Yann Sorlut - Waiting :: part 2

I don't know if you remember some time ago the movie of Yann Sorlut, but they have made a longer version of it with some crazy guys and some wonderfull effects :)

Check it out!

Surfing Rat

I just read a funny article. It's about a fourteen year old who's teaching his rat to surf :)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1078449/Pictured-The-incredible-surfing-rats-taught-ride-4ft-waves.html

Yann Sorlut - Waiting

Definitely worthy of looking at. Very nice movie (a bit short) and super smoothly edited!!

http://www.riders-contest.fr/site/member/?id=553

Belgium Riders

As the title gave it away a bit, i'm gonna promote 2 Belgium Riders today. First Roeland De Rycker. He's posted a new movie about an after school session on Grevelingendam - Holland. It's really well put together. If he keeps this commitment and level raising, it won't take long before he joins Steven on the EFPT trips.

Speaking of.. tomorrow starts the EFPT @ Greece and the conditions are looking better then last time i checked. If it stays like this, were gonna see yet another great EFPT show.

http://www.swell.be/swell.tv/play_349.html

While Steven Van Broekhoven is preparing himself in Greece, several story's are publicized about him. The one thing that always comes back is "Most improved Sailer" or "Most impressive Sailer" and they are right about it :)
Check his reports @ teamthebunch (site is in Dutch though), unfortunately his forgotten his cable so he can't send us pictures for the moment..

Source

Current week

Not much posting time this week, so just a quick update. I've viewed the Brazilian Search from Club Ventos and it has delivered what it has promised. I'm sure that anyone who had read their website will agree... it's a relaxed movie, pure Club Ventos style. (remember their monthly diary videos from 2007) Clean and hard action when the wind blows but mostly more background information about the riders and spots. Let's not forget, it is a movie about the search of a new spot for Club Ventos.
Off course, a bit more windsurf action is always nicer but if the wind only blows 2 of the 8 days then... you know..

Anyway, my next movie to watch will be 7 Sons of Freestyle from ContinentSeven. Just arrived this week and really looking forward to watch some kick-ass freestyle action! Off course, a short review will be posted :)

Short movie about Prokids low-wind freestyle action will be posted short after the weekend with another short movie about my first surfing action @ the Maasvlakte - Holland with some bonus material ;)

BK Freestyle - Grevelingendam

I deeply hope that finally some wind will kick in this weekend. It's, if i'm not mistaking, the first real BK Freestyle this year. The go or no go can be viewed @ the Belgium Surfforum.

The contest will be held at Bruinisse, Grevelingendam and i will be there, probably as judge and other wise as film / photographer. (Also i'm a bit hoping to get some surf myself to)

In the mean while, here's a little video you can enjoy from Maui with Naish, Levi, ...

Jakub Kosmowski

POL288 Jakub Kosmowski with some powerful freestyle action and a little bit of wave @ Cape Town. Really like his powerful style, it makes his moves look far more beautiful to watch!

You can view the video on his blog to.

Giampaolo Cammarota

For the ones who read the awesome Maui Surf Report blog, this will be kind off a repost but he's fully deserving it!

Cammar is the working beast behind Maui Surf Report, an addict to the most beautiful, ass kicking, extreme sport in the world. With almost every day an update with his own material (not like me, ripping of from some else until i have the chance to post something from myself), he's my number one blog!

He has a keen eye for all the beauty surrounding him:

Has a great sense of humor:

Knows how to shoot great footage:

Stands up for his believes:

And likes to show off from time to time with his Hot Sails :)


THANX GIAMPAOLO FOR THE DAILY UPDATES AND KEEN REPORTS!
Be sure to visit http://mauisurfreport.blogspot.com because it's worth the surf trip ;)

Team The Bunch :: Bonaire 2008

Team The Bunch went for training @ Bonaire to get in shape for the season. This is the resulting video :)

Although it's pretty low web quality, it's still some great footage to watch!

:: Update: quality is a bit improved :)

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.

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 :)

JP Winter Podcast

It's almost a month online so perhaps you'll all already saw it, but still.. it's some pretty descent wave action!


Source: Robby Swift

1st El Yaque National Open & 9th Vietnam Fun Cup

The first competition of 2008 is finished and it look likes its going to be a crazy season. I was most impressed by the talent of the fresh juniors.

Quote: In the juniors elimination the fight was much harder and Deivis Paternina, he just started windsurfing 13 months ago, impressed with Switch Stance Chachoos, Flaka Diablos, Eslider and won his first contest.

I mean, common!! After just sailing 13 months he can pull out Switch Stance Chachoos, Esliders, etc...

Ricardo Campello

RESULTS:

Freestyle Men
1. Gollito Estredo (Fanatic/ North Sails/ ION)
2. Cheo Diaz ( RRD/Simmer)
3. Andre Paskowski (Fanatic/ North Sails/ ION)

Freestyle Ladies
1. Yoli de Brendt (Fanatic/ North Sails/ ION)
2. Rosmary Rodriguez
3. Zoe Najim

Freestyle Juniors
1. Deivis Paternina
2. Luis Carillo
3. Douglas Edoardo

Slalom Men
1. Ricardo Campello (JP/Neilpryde)
2. Gollito Estredo (Fanatic/ North Sails/ ION)
3. Andre Paskowski (Fanatic/ North Sails/ ION)

Report and other pictures can be read on Continent Seven.

Ceasar @ Bonaire :: part two

As you could see in a previous post, Ceasar is a real pro in non-planning freestyle action. PeconicPuffin had promised us that there would come a second part and guess what.. he did keep his promise! Check it out on his website, because it's again some real kick ass action!

Andre Paskowski in Jeri

A short training session with Andre Paskowski and a real awesome capoeira dude.