17 year old French rider Justin Denel spent his first time on Maui for the RRD photoshoot. Check out this sweet clip he produced.
Kevin Pritchard’s “Photos for Beers” productions just released this sick clip from Maui! Featuring Kauli Seadi, Graham Ezzy, Bernd Roediger, Marcilio Browne, Robby Swift, Bryan Metcalf Perez and some sexy female curves around Maui. Enjoy, this is a much watch clip and one of our recent favorites!
Chris Muzza Murray’s epic trip to Maui for the Starbaord and Tushingham photoshoot.
We know we promised it yesterday but better late than never. Here’s a selection of Photo’s from the last week on Maui, with action at Ho’okipa and Jaws. The photos were all shot by Jimmie Hepp and you can check out tons more action on his Facebook.
There’s no hiding it we’re fans of Bernd Roediger, and this shot was great so he get’s the cover, Morgan Noireaux was a close runner up with a sick shot of his Air Taka, and so were some shots of Robby.
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Antoine Albeau slaloms sailing at Kanaha, Maui in April 2013.
On April 6th EpicSesh captured a big day and one of the best days at Ho’okipa of 2013. Kauli Seadi, Brawzino, Jason Polakow, Robby Swift, Boujmaa Guilloul, Bernd Roediger and many more shred at Ho’okipa Beach Park in this clip.
Antoine Martin took at a spill at Jaws the other day, he popped back up at the rocks.
Robert Heffel produced this real nice clip form the Paradise of Maui’s North Shore. Action is featured from riders like Kai Lenny, Jason Polakow, Boujmaa Guilloul, Iballa Moreno, and more!
Kevin Pritchard’s latest sport short features Graham Ezzy windsurfing on Maui, Hawaii.
Here’s Graham’s take on working with Kevin:
“Kevin Pritchard has 8 windsurfing world titles and also makes films about windsurfing. Being the subject of his latest sport short, “Take 1”, makes me one of the happiest pro windsurfers on and off the water.
When Kevin showed me the first edit, I got goosebumps (or as they say in Hawaii: chicken-skin). It was surreal to see one of windsurfing’s heroes making a short about me. Some of my earliest memories of watching windsurfing events involve seeing Kevin boost 50 feet in the air before rotating into a delayed forward rotation. Or, when I was 16 and competing as the youngest pro on my second year of the professional windsurfing tour, KP added yet another world title to his collection.
Being filmed by a legend has benefits beyond the cool factor. Windsurfing is one of the hardest sports to film, according to every filmmaker I have ever worked with. The first take is the only take. Each wave breaks differently than every other wave. Framing can’t be planned but must be improvised. The strong winds vibrate the camera and the long lens required to keep a tight frame on the windsurfer half a mile out to sea.
There is only one take for every shot. If that take is blown, the whole shot is gone.
When nothing is planned, having an 8x world champion behind the lens makes a difference. He can read me as I read the waves, anticipating my maneuvers. It’s like a dance to an unfamiliar song with a familiar partner.
KP doesn’t have to imagine what its like to jump 50 feet into the air or drop into a 50 foot wave at jaws. He has done all that and more. When I take a foot off my board during a back rotation, I know that he was the first one to do it, winning a world title off that jump in 2002.
And even with Kevin’s skill, shots still get missed. By some version of murphy’s law it seems that the best moves escape capture and must live forever as a memory. Making a short like this, even just 4 minutes in length, takes a few months of filming.
My favorite part of Kevin’s edit is that it feels really honest: the feeling it gives reminds me of what it is like to be on the water.”
Marcilio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne shows off his wavesailing in Chile and Maui.
Hot Sails Maui is pleased to announce the signing of their latest team rider, 18 year old Morgan Noireaux, check out his first day at the office, complete with new sails!
Follow pro slalom sailor Micah Buzianis (US 34) as he prepares for the upcoming season. Micah Buzianis finished 3rd overall in the PWA slalom rankings and is no doubt looking to improve on that result. Watch Micah on Maui pushing his gear and himself to the limit, as he tests and tunes his gear!
This one almost could have been called the Boujmaa special, and it look like he’s been tearing up Maui, a lot of the big names are on Maui for the winter season as waves and wind are pumping in, so expect even more great action from there over the next weeks. This week, we’ve got some of Pascall Bronnimann, Ricardo Campello, Victor Fernandez, and what now seems to be the mandatory legend shot of Robby Naish. Enjoy!
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Robby Naish, Josh Stone, Boujmaa Guilloul , Bernd Roediger, Pascal Bronnimann and many more enjoying some Kona Winds at Lanes on Maui Hawaii. Kona’s are a rare event that happens on Maui, when a Cyclone effect the wind direction resulting in large surf, and strong winds.
From chasing big waves around the World Jason Polakow like a good session at home, which just happens to be Maui. “… at the end of the day I really like going back home and getting a really good day in Ho’okipa, especially with my friends…”
Watch him rip it up in this clip.
