Sorry I can’t fill you in on the big project I’ve been working on the last 2 weeks with Max Matissek, you’ll have to check our your local windsurfing magazine in the next few months to see that… Besides those secret adventures, I’ve been cruising in my rented Escape Campervan and windsurfing a lot. I […]
Everything truly is bigger in Texas. Big sails, big boards, big fins, big gear bags and a big event. The 2016 US Windsurfing Nationals held down in Corpus Christi was a great event with 50+ competitors. Not only were the best US windsurfers there, but also top racers representing Turkey, France (Martinique), England and of course […]
112kgs it said on my luggage sticker. That should be enough to cover any wind and weather Podersdorf throws at me I thought. Podersdorf is a small town on Lake Neusiedl, not far from the capital Vienna, and host of the annual “Surf World Cup”; the first PWA World Tour event of 2016. I windsurfed well […]
Cape Hatteras was erased off my calendar last year due to the last-minute PWA Leucate event being on the same date. Thankfully this year there was no such problem, and I enjoyed two weeks of incredible windsurfing, SUP surfing, and even squeezed in two tennis matches with my brother on the only two windless days. […]
Although my 10 days in Maui weren’t the windiest, the trip was a success. I had the opportunity to windsurf various beaches around the island and take part in the photo shoot for the 2017 Starboard Windsurfing product range. Even if it was my first time on the island, I felt right at home from […]
The lightest wind of the winter plagued the 2016 El Yaque Freestyle Crown. Thankfully that didn’t stop either the Freestyle or SuperX competition from taking place. With 12 freestyle competitors, half of them being PWA World Tour riders, it was clear the competition was tough. In the elimination ladder I was in the same heat as […]
What do I do to stay in shape besides windsurfing? A change in the weather pattern lead to a week of lighter wind, even a couple of days without wind at all here on Isla Margarita. It was nice to rest a couple of days after the relentless last 2 months. Relentless windsurfing, but also […]
So you thought I windsurf at the same beach for 2 months straight?!? Hood River and Cape Town are destinations where you windsurf different spots every day depending on various factors like the wind, conditions you’re searching for, and for some the satisfaction of windsurfing places with names like “The Hatchery”, “The Wall” or “Big Bay”. Rigging, […]
2004 – My first ever visit to El Yaque – 10 windsurf centers – Over 100 windsurfers on the water – Windy every day. 2016 – My 8th visit to El Yaque – 1 windsurf center – 15 windsurfers on the water – Windy every day. International news about Venezuela’s economic mis-management and safety concerns […]
No better way to spend the winter than on a Caribbean beach! I’m back in El Yaque for some winter training, and the season is on fire! Generally speaking January is not peak season, but the wind has been on and strong nearly every day. I’m windsurfing out from the Club Nathalie Simon center, the best […]