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Video: BRA Boys at Ho’okipa
From umi pictures: “If you spend any time watching at Ho’okipa it is clear the locals really rule. Levi, Graham, Mark… they know the break and charge it. But after standing on the hill for hours and hours it became clear that the Brazilians really push the locals. Kauli is pretty much a local and kicks arse at any break he sails at from Pozo to Punta Preta. Ricardo is just radical, he can pull the sickest ride without any warning after stuffing the previous few waves. And Marcilio has made Maui his home and is one of the trick masters on the water; he is so confident and consistent it’s insane. When the Brazilians roll into town it really hots things up; not only do they rip but they force everyone else to step up their game. So here is our film showing them playing in someone else’s backyard – Brazilian style!”
Video: NPX Lucifer drysuit demo
NPX: “The Lucifer is a revolutionary concept in drysuit design. It is inspired by snowboard suits and cut to look like a two-piece outfit with a separate jacket and pants. In reality, the Lucifer is a one-piece drysuit that is connected in the middle, under the jacket.”
Additional info from the NPX website describing the 2012 model: “Burn Water. Welcome to the Antichrist of wetsuits: The Drysuit. For Kiteboarders only, NPX Lucifer is a whole new evangelism and once you’ve crossed over there aint no going back. Obey the new freedom. Honour the comfort and dryness. Respect the awe-inspiring-ness and omnipotence-ity. There are never enough words. Lucifer deceives you willingly: It’s cut to look like a smokin’ 2 piece unit, but it’s one piece, joined in the middle. Got you there. And with Lucifer, you wear the harness inside the suit – out of sight, out of mind, out of the way so you can focus your energies on the burning task ahead. t’s so good, it’s bad. You’ll frighten yourself, but we’ve got something for that too…Yes, Lucifer is a drysuit, but if you’re the kind of rider that sometimes wets their pants (in fear or desperation) we’ve packed you some relief. The Pee-Zip. Self explanatory. NPX Lucifer. Unholy.”
Transatlantic Windsurf challenge 2012
Sarah Hebert is planning to be the first woman to windsurf across the Atlantic. From her blog: “This challenge is a first since the crossing will be carried out on a windsurfing board “mainstream” followed by an escort boat. I would stop at night to sleep on the boat, having previously taken the GPS coordinates of the breakpoint, to leave the next day the same point, the objective to have maximum transparency on this challenge! On board, three professional crew, a cameraman and a photographer will be my crew…”
Video: Windsurfing in southwest Sardinia December 2011
From ondavelove: “Paolo and Maria Carla spent the end of 2011 in South West Sardegna (Sardinia), enjoing nice swell from NW and wind from 25 to 40 knots…”
