Gollito Estredo and Sarah-Quinta Offringa win the single eliminations.
The opening day of the Freestyle World Cup in Fuerteventura delivered. Both he men’s and Women’s single eliminations were completed as winds were between 20-30 knots. Gollito Estredo proved his injury from previous days didn’t effect his sailing as the 5 time World Champion edged out Tonky Frans in the single elimination Final. On the Women’s side Sarah-Quita Offringa dominated to claim her place at the top of the podium
Results After Single Elimination – Men’s Freestyle
1st Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo (Fanatic / North)
2nd Tonky Frans (Tabou / Gaastra)
3rd Steven Van Broeckhoven (JP / NeilPryde / Different)
4th Kiri Thode (Starboard / Gaastra)
5th Adrien Bosson (Fanatic / North / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Taty Frans (Starboard / MauiSails / Mystic / Maui Ultra Fins)
5th Dieter Van Der Eyken (Starboard / Severne)
5th Youp Schmit (JP / NeilPryde)
Results After Single Elimination – Women’s Freestyle
1st Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / Gaastra / Mystic / Chris Benz / Maui Ultra Fins)
2nd Arrianne Aukes (RRD / Simmer / AL360 / Maui Ultra Fins)
3rd Yoli de Brendt (Fanatic / North)
4th Maxime Van Gent (Fanatic / North / Maui Ultra Fins)
Ben Proffitt bring us the 5th episode of his 2013 training diaries from Pozo.
Massive stunts as usually but you will have to wait until 6 mins 50 secs for that! Sorry but we haven’t had much wind.. so i’ve included a few bits of no wind action. Including Lady Offringa’s British accent, fishing and how to make a windsurfing toy!! Plus when the action starts Koster puts on a show, Little Antoine goes down fighting, Sniady’s gets on it, little and large and the kids show us how it’s done. Plus action from Victor and Alessio.
Don’t forget to like Ben’s Facebook Page, and check out his page and show him some support for his great training diaries.
check out some wicked Gorge style action from the 2013 Gorge Freestyle Frenzy & Big Air. Dale Cook won the Xensr big air and set the highest Jump at 21.03 feet, with Ingrid Larouche winning the women’s division. Ingrid also won the Womens Freestyle Freenzy. In the Pro Men’s Freestyle division Bryan Metcalf-Perez took first, followed by Wyatt Miller in second and Tyson Poor in third.
The action isn’t done yet as competitor meet at noon tomorrow at the Hatchery Saturday for Jump Off Expression Session.
Behind The Scenes Interviews
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Just a small photo Friday today, a few Pros getting ready for Fuerteventura, some action from Hood River and a few shots from Pozo and Maui. If you need a photo fix check out the Gallery from the 2013 Gorge FreestyleFrenzy & Big Air on Facebook!
Check out Morgan Noireaux’s edit from Pistol River. Morgan is currently ranked 4th on the AWT and will be heading to the Desert Showdown next.
This was filmed while I was in Oregon for the AWT Pistol river wave bash. We went there a few days in advance with the intention of filming but we ended up only getting two days of wind. This one and the day of the contest which wasn’t really worth filming. All of this was filmed during one session at Cape Sebestian. Nothing amazing, just a fun mellow session. I’d love to sail the Cape when it’s bigger though, it must be pretty epic. – Noireaux
An intense week of explosive freestyle action is set to begin!This year marks the 28th anniversary of World Cup events held on the golden beaches of Sotavento, Fuerteventura. From the 20th to 26th of July the men’s freestyle fleet will compete in their second event of the season while the women make their first appearance of the 2013 PWA Freestyle World Tour. It should be a great week of the best freestyle on the planet!
The seven day freestyle event will see the most radical freestylers in the world battling not only for a spot on the podium but those important World Tour Points.
All of the big names are already tweaking out awesome action, stay tuned for more, we’ll be gone over the weekend, but catch up on all the action on Monday.
Also known as the “Köster Kode”, the 2014 Kode Wave is faster, lighter and more durable for the aerial-style next generation. Let Philip and Boujmaa show you.
Speed, flow and power brought to you by Scott McKercher. Meet the 2014 version of Starboard’s trademark wave board.
In collaboration with James Hooper and NUDE Customs, Starboard is proud to present the second generation of NuEvos, with an even bigger range to suit all riders.
After a 5 year hiatus the Freestyle Frenzy came back with a bang!
47 competitors represented 6 countries. Riders came from the US, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Australia and England. With a less then ideal forecast for the 5 day competition window, Head Judge, Casey Hauser, decided to call a 6:30am skippers meeting on the first day of competition and it paid off. Winds built throughout the morning and winds peaked at midday averaging over 30mph! With consistent high winds, the swell started building. Creating the classic Gorge conditions the Freestyle Frenzy was designed to highlight.
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The WA crew head over to Cairns Australia to compete in the first Australian freestyle nationals on Green Island. The video gives a feel for the island, the conditions, and the up-and -coming freestyle scene in Australia. Unfortunately we had the strong wind on the first few days, and went windsurfing instead of filming, so we can promise the island does get windier than this.
Another great clip from Pozo, this Time from Team France Windsurf featuring Antoine Martin, Thomas Traversa and brothers Jules and Justin Denel.
Boujmaa Guilloul looking spectacular on Maui! This short clip is packed with nothing but the sickest wave action from the Flying Moroccan!
Freestyle windsurfing action with professional rider Phil Soltysiak on the Sailworks Revolution sails in the Columbia Gorge and Vancouver Island in the summer of 2013.
Film and edit by Adam Wojtkowiak.
Kai ‘Waterman’ Lenny has a new series with GQ, this is the second episode where he heads out windsurfing in suit, why we can’t say for sure. But I’m sure he had fun, and got a few dollars in the process. Let us know what you think, or what crazy get ups you’ve gone windsurfing in for any reason.
