Orange Speed Crossing: Albeau fighting for the victory

Great challenge at the "Mondial du Vent" a big kiteboarding and windsurfing event held in Laucate, where windsurfers and kiters are challenging each others at the Orange Speed Challenge to find who is the fastest on the water.
After 3 run it's a kiter, Rob Douglas (the World Speed Record holder) in solid first position with one 2nd place, 2 first places and having scored the new event speed record with 43,32 knots.
Antoine Albeau had a bad start with a 14th place in the first round due to a bad fins choice, but then in the second round he found his usual speed and fight until the last minute for the first position and reaching a good second place behind Mr. Douglas. A 4th place in the third round gave to the champ good confidence to raise in the winning positions as soon as he can discard the bad first round.

Keep tuned... because the challenge is still on...

Yesterday the wind was too light to go on with the speed challenge, so the race director managed to start a Long Distance that was clearly won by our Antoine Abeau, with Ros William in 2nd place, Cedric Bordes in 3rd and Andres Bringdal in 4th.

More to come...

AFF La Torche: Quentel 2nd in Wave!

The first event of French Funboard Championship has started with good conditions for Wave Competition during second day of competition, and Julien Quentel already showed that he has the potential to fight not only for the slalom title, but for the wave title as well...
In solid wave conditions on the world wide known spot of La Torche, Julien gained a great second place in the winners final, fighting for the victory until the last minute!



The third day a slalom elimination was completed as well, and Pascal Toselli scored a good second place while Julien Quentel crossed the finish line in 4th position. The second slalom elimination was stopped after the 2nd round due to the marginal conditions...

More to come...

Finian Maynard: Vid

And here it is our Finian Maynard playing hard with his brand new toys. The guy looks pretty fast riding his new weapons... doesn't it?

Arrianne Aukes: update

Hey,
Club Ventos from Jericoacoara made a small clip of me, landing some
ponches with a go pro, and I put it online on my blog.
My new blogposts you can see at: arrianne.gearfreak.nl



Besides that, Motion Magazine put an action photo of me in the latest
magazine, it's from an eslider at Cape Town.
At the moment I'm in Dahab for training. I will try to make some clips
and photo's here as well, keep you updated about that.
Ciao, Arrianne

Albeau Quentel and Morin in Tahiti and Moorea

PWA Slalom racers Antoine Albeau, Fred Morin and Julien Quentel took a trip to Tahiti and Moorea to check out the windsurfing scenes there.

Justin Denel: 3rd News from the FWC 2012

Hi All !
Here is the video of the day 3 with a lot of action of me:



ciao
Justin
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Justin Denel : JustinDenel.fr
Lion Production : lionproduction.fr facebook.com/LionProduction
07 78 81 21 20

Sylvain Demercastel: short film

Hello Amigos.
Here is a short movie from a trip one year ago. I just finished it.



Feel free to embed it.
Kind regards
Sylvain
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Just do it!
Nice one Sylvain!!!

Japo Testa: Brazil video

Italian freestyler Jacopo Testa just sent us his latest edit with some radical action from Brazil... the guy looks like having all the tricks in the right place... doesn't it?

Ciao
ecco il link del mio nuovo video del Brasile.

http://vimeo.com/3759516

Ciao

Jacopo

FRANCESCO CAPPUZZO ON THE ROCKS!

14 year old Francesco Cappuzzo is one of the most interesting windsurfing talent around Italy and in 2011   he scored a great second place in Italian Wave Championship after a great performance at the Puzziteddu wave event in very though ove 40 knots conditions.

You can find an inteview with Francesco here:

http://www.windsurfspace.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=635%3Aintervista-a-francesco-cappuzzo-puzziteddu-wave-classic-il-video-ufficiale&catid=2%3Anews&Itemid=65

And here you can find the video on Puzziteddu event:

Wave action in Pals

Here we go with some cool pix form our three riders in Catalunya: 

Jaume, Marius and Matteo!
Pix: José Piña
Video: Fred Bonet

Vento, vento, vento! Dopo un inverno quasi estivo la soleggiata Catalunya è stata investita dai numerosi fronti freddi che hanno dilagato in tutta Europa. Per fortuna il clima mite ha mantenuto le
temperatura al di sopra dei 5 gradi, soglia "minima" per sopportare il freddo, consentendoci di uscire ancora senza scarpette.
Pals funziona ininterrottamente da ormai 3 settimane, il report video/fotografico si riferisce a sabato scorso 11 febbraio con una direzione del vento quasi da mare rispetto alla classica sideshore. Sempre
presenti gli alfieri RRD: Marius, Jaume (sua la mano scorticata) e Matteo, scatenati per tenere alta la bandiera italiana.
Grazie a Josep Piña - foto - e a Fred Bonet -video - per la passione
e la costanza.
Un saluto,
Mat
RRD - Al360 - www.drwind.com.br - www.bobsdrunk.com

http://vimeo.com/36617100

Sylvain Demercastel: web film

Hello amigos.
here is a film you can use on your blog.


