MFC Promo video
MFC has put together a quite nice promotion clip featuring their riders and some great action shots. Enjoy!
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MYSTIC PERU
MYSTIC PERU
Diony Guadagnino produced this clip for his sponsor Mystic from a trip to Peru.
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SANLLEHY BROTHERS IN CHILE
SANLLEHY BROTHERS IN CHILE
Catalan wave sailor Aleix Sanllehy has recovered from a back injury and joined brother Eric on a pre PWA Season training trip to Chile.
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2013 Goya Quad 84 Custom Pro
2013 Goya Quad 84 Custom Pro Test Review Report
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The Custom Quad is Goya’s focused hard-core wave board line, available in six sizes ranging from 68 up to 104 litres. The range remains unchanged for 2013.
AT-A-GLANCE
A compact outline, with a narrow pintail and plenty of width through the middle extends forward into a wide nose. The deck is flat and it has excellent dual density pads along with quality MFC footstraps fitted. The underside features double concaves that blend into vee in the tail and it has a decent amount of rocker in the nose, with a slight kick in the tail. The quad fin cluster is a (Maui Fin Co.) MFC QS300 setup, consisting of two 9cm mini Tuttle box fins at the front and two 15cm US box fins at the back. The Custom Pro construction has extra carbon reinforcement patches on the rails, as well as under the mast track and footpads.
PERFORMANCE
With plenty of width around the mast foot and well-distributed volume the Goya 84 Quad is very stable and quick to lift onto the plane and tracks very smoothly. The sailing position in-the-straps is extremely comfortable with the soft pads underfoot helping to deliver a great level of control and an easy ride in all conditions. Getting around the break is no hassle as it points up-wind very well and, off the wind, is quick – perfect for jumping. In the air it’s easy to control and always lands comfortably. On the wave there’s a real surfing-style feel and plenty of grip from the quad fins in all sizes of surf – you can really lay the rail in the turn and carve it as hard as you like to hit any type of section.
THE VERDICT
The Goya Custom Quad is a very versatile board that excels in a range of true wave-riding conditions. If carving up walls of water is your main focus and you want a board that can tear it up wherever you go then this is the one for you.
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2013 Quatro LS Quad 90 Premium
2013 Quatro LS Quad 90 Premium
2013 Quatro LS Quad 90 Premium Test Review Report
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The Quatro Quad LS is Levi Siver’s signature quad fin model designed to go anywhere and do anything. Sitting in the range alongside the Thruster model (tested last issue) it’s intended to offer slightly more grip for bigger, faster surf. This is a new shape for 2013 and is available in sizes from 72L right up to 110L.
AT-A-GLANCE
With a rounded nose with a round pintail, this is one of the longer boards on the test and it also has plenty of width across the middle as well as in the nose. The deck is quite flat and it has deep cushioned footpads as well as quality MFC (Maui Fin Co.) straps fitted. The bottom features double concaves through the middle, that blend into vee in the tail and there’s a moderate amount of rocker in the nose and tail. It comes with a MFC QS-350 quad fin set-up that consists of two 9cm Mini-Tuttle fins, along with two 16cm US fins in the back. The Premium construction is claimed to be lightweight and highly durable and this model was the lightest on test despite its extra length and volume. (All weights quoted inclusive of straps and fins.)
PERFORMANCE
It feels quite voluminous, as you’d expect for 90L but the float is well-packed as the board doesn’t feel big underfoot. It lifts smoothly and planes early, with a well-planted and tracked ride. From the straps it’s very comfortable thanks to the thick pads that cushion the ride. It grips well through carves and holds its speed through the bottom turn in larger waves. Off the top this quad gives good options for a variety of manoeuvres – from looser smacks and hacks to high-speed full-rail cutbacks. It’s very adept in the air and the cushioned pads soften any big landings.
THE VERDICT
The Quatro Quad LS is very capable in all conditions but it definitely favours the bigger and better surf, particularly fast sideshore conditions, where it really excels and has the edge over the Thruster LS, which is slightly better in bumpier or smaller side-onshore waves.
