Learning to Learn: “Graham Ezzy coaches Sarah Hauser on the windsurfing wave 360. In this series, we follow Sarah on her journey to learn the wave 360. Episode 1 is a discussion about learning and how to learn better--both about the wave 360 and in general. 

For more coaching, join the Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/ezzycoaching
www.grahamezzycoaching.com"

You can watch the opening episode of ‘Learning to Learn’ @ https://youtu.be/XhJeialQyzk

Photo Credit: Fish Bowl Diaries

Ricardo Campello: "A few months ago I was looking through Facebook marketplace on Maui and I found this really cool Naish Hawaii board, the guy was selling it for 50$ I offered him 30$ and he accepted it. It was pretty much brand new. Initially I bought just to keep it and hang it on a wall one day but then I got curious to see how it felt to sail it. 

Check the whole video as I had 2 or 3 sessions. It was edited chronologically so my sailing gets better towards the end when I get more used to it !

I will make another video talking about how it feels and hopefullly have a chance to use an old sail as well. I'd also like to do some jumps next time. 

Please don't forget to leave me your comments!!"

The Windsurfing.TV Podcast: "Casey and Sarah Hauser are both charging Jaws and pushing the limits in Maui. Coming from different worlds, Casey lake sailing in the US and Sarah growing up in the paradise that is New Caledonia they found each other in Maui. It is a crazy story from Sarah driven to pursue professional windsurfing finds herself in the mecca of wavesailing and meets a chatty guy who helps her on that path. Now established as one of the best female wave riders in the world Sarah has taken an interesting pathway to make it achieve most of her goals. Listen to one of the top windsurfing couples take on everything from hosting Maciek to the state of windsurfing in the US.

0:00​ Intro, both sailing Jaws
15:14​ New Caledonia, Sarah background
20:56​ California, Casey background
26:35​ Windsurfing scene in USA
34:00​ Meeting in Maui, work/life balance
46:45​ Training the Pro's
54:00​ Women in windsurfing, finding a path
1:06:23​ Making the movie 'Girl on Wave'
1:13:32​ The future, pushing wave moves and winging
1:22:52​ Quickfire"

Photo Credit: Fish Bowl Diaries

You can watch Battle of the Hawai’i’s @ youtu.be/FLe-Xlx8t8Q

Federico Morisio: "In Febrary Chile didn't provide as many conditions as I hoped, but as always, once it was ON, the windsurfing sessions were simply unbelievable! 

The day I had is what I call a "Dream Day", with a morning solo-session in Topocalma and then an incredible sunset session in Matanzas from 7pm to 9pm with offshore winds and just a couple of friends! 

Super grateful for these days and moments. Thank you Chile for being so awesome!

It's time to leave though... and I'm sure that you guys will love my next destination...stay tuned! ;)" 

You can see Federico Morisio's latest VLOG @ https://youtu.be/e0AGAj5VGSQ

Mads Bjornaa: "Windsurfing in onshore any fun? defensibly this day it was :-):

You can see the latest clip @ https://youtu.be/-6Y5jt1NRNY

One of those sailors is Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing) and the Brazilian has just dropped an epic new edit which features some of his best waves from the winter, which you can see @ https://youtu.be/sQ6n0TEvQXE

The Windsurfing Podcast: “Lena Erdil has tried her hand at all disciplines of windsurfing and now is part of the PWA management team. In this podcast she goes back to the start and tells us how she found windsurfing and the love for slalom racing. Almost braking the women’s speed record at Luderitz was also a highlight and we hear some great stories from this period. The motivation for wave sailing ended with injury but she fighting back in the slalom and now with the IQ foil competitions. Recently her influence has helped see equal prize money come into the sport and Lena and Maciek have a good debate about all the pro’s and con’s. Lena’s knowledge and experience comes across in this compelling podcast, sit back and enjoy!!

