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Aaron Hadlow: Project +27 1.3

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:18:08 +0000

Sebastian Bubmann: Thailand

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:44:08 +0000

These days many riders seem to visit Thailand … a few years ago it was Australia everybody started talking about. Ages ago it was Tarifa … now – Thailand! Also the PKRA added a main event + a qualifier event in Hua Hin this year. The KTA will be holding an event right after the PKRA.

Since I am on vacation at the moment I didn’t hesitate long and booked my flights. But what’s even better … the Flysurfer – importer owns a catamaran called “Two To Tango” which is currently situated in Phuket. But since he’ll be moving to Hua Hin soon the boat will need to be moved. Together with Nick de Brujn (Photographer & Videographer) from Holland I’ll take part in this amazing trip and sail around Thailand and Malaysia. We’ll have GPRS and in the marinas also wireless and I’ll keep you posted here all the time. We’ll have a small boat to access the islands, a compressor and diving equipment for the days without wind as well as fishing gear to feed ourself. It’s gonna be AMAZING! The day after tomorrow my flight departs and I’ll return 7 weeks later … a great start for the upcoming season. Should help me to get back in shape after a long winter with many, many exams.

Here’s the boat:

Here’s the route:

Stay tuned,

Sebastian

Jo Wilson: South African Adventure – Jo Wilson Coaching

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:45:00 +0000

Well after a mammoth 35 hour mission to get back from Boracay I spent a day and a half in England which was long enough to come close to hypothermia at the airport and have a taste of the snow that I had left behind one month previous. It dawned on me that January, February and March are certainly days that I want to escape from the UK for in future. I stayed in the UK for the whole of last winter and stayed a little longer this winter, so its been mentally noted – and now physically noted to never do that again.(Peaceful Langebaan)Well a day and a half later in the UK and I was back at the airport checking in for South Africa – somewhere Ive been 6 times before. For the first part of this trip I had a very different mission on my hands – the first of my Jo Wilson Coaching Holidays abroad. I had a full party of 6 clients and one partner of a client arriving the day after me and all super excited for some cracking kitesurfing and hard core coaching to help them achieve the moves that they have been working on or dreaming of for so long. (The crew - a big task on my hands as all riding North and Mystic)I was psyched for having organised a trip to where I know to be a fab location to do it. We had a huge house rented 2 minutes from the spot and a forecast which true to form – ‘isn’t usual for this time of year’ yeah yeah yeah... Well it is because it is happening, but despite a not spot on forecast and one day of rain to give the UK a run for its money we had wind everyday for at least 2 hours and for the 2nd half of the week all day long. With loads of different activities lined up from kitesurfing to on the beach work outs, stand up paddle boarding, bbq’s and also missions for table mountain and Camps Bay should we not already be exhausted - which by the end of the week we certainly were!(Gavin working on his F16's)On the course I had 2 ladies and 4 guys plus 1 lady having kitesurfing lessons with Constantly Kitesurfing – a local kite school. The 6 people were of varying levels from busting first back loops, boosting big front loops to beginning unhooking and even nailing unhooked back loops kite loops and testing out how to do air handle passes. The group was split in to two so that i could work with 3 together for an hour and a half and then I would work with the other group for an hour and a half. After that it was time for lunch before another coaching strategy in the afternoon.(Toby learning F16's)The evenings were fueled with huge bbq’s and cold beers (not too many excl. the last night – as its all about health and fitness) and watching the video footage from the day’s action.Thanks to everyone who came. I hope you left full of new knowledge, completely kanckered and complete with videos and photos from the course. It was a real pleasure and I look forward to running the clinic again in 2011. To find out more please visit my coaching website www.jowilsoncoaching.com, but for now enjoy the rest of the photos(Kasia full powered in to an unhooked front roll)(Jamie briefly breaking from back loops to bust a pop transition)(Chris bid boosted front loop)(Amy working on her surface handle pass from railey to toeside)(The observer gallery)(Tips on the beach)I am out in South Africa for one further month working on my tricks and generally having a fab time on the water before returning to the UK in the warmer spring :-) Will keep you posted on my antics...

Mike Blomvall: Sharks BAy!

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Mike Blomvall: Road trip to Sharks Bay,

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Sebastian Bubmann: “A few seconds on Fehmarn 09″

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:56:53 +0000

The last stop of the german Kitesurf – Trophy was ok but unfortunately the winddirection was really bad and gusty so we went to the other side of the island and filmed for an hour or so. Not too many shots came out of the shoot but it was enough for “a few seconds on Fehmarn”.

Sebastian Bubmann: “Short freestyle session KPWT sylt 09?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:55:02 +0000

During the KPWT Worldcup this summer we got some shots from me riding the beachbreak after the heats. Here’s a little video from the action:

Sebastian Bubmann: “Kiteloop funsession Hamata 09″

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:53:46 +0000

Here’s what came out of a 10 min filming session in some of the strongest winds we had during our stay in Hamata 09. It was blowing with about 35kts. I was out on my 8m and Yusca on his 6m PSYCHO4. Since the water was only ankle – deep it was a bit scary but luckily allour gear lastet and we had so much fun!! But see for yourself …

Sebastian Bubmann: “Loop that bloody foil!”

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:50:58 +0000

Saint Peter – Ording fall 2009. We had some really good winds on that day. I was out on my 8m PSYCHO4 on shorter lines. (18m).

Mike Schitzhofer: Back from SA and almost in Thailand…

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:24:09 +0000

Finally my training in Southafrica is over. I had a absolute great time and I just can’t get enough of this amazing country. The last two weeks my girlfriend joined me and we had a beautiful time with perfect windconditions. We also had a pretty bad experience when somebody broke into our car and stole some stuff out of it…

Now I’m at home. Today I had a nice and long interview at an austrian radiostation and a fotoshooting for a teenagermagazine from Austria, called “MISS”…

Next week I will go to Thailand for the first PKRA worldtourstop in Hua Hin. I hope they have wind there and that we will have a good cometition there. I’ll keep you updated!!!