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Kai Lenny : Maui, Hawaii
At the young age of 20, Kai Lenny has already become an outstanding athlete in a range of watersports including windsurfing, kitesurfing, surfing, stand up paddle and tow surfing. He is strongly passionate and fully committed to his water-centric life and has recently shown himself to be a stand out at paddle surfing some of [...]
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Levi Siver : Maui, Hawaii
This week we met with Levi Siver on the north shore of Maui for a face to face interview and amongst other things we discussed his role in Quatro, his beliefs and secret spots he’d like to go to. Originally hailing from Idaho, he moved to Maui with his parents and his brother Luke when [...]
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GOYA / QUATRO / MFC HEADQUARTERS VISIT ON MAUI
The fifth of December 2012. In the Netherlands where I live all people celebrate ‘Sinterklaas‘ (like Santa) and give each other presents. This day I visited the Goya/Quatro/MFC flagship store in Haiku (Maui) and I felt like a kid entering the biggest candy store in the world! From the outside the building looks very simple and even a bit shabby but when you enter it you experience a very nice and well organised windsurf store.
In fact Goya, Quatro and MFC (Maui Fin Company) are different brands but they collaborate and combine their specialities/secrets as a team under one roof. Pascal Bronnimann (born in Switzerland) is the sales manager for Quatro International and Goya Windsurfing and also founding member of +H2O (clean water project). He’s probably the first one you meet when you enter the store and can tell you everything about the brands he’s representing. When I visited the store Keith Teboul and Francisco Goya were upstairs in their offices. Keith, the revolutionary board shaper and rider, was just about to leave to catch some waves. A good thing to know that these guys are on the water whenever they can. Not only for testing but also for having a good time. I saw Keith ripping the waves at Hookipa the day before and it was impressive to see him riding the waves with his radical style. Francisco (the always smiling windsurf legend) took some time and offered me a tour through the building.
When you enter the store it looks like a regular store with boards, sails, fins and accessories but there are some special (and some hidden) rooms in this building. To begin with the Goya sail design room with a big table to put the sails on and all kind of colourful elements for designing a sail from top to bottom. I think in this room the first Goya sails saw the light!
On the right side of the building you find the Quatro board range over the years. Quatro boards had a lot of custom paintings on them in the early years. Keith Teboul shaped boards for Kauli Seadi (2005 World Champion) and many other pro riders whose names must remain anonymous because they officially sail for other brands.
The Quatro shape room, here they produce the custom boards for clients and also prototypes for a new board range. A really cool thing is that there’s a big glass window in the shop connected to this shape room so you can actually see the shaper being busy if you’re in the shop!
In the shop there are also some Quatro prototypes, not even painted yet but good for testing what shape works best for you. On some pictures of Jimmie Hepp you see these unpainted boards on the waves of Hookipa. An ideal location to test these raw beauties.
Okay, back to the Goya side of the shop. I asked Francisco which boards are better, the Goya’s or the Quatro’s? He answered: “Of course the Goya’s are better!” Eehm, maybe not the best question to ask the man himself 
He showed me that if you ride a quad board in lighter wind conditions you can only use the two big fins in the back fin slots of the board. Don’t forget to close the empty fin slots.
So you ride it as a twin fin for earlier planing, a bit more speed and a skatier feeling. So quad guys, don’t be lazy with light winds and try this fin setting at your home spot!
All Goya and Quatro boards are equipped with high quality MFC fins. These fins are designed by Pio Marasco, a passionate fin shaper (since 1986). His vision is to contribute the best fins to the market. MFC counts 13 World Championships titles for different brands and riders.
Goya also has a sail range, lets have a look at their wave sails: the five batten Guru Pro (control wave) and Eclipse Pro (power wave) and the new superlight four batten Banzai Pro (quad wave). The four batten Banzai Pro has a massive range of use and is also suitable for the somewhat heavier sailor. For the kids who like to sail in nuclear storms the four batten Storm Pro is a good option (2.5 – 3.0 – 3.5 – 4.0). A good thing is that Goya is focussing on developing gear using sustainable materials for the windsurfing industry so the environmental impact will be less in the future.
The board shaping room. Man build custom boards and prototypes are born in this room. The floor feels a bit sticky
Shaping the board out of foam. This is the place where the boards are carefully tweaked and fine tuned. The Goya PRO boards use Corecell™ foam to increase stiffness and reduce the weight of the boards’ composite structures.
