Jakub Kosmowski’s Tarifa training
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It's already half way through my training time in Tarifa. Until now we have really different conditions. First week was something that Tarifa didn't see in a long time. Levante wind blew up to 67 knots. Well, 90 liters freestyle board and a smallest sail like 4.0 is not the best choice but when the wind dropped a little bit I could go in a straight line.
Second week was a little bit more close to what we are used to. Most of the time I was using my 4.5 and a 5.1 sails. Now we are going to the second half of the trip and hopefully the wind is back cause last few days we had only waves.
My scheduled arrival in Poland is for the 27th of April but I don't know if I can go back to Poland if the whole cloud situation in Europe stays on. This is not the best option because the first event in Podersdorf starts on the 30th of April.
All the best,
JakubKosmowski POL-1288
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Jakub Kosmowski’s Tarifa training
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It's already half way through my training time in Tarifa. Until now we have really different conditions. First week was something that Tarifa didn't see in a long time. Levante wind blew up to 67 knots. Well, 90 liters freestyle board and a smallest sail like 4.0 is not the best choice but when the wind dropped a little bit I could go in a straight line.
Second week was a little bit more close to what we are used to. Most of the time I was using my 4.5 and a 5.1 sails. Now we are going to the second half of the trip and hopefully the wind is back cause last few days we had only waves.
My scheduled arrival in Poland is for the 27th of April but I don't know if I can go back to Poland if the whole cloud situation in Europe stays on. This is not the best option because the first event in Podersdorf starts on the 30th of April.
All the best,
JakubKosmowski POL-1288
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Dario Ojeda E-211 video
Check Dario Ojeda E-211 scoring a nice lightwind day with starboardtack at Las Salinas, Pozo.
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Last orders and stag w’end
A very good morning to you and a belated happy Easter. What a difference a bit of wind and sun makes and these longer nights are just fab hey.
This letter will urge you to book the last few places on clinics for the year, tell you the low down on my Cape Town and El Tur trips and inform of you what is coming up for the big bald yoda.
A new feature to these letters, and thanks to Edward @ Herringbone and Coxy @ Big Salty Weather, is that you can now click on the pics and see them in a bigger size - yay. Not sure if you want to see the crotch squeeze laydown any bigger though?? : )
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Last orders and stag w’end
A very good morning to you and a belated happy Easter. What a difference a bit of wind and sun makes and these longer nights are just fab hey.
This letter will urge you to book the last few places on clinics for the year, tell you the low down on my Cape Town and El Tur trips and inform of you what is coming up for the big bald yoda.
A new feature to these letters, and thanks to Edward @ Herringbone and Coxy @ Big Salty Weather, is that you can now click on the pics and see them in a bigger size - yay. Not sure if you want to see the crotch squeeze laydown any bigger though?? : )
ROLL UP, ROLL UP:
Last few places in Rhodes, June 9th for intermediates and June 30th for loopers.
June 16th may have a small space too. Sept. 8th NOW SOLD OUT!
Mauritius on Sept 22nd has space too.
PSC / Baja, Ireland, Jeri / Brazil - SOLD OUT till further notice.
CALL SPORTIF ON +44 (0)1273 844919 / info@sportif.travel
Contact me for more details
Cape of Joy:
Back in Jan/Feb I had my usual sojourn to Cape Town and it was amazing. Thanks to martin Sellars for being the co-pilot and wave brother as we covered alot of miles and sailed everywhere. I got my first sail at Elands Bay and also climbed up Lions head which scared the s**t out of me but probably inspired me to re-learn how to push loop.
It was great to hook up with Skyeboy and do some testing for RRD and of course hang out with Don Roberto Ricci himself. We were joined on many of the beaches by El Toro Clive Boden and Kyle McGinn who both put some video footage together on MPORA
You can read the travel article by Sophie and I on Cape Town, called 2 Oceans - 2 sides, in the fantastic Boards mag March Edition and you can also now view my old wannabe wavesailor technique articles too : )
EL TUR:
After a busy month or so in the office it was off to El Tur for my first clinic of the year and it was very international in feel. Thanks to my Austrian, 2 Dutch, 4 Irish and 6 British peops for making it such a fab week and for working so hard.
We had about 4 days of planing and 2 of light wind training which was perfect. First gybes were made, stances got faster but sorry boys the girls improved the most : )
Thanks to Phil, Dan and Danielle for being excellent hosts and for getting me some of the great pics you can see right here.
Gareth also has some more pictures here.
FLICKS
Their are so many good movies on the old interweb now but for a bit of reflection check out John Skye's movies on Mpora and of course the loop movie that he and I made, and for added inspiration El Toro's loop story is pure class. If you are not gagging to loop after these then you never will be!!
EVENTS:
Not only do we have National windsurf week on May 1 - 9 but now we have World Windsurf week, so get involved and spread the love and joy of windsurfing far and wide please.
May also sees the start of the Uk wave comps and a new dawn has come with the BWA now in charge their has never been a better time to do your first amateur event. Its fun and you will learn loads and will it ever focus you!
We have the National Windsurf festival in September and I am proud to announce that I will be there so come down and have a chat and race a round a few buoys. Also throughout the year the BSA are having lots of slalom events and with a big focus on fun races and masterblasters, alongside this their are now lots of local slalom clubs so get involved as going fast never went out of fashion.
Well, I am now off to my stag weekend so wish me luck and if you see me in Wales somewhere naked and with no eyebrows do more than say 'bend your back leg.' My best man said 'no body gets out of here alive,' sounds ominous so I bid you Au revoir, hopefully. Sophie and I are getting married in May and we are very excited.
