite move comes around 2:18. It's just another proof that freestyling is really the best sport in the world, no matter what the conditions are !

ACCEPT NO LIMITS

What a great day

Last sunday (2/12) was a super day for windsurfing!! It was a long time ago since i was overpowered by a 4.5 and i will cherish every moment of it. Although it wasn't very warm (about 10° degrees), the weather was doable apart from some rain (that really felt like hail).

Because it was so long ago for me to actually windsurf (and not windskate) i never stopped or got some rest which resulted in unfortunately no photo's or movies.. The good part of this though is that it's probably the first time in such extreme conditions i have not a single sort of damage, neither on my material or myself.. what a glories day ! :)

Now something else, my good deed for this year :) I've bought for me and my girlfriend an Charity String for SurfAid.
The FCS strings for charity are a high quality functional leash string of which 100% of FCS profits go to SurfAid International. The strings are bright blue as a symbol of your support to SurfAid.

Vote for your favorite windsurfers of 2007

The German Windsurfing Association (DWSV), the organizers of top exhibition BOOT in Düsseldorf, and SURF, the windsurfing magazine, want your votes for the best athlete on the water this past season.

The PWA stars nominated are:

Men:
Kauli Seadi (Quatro / Naish) – Wave Sailing World Champion
Antoine Albeau (Starboard / NeilPryde) – World Slalom Champion
Marcilio Browne (Mistral / Gaastra) – Freestyle World Champion
Bjorn Dunkerbeck (T1 / North) – 3rd Overall Slalom
Jose 'Gollito' Estredo (Fanatic / North) – Freestyle runner-up
Victor Fernandez (Fanatic / Simmer) – Wave Sailing runner-up

Women:
Valerie Ghibaudo (Tabou) – Women’s Slalom runner-up
Karin Jaggi (F2 / North) – Slalom World Champion / 3rd overall Wave Sailing
Iballa Moreno (North) – Wave Sailing World Champion
Daida Moreno (North) - Women’s Freestyle World Champion / Runner-up Women’s Wave Sailing

The German Nationals competing on the PWA nominated for the German vote are:
Klaas Voget (Fanatic / NeilPryde)
Bernd Flessner (F2 / NeilPryde)
Norman Gunzlein (JP / NeilPryde)
Andre Paskowski (F2 / North)
Oliver Tom Schliemann (starboard / Naish)
Steffi Wahl (F2 / Gaastra)

I've done my work, Marcilio and Paskowski are getting my blessings :)
You can vote for your national and international favorites right here.

The winners will be honored at the Beachworld section of Düsseldorf Boat Show on January 19th, 2008.