The paint room. In this room the ‘white’ boards are equipped with paint or being air-brushed with graphics. After that the stickers, non-slip and deck pads get added.
Francisco showed me a custom painted board, the artwork was done by ‘Nano’.
In recent years, they won a number of awards and trophies in their windsurf careers. You can see them around the shop.
One thing is for sure: these guys know what they’re doing and I think they’re far ahead of the competition. The combination of excellent board shapes, high quality materials and outstanding graphics is a sure hit. You can feel their dedication and passion for the sport, they’re not just salesmen doing it for the money. I can’t wait to test one of their boards and if you’re on the island of Maui I highly recommend visiting this Goya/Quatro/MFC store in Haiku (if there’s no wind of course).
Store hours: everyday from 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM.
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Kevin Pritchard : US 3
Look up windsurfing on wikipedia.com and you’ll find Kevin Pritchard listed under ‘International Stars’ and that’s because Kevin is, without doubt, one of the best all-round sailors in windsurfing having won a countless amount of champion titles since he turned professional at 18. One of the highlights of his career has to be in 2000 when he won his first PWA World Wave championship and at the same time defeated Bjorn Dunkerbeck who was 11 times world champion.
Kevin is based in Maui and helps run Pritchard Windsurfing alongside his brother Matt who runs windsurf clinics.
Other than windsurfing, Kevin is also a talented photographer and is a part of Maui Nerd Productions, a video production company. You may well recognise the name if you watched any of the great videos from the American Windsurfing Tour last year or some of the recent ones from Santa Cruz earlier this month.
Reading through Kevin’s interview you get a small insight into who he is and also his quirky sense of humour but above all else it’s awesome to see yet another windsurfer express satisfaction in how they’ve lived their life thus far as well as the importance of family and their support.
The Basics:
Name: Kevin Pritchard
Age: 22 (Sofie: hhhmmmm! Typo Kevin?! 
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Nationality: USA
Status: Taken
Where are you currently based? Maui
Sponsors: Starboard, Ezzy, Dakine, Camaro, MFC, Pritchard Windsurfing
Why are you so passionate about windsurfing? It is all I know
Most visited website? Vimeo
Three words you believe describe you: Quiet, Calm, Resevered
Three words that others might use to describe you: Jerk, Introvert, Old School.
A phrase or motto you live by: Love your work and you will never work a day in your life
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What was for breakfast this morning? Coffee and toast
If you could have dinner with one person, dead or alive, who would it be and why? Right now it would be my girlfriend. I haven’t seen her in months!
If you were a superhero, which power would you want to have? Your saying I am not one??
You’re going on a windsurfing trip to a desert island, other than your windsurf gear, what 3 things do you take with you? Camera, Slider,Tripod, is there anything else?
Favorite movie? Favorite song? Lifecycles, M83
What one thing can you not live without (non-windsurfing related!) Internet
Favorite place to eat. Moms house
When you travel what don’t you leave home without? Passport
If your life story was being made into a movie, who would play your role? And who would be your leading lady? Don’t know many actors
Who would you like to sit next to on a long haul flight? My girlfriend, we are always traveling but it has been over a year since we have traveled together on a long haul flight
You have four dinner guests, what’s on the menu? I have been cooking some pretty good Penne bolognaise
What poster did you have on your wall growing up? Don’t know, but I have Jeremy McGrath on my wall now!
What person would you like to swap lives with for one day? Someone who is mega rich. Would be fun.
What song reminds you of summertime? Nothing comes to mind, but a country song. I love a good country song to bring back the memories.
Do you play any other sports? I like Motocross, mountainbike, kiting, towin surfing
What would you do if you won the lottery? Be so stoked. So happy. Depending on how much I would probably just invest it.
If I take a look inside your refrigerator what would I find? Tons of stuff.Usually it is pretty fully stocked. Probably find some beers too ☺
If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with whom would it be? My life is pretty dang good.
