In late June 2013, Max Matissek joined Philip Soltysiak on a Windsurfing Into the Unknown adventure on Vancouver Island, Canada. Joined by Phil’s younger brother Tom, they camped and searched for windsurfing spots few have ever heard of.
The two professional windsurfers and seasoned travelers have been to some of the best windsurfing destinations around the world, and it was now a chance for Canada’s West Coast to prove it’s worthiness as a destination for adventure windsurfers. The trip took the riders from Jordan River and Gordon’s Beach, across to Port Renfrew, into Lake Cowichan and Nitinat Lake, to Port Alberni and finishing off on the Pacific coast in Tofino. All the while the team camped in the island’s Pacific temperate rain forest, cooking and keeping warm with a campfire, and trying to keep wildlife away from their food.
The full adventure will be released online, free to watch, at the end of November.
Some sick freestyle action from Canadian Phil Soltysiak, including shots from Brazil, Hood River, Nitnat and more. Check it out!
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.
Windbreeders is the new freestyle action clip from Steven Van Broeckhoven, Phil Soltysiak and Max Matissek.
When was the last time you changed the weather purely with your mental strength? They did what seemed the impossible. Dead calm, no wind at all. The scorching Egyptian heat was unbearable, and it seemed like an endless spell. There was no sign of change. We summoned every last bit of strength we had, and made it OUR mission, to bring back the wind.
n early 2012, Windsurfing Into the Unknown set out to discover Kenya’s picturesque coastline and wild safaris as a windsurfing destination.
Many of you may have already seen photos and stories from the journey in magazines and now the full movie from the trip is complete and ready for you to watch. All the footage is from Kenya’s coastline, both north and south of Mombasa, and inland from Tsavo East National Park, and all music is by Kenyan artists.
Featuring Michael Rossmeier and Phil Soltysiak