Update

:: UPDATE - its working now!!! first start at 13.15 !!! ::
Be sure to keep an eye on the EFPT site or keep reading this blog :)

:: Update - wind still below 13 knots ::

Although yesterday the wind was pretty nice, it's letting us down a bit today. We can just hope that it will pick up soon, so that the battle can begin !!


Photo of Paskowski yesterday

EFPT: Toro Andaluz

Today started the first EFPT event @ Toro, Andaluz. 35 riders are ready to compete and to give the audience a super blasting awesome freestyle show! Can't wait to see that footage!!

My interests and especial good luck wishes goes to the Belgium delegation. With Steven Van Broeckhoven as most promising talent here in Belgium, i'm literally on the tip of my chair of excitement to see if his practice in Bonaire is going to pay of.
His first heat is with our lovely Rolien Caers, André Paskowski and Stefan Kruse or Rafael Cervero although depending on which system their gonna use, the real fight with André is going to be postponed to the next heat.

Also i'm curious about our youth talent: Dieter Van der Eycken, Roeland De Rycker, Kenny Janssens and Jelle Caers. I'm sooooo excited :)

Take off @ 12u so it should start by now.. i wish i was there..

I'll keep you posted.

Tandem Surfing

On a dark day without wind i was thinking about how to get my girlfriend windsurfing. After a while i got it, why not take here with me on a tandem trip? That way, at least the fear of being alone (?) on the water should go away. Now, i've still a pretty big boat of a board from the late 80's (i guess), aka the windglider. While surfing the internet searching for example's on how to turn that big floaty board in to a decent tandem i came across of the next video.

I was pretty amazed on how they do their tandem surfing...

Rico & Sarah Tandem surfing (Teaser)

Waterproof GoPro camera

:: update, the movie is also viewable on swell.be ::

The first of March 2008 was a great day for windsurfing. As mentioned in a previous post we were testing my newly bought waterproof GoPro camera. With we, i refer to Jelle Caers, who's a much, much more better freestyler then i am.

Although the web quality really sucks, i'm pretty happy with the results. It gives new perspectives for the upcoming videos :)

Enjoy!

Pritchard brothers

http://kevinpritchard.blogspot.com is dead, long live http://www.pritchardwindsurfing.com/

Kevin and Matt Pritchard have decided to join forces and start a fused site about their live passion, windsurfing. You can still read the blog of Kevin but now you can learn the techniques for becoming a master windsurfer from his brother, with as first technique: Pre-Windsurf conditions.

Although it's general a bit to dark for me, it's again a great stylish design like we're used from Kevin.

Be sure to give them a visit!

2 For 10

2 For 10, 2 Riders (Gollito Estredo and Andre Paskowski) in 10 minutes Action. You'll probably heard all about it and now it's online!

I've watched it about 10 times now, it is a real have to see action. Nice editing, nice music, kick ass action, really loving it !!

Thanks Andre and don't wait to long to shoot another one! :)

2008 PWA Cabo Verde Video Update

After 7 days, it's about time to give you guys some action! All the video's can be viewed on ContinentSeven or on the official PWA website. Enjoy!

PWA Cabo Verde: Day 6

Still waiting for wind. Luckily they have beautiful locations on Cabo Verde :)


The final riders left in the double elimination are:

• Kauli Seadi (JP / NeilPryde)
• Josh Angulo (MauiSails)
• Jason Polakow (JP / NeilPryde)
• Robby Swift (JP / NeilPryde)
• Kai Katchadourian (Quatro / Simmer)
• Marcilio Browne (Mistral / Gaastra)
• Alex Mussolini (RRD / NeilPryde)
• Thomas Traversa (Tabou / Gaastra)

Now it's just up to the wind for the final battle!

PWA: Cabo Verde, Sal

The first PWA contest of this year has begone yesterday and their having some great conditions!! Not as epic as last year but nevertheless some ideal conditions to show of their polished or new skills.

Kauli Seadi has won the single elimination today ahead of Local favorite Josh Angulo. So far we're in the second round of the double elimination.You can follow all the action today using the PWA's LIVE EVENT TICKER.

Kauli Seadi
Josh Angulo
My hero Polakow
Vertical Jason Polakow

From heavy to light

:: update, a few more photo's can be found @ swell.be ::

Saturday, the first of march was a splendid windsurfing day for Belgium and Holland! The wind was massively blowing and i don't know what the exact temperature was, but i guess it would be around 11°C which isn't cold at all for Belgium standards.

Normally Gino and i would go out for some kick ass wave sailing but when we got at Ouddorp in the morning the sea was closed due security risks so we had to surf on the other side of the dam. Time for some freestyle action!

I was pretty excited as it has been a long time for me to surf on my smallest stuff, 80l tiga wave board and a 4.5 search (sorry Aerotech), although everybody else was surfing with a 4 max. Around noon the wind dropped drastically, even to the point that i couldn't surf at all. That's the moment i took my camera out. Then around 15u the wind picked up a notch, and with my 5.8 search and twintip 105 i was back in business!

Enjoy the pictures!




This is Jelle who did the first Go-Pro camera test, the video will be online as soon it has been edited :)