The British Bodyboard Club’s Overhead Wedge Air has without doubt been the highlight of the tour so far. After a frustrating summer of fickle conditions and postponed events, at the fourth time of asking, competitors were finally treated to near perfect Tolcarne Wedge giving them an opportunity to boost the big aerial manoeuvres the wave is famous for.
The first day of the competition saw the first round of heats completed and despite a couple of close calls, there were no losses of the top seeded riders. The following day the conditions looked to be excellent once again with the added bonus of some September sunshine. Every quarter final heat was loaded with talent which produced some outstanding surfing … Details
The North American Speed Sailing Project members are getting ready for the long waited 2010 Luderitz Speed Challenge.
After taking the 2010 2010 HAM Challenge, Jamie Douglas, Bill and Rob Douglas are really looking forward to claim the world speed sailing record, property of the l’Hydroptère.
“A new outright world speed sailing record is waiting for America in the waters off of Africa”, says a NASSP post in the official site … Details
With strong south-westerly winds forecast for the entire day, many of the competitors were at the beach at dawn getting dialled into the conditions. However, the minute the competition was supposed to begin the wind began to backed off forcing head judge, Duncan Coombs to put the contest on hold. By 13:00 it had returned enough for the first heat to start, and with the waves often reaching 2.5m in the sets, Klitmoller was ready to rock the windsurfing world.
Rain squalls and strong gusts hammered their way through the contest area every half an hour causing havoc with the sailors who found it hard to choose the correct gear. 5.7s and 5.3s were the sails of choice for the bigger guys, whereas 5.3s and 4.7s were the weapons used by those a little lighter. Board choice was extremely open and purely down to weight and personal preference with single fins, twin fins, trailer fins, thrusters, and quads all seen scattered on the stones throughout the day … Details
Alana Blanchard has been turning heads in and out of the water for quite some time now. Like many young beach gals in Hawaii, Alana seems to be allergic to clothing, which she avoids as much as possible. Her surfing abilities are not compromised by her choice in swimwear, as she is without a doubt one of the most progressive female surfers in the world, and she has the best bottom turn since Curren. Somehow, through some cruel twist of fate, Alana wasn’t able to requalify for the ladies world tour following her 2009 rookie season (in which she won the haleiwa event, which of course didn’t count towards the tour ranking that season), which is a bummer for her, but more importantly, is a huge loss for popularity of the women’s tour. Not to say that the women’s performance level isnt constantly improving, which it certainly is  … Details, Pictures & Videos
Alana Blanchard vs. Bruna Schmitz – Two goregeous WWT surfers battle it out in an epic photo shoot