Los Suenos, un windsurf trip entre rêve et réalité di Wind_Magazine

Check it out.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xo0ddd_los-suenos-un-windsurf-trip-entre-reve-et-realite_sport

Seeya
Sylvain

Seb (FRA-511) testing new RRD X-FIRE LTD V4 98

Seb (FRA511) , testing new XFire V4 98 in Port La Nouvelle

Enjoy !! 

...and again, another smalla video with Seb testing his new RRD X-Fire LT V4 98



@+

Olivier

Kabikuchi - Jacopo Testa

The Italian freestyle windsurfer Jacopo Testa keeps training in
Brazil...
Here you can have a look at the latest he's working on... a pretty
powered Kabikuchi
Spot: Sao Miguel Do Gostoso, Brazil.



The video was published also in Continent 7 and had ove 1.200 views in
2 days...
http://www.continentseven.com/2012/01/24/kabikuchi-jacopo-testa/
Nice one Japo!!!

Arianne: movie Brasil

Hey!

I uploaded a movie from Brasil, you can find it here: http://vimeo.com/35304649 and it's online at continentseven.com

Ciao, 

Arrianne Aukes






Dutch female freestyler Arrianne Aukes presents her winter training movie from the tropical shores of Jericoacoara in Brazil .


Arrianne is one of the rising stars in the women’s freestyle fleet. Since she made her debut in 2010 she has spent countless hours on the water developing her moves and her style. In 2011 she blew the judges away at every competition and battled her way into fifth place with her powerful flakas and switch moves.

This winter Aukes was obviously keen to escape the cold weather in Europe, so made her way to the freestyle mecca of Jericoacoara in Brazil to train loads of new moves in perfect conditions. It looks like the training has paid off and she is certainly going to be a force to be reckoned with in 2012 as she has been pushing herself to nail the most technical of moves including ponchs, burners and even konos.

With four month to go until the first women’s freestyle event of the season in Aruba, Aukes still has plenty of time to train on the water. 2012 is set to be a spectacular season for the female freestyle fleet with so many talented and driven ladies all hungry for a taste of glory.

The Rumours are TRUE !!!

Its with great pleasure to announce that DAVE WHITE (Mighty White !) has Joined Seasprite Sports as Watersports Sales Manager.

Dave White

The journey of life never fails to amaze me with its never ending twists and turns. It only seems like yesterday I was flying out to RRD's Italian headquarters with Seasprite's Wouter Ardern - a trip that unknowingly would shape my future.
Having experienced the passion and commitment to watersports shared by the heads of these two companies, I'm delighted to have been invited to join in the Seasprite/RRD party.
I've always enjoyed the team spirit, and in many ways this feels like coming home. John Skye was a huge part of my past successes, while Jem Hall has been instrumental in the more recent ones. Now, with the combined experience of Seasprite's Jai Matthews and Wouter in the mix it not only adds up to a potent team to be part of but a fantastic way to see in 2012.

John Skye

Whitey is a great friend, but I have also had the chance to work with him in many different ways. In the beginning with Whiteboarders he was not only my sponsor but effectively my promoter. He's the master of pushing a brand and getting it not just noticed, but elevated. Since then he's worked at Boards as editor and turned the magazine into a top class read for everyone. In amongst all that he has designed websites, produced top class DVD's, won world titles, and snapped some quality pics. That's quite a few strings in his bow! And talking of strings, he kites pretty good too! I have no doubts in my mind that he will bring a huge amount to the RRD/Seasprite brand, both in the UK and globally. To be honest I can't wait to work with him again!

Roberto Ricci 

I am extremely happy to have Dave White joining the Seasprite team and representing the whole RRD collection in the UK. His passion and excitement for any new design development in windsurfing, SUP and kiteboarding make him the perfect man to represent in full the true RRD spirit and philosophy.
It's people like him that make our sport move forward and spread the right attitude towards the discovery of the ocean and our watersports, by either pushing the limits of performance or just sharing a moment of pleasure with friends and family.
We look forward to seeing Dave presenting the new RRD products in the UK for many years to come!
(P.S. I'm not superstitious by nature, but to be on the safe side I will not drive his van around the UK with him. Boards and sails have more 'value' than cars!)