If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be? Living the dream
Windsurfing
How long have you been windsurfing? 27 years
Where is your favourite windsurfing spot and why? Cabo Verde- sickest waves and wind in the world
What equipment are you sailing on at this current time? Starboard and Ezzy Sails
If you have a number on your sails, what is the significance of the number you selected? No Significance
Who was your inspiration when you started windsurfing and why? Didn’t have one. Just my family having fun ripping it up.
What’s your preference? Multi-fin or single fin? Jumping or wave-riding? Single Fin, Wave riding
What advice do you have for someone who’s starting out in windsurfing and would like to progress in the sport? Time on the water
Which move are you currently trying to master? The Taka. I make em, but not everytime like I like too.
Windsurfing was a hugely popular sport in the 80s. Do you believe it will make a comeback and if so how can people help this along? I think It is a niche sport. It is so much fun and so unconquerable, that it will always be there.
What is your most vivid or favourite memory of a personal windsurfing moment? Winning the world Title my first time. Will never forget it.
Where was your scariest ride? Tell us a little about the experience. Probably surfing, jaws. Going over the falls backwards.
If you weren’t a windsurfer, what would you be doing? Don’t know.. probably working too hard
Which windsurfing move do you wish you had invented? The pushloop forward loop. It is so cool
Do you have any lucky charms when you sail? nah
What has been your biggest windsurfing achievement to date? 8x World Champion
What are you doing when you’re not windsurfing? emails.. it seems like it is pretty busy around Pritchard Windsurfing these days
If you could interview another windsurfer, what one question would you like to ask them? Why do you windsurf?
Do you enjoy the traveling that goes hand in hand with windsurfing and what tips do you have with traveling with windsurf gear? Its not that bad. It is not like you have to put it on your back when you are traveling. I mean, you just carry it in, check it on and you are done.
What challenges have you encountered in your windsurfing career? And how did you overcome them and what lessons did you learn? My worst experience was breaking up with the Maui Sails guys. I put so much into those people and company and then when you look back and think about it, it just makes you mad. I guess my biggest lesson for that is never start a business with your friends…
What kind of training do you do, be it physical or mental, to keep you in shape for windsurfing? I watch a lot of video. I love watching others rip. It helps me visualize what I want to do.
What are your favorite conditions to sail in? Overhead down the line glassy 5.3 conditions.
What are the biggest misconceptions about being a pro? That we just have fun all the time windusurfing. There is a lot of things going into being a professional windsurfer
As a pro, what have been your highlights as a windsurfer? And the low points? I have had a lot of good years. Being the first one to take down Bjorn Dunkerbeck in his 13 year reign on windsurfing was the best. The low, not sure I have had too many. I quit while I was ahead.
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Other than family, what do you cherish in your life and why is it so important to you? My health. I hate getting hurt and so for me I love being healthy
What is the kindest thing someone has ever done or said to you? HMMMM.. will get back to you on that
What is your favorite childhood memory? Windsurfing with my family.
What do you see yourself doing in 10 years from now? I hope the same thing as I am doing now
How do you personally define success? Havin Fun
What do you consider to be your worst quality? Your best quality? I get pretty grumpy sometimes… Pretty easy going.. well maybe
What irritates you about other people and how do you deal with it? Laziness. I have enough hard times dealing with my own laziness.. when I have to take care of thers, that makes it more difficult
What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction in your life? Winning in Windsurfing Producing two TV shows
If you had to live your life over again what would you change about it? Not too much
And Finally…
I’m a big believer in…. Having fun
Call me crazy but….Life is short
My favorite place on earth is…. Right here
My parents are…. amazing
I could never…. quit windsurfing
I’ve always wanted to…. make millions
Life is nothing without…. love
Today I will…. go camping
The internet is…. awesome
If I had the power I would change…. my mind to be happy all the time
I am….Kevin Pritchard
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Marcilio Browne (Brawzinho)
Most kids start learning to walk at around one year old and then it’s something that becomes second nature – you don’t even have to think about it, right? Having begun windsurfing at the very young age of 4, windsurfing has obviously become second nature to Marcilio Browne. I have no idea if, when he sails, he has to think too much about what he’s doing but whatever’s going on inside when he’s sailing he makes it look effortless and totally instinctive … kind of like walking on water!
