Friday, 13 May 2011

JULIEN KERNEUR JOINS RRD RACE KITEBOARDS

2010 PKRA Racing World Champion Julien Kerneur just joined the RRD
Family and from 1st of June he will start riding RRD RACING KITEBOARDS.
Julien came this tuesday to visit the RRD Head Office for a test session of RRD RACE Kiteboards and he decided to ride RRD RACE KITEBOARDS for his second part of the 2011.
The racing season has just  started and there are many interesting goals to reach, and for sure
Julien will be one of the big player on the international racing fields.

Roberto Ricci said:
"We're very happy to support and sponsor a such young and talented
racer, that shown us having not just a great skill on the water, but
great competence as well in board design and great sensibility in
tuning racing equipment!"

Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Report France Event - Seb Garat

Hi
After the 1st stop in Thailande, then Morroco, came the 3rd PKRA
event, only french stop for the Mondial du Vent, in Leucate.
The competition started on the 1st week end (23-24 mai) with the
trials with a south est wind. Then the Tramontane came on Monday, not
too strong on the 1st day. The weather conditions were perfect to ride
on 9, with 20 degrees. Pretty different from what we are used too here
in Leucate, with 45 knots and 10 degrees.
I advanced in the ladder till the 1/4 final before a rainstorm stopped
the competition for the day.
The day after, on tuesday, the Tram was stronger. Enough to ride
on 6m all the day. I started the morning against Youri Zoon in the 1/4
final, but Zoon took the advantage before to win the single elimination.
The double elimination has been run right after. I had a good
break to rest and to focused on the rest of the comp. I had to ride
first against my mate Tom Hebert. I did a good heat : lot of power
with clean and fast landings that gave me the win.
I should have make the same against Pastor in the next heat for a 6th
place, but I had a few more crashes, and he rode very good. I stopped
at the 7th place of this event.
Now we have a good break, and next PKRA event will be in Fuerte, in
August. In Between I will be busy with some national events, RRD
Meetings, French Championnship in July and other personal project.
Enjoy those few pics from the Morroco and France.

Update from a while back!

Morning
i was going through some Face Book messages and got a link to
dirtyhabits.org and it had a picture from a couple of months ago when
Roberto, Abel and my self were shooting at haakgat, it was a really
good day for the locals here in Cape Town i manged to skip school and
spend the day riding and shooting with the team! Abel and myself had
some really good waves and the boss taking some time of behind the
camera and catching some killers and the same time! we ended up riding
for most of the afternoon. but for me it wasn't all fun and games
after i lost my kite and got eaten a couple of times! Abel came and
grabbed me in front of the rocks and soon after the jet ski picked me
up. i got all my gear back in one piece with a little bit of a wake up
call!
but all and all we really had a good day of riding and shooting!
enjoy
Luke
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Roberto ricci designs: robertoriccidesigns.com

Update from South Africa!


Hey guys!
season has come to a end with the South Easter fading away at a rapid
pace! we have been lucky to have a couple of sessions with just the
locals around with some good waves and even better flat water. We have
been testing some boards here and there and we have a good result! On
saturday we had a nice run to Robin island about 8km off our coast
line! the reason we decided on going to the island is because there is
a annual swim from the island to Big Bay, but as we got there we ended
up helping the NSRI with a capsised boat.... it took me 10min to get
to the island roughly averaging 35-40km/h it was a really fun run we
took the adiction and the vision the four of us had a absoult blast.
Shaun Ronlaldson, Douglas van der Merwe, paul cameron and my self,
thanks for the epic ride stoked you could all join me!
ciao
Luke McGillewie

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Roberto ricci designs: robertoriccidesigns.com
Kustom footwear: kustomfootwear.com
Solrx: slowsun.co.za
CTI: .ossur.com

RRD Super Sup 7'11 in action in Italy


Italian rider Marco Bosi scored a good SUP session in his homespot
Castigliocello...
It seems SuperSup boards deliver great wave action...
More action to come...
stay tuned!!!

"3rd SARDINIA FREESTYLE GRAND PRIX" (PORTO LISCIA/COLUCCIA)

RRD Windsurf Club Porto Liscia/Coluccia,
will held from 2nd to 5th of June the third SARDINIA FREESTYLE GRAND
PRIX, third event of 2011 EFTP Championship.

Windsurf Club manager Steddu will be happy to welcome everybody in his
gorgeous Sardinia spot to taste some great conditions and great
freestyle as well!

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CIAO AMICI,
DAL 2 AL 5 GIUGNO 2011, ANCHE PER QUEST'ANNO AVREMO IL PRIVILEGIO DI
OSPITARE LA MASSIMA ESPRESSIONE IN CAMPO EUROPEO DEGLI ATLETI
FREESTYLE DI WINDSURF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VI ASPETTO NUMEROSI A PORTO LISCIA/COLUCCIA
A PRESTO
STEDDU!!!!!!!!!!!

