A mast mounted view of a forward loop by Maxim De Buck on a stormy day in Wissant.
Check out the latest clip produced by Aussie Sean O’brien featuring none other then wavesailing World Champion Philip Koster as he explorers Western Australia.
Margaret river is cliffs, rocks, sharks and anticipation. Esperance is sand, glory, un-crowds and sunshine. Factor in swell and wind and a German teenager and you have Nti Gravity, our new short with Philip Köster. When you combine his spontaneous style, his aggression on the turns and his sheer joy of sailing, there is still no one else on the planet we would rather watch. 8 hour drives followed by 8 hour sessions; it was hard to get him off the water. On land he can be quiet, on the board he can be brazen. In this WeAreNeverLeaving short we take Köster on a roadtrip along the Western Australian coast looking for sun, swell and trouble. We found two of those things.
Kiri Thode finally ends Gollito’s unbeaten run and Sarah-Quita Offringa grabs a straight six.
The return of the PWA to the Netherlands for the first time in fifteen years proved to be a huge success as Brouwersdam produced a superb blend of conditions for the elite of the freestyle world. Anything from storm force winds combined with heavy rain, to glorious evening light with 20 knots and perfect flat water greeted the competitors over the course of the week. Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic / Chris Benz / Maui Ultra Fins) proved once again that she is in a world of her own as she emphatically claimed her sixth PWA Freestyle world championship in a row. In the meantime Kiri Thode (Starboard / Gaastra) ended the reigning world champions – Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / North) – unbeaten record, as the Venezuelan tasted defeat for the first time since 2012 – but more importantly Thode claimed the event victory – his first since 2011 – to blow the title race wide open.
Kiri Speaks after clinching victory:
“For sure the wind was pretty light for both of us. I was struggling at times in the middle of the heat but I just tried my best to pop as high as I can. I just tried to stay focused and do whatever I could do to win. I think Steven [van Broeckhoven] sailed a great heat too. I don’t know what it is but every time it’s the first time an event is held I seem to win, just like in Vietnam in 2011. For sure I’m really really happy!”
Overall Men’s Results @ DAM7 PWA Netherlands World Cup:
1st Kiri Thode (Starboard / Gaastra)
2nd Steven van Broeckhoven (JP / NeilPryde)
3rd Tonky Frans (Tabou / Gaastra)
4th Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / North)
5th Youp Schmit (JP / NeilPryde)
6th Davy Scheffers (Tabou / Gaastra)
7th Adrien Bosson (Fanatic / North / Maui Ultra Fins)
7th Anthony Ruenes (Tabou / Gaastra)
9th Dieter Van der Eyken (Starboard / Severne)
9th Philip Soltysiak (Starboard / Sailworks)
9th Max Rowe (Fanatic / North)
9th Taty Frans (Starboard / MauiSails / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins)
Overall Women’s Results @ DAM7 PWA Netherlands World Cup:
1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic / Chris Benz / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Arrianne Aukes (RRD / Simmer / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Yoli de Brendt (Fanatic / North)
4th Olya Raskina (JP / NeilPryde)
5th Oda Johanne Brodholt (Maui Ultra Fins)
Here’s a Teaser for an upcoming series featuring Kevin Pritchard and Graham Ezzy. Both have both done some amazing videos in the past, so this clip will be one not to miss!
Kiri Thode wins the first Double Elimination at the DAM7 Festival PWA World Cup in Brouwersdam, Netherlands.
The fifth day of the DAM7 PWA Netherlands World Cup saw the men’s double elimination completed as a brief period of wind swept through Brouwersdam in the afternoon. Kiri Thode (Starboard / Gaastra) successfully defended his single elimination victory to clinch his first event victory since the 2011 Vietnam event ahead of Steven van Broeckhoven (JP / NeilPryde / Different). In the meantime Arrianne Aukes (RRD / Simmer / Maui Ultra Fins) fought back to book her place in the women’s double elimination winners’ final where she will face Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic / Chris Benz / Maui Ultra Fins).
Check out the recap video of day 5 above.
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The battle continues as Brouwersdam produces the perfect freestyle conditions
Having played the waiting game for much of the morning and early afternoon on day four of the DAM7 PWA Netherlands World Cup, Brouwersdam burst into life to deliver several hours of perfect freestyle conditions, as winds of 20-25 knots combined with flat water created the ultimate windsurfing playground – which head judge Duncan Coombs described as the best conditions of the year – for the contortionists of the windsurfing world. The competition for the day was eventually concluded just before 8:20pm as fading light brought an end to the explosive proceedings. The men’s fleet has been whittled down to the remaining top three sailors – Kiri Thode (Starboard / Gaastra), Tonky Frans (Tabou / Gaastra), both of whom didn’t sails today, and Steven Van Broeckhoven (JP / NeilPryde / Different) who held off the strong challenge of the reigning world champion Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / North) – whilst only the top four ladies remain in the women’s fleet – Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic / Chris Benz / Maui Ultra Fins), Yoli de Brendt (Fanatic / North), Arrianne Aukes (RRD / Simmer / Maui Ultra Fins) and Olya Raskina (JP / NeilPryde)
Tuesday saw some crazy action after two days of less then ideal conditions. Epic winds from 15 to 50 knots hit the water during the PWA World Cup in Brouwersdam, Holland. As the day went on trees fell and action escalated, but by the end Sarah-Quita Offringa and Kiri Thode convinced the judges most and are the winners of the Single Elimination
Maui Fin Company bring us this great inforamitive clip. Keith Teboul explains you how to set up your thruster board. On multifins board the fin positions is critical to achieve best performances. Action from Keith Teboul and Levi Siver.
Dutch freestyler Thijs Westbroek freestyling in Fuerteventura taking his new Black Project Fins Freestyle Control 16cm fin for a rip.
Check out this clip from Swiss freestyler Loïck Spicher as he spent two months on the Canary Islands. Here’s what he had to say:
After 7 month of windsurfing break due to School and an injury at my foot, I was finally back on the water in July and spent two amazing month on the Canary Island… I put together a small clip with the footage we got. Thanks to everybody who filmed, it was a pretty cool time, good training, a lot of funny and crazy moments!!
Thanks to s3one for filming most of the action and some lifestyle shots!
The fifth episode of the “Around” series by Sean O’Brien leads us to Western Australia. Aussie legend Scott McKercher takes us on a road trip along the famous breaks of the south-western coasts, including Margaret River and Esperance.
West Oz has long been an iconic windsurfing destination featuring uncrowded breaks and relentless winds, immersed by long and dusty desert roads and strange animals; see our Australian Dream Team rider share his favorite waves with you, with a special guest!
A great clip from down under, Australian National under 21 Slalom Champion, Izaak Perkins teamed up with Cairns local Locky McDermott for a windsurfing expedition to an amazing flat water paradise on the outer Great Barrier Reef.
This looks like the trip for the bucket list, as very few riders have ever windsurfed the Great Barrier Reef.
Is it’s a freeride board or a freewave board? It’s both! Check out this full length video from F2 walking you through the design and function of this new innovation.
Another tribute to the current King of Windsurfing, Philip Koster. Some sick action and a nicely done clip this is one to watch!