Brawzinho turned pro at 12 and went onto win his first PWA event at 16 and in 2007, at only 18 years old, he became freestyle world champion. He is one of the latest additions to the Goya team and now concentrates primarily on wave sailing and has been in some of the recent great windsurfing movies such as Four Dimensions and Minds Wide Open.
Check out the News section on Marcilio’s website for up to date info: http://www.marciliobrowne.com/en
Many thanks to Frank Berthuot for all the awesome photos in this interview and allowing us to use them: http://www.berthuotvisuals.com/
The Basics:
Name: Marcilio Browne
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazilian
Status: girlfriend
Where are you currently based? Maui
Sponsors: Goya, ION , MFC , APSU
Why are you so passionate about windsurfing? Its what makes me happy, I have been doing since I am 4 , I love all the aspcects .
Most visited website? Not sure
Three words you believe describe you: don’t know … happy , bit paranoid maybe , perfectionist
Three words that others might use to describe you: no idea
A phrase or motto you live by: do it your best or don’t do it
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What was for breakfast this morning? oat meal and smoothie
If you could have dinner with one person, dead or alive, who would it be and why? Ayrton Senna , I am a huge fan .
If you were a superhero, which power would you want to have? Instant transportation around the world, be anywhere anytime
You’re going on a windsurfing trip to a desert island, other than your windsurf gear, what 3 things do you take with you? food , a camera and my girlfriend to manage both
Favorite movie? Favorite song? lord of war, that’s the first good one I can remember . led zeppelin’s songs
Favorite place to eat. Brasil
Windsurfing
How long have you been windsurfing? since 1994
Where is your favourite windsurfing spot and why? Paracuru, because all my friends are out over there everyday
Who was your inspiration when you started windsurfing and why? my dad, Naish, Polakow , Goya , Kauli …
What’s your preference? Multi-fin or single fin? Jumping or wave-riding? multi fin, waveriding
What advice do you have for someone who’s starting out in windsurfing and would like to progress in the sport? Don’t give up until you can get planning, after that you will be hooked .
Windsurfing was a hugely popular sport in the 80s. Do you believe it will make a comeback and if so how can people help this along? yes I believe it will come back. All people have to do is enjoy themselves and go windsurfing
What is your most vivid or favourite memory of a personal windsurfing moment? First time Water starting , it was so good to be able to go deep and sail by myself after that
If you weren’t a windsurfer, what would you be doing? probably working with my father in Brasil
What kind of training do you do, be it physical or mental, to keep you in shape for windsurfing? MPG in Maui with Scott Sanchez, cycling, surfing and starching
What are the biggest misconceptions about being a pro? People think we just play all day long, but its actually a real job and has a lot of risks and it requires pushing your body to the limits everyday.
As a pro, what have been your highlights as a windsurfer? And the low points? World champ 2007, first went to Maui, when moved to Maui , starting working with Francisco Goya and the rest of the team
Deep Waters
Other than family, what do you cherish in your life and why is it so important to you? Health and happiness.Because without those there is nothing .
Do you have a regret you wish you could amend? not really, every mistake I made has made me stronger and the person I am now
Do you have any unfulfilled ambitions? For sure I do, if a person stops to have ambitions than there is nothing to look forward too.
Do you have any pet hates? people eat with mouth open , people touching my toe nails
What was the last book you read & what was the last movie you watched? Andre Agassi’s biography and ‘This means war”
If you find yourself getting burned out or are stuck in a rut, what do you do to revitalize yourself or snap out of it? do the opposite of what I was doing .
What do you see yourself doing in 10 years from now? same thing hopefully
How do you personally define success? If you are satisfied with yourself I guess
And Finally…
I’m a big believer in…. karma, what goes around comes around
Call me crazy but…. Its been 10 minutes and I don’t have this awnser .
My favorite place on earth is…. home
My parents are…. Coming to maui this spring to see me .
I could never…. Say never
I’ve always wanted to…. Live my life to the fullest
Life is nothing without…. family
Today I will…. Gym , sail, work on my computer, eat , watch tv and sleep
The internet is…. Wonderful yet annoying
If I had the power I would change…. The way windsurfing is seen and market it diferently
I am…. Ready for breakfast
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