News Headlines – Mon 30th
PM Update - Diony Gaudagnino Escapes, Polkerris Gets Stormy and Chasing The Dream...
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Maui in the eyes of an intern
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HOT has arrived in California, now all we need is wind!
After a long and not very restful night on AA14 it is great to be sat at the Whale City Bakery in Davenport catching a few well deserved minutes of rest. The good news is that all 7 gear bags full of demo gear arrived safely and all we need now is some wind, at the moment (11:11am) we have a light and cool onshore breeze, people here are telling me that the wind picked at 4pm yesterday so I am
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Maui in the eyes of an intern
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Julien Bontemps tastes gold in the Semaine Olympique Française 2012
Julien Bontemps and Moana Delle have taken the Semaine Olympique Française, at Hyeres, in a dramatic finish during the RS:X windsurfing medal races.
Delle, from Germany, took the gold taste from the mouth of Maja Dziarnwoska and Charline Picon. "I love Hyères! I am very excited with my week, I had lots of fun racing in these conditions", said the enthusiastic young German.
"I am going to the Olympic Games for the first time and I am happy to see I can win this event and have good speed in the breeze."
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News Headlines – Mon 30th
AM Update - All the latest from Podersdorf, Pritchard in Punta San Carlos, Don't Stop Believing, LiveChat with Paskowski, coaching with GetWindsurfing and more...
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PWA Podersdorf/Austria Day 3
Single Elimination completed
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PWA Podersdorf Update and Gollito takes the Single
Action, action, action! PWA Podersdorf has been on fire this weekend…
It’s been a busy couple of days, with incredible tow-in qualifier sessions at night and the completion of the first round of the PWA Freestyle contest during the day. Light gusty winds have plagued the contest but the single elimination was finally complete yesterday afternoon. The winner, Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo, sealed the deal with some impressive moves, check out the short video clip below.
Close behind, Taty Frans put in a great performance to take second place and in the losers final Kiri Thode came third, whilst Steven Van Broeckhoven took fourth. Whilst the sailors are on standby for the double elimination be sure to check out some of the highlight pictures on the PWA website – HERE.
Looking forward, here is today’s highlights; at 19.00 local Austrian time we have Andre Paskowski here on Boards for our LiveChat. Following this will be the final showdown of the Chiemsee EFPT Tow-In Championships. Set to be the most impressive display of freestyle moves in tow-in history, we can expect big action. Check out the report from last night by clicking HERE and be sure to follow the action on EFPT Live ticker tonight at 20.30 Austrian time by clicking HERE.
Photo credits – JC
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LiveChat with Andre Paskowski – Tonight!
The Pro windsurfer and producer of ‘Minds Wide Open’ will be answering your questions this evening…
Following the great success of the LiveChats with Antoine Albeau, Josh Angulo, Francisco Goya and Marcilio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne, we are happy to announce that the next windsurf superstar under the grill will be Andre Paskowski.
Tonight, from 6pm (BST), simply click onto the Boards hompeage for your chance to ask Andre anything and everything you want! Will he return to competition? What is the next big movie project? Who is going to win the title this year? The choice is yours!
Our man on the ground at the PWA Surf World Cup, Andre will be available for one hour only, prior to the finals of the EFPT tow-in championships… If you’ve not been following the proceedings, be sure to head to the EFPT Facebook page for up-to-the-second updates.
Big tow-in action from Austria. Pic: JC/PWA
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Rapanui Collection 2012
The eco-brand launch their new summer collection and talk us through some of sustainable technologies used in production…
With a string of awards already tucked away for their innovative ‘traceablility maps’, Rapanui are continuing to produce fresh designs with minimum impact to the environment. The traceability maps allow you to see where every material used in a particular product has come from, where it is turned into clothing and how it finally reaches the shop shelf. From ‘Seed to Shop’ as they call it.
The Rapanui supply chain, on view for everyone
For 2012, the brand has pushed forward with some new innovations, including a new type of eco Fabric derived from Eucalyptus which has been billed “the most eco-friendly man-made fibre in the world.” As well as using friendly fibres, Rapanui are pressing on with their Eco-Labelling Initiative. Designed to allow people to shop responsibly with minimum fuss, the initiative would label clothes from A-G, allowing you to trace the origins of every product and decide if you want to support the producers.
The Ecolabelling initiative in affect
For further details, head to the Rapanui website HERE. Check out some of the 2012 summer collection in all it’s glory below…
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