Benj video

14 years old UK rider Benj Adern sent us a link to his edit about his
first kite trip to El Gouna, Egypt.
The edit sounds nice and the action too works pretty fine...
Very well done Benj,
a very good start, so far... keep riding!
Let's wait for your next edit!

KV 11 Update


Ciao to all RRD blog readers.
I have just returned from Maui to Europe after an excellent training
session since the first PWA event in Vietnam. Strong preparations were
made for the upcoming races and I hope that they will be a positive
development for the rest of the season.
The 2011 XF boards are performing very well in every condition, they
are the best set of boards I have had for many years, so the
excitement is there to make things happen this year. The range of the
new 112 and 135 I am racing right now is excellent and the 90 is also
performing at a very high level. The new full-carbon construction is
strong and light, worth the investment in my opinion. I have pounded
my boards for months on Maui in challenging conditions and I have not
had a single problem to date, so this is encouraging news. The
durability and light weight is there for everyone to try for themselves.
The goal for this season has not changed, I am aiming for the top, so
let's see what happens in the next PWA race in Korea, which starts on
May 14th. It is possible to tune in at pwaworldtour.com and see all
the action.
Good sailing, aloha, Finian

Monday, 9 May 2011

Skyeboy's Year 2010 - Part 3 NEW EDIT
















Skyboy re-edited his "Skyeboy's Year 2010 - Part 3" video.
Check it out since he did a great job!
Great action as well!
Well done Skyeboy!

Friday, 6 May 2011

RRD K-RACE TOUR ITALY - FREGENE EVENT IS INCOMING!

Second event of RRD K-RACE TOUR ITALY is incoming.
Our best italian rider Luca Marcis will be on the spot with all the latest RRD KITE collection ready to test.
As well, 4 k-Race boards and 4 Addiction will be ready to start AM races and enjoy light breeze and friendly competition. Stay tuned for pictures and results...
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RRD K-Race Tour 2011
SECONDA TAPPA
 7-8 MAGGIO - POINT BREAK FREGENE
FREGENE “LUNGOMARE DI LEVANTE” (RM)

Questo fine settimana si svolgerà a Fregene presso lo stabilimento Pointbreak di Pietro Pacitto la seconda tappa del RRD K-RACE TOUR 2011
Si tratta di un Tour di ben 11 tappe che ha lo scopo di far conoscere meglio al grande pubblico tutti i prodotto della collezione RRD ed in particolare le nuove tavole e ali da vento leggero, fra cui spiccano le tavole K-Race 65 e Addiction MKII, utilizzate sui campi di ragata nazionali e di Coppa del Mondo.

Testimonial d'eccezione della manifestazione sarà Luca Marcis, neo team rider RRD e fresco vincitore della prima tappa del Campionato Italiano Race, che sarà a disposizione di quanti partecipano per fornire consigli sul trim e sull'utilizzo di tavole e ali della gamma RRD, ed in particolare potrà essere un ottimo riferimento per quanti vorranno provare anche le nuove tavole RRD K-RACE 65.

Meteo e tempo permettendo, gli appassionati di race potranno cimentarsi nella disputa una gara amatoriale a battarie col materiale da Race su percorso semplificato.

Per maggiori info e aggiornamenti:
http://www.facebook.com/RRD.italia
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147026698696041
luca.marcis@robertoriccidesigns.com


 K-RACE Tour 2011
DEMO TEST COLLEZIONE RRD KITE 2011
INFO SECONDA TAPPA:
POINT BREAK FREGENE
PIETRO PACITTO · 339.6005324 · pointbreakfregene@hotmail.com

Thursday, 5 May 2011

FIASCO riding BARBADOS

Check it out Italia wave rider Mauro "Fiasco" Riccieri riding Barbados Waves on RRD Religion Kites and RRD surfboards.
The guy rips hard and hits always pretty heavily the lip!
GRANDE FIASCONE!

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

2011 RRD K-RACE TOUR ITALY - FIRST EVENT @ CESENATICO

Spot view


Luca starts rigging K-Race boards and Addiction kites

The work is done... time to wait for some wind!

Luca Marcis and his favorite toys


Beach Talking

Luca tests if 6-8 knots conditions were suitable

6-8 knots are enough to enjoy kiteboarding! 


Forecasts were not so promising for this first event of 2011 Italian K-Race Tour, but when something like 6 to 8 knots of wind shows up at the beach, was more than enough for Luca Marcis to launch his 16
Addiction MKII, grab a K-Race and plane at an impressive speed on the sea water surface just in front of the spot!

After this impressive view, many guys at the beach start putting on their wetsuits asking for an Addiction and a board to test. At the end of the day feed back were unanimous: this new equipment allows to
enjoy conditions that usually you neither thought being like suitable.
The hours and hours dedicated at the development of this equipment is more than evident and paid off!

