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Matt wins Innersection

My friend from Maui, Matt Meola, just won 100k for this clip; so sick!

A few things from the last month

First, the snow on the east coast was insane: Why is this not all over the web? I get back to Maui in 12 days; I can’t wait to start trying them! And this is a tiny apple. That’s all.

Photos from My Last Day at Hookipa

All pics courtesy of Jimmie Hepp:

This is so good!

Away From the Cameras

Since August, I’ve sailed for film almost every time I hit the water. Today was a beautiful exception. At the end of the day, only a few guys were on the water and the beach was bare of any photographers. I was able to get into the flow of the waves without any thoughts in […]

Back to Maui!

Yesterday, I returned to Maui after two weeks in Japan. After getting off the plane, I headed straight to Hookipa for a fun session. I then slept for 21 hours! Talk about jet lag. I have one more day of sailing before heading back to New Jersey for school. Here are some pics from the […]

Evolving Freestyle

I got really excited when I saw this move by Belgian freestyler Steven van Broekhoven: Matador Steven Van Broeckhoven from Michael Sumereder on Vimeo. It embodies everything great about the most modern freestyle; the rotation is fast and in the air. But this move also adds elements from conventional freestyle: body contortion and back-to-sail sailing […]

Vote for the umi team!

Vote for the umi team on riders match! http://www.riders-match.com/uk/summer10/category/windsurf/

Guincho with James Bond

Here is a clip from the 1969 James Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. The whole opening sequence takes place around Guincho and on Guincho beach itself. Good thing the waves weren’t too big that day!

New Ramp for Flatwater Jumping

I saw on facebook that vikteam’s Julien “wesh” Taboulet and my fellow umi-rider Thomas Traversa set up a new type of ramp in the south of France. The ramp has no slot for the fin, but instead uses thick bristles. To ride up the ramp, the riders needs shallow but very long fins. This allows […]