Location: Vancouver, BC
Date: Tuesday, June 29th 2010 @ 6pm
For more info contact 604-987-2202
I’m back from the wave bash, which was awesome, and I’m already looking forward to next year. The first two days saw awesome winds, I headed out on my 4.7 and was very over powered in my first heat, and managed to score only 1 wave. The following day saw light winds in the morning and I struggled to make it out to the line up. But all in all the KA Kult sails performed awesome!
Some of the highlight where watching young Bernd Rodieger rip it up, and score one of the best waves of the whole event. Kevin Pritchard was also out throwing huge one footed back loops, and Fransisco Goya tearing it up in the finals, Kevin ended up winning the second final heat after Goya edged him out in the first heat with light winds. One of the biggest highlights for me was when Robby Naish showed up on the second day and was ripping it up and throwing down for the Shadow box jump off.
Full Results can be found here.
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As seen on humancatapult.blogspot.com. This almost looks to funny to be true. Enjoy.
Quickly Go Mad is an Australian produced DVD that is a must for anybody into speed sailing.
This video is a landmark in Australian windsurfing as it captures the spirit and character of these humble, yet world class windsurfers who are taking their bodies to the highest speeds possible on windsurfing gear.
A truly entertaining documentary, and an extras section featuring GoPro on board footage of speed runs, and a few stacks.
Quickly Go Mad- Movie Trailer from drift media on Vimeo.
You can order the DVD online from Seabreze Shop.
And If you want to go as Fast or Faster than these guys don’t forget to order your KA sails, and AHD boards.
Cheers!
The Bash is Back to Pistol River State Park June 17th-20th, 2010
The Pistol River Wave bash is back at Pistol River State Park.
For more details on the contest visit http://wavebash.weebly.com/
This should be an awesome event for both spectators and visitors.
Hope to see you there!
Continue Reading for two videos on the event
This Wednesday some some pretty good winds at at night at Jericho Beach. And I got to go for a little play after My level one lesson. After words The Sun Set Which was sweet, and I snapped this pic.
The event saw some light winds. But I think everyone had fun. The racing saw four fleets of four all racing on Konas. The Top two advanced to the Semis and So on for a final heat of Four Which I managed to win. The Lightwind Freestyle saw a similar format with four riders on the water at a time, the top two decided by crowd Applause. The winner for Freestyle was Marty Uhl. A big thanks to UBC for organizing the event and Windsport Magazine for subscriptions to the winners, oh and DJ Sarah for the beats. Can’t wait until the next one!
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Event
Location: Jericho Beach
Date: Sunday, May 30th around 11:00 AM
Class : Freestyle Just for fun
Basically just wear a crazy costume at come windsurfing at the Jericho Sailing centre. Here’s the email I got.
UBC Sailing Club —-WINDSURFING SMACK DOWN
Wear your crazy costumes, get silly, be wierd, and show your wildest
moves on the windsurfer board.
Come down for the Smashing UBC Windsurfing Smack Down Event this
Sunday May 30th. Event starts at 11:00, with Special Guest DJ Sarah to
rock your world….
C U ALL THERE
Hope to see a bunch of people there I’m hopefully going to be repping something awesome now that my ankle has recovered!
A-H-D Seal
the ultimate surf sailing wave board pure surfing conditions and on medium quality waves
For 2010, we have refreshed the concept with one single volume and a fully redesigned shape, which retains the original Seal’s qualities and improves on the booming speed and maneuverability in lower wind forces and sail-surfing conditions or soft waves:
The outline and bottom shape have been designed to shoot-out at the first foot pressure and keep accelerating where a traditional wave-board peaks out. Balance, stability and aptitude to re-locate in non-planning mode: Get quickly back to the peak; keep your feet in the straps, get-up and plane at the first puff.
SHAPE:
– Very compact outline: reactivity, stability, carrying power, control
– Outline inversed aft: grip, precise curves, radical maneuvers, control
– Optimized width/thickness ratio: a slightly wider but thinner board.
– Double concave bottom: long and slightly hollowed, to increase speed potential.
– Slight Vee on the whole length: to improve control and maneuverability.
– Thin rails: added surfing capability, radical maneuvers, control,
– Curved scoop-line, straightened aft with a slight « Tail Kick »: speed, maneuverability, nervousness
– Thrusters: this has been the « must-have » configuration in surfing for years! It means speed, preciseness, maneuverability, control
In higher wind forces:
Its outline is inversed aft, which hangs-on better and offers more grip and tighter more precise- curves. The thruster fins slice through the water without failing under foot pressure.
In lower wind forces:
Excellent « strapless » performance has been a key target of this new shape, with an ability to turn at slow speeds and remain flat on the water in the lightest conditions.
« Strapless » sailing, is exhilarating, it will help you improve our surfing and develop a better feet stance!
No wind:
Thanks to its full deck-pad, this board is both comfortable and resistant and it has a leash-plug, so why not try surfing in dead-calms? Playful and highly performing, the new Seal breaks all surfing barriers, with or
Without a sail, with or without foot-straps, with or without wind!
- Model Seal 90
- Volume (liters) 90
- Width (cm) 61
- One foot off (cm) 41
- Length (cm) 215
- Weight (kg) 6,7
- Fins (cm) Kit thruster 15-11-11
- Recom. Size. (cm) 15-23cm
- Recom sails. (sqm) 4.0 / 6.5
