The 5th Kona World Championships ended in spectacular fashion with blue skies and 20 knots of wind. It was a thrilling battle with the top 3 separated by only 3 points.
Adam Holm (SWE) closed the gap even further by winning the first race of the day, but he was closely followed by Juliano Scalabrin (BRA) in second, while Monique Valle (CAN) “only” finished 5th.
Airboards were created in Switzerland several years ago after many years of trial and error. Because they’re inflatable they’re lightweight and you can take them with you pretty much anywhere! (Plus, as Docta P and Ice can attest, having an air cushion to land on really keeps your ribs in place – check out these pics of the FaceLevel.com founders as kids riding “Krazy Karpets” down snowy hills!)
The Airboards allow the rider total control with their tri-channel bottom and grippable handles. Riverboarders will be instantly at home on these things, and although nothing beats a whitewater rapid, snow bodyboarding is a great rush at face level!
Tracht Beach in Kinvara, Co Galway was the final location of the 2010 Irish Slalom Series. A massively successful year in terms of numbers and participants the final event was going to be a success, wind or no wind. Unfortunately for the numbers who travelled we got the only wind-less weekend for months. However, as usual that never stopped the event organisers in Galway putting on a good show.
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The Red Bull surf team’s first aerial training session on the newly built skateboard bowl. Jordy Smith, Michel Bourez, Mick Fanning and Sally Fitzgibbons all tried adapting to the new board and skate deck – much different from a surf board and wave – and after a while it proved as a perfect training ground for aerials in the water.
Borrowing training concepts first proto-typed by snowboarder Shaun White during “Project X”, the best of the best, including two-time and reigning Men’s World Champion Mick Fanning, Women’s World Champion Sofia Mulanovich, Junior World Champions Julian Wilson and Sally Fitzgibbons, along with international stars Jordy Smith and Michel Bourez will be expanding, honing and refining their aerial repertoires with the assistance of professional coaches, pro skateboarders and the use of gymnastic facilities.
The star of the show is not any one of the surfers, but a custom-built skateboard bowl tailored specifically to surf style moves with right and left “breaking” ramps that are exposed to a large foam-pit.