One of the biggest water sports fairs is next week! Boot 2009 will be taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany between 17 January and 25 January 2009. A few years ago it was also the place to be to get your new material for low prices, but things have changed. The possibility of a bargain is still there but you have to search for it. Check here the list of all the exibithors: Boot.de
Boot 2009 next week!
MauiSails new sponsor Karin Jaggi?
Word is going around that Karin Jaggi is looking for a new sponsor. MauiSails and Severne Sails are two brands mentioned as possible sponsor. Barry Spanier confirmed on the MauiSails forum that they are not planning to hire Karin Jaggi and it are definite rumors. Who will sponsor Karin Jaggi is uncertain, but she will leave North Sails behind.
Gonzo (11h on the PWA Slalom 2008) probably will be on the MauiSails team.
Windsurfing in 2009!
A lot of people have new years resolutions for 2009. Setting goals is better name in my opinion. A few of my goals are in different categories like sports, work or are related to this website. I will focus in this post on the windsurfing goals.
GPS Speedsurfing and Sponsoring
GPS-Speedsurfing.com has secured Neilpryde, Tushingham and Select as new sponsors. This is a very good development. GPS Speedsurfing is created and managed by volunteers so money is always needed to keep the site up and running.
Creating and managing a site is not for free. Hosting, system administration, traffic are all things that must be taken care of. Thanks to the new sponsors it is possible to further extend and build the GPS Speedsurfing community. As windsurfing advertiser it is also a great opportunity to get you brand known by (potential) buyers.
GPS Speedsurfing gives you insight in your own windsurfing capabilities. You will also have the possibility to ask questions on the forum. Because of the high involvement of the GPS Speedsurfing community, you will have an answer in no time! A lot of the participating windsurfers are windsurfing a lot. There is always the opportunity to ask your question on your beach since the community is internationally wide spread.
By becoming an goldmember for only 20 euro, you will support the GPS Speedsurfing website. As a goldmember you will have a lot of nice features at hand:
- Ranking search function: search the ranking based on speeds, age classes, spot classes and equipment classes.
- Session search function: search the ranking based on speeds, age classes, spot classes and equipment classes.
- Equipment search: analyze different equipments in different circumstances.
- Spot Search: see the rankings and sessions per spot and the ability to search the ranking and sessions.
- Spot Stats: a growing list of statistics about spot a cool feauture to analyse spots.
Stop reading and buy yourself a GPS and become a member! Are you already a member but you are still not a goldmember? Become one and support the GPS Speedsurfing community!
10 golden slalom tuning tips
It doesn’t matter if it’s wave, freestyle, race or slalom, when you go out windsurfing your sail trim is important. Especially when speed is a big factor, then it’s even more important. Point-7 published 10 golden slalom tuning tips to get your trim right.
Do you have great tuning tips to get your windsurfing sails ready? Share it with us in the comments!
New windsurfingsite: Mad Windsurfing!
Hi, thanks for visiting Mad Windsurfing. This site is still in beta. If you find things that are not working correctly, feel free to contact me
Sorry for the inconvenience
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all of you and happy windsurfing. Santa Claus is doing alright!
Kevin Pritchard talks about testing at Starboard
Kevin Pritchard posted on his blog that he went to Thailand to test new shapes at the Starboard development headquarters a few days ago. In the short movie he tells us how the testing is going. I don’t get the impression that testing windsurf boards is a very stressful job 
Update: Unfortunately the movie is removed from Kevin Pritchards blog because Starboard thinks it’s revealing to much of the starboard development center. Luckily the movie is still on the net. You can find it at dailybits.be
Peter Volwater to Maui Sails
Peter Volwater has MauiSails as his new sail sponsor. North Sails was his former employee. Dennis Littel and Josh Angulo have shown that you can go fast with the MauiSails TR-4 , see also MauiSails on track!. Peter Volwater announced his transfer on his own blog. This is what he said.
Today it’s official I am joining Maui Sails and its a special celebration for the company Maui Sails – with 30 years of sail making! Congratulations to the crew and thanks for this great opportunity!
With Barry I got a chance to try the new TR5 racing machines and was impressed with the speed and stability. Look forward to working together with the team and now I’m off to Perth Western Australia…
Peter, congratulations with your new sail sponsor and MauiSails with their 30th birthday
source : petervolwater.com
Update: MauiSails updated their website with a news post about Peter joining the team. (with some nice action shots)
PWA Rookie of the year 2008
This year Alice Arutkin (Starboard, North Sails) and Philip Koster (Starboard, Neilpryde) are rewarded with the PWA Rookie of the year 2008 title. Every year this title is awarded for the most outstanding rookie windsurfer in the season. For example, Peter Volwater has won the title in his first year on the tour. Now he is still a very consistent competitor on the PWA world tour. Source: PWA Rookie of the year 2008
