Get Ready!
North Americas premier freestyle event is returning to the Gorge after a 5 year absence! And it is going to be good, just check out the stoke video for the 2013 AWT Gorge Freestyle & Big Air Frenzy run from July 17th-22nd. The freestyle competition will be combined with a Big Air competition, measured using the latest in 3D motion tracking technology from Xensr.
For more info visit americanwindsurfingtour.com
AWT rider Jay Watermeyer went through his GoPro footage, where he road triped from Portland, OR to Punta San Carlos Baja, for some windsurfing, surfing and mountain biking.
Jay is sponsored by Starboard, Severne, Trident Performance Sports, Dakine, ProMotion Wetsuits, and Slag
16 year old French windsurfer Alexandre Villate recently spent time in Moulay Bouzerktoune, Morocco. He put this nice 5 minute clip together, with some of his wave riding and jumping, enjoy!
Nick van Ingen throws a nice airbob as he is getting ready for the upcoming PWA Freestyle World Tour stop in Fuerteventura.
5 time World Freestyle Champion Gollito Estredo sailing in Pozo a few days ago.
It was another day of no wind in Pozo. Ricardo Campello does some tow-in, Dario Ojeda gets a massage well Thomas Traversa, Alex Mussolini and Kenneth Danielsen answer some quick questions. Here’s to hoping they see some wind soon!
A week of hard racing wrapped up on July 7th at the Crocodiles de L’Elorn Club in Brest. Near 300 competitors had gathered up here hoping to bring the European title home.
There was some talk the other week here on WindsurfPress that Philip Koester had been working on the Wasabi in Pozo. The Wasabi, first done by Boujmaa Guilloul, is a forward loop(Cheeseroll) into a backloop.
Sean O’brien brings us this story from Western Australia earlier this year:
Philip Köster being typical Philip Köster. In January we were invited on a photoshoot in Western Australian with Philip, Scott McKercher and JC. Roads filled with pink salt lakes, dust and kangaroos. Some of the most remote and glorious breaks you will find and 2 of the best wave sailors you’ll ever see on the water. On this particular day in Esperance, Philip was diabolical. Launching some of the biggest backies we’d ever seen and tearing every wave to shreds. At one point Philip asked us to make sure we were filming as he was going to pull that Boujmaa trick everyone was talking about. We were sceptical. First run out and this is what ensues; Wasabi.
It was a quite first day at this years Gran Canaria Wind and Waves Festival. Check out this clip for a fun behind the scenes look at what top pros do when there is no wind!
Brought to us by Jose Pina, which top rider has had the best forward thus far in Pozo? Philip Koster, Ricardo Campello, Robby Swift, Josep Pons, or John Skye? Let us know!
MauiSails sail designer Arthur Szpunar does a nice goiter out the back at Ho’okipa.
Rider Valter Scotto brings us this little clip from Cabezo, Medano.
Some UK freestyle action at Rye Watersports featuring Sam Conroy, shot back in May 2013.
Dutch freestyler Thijs Westbroek took a recent trip to Fuerteventura to work on his moves, here’s the clip, it looks like he scored!
!7 year old Moritz Mauch is one of 12 sailors who will participate in the trails battling for the 6 remaining spots at the PWA Grna Canaria World Cup. Check out his what Moritz has been up to over the last few weeks in Pozo.