We don’t have tons of info on this clip, other than it comes the West Coast of South Australia. Enjoy!
French wavesailor Thomas Daumail at the relatively unheard of spot Fecamp. Fecamp is located in the Upper Normandy region of France. Thomas scored 3 days in a row at th end of January, and had this to add “it had been a long time since we had seen the spot work well.” [Translated from French]
Young Italian freestyle Giovanni Passani having fun and training at his homespot.
Sail and rig component manufacture Gaastra has stepped up to the plate with what they call the “ultimate competition boom”. They have 2 sizes for wave and freestyle, along with 3 race sizes each having monocoque one piece carbon tail pieces. All of which became available to the public today.
The Outline curves are optimized based on target sail sizes and the back ends come with different widths for each boom length making for a perfectly integrated rig. The Race back ends comes with a built in pulley system for adjustable outhauls.
Oversized front and tail sections for increased stiffness, reduced diameter in the grip area for increased comfort and ergonomics. A textured grip section in the grip area increases the traction. A stiff mast cup for direct force transmission between the boom and mast makes the connection rock solid. A long closing lever for easy opening and closure while rigging.
The new high tech Gaastra front end is built out of reinforced Plastic for more stiffness, better power load for more performance and lighter weight for better handling.
The new monocoque arms and back ends are built out of the best 100% Carbon quality composite technology. The all new Gaastra molds are produced under extreme heat and pressure to reach the highest level of carbon composite quality.
Top French Freestyle Windsurf Julien Mas has left Hot Sails Maui and joined with German brand Sailloft. Othernotiable names on the Sailloft team are Adrian Beholz, Adam Sims and Mathias Genkel. At the moment the 32 year old Julien is training in the warm waters of Aruba, check out this clip.
Taty Frans brought to us by MauiSails roughcuts, this time its a triple puneta.
Prasonisi on the Island of Rhodes offers amazing freestyle condition all year. Check out Greek rider Stefanos Damianos as he grabs a session there with his new sails. Stefanos was recently sponsored by Challenger Sails.
For all you gear junkies here is Keith Teboul introduces you to the 2013 Thruster LS which replaced the Single Fin from last year. The LS stands for Levi Siver, but that doesn’t mean you have to be pro to ride it, a v bottom helps make it fast and smooth absorbing chop, combined with a fast rocker and pulled in tail to help turning. If you’re looking for your first multi-fin board this would be a great choice.
Find out more on the Quatro Website.
Here is a quick teaser from the Next Episode of Starboard Around, This time it’ll feature Slalom windsurfer Steve Allen.
Sailworks team rider Patrick Bergeron demonstrates a push loop while being followed.
JP-Australia team rider and Egyptian Freestyle pro Ahmed Omar (EGY 23) shows off his skills at the Tommy Friedl ProCenter in this clip.
We wish the video quality was better, but the skill from Brazilian legend Kauli Seadi is amazing as he hits up Ho’okipa, Jaws and Kanaha.
Latvian freestyle Jevgenijs Gavrilovs made 3 trips to Greece over the last year and a half. Here is the result as he edited all the best footage into one clip. The spots are El Tor and El Nabq in Greece.
Peter Voltwater testing the new 2013 Avanti Race Sail, the Machine M-1X in the waters off Perth, Western Australia. Stunning heli shots, and speed brought to us by Windsurf Australia.
Andrea Cucchi demonstrates a nice power jibe.
