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VIDEO: Wind Breeders feat. SvB, Phil Solty. and Matissek
Austrian freestyler Max Matissek is not only a top freestyle talent on the PWA world tour but also has the eye of a genius when it comes to video editing. So much so that he has helped in edits for national TV at his home in Austria and his last edit from Cape Town also went live on the Austrian TV channel ORF just a few days ago. Well we think ORF will wish they waited for this one. Featuring Steven Van Broeckhoven, Phil Soltysiak and the mastermind himself Max Matissek. This clip has tonnes of swag, style and class, don’t let us be the judge of it, see for yourself…
Words from the crew:
When was the last time you changed the weather purely with your mental strength? In this short movie, Steven Van Broeckhoven, Phil Soltysiak, and Max Matissek, did what seemed the impossible: WINDBREEDERS…
Dead calm, no wind at all. The scorching Egyptian heat was unbearable, and it seemed like an endless spell. There was no sign of change. We summoned every last bit of strength we had, and made it OUR mission, to bring back the wind.
We sped up time
Meditated
And even did some crazy voodoo shit.
Only god knows which of our actions brought back the wind, but one thing is for certain, we never want to suffer 3 windless days, ever again!
A Lake Alliance Production; be part of it: facebook.com/lakealliance
Every shot of this Clip was filmed with a GoPro Hero 3.
The riders:
Steven Van Broeckhoven – stevenvanbroeckhoven.com
Phil Soltysiak – philipsoltysiak.com
Max Matissek – maxmatissek.com
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VIDEO: Adi Beholz Trippin’ Through Italy
Top German freestyler Adrian Beholz has just released this little edit of him trippin’ around Italy for a week before the PWA Podersdorf Worldcup. Behind the camera was Jo Reitberger who really caught some stunning shots and portrayed a great image of what it is like to hang out with this typical professional freestyler as he travels across Europe on his hunt for wind and different conditions to practice for the world tour.
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VIDEO: Oda Johanne – Bonaire in 30 seconds
Norwegian female freestyle talent Oda Johanne continues her quest around the world, training and windsurfing and perhaps even entering a PWA event this year… She just posted a new blog update which includes this little snippet from her last session in Bonaire, where she spent a few weeks training and enjoying the Bonaire life. Now back at home Oda has scored a few sessions in the icy cold Scandinavian waters, including one that could have resulted in a fine over €1000 for disrupting some birds. Tell us your thoughts below, is there a spot near you that looks epic but you are restricted because of wildlife related laws?
Check out the pictures and Oda’s full report on her website – odajohanne.com
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VIDEO: The Loutsa Project
Over in Greece the windsurfing season has truly begun, the summer winds that this country is so well known for have settled in and the locals are hitting the water, training hard and preparing for the competitions ahead. In this clip we catch up with Greece’s finest freestyle talents, check out the Loutsa Project produced by The Great Boarders.
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VIDEO: AWT/PWA in Maui this year…
Founder, Director and Event Organiser of the AWT (American Windsurfing Tour) Sam Bittner is one busy young lady. Especially as she now has 9 events to organise and run this year and word on the street is that there is quite a strong likely hood of a PWA/AWT collaborated event in Maui this year. It’s been a long time coming but the PWA could well see many top wave sailing names return back to the limelight should this be the case.
In this following video interview we get to meet the outstanding Sam Bittner and hear all about where the AWT came from, did her University Degree help her, is she fully committed to the AWT now, will there really be a PWA event this year in Maui and much much more… An inspiring interview for those also organising or planing on organising their own events. We wish her and the AWT the best of luck for the coming year.
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VIDEO: OnBoard with Caesar Finies
Caesar Finies is well known for his ‘Flo-Style’ the art of light wind freestyle which sees him launching sails up to 30 feet in the air before catching them almost as if nothing had happened. Well he is also a pretty damn hot talent on a short board to. Check out this clip as we jump on the front of his board for a sail around Bonaire and into the Mangroves with Finies.
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VIDEO: Nick Van Ingen in Brouwersdam
Plenty of action from the freestylers today, this little edit comes from Nick Van Ingen who scored a nice windy weekend last week at his homespot in Brouwersdam. This will also be the destination for the third PWA freestyle tour stop this year and with such a long holding period we could well see the competitors battling it out in similar conditions.
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