0:00 Intro, Background

6:09 PWA debut, training and studies
15:45 3x vice champ, broken foot, training targets
20:25 Speed records, Luderitz experience
30:42 Getting into and loving wavesailing
37:46 IQ Foiling experience
47:20 Equal prize money, improving opportunities for women
1:04:27 Working for Starboard
1:12:55 Sausage sponsors, being dropped by Red Bull
1:21:06 Quickfire”

You can watch the latest episode of the Windsurfing Podcast @ youtu.be/BAHBPctJHV0

KSB Collective: "Unable to tackle the Illa Pancha's wave because the swell was unfortunately badly oriented, Thomas Traversa will be confronted, a few kilometers away, with the Rinlo wave.”

You can see Thomas Traversa charging at Rinlo here.

This time it’s a pretty light wind session, but it’s still incredible to see how much control Müller has on the foil - barely dropping off the foil as he constantly switches between tacks.

You can see Balz Müller frolicking around on the foil @ youtu.be/HP6G7781lXc

Ethan Westera (Tabou / GA Sails): "Sailing around with my 2021 Gaastra sails and Tabou boards.
Hope you guys like it! 

Rider: Ethan Westera ARU-4
Sponsored by Gaastra windsurfing, Tabou windsurfing, F-hot fins, CDM, AWSC. 
Spot: Aruba, Fisherman's hut.
Filmed and Produced by FRWRD. creative agency."

You can see Ethan Westera cruising over the beautiful blue waters of Aruba @ https://youtu.be/_nV3NOa0cN4

The first move to learn for the majority of people is the air gybe - aka the vulcan, which sees you pop the board and turn 180 degrees in the air and sail away in the opposite direction. Luckily for you Freestyle expert - Lennart Neubauer (Starboard / Severne / Maui Ultra Fins) - has just released his first tutorial on his YouTube channel, which covers, yep you guess it… the vulcan.

So without further ado here’s the link @ youtu.be/x8xhZrGfnOI - good luck with your Freestyle journey. 

Windsurfing.TV: "Today's guest needs absolutely no introduction. He’s been on many of our guest's top5 of all time lists. We’ve been chasing him for a while and we finally managed to do it. Live! Maciek sits down with Antoine Albeau to talk about absolutely everything from the camaraderie to the rivalry, from spocks to T-Bones, from foils to speed suits, and from late beginnings to winning a PWA Slalom World Championship first time at 34 years old.

0:00​ Intro, Tenerife training
6:48​ Background, 1992 on tour
14:33​ Mental growth, first titles
19:32​ 2005 changes, slalom domination, rivals
30:09​ How things evolved and JP story
36:15​ Bjorn fighting back, the difference between generations
43:23​ French champ, why he still competes
45:59​ Speed stories, Luderitz record day
1:02:33​ Not slowing down
1:06:55​ Foil Slalom...
1:09:40​ Quickfire"

Watch it all now @ youtu.be/0grZ4_RJklk

Now you can see highlights of many of those sessions, which sees the 18-year-old throwing himself into some frantic Freestyle moves and flying high in the waves @ https://youtu.be/UCrrlQIGYKY

Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails): “Welcome to this GUIDED TOUR !

Let me take you on a little ego-trip to Galicia, one of the most remote parts of the Spanish coastline.
 
It is a place that I kept going to during the last 20 years, and it really has a special energy: the nature, the wind, the waves, the space... every trip there is a return to a part of myself.

In 2008 we traveled to Galicia with Alex Mussolini and filmer Brendan Pyatt (UMI pictures) to film a part for our movie project "JUST LIKE THAT". i felt like this was the perfect moment to bring back this old project, so hopefully you enjoy the clip, and feel free to drop a coment if you want to see more from that "JUST LIKE THAT" project!

Images by :

Mathieu Pelikan / SIAM images (camera & drone)
Brendan Pyatt / UMI pictures (old footage)” 

You can see the latest episode of Thomas Traversa’s Guided Tour @ youtu.be/YiGQkj75nkQ

Nico Prien (Starboard / NeilPryde): “TWS Slalom Pro Training in Tenerife is happening right now. Will there be any competitions this year? No one knows - but everyone wants to be as prepared as possible. Let's go!

Don't want to miss out on the cap?