Jem Hall

I'm really looking forward to working with Dave as he'll bring his world famous energy, passion and commitment to the Seasprite team. He has a wealth of experience, needs no introduction, and we all have a lot to learn from him.

First and foremost Dave loves to be in the water, and he very much likes to have quality products attached to his feet and hands. He's already enjoyed using our RRDs and Ezzys for a few years, and now he'll be getting the opportunity to play with even more of our toys. Bring on the mighty Whitey and let the good times roll!

Wouter Ardern

Speaking on behalf of the Seasprite team I'm thrilled that Dave White has chosen to continue his career in the windsurfing industry with us. Dave needs no introduction at work or at play – with his vast experience, passion, energy and love of watersports, Seasprite can only benefit and become stronger in its quest to become the UK's number one watersports provider. Welcome onboard Dave White, and let's get started!

This link says it all :
http://www.davewhite.me/news/2012/04-morethanwords/morethanwords.html

Higher Faster Stronger: THE video

Jem Hall's latest video comes courtesy of Dave White's fine camera work and editing and is from his recent Brazil Combo clinic. Lets hear what our very own coach and R & D man has to say on this:

'The Jeri, Brazil coaching clinic has been a very popular feature on my tour for the last couple of years so for 2011 I thought I would try something new by having a combo clinic. This entailed spending 4 days in Icaraizinho, enjoying the variety of water states on offer, a fun filled beach buggy trip north on day 5 to take us to the joys of Jeri (coacoara) where we then had another 4 day coaching clinic.'

'Icari certainly stepped up with the goods as it gives you a fantastic flat water lagoon at low tide for perfecting your early planing, stance, turns and tricks and then just a 100 metres upwind is an outside reef break which is great for jumping around high tide. I spent my time coaching on the water, giving debriefs and tips on dry land and also videoing the crew. I have to say that they fully went for it and were a joy to be with and gave me some of the best looping (crashes and success) footage I have ever had!'

'The beach buggy trip was amazing fun, with river crossings and drag racing, running repairs and Dave filming everything in site. My Brazilian Beauties loved this even more than I could ever imagine. Upon reaching Jeri the crew utilised the improvements they made in Icari to good effect in the more challenging conditions that joyous Jeri has to offer. It was here that the crew took their jumping up another level and added wave riding to their skill sets.'

'Most of the crew were staying in the fab Casa do John, where I have an apartment, and both the video de briefs and pool bombing sessions were very popular. The resorts are quite different and breaking them up with the buggy ride proved very popular and so I am following up on this and will be confirming details of this years Brazil clinic very soon. The one thing I would not recommend for your furry chaps though is having a Brazilian wax before 2 weeks of sailing and lots of time in wet shorts ....

Jems clinics for 2012 are selling, as ever, like proverbial hot cakes and International bookings are very welcome. Get your sailing to the next level whilst enjoying a fab holiday with Jem there to entertain and inspire you - http://www.jemhall.com/clinics.asp

Antoine Albeau high wind test - the video

First video with Antoine Albeau busy at Fos sur Mer saturday 14 of January with strong Mistral Wind...

A very good test session and a very good action on his new high wind weapons...

RRD X-FIRE LTD V4 action video

Check it out Finian Maynard in action on new RRD slalom weapons!

The revolution is here! RRD has developed the most exciting and performance driven range of slalom boards to ever hit the windsurfing market. The all-new X-Fire V4 sets a new standard in slalom sailing with the introduction of the 'TT Tail' ( stands for TORO TAIL ), the next generation of design concepts that will take the world by storm. A comprehensive design and testing program has produced 5 all-new designs that will be the market reference in 2012. One look at these racing machines and you will agree!

More info: CLICK HERE

EPISODE 6 - HOME SPOTS 2011 - by Fabrice Beaux

RRD International team rider Fabrice Beaux just released the 6th and final episode of his 2011 RRD VIDEO SERIES.

This time it's a sum up of his favorite home spots... Mokuleia (Oahu), Hookipa (Maui), Kingfisher (Philippines)...

The video features also a special content... check it out...

RRD FIRE MKII AVAILABLE SOON

A new introduction in the RRD sail program. A very demanded sail from RRD ”aficionados” willing to get some more power and speed when riding on fast boards. A great, powerful and stable sail that will allow you to use its lift in a very efficient way. Progressively increasing speed and instant accelerations after the jibes and tacks. A really tough contender to the most advanced camber induced sails.

CHECK IT OUT MORE INFO AND PICTURES: CLICK HERE