The typical feed back after a session with the Addiction was: "It's unbelievable! It's perfect! Nothing to trim, and it's so easy to carry! It's the first time I use it and I feel like I always used it!
I'm stocked how quick is still improving the equipment!"
So at the end of the day, even if it was no possible to held any race, at least a couple of hours of good free test gave some new arguments for the classic beach talking you have on a kite spot during no wind
day!

Next event of the tour will be next week at Pointbreak Fregene.
For more info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147026698696041
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Le previsioni erano tutt'altro che allettanto per questa prima tappa del RRD K-RACE TOUR 2011, ma non appena qualcosa che assomigliava ad un alito di vento fra i 6 e gli 8 nodi si è maniestato sulla spiaggia di Cesenatico, gli animi di quanti erano venuti ad ammirare i nuovi giocattoli di casa RRD si sono ridestati. In un attimo Luca Marcis ha indossato muta, trapezio e casco con GoPro, ha alzato un Addiction 16, agguantato un K-RACE 65 e si è lanciato in acqua per verificare se le condizioni fossero praticabili.
Al vederlo sfercciare, molti di quelli che erano in spiaggia hanno cominciato ad indossare muta e trapezio, mettendosi in fila per provare un Addiction e una tavola. Alla fine della giornata i commenti
erano unanimi: questa nuova attrezzatura permette di godere anche di condizioni che generalmente non si pensava fossro nemmeno praticabili!
Tutte le ore dedicate allo sviluppo di questa attrezzatura stanno evidentemente dando i loro frutti!
Il tipico commento al termine della prova dell'addiction è stato: "E' incredibile! E' perfetto, non c'è bisogno di trimmare niente, è la prima volta che lo uso e mi sembra di averlo sempre utilizzato! Sono
davvero impressionato da quanto sia ancora veloce l'evoluzione dell'attrezzatura!"
Pertanto, anche se alla fine non si è riusciti ad organizzare nessuna gara, le quasi due ore passate in acqua a povare tavole e ali in condizioni a dir poco marginali hanno dato nunove argomentazioni da aggiungere alle chiacchiere da spiaggia che normalmente si scatenano durante giornate con condizioni come queste!

Appuntamento per la seconda tappa del K-Race Tour 2011 al Pointbreak
di Fregene.
Per maggiori informazioni: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147026698696041

Monday, 2 May 2011

Blond freestyle tricks from Bonaire

Check out some warm freestyle tricks from our blonde freestyler Arianne Aukes...


Well done Arianne!

Pascal Tosselli training Session


Pascal Tosselli training Session (Jaï à Marignane France).
Avril 2011 RRD XFIRE V3 90 LTD

check it out!!!

Abel in kitespain

Hola.

Here is the last Kitespain Mag. I wrote the editorial talking about my
favorite wave, the photo is a nice backside session with the Pescado.

1°Trofeo River Sea Sup Water Race

LA PRIMA GARA STAGIONALE DI CAMPIONATO ITALIANO SUP FISURF!

Il 7 e 8 maggio 2011 ,  Fiumaretta di Ameglia in Provincia di La Spezia, paesino collocato tra fiume e mare ai piedi delle Alpi Apuane, ospiterà presso lo stabilimento balneare “Arcobaleno”. il 1°Trofeo River Sea Sup Water Race.
Una due giorni di promozione  dedicata al SUP.
Due giorni all’insegna del divertimento e delle competizioni sportive. Un appuntamento da sfruttare per  tutti i produttori e importatori del settore , che  potranno esporre e far provare la loro gamma SUP 2011.
Tutte le competizioni previste sia nella giornata di Sabato che in quella di Domenica sono strutturate con: percorso AMATORIALE e percorso COMPETITIVO. Tutti potranno partecipare dando sfogo alla loro carica agonistica  confrontandosi in percorsi fattibili e divertenti.

per maggiori info:
http://www.supmania.it/?p=1140

Premiere Planetblow Santa Cruz

Good news !

http://americanwindsurfingtour.com/2011/04/27/planet-blow-to-premier/

Finaly a french movie goes U.S. :)

Kind regards

Sylvain

Friday, 29 April 2011

Vesuvio Obsession

Peppe Esposito sent us some cool landscape from Naples...

Really coool

John Skye: Morocco Wave Camp - Places still available

For the last couple of years we have run a Wave Camp in Morocco and
seem to have scored amazing conditions every time. Hopefully that will
continue this year and to be honest I cant wait to get out there
again. Its a great spot that suits most levels of wave sailor, from
those getting used to waves for the first time, right through to
Boujma style triple loopers! A few places have become available for
the 2nd week, which will run from the 29th May to the 5th June. So if
anyone fancies some top sailing, with plenty of like minded
wavesailors and some top tips thrown in too, check out the full
details at www.oceansource.net and book it up.

Thursday, 28 April 2011

LUCA MARCIS INTERVIEW

As predicted yesterday, here we are with an interview to Luca Marcis, Italian team rider providing good vibes and tips about RRD Racing Kite quiver...

check it out!