While this has nothing to do windsurfing, it is still a nice movie. This slow motion skateboard video is breath taking. The high frame rate opens the opportunity to see every movement of the skater. This movie is filmed with a RED camera.
Slow motion skateboarding video
Windsurfig GPS data combined with video
Some french windsurfers did a great experiment! With the help of special software (GpsarPR 2.7) they combined the GPS data and their headcam. As result you will see the speed and direction on the video from your windsurfing session combined. There is no need for a special cam. Every “normal” video camera is capable of doing this. Check this nice example:
Björn Dunkerbeck to Starboard?
Björn Dunkerbeck was really a though guy to beat last PWA World Cup in Turkey. At last some resistance for the dominating Antoine Albeau! The most outstanding fact is the fact that Dunkerbeck wasn’t using his Thommen Boards which is his current sponsor! Even worse, he was using boards from his main competitor Starboard!
On Windsurfing.nl were a lot of people speculating why he was not windsurfing on his own Thommen boards. It seems clear to me. He is looking for new and faster windsurfing equipment to be competitive again. His achievements are not as good as a few years ago. And the word is going around that Bjorn Dunkerbeck will also loose North Sails has his Sail sponsor. So he is shopping around!
According to this post (in dutch) Björn Dunkerbeck appeared in Turkey with a full quiver of Starboards AND F2 boards. His preference seems obvious. Dunkerbeck was the whole event on Starboard. Lets see which brand he will use during the PWA event in Sylt.
Flying windsurfer?
Some of you probably know this video already but I still think it is worth posting. The guy in the video is using a customized vin which is designed to lift you out of the water. Consider the huge advantage that you will have on spots where the water is to choppy to go really fast.
Alacati PWA World Cup event report 2008
On the official PWA World Tour website has written a gigantic report about the PWA event in Alacati. Antoine Albeau secured his postition in the tour and is 100% sure he will be the champion this year. With only 1 event it’s not possible to overtake him.
The next PWA World Cup event will be in Sylt Germany from the 25th of September until the 5th of October.
Josh Angulo also has posted a very complete report about the event. It’s great to read how positive he is about the dutch windsurfers Markus Bouman and Dennis Littel, who are also part of the MauiSails team. Continent seven posted video report.
Check them out over here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 en Day 6
New windsurf video STACKED announced
A new windsurf video is going to be released by Andre Poskowski. He will put the video on his Youtube channel on the 25th of august. You will find 10 minutes packed with freestyle and waveaction. Check out the Stacked trailer:
Windsurf video: MauiSails report Leba
I can do a lot of talking about this windsurf video. But checking this video report is a much better option! The shots are made by the MauiSails windsurfers:
A lot of wind!
There are a lot of people that are not happy with this “shitty” weather in the summer but I have a totally different opinion. I can’t remember that we had this much wind in august as this year. Get ready for some stormy weather!
Check the weather forecast at: windfinder.com
Update: The wind was really hard! Unfortunately my windsurfing is not suited for this windy circumstances. I was more swimming in the water instead of windsurfing. A bit disappointing. My quiver really needs an update. At the beach we measured wind speeds of 42 knots! Check this small movie for an impression of the stormy weather.
Testing the Samsung m110
Bright talks about the phone best suited for the beach. This time they will test the number 2 phone from the list. The really use some heavy duty testing to stress the phone to the max. The Samsung m110 is performing really great in each test untill they drown the phone. Very funny to see how the test this phone!
Watch the video review: bright.tv (in dutch)
Check the specifications: samsung.nl
Pegasus Airlines Alacati PWA World 2008
The fourth PWA World Cup in Alacati will be held from the 11th until the 16th of August. The organizers managed to get a lot of big windsurfers to this event, like:
- Antoine albeau (nr. 1)
- Kevin Pritchard (nr. 2)
- Bjorn Dunkerbeck (nr. 3)
- Cyril Moussilmani (nr. 4)
- Peter Volwater (nr. 5) (Peter is in shape this season!)
Micah Buzianis is not capable of defending his current position in the tour due to a broken leg.
The riders will be competing for the last (slalom) points on the 2008 tour since Sylt will be the only event after Alacati.
Winners PWA World Cup Alacati 2007
The wind forecast for the event is great. No pounding winds but a good breeze to do some serious racing. Kevin Pritchard writes on his blog that he is ready for the challenge.