Sign up for the newsletter: www.surla.eu

Find me on IG:

#MakeWindsurfingGreatAgain​

Filmed with my Lumix S1H by Ole.

Edit by olediebold.com"

You can see the latest update about training in Tenerife @ youtu.be/XxhD56pJkpI

Andy Laufer: “La Palme Occitanie: 3 days of perfect Tramontana with winds between 20 and 45 knots. Perfect conditions to test the new speed sails in 5.8m. The beach along Le Rouet was not perfect so we decided to test those speed machines on our JP Slalom Pro 55 and 29 cm fins. 

The white/yellow sail is the latest proto from the Neil Pryde Development Centre/Maui. Robert Stroj designed a perfect new speed sail with lots of changes. Can't tell the details right now but the sail has got more power, better acceleration, more stability, better speeds in those “wind holes" and most important for speed - more top speed!

Going in a straight line we have reached speeds between 41 and 42 knots, in slingshots up to almost 44 knots (81 kmh). Good numbers as the beach was not perfect.

Another big step forward, I hope he can transfer this progress to the other sizes. We had lots of fun out there, always an honour for me to test with the 25x World Champion Antoine Albeau. His "Groundspeed" is incredible, especially when it gets gnarly and choppy. Always reminds me, why he got all of those titles :) 

At the end, I had a beautiful spinout ending up in a big crash. Think I landed about 30 meters from my equipment. Was still hooked in but fortunately those harness lines cracked immediately. Didn't hurt, just hit the water.

Special appearance: Sam Esteve - If you see this guy freestyling in real life, you won’t even believe that those things are possible!!

All shots taken by GoPro Hero9black”

You can see Laufer and Albeau testing @ youtu.be/nA7TBXECWKM

The Norwegian has finished in the overall top 3 in the Women's Freestyle every year since 2014, whilst she also has a podium to her name in Slalom too. 

You can see Oda Brødholt's latest video @ https://youtu.be/J_sxSNCLaSw which is packed with explosive action.

Hoyle Schweitzer was the co-inventer of the original Windsurfer. His son Matt was the first World Champion. Matt’s son and Hoyle’s grandson Zane is an elite waterman. Who better to give us a history lesson! And a super fun one as well, with zero BS, just as we like it on the Windsurfing Podcast. Right from the very beginnings all the way to Zane and Maciek partying it up in Peru and the Schweitzers new movie - Broken Moulds.

0:00​ Intro, Peru Event
4:10​ SUP early days, pushing new sports
9:03​ changing disciplines, being a waterman
20:33​ Stories of the pioneers
40:15​ Matt Schweitzer under rated?
45:30​ Original windsurfer brand, Broken Moulds film
1:06:33​ Matt Schwietzer cameo

Caterina Stenta: "Thank you RRD! It's been incredible seven years with @rrd_international! RRD has supported me from the very beginning from my first @pwaworldtour competitions to all the Sup tours with @eurotoursup and @appworldtour and all the national titles!
I have a lot of memories and team mates I am so grateful to have met along the way during the competitions, shootings in Cape Town and travels.

Grazie mille @roberto_ricci1, everyone working at the factory @dylan_rrd @jacopo_rrd @matteo_guazzoni711 @ovidioferrari and all the team mates especially @john_skye57 for all the help during these years. RRRD supported me and led me to what I have become and what I achieved. Nevertheless from 2021 I will make a big step to a new and exciting chapter.
P. S. more SUP and Windsurf don't worry! 
Can't wait to share it with you!
Stay tuned 
Thank you for the edit: @aaronjessee"

You can see some of Caterina Stenta's previous highlights with RRD @ https://www.instagram.com/p/CLhRB5Fowca/

The 22-year-old has been going through the archives and has put together a montage of his best moments from last summer in the Canaries, which is well worth a watch with Paré going massive.

You can see Marc Pare's latest video @ https://vimeo.com/523527855

Flechet Brother’s: “Summary of a few wave riding sessions on the Steir spot (29). Often a fallback spot, in winter, the conditions are easy and often conducive for jumping.”