Before the wedding I will be in Mouthwatering Moulay for my first wave clinic there, cue wigs and Moroccan tea for our big night out.
Ta Ta for now and a huge thanks to all of you for booking up past and present, this has been my fastest and biggest sales year ever for clinics and that is alot down to your support and word of mouth promotion. Keep this coming and it is great to see so many new customers from all around the globe.
Passion, love and commitment,
Jem
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Ps check out Boardseeker for a new batch of technique video clips in the coming months
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Rudy Castorina scores Jaws
That day until now turn out to be the closing session for the Pe'ahi season, Hawaiian name of the little bay across from Jaws. I flew in the night before from the Caribbean, as i arrived, still sleepy from the plane, i check my local voicemail and had a message from my friend:
" Tomorrow should be good for Peahi !! Let's go !! Are you into it???
Allright lets see what it looks like, but for sure !!! "
The next day here we are, rigging on the ski with at least 30 knots, Huge chops, and my 4.7 mission X downhauled to the max. Rigging on the jetski in those conditions, is a Mission !!! Some waves were just huge chops that even my jaws board coudn't handle, in between those it was possible to find some clean faces. It turn out to be a session of good drops, and not much waveriding, but always so much thrill and so much fun !!!
I was happy to be back at home straight into action !!!
Aloha
Rudy Castorina
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Kiani tuning up in Maui
Maui has been firing for slalom the last few weeks. I have sailed significantly less waves and totally “slalomed” it out. Every single sail in the SCR range has been out getting worked. After spending around a week on 5,5 and 6,2, the wind let go a bit and let me spend some time on the 7,0 and 7,8 in medium winds. And the last few days have given me the chance to play around with my 8,6 and 9,5 in pretty light winds.
The significant difference of the SCR sails is the low end “GRUNT” giving you acceleration out of the jibes, down a wave, up a wave, just whenever. While still holding on super powered, you feel how the sail does the work for you with new light top materials and general lighter feeling. I just love them.
I have turned my attention more towards jibing now and real life racing situations. With about a month to go for the first PWA worldcup in Korea, it is time to bring in other facts than just blasting out and in. With a mobile course consisting of whatever I found in the supermarket, I now have buoys on the water racing with the guys here. And I can tell some hours are getting clocked on the water. With a training log that says over 80 hours on the water, I feel the form coming and slowly getting prepared for the season.
The forecast still looks good, but I am now going to rest a bit and do some wavesailing before I start on the last part of my training on Maui. When that is finished, it is back to Denmark to sail a bit in the lakes for some more lightwind training.
All I can say is that I feel I have the right tools to make things happen out there, so I am just super psyched to get out there racing.
Check some photo´s from my daily training here on Maui, and you will see how much attitude the new SCR´s throw on the water.
Greetings from Maui
Kurosh Kiani
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SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE JOINS CHIA CLASSIC
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE HAS DECIDED TO BE PARTNER OF CHIA CLASSIC, A GREAT COMPETITION PRO-AM OF WATER SPORTS FROM MAY 2TH TO 8TH 2010
Chia, Sardinia, March 2010,
Surfrider Foundation Europe” – a non profit
organization, dedicated to defending, saving, improving and managing in a
sustainable manner the ocean, coastline, waves and the people who enjoy
them – will be partner of the 20th edition of Chia Classic from 2th to 8th of
May.
Organized by the Italian sport and cultural association Wave Sardegna,
this great competition will gather professionals and amateurs around different
water sports such as Surf, Windsurf, Kitesurf and Sand-up Paddling.
" For the 20 years anniversary of the Chia Classic, I would like to do an
International event PRO-AM. The invited PROs will play for the
SARDINIA WATERMAN trophy and will be able to move in different sides of
Cagliari Province. The amateurs will play for the equipment and for the glory
of the CHIA CLASSIC. They will be divided in ‘age group’, from kids to
Grand Masters. They can use the equipment provided or use their own.
Disciplines listed are: Surfing (Longboard, shortboard, body-board),
Windsurfing (slalom, free style and natural Course, Old Windsurfer team
Racing and Match Race), Kitesurf (Natural Course), Stand up paddling
(Wave and Slalom). One thing is for sure: Everybody is going to enjoy the
beauty of Sardinia and will be playing together after 6 pm, at the parties and
exhibits in the old Windsurfer spirit ”, says Pietro Porcella, president of Wave
Sardegna.
On Saturday 8th, 9.30, the final day of the event will start with a big beach
cleanup organised by Surfrider Foundation with the help of Wave Sardegna.
Surfrider will provide tools and pedagogic materials in order to raise
awareness about the macro-waste issue. This cleanup is organised in the
framework of the Surfrider Cleanups that gather several thousands of
people each year across the world.
Such a partnership focuses on this fact: water-activity practitioners are the
first to notice the coastal pollutions. Indeed, more and more surfers are
seeing their playing field damaged by macro-wastes. That’s why
Surfrider Foundation Europe collaborates with Wave Sardegna to display this
message:
HELP US KEEP THE OCEAN CLEAN!
More information about:
www.surfrider.eu
www.initiativesoceanes.org
Chia Classic>>
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Klaas Voget at Hookipa
Here are some photos from todays action at Ho'okipa. We are scoring some really nice conditions here in the moment and another massive swell is on it’s way.
All the best from Maui,
Klaas Voget G-4
www.klaasvoget.com
Thanks to Femke Geestmann for the photos.
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Calle Nyberg at Hookipa
Simmer's videographer, Calle Nyberg took the opportunity in between shoots to tear it up at Ho'okipa. He's got some Polakow-style aerial action happening.
Nice one Calle!
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