New kids on the block!
Youngster Nik van den Eerenbeemt is ripping with Unifiber gear in Aruba.....
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New kids on the block!
Youngster Nik van den Eerenbeemt is ripping with Unifiber gear in Aruba.....
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Kai Katchadorian Picks up Boards for Finland
Our good friend Kai Katchadorian is off to Finland to meet up with his girl and get some fun surf and sailing. Here is he picking up his new carbon rail 6'4" and three custom carbon rail boards for friends. Have an awesome trip!
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Kai Katchadorian Picks up Boards for Finland
Our good friend Kai Katchadorian is off to Finland to meet up with his girl and get some fun surf and sailing. Here is he picking up his new carbon rail 6'4" and three custom carbon rail boards for friends. Have an awesome trip!
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Ben Proffitt #1
UKWA Rhosneigr, North Wales
Result: 1st.. Wahooo.... get in!! Rhossy was firing too...
I won.. yeahhhaaa.. wahooooo... Fanny bloody tastic...
It was the 2nd round of the UKWA British wave tour this weekend and I managed to take home the win against some good opposition!!!
Rhossy is my home spot (2hr drive.. haha) and it was firing so it felt really good to come away with the win!
I have to be honest as well... after we'd scored it so good in Ireland last week I thought there was no chance of it happening again!! ...even on the Wednesday before the event i thought there was no chance! But how wrong could i have been... Rhossy delivered some awesome conditions and it was firing!!!
It was good in the morning.. 4.0m weather and built through the day. By midday i was on 3.7m and pretty stacked... and waves were getting on between logo to mast as the tide filled in!!
I've been waiting for a Rhossy comp like this for ages... we've been unlucky in the past but we definitely scored it this time.. so anyone who missed out... unlucky!!! Just check the pics and video on Boardseeker.com when they update it this week... you'll be gutted!!
The comp was really tight... I knew i was in with a chance of winning but also knew another 5 people could also take the title!!
My biggest heat of the day was against Skyeboy in the semi... he sails really really good on port tack so i knew i was going to have to sail well... luckily I did!!!
I managed to get 2 good waves with takas on the end of both of them... which i think just edged me ahead on a 2:1 decision... at last a bloody 2:1 decision went my way!!! ....it definitely felt good to have a decisions go my way for once!!
I was pretty surprised to be in the final with fellow Quatro riding Hancock as it's not his preferred tack... but he's a slippery customer and took down Horrocks in the semi!!! I have to be honest it would have been cool to have 2 Rhossy boys in the final but it just wasn't to be!!
So it was the 2 Quatro boys in the final... The conditions were perfect and i felt really at home in the conditions. I sailed a pretty solid heat and kit was really working well... 4.0 icon and my trusty 75 twin fin.... I nailed all my jumps and got some good waves... although i was gutted not to nail my wave 360 as i had the perfect section... never mind just how it goes sometimes!!
I got back to the beach to everyone saying.. 'In the bag my son' ...Shit... that usually is the kiss of death so I was relieved when i finally had the official word!!!
Wahoooooooooooo... Bloody feels good winning on your home patch!!!
So a big congrats has to go to everyone that turned up and made it such a good competition... cheers!!!
Forgot to mention Simmer also took home the Masters (35+) title with local boy (man) Nigel Treacy!!!
- BEN PROFFITT K-800
Results:
1st: Ben Proffitt
2nd Jamie Hanock
3rd: Phil horrocks
4th John Skye
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Ben Proffitt scores in Ireland
I've just got back from the first UK wave event in Brandan bay, Ireland.. it was a wicked event with over 40 people entered. We had some superb conditions and some absolutely wild conditions.. with gust over 50knots and mast + high waves!!
The gear was working really well and I had a good event finishing 3rd in the double elimination... also 3rd in the expression session!
-Ben Proffitt K-800
Overall Results:
1st Jamie Hannock
2nd John Skye
3rd Ben Proffitt
4th Andy King
5th Phil Horrocks
pics attached: credit: simon crowther
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Edvan Souza in Dahab
You don´t get much more fire than with Edvan Souza (BRA-250), he sure shows it on the water. At the moment Edvan is in Dahab training for the upcoming EFPT event i Sardinia.
" Dahab is a wonderful place, the water is beautiful and the wind is super reliable. This is excellent training grounds for freestyle. I´m feeling really confident with my sailing and I´m looking forward to the next EFPT event. "
- EDVAN SOUZA BRA-250
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Andreas Olandersson S-66 injured
Swedish badboy Andreas Olandersson blew his knee last week during a classic session:
" After training in Capetown all winter I was feeling super confident, this was going to be my year! But man how wrong was I... One of the first days sailing back home, a poorly landed forward and I blow my knee. What a freakin´disappointment!! Now I´m putting all my energy into rehab and hopefully I´ll be back on the water in 8-10 weeks; more psyched than ever! "
- Andreas Olandersson
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West Coast Trip #4
Spanish Castle Magic...
Or at least it felt like it, Tom kept playing that Hendrix song and it only seemed fitting that we would catch some magic today at Arroyo Laguna. Great day, not the biggest of swell, but one of the most fun waves I have ridden in a long time. More people today, found the local sailors to be real cool, and fun to hang with. Brian Caserio graced us with his presence, and hung out in the break snapping some shots. (he also went kiting, but we'll forgive him.) Memories of the incredible Hulk twin that he killed the west coast on will be forever etched in my mind. Speaking of which, got to ride my twin today and it worked beautifully in those waves. Had a blast, thanks to Jeff for hookin us up with the Big Sur bars, that saved my ass and fueled me for a second sesh. Damn good too! Driving back up to the Bay for the night, and then maybe Santa Cruz area tomorrow. Thanks to all that let us rock your homespot today, had a great time.
-WHIT POOR
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West Coast Trip #3
Arrived at Jalama State Beach at about 4:30 in the evening to one of the windiest days I have seen in a long time. I think the average was 35 for a while, gusting to 40. We rigged as fast as possible and ran to the water. Meanwhile you have to make it through the heavy shorebreak that Jalama is famous for. Tom got caught by a heavy one on the inside and took the trailing edge of the fin on his shin. When I asked him what happened, he just said "damn man, I'm just glad I didn't break a mast" Went to bed feeling a little flustered, wordering what tomorrow would bring.
Woke up at 9, got some stretching in, saw that conditions were looking a little less fierce. Rigged up and had a pretty fun session. Broke camp at 12, headed into Lompoc so that we can get Tom some stitches and are on our way to Arroyo Laguna for the evening session.
-WHIT POOR
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