You can see the Flechet Brother’s latest edit @ youtu.be/tm8wZcU9Guk

Description: "After more than two decades in the world class of sports and overcoming different personal and sporting challenges of great significance, Iballa Runao Moreno achieved in 2018 an historical landmark unprecedented in professional sports: winning the world championships in the same year of the PWA World Circuit of Windsurf and the APP World Tour of Stand Up Paddle. This milestone never before achieved by an active athlete, highlights the level of dedication and improvement that the Moreno Twins twins, and specifically Iballa Ruano, have been successfully reaping for so many years. However, the road was never easy. Corazóndeescamas is a short biographical documentary told in the first person and that shows the most intimate part of its history and is dedicated with great affection to the Ruano Moreno family."

The Windsurfing Podcast: “Adam Lewis rips. And he's been ripping for years now. But his path to becoming a pro windsurfer was far from easy. Late starter for many years he had to teach the sport in order to do it. What finally tipped the scales? How did he get to the PWA podium? How was the first time at Jaws? And how was it in Australia with 2 other unknown riders: Maciek Rutkowski and Balz Muller....

0:00​ Intro, Aussie Trip
8:16​ Windsurfing Background
15:00​ Chasing the dream
23:00​ Sponsors, working in different teams & cultures
32:32​ Maui house/home? Sailing Jaws
50:02​ PWA sailing, breaking into top positions
59:56​ Judging Criteria, entry events
1:08:28​ Adam’s Future
1:12:17​ Quickfire”

You can watch the latest Windsurfing Podcast @ https://youtu.be/_FdCLhr-nNU

Photos courtesy of Fish Bowl Diaries 

Mads Bjørnå: “Really early Sunday morning session in Fish, full power 4,7 onshore.”

You can see Mads Bjørnå’s early morning session @ youtu.be/mUcj3-l3L8w

Rytis Jas: “Full power, super choppy slalom training with 97l Future Fly Dark Horse and Point-7 AC-1 6.2
Thanks to Sander once again for helping with the edit.
....
Thanks to my sponsors:
SBA Grupe
Future Fly -
Point-7 -
SIS Baltics -

Also I have launched my Patreon page - so if you are enjoying this channel and would like to see it grow, produce more and better quality videos - please consider supporting me on there. For a cost of one coffee cup a month not only you will support me, but will also get a deeper insight on the life of pro windsurfer. For all the info have a look here:

You can see Rytis Jas’ latest training edit @ youtu.be/FO2RJbkDj4M

#29 Martin Brandner – The Windsurfing Podcast

Legendary brand manager Martin Brandner is like the Godfather. Ruthless and mega effective, yet the ones working with and for him adore him. Especially after it’s done. He assembled some of the best, most successful teams in windsurfing history for F2 and JP, and now, retired he tells us all about it. From applying Nike’s strategy in windsurfing to almost starting a new brand with Peter Thommen and Bjorn, signing a young Ricardo Campello, Kauli Seadi always being late and not owning a phone, Antoine Albeau not being able to develop boards and a possible comeback to the business Martin really spills the beans. Sit back and listen and if you have questions just leave them in the comments – we might have Martin on again soon as there is so much left to talk about!

0:00 Intro, retired?
5:32 Will he comeback? His philosophy
13:30 His riders
18:25 Kauli Seadi
24:10 Ricardo Campello
41:27 Quantifying rider input
50:49 How he went from F2 to starting JP
1:04:18 Building the brand/image
1:19:40 Bjorn contracts
1:24:20 What to do with the windsurfing industry
1:33:03 Brand competition
1:43:03 Dealing with race teams
1:52:56 Antoine Albeau
2:01:30 Quickfire

Whether you’ve never tried to pull the trigger, or are still trying to land your first one, or you are landing them already and want to refine them further - here’s Graham Ezzy’s tutorial on the forward loop @ youtu.be/Gm__362oUy4

Dany Bruch: "Winter brings some special conditions to Tenerife. This time we went for a crash test session on the west coast. Check this mix of action and backstage look on sailing waves really close from the rocks!

You can see Team Bruch in action here.