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This site will have all of my latest news on it about where I am and what I'm up to including event reports, tuition, videos, location reports and anything else to do with windsurfing really!

Jump/Crash Time!!

So its jump time and let me tell it was one of the craziest things i have ever done!!  I had a few issues with keeping my board under control as its the wrong shape and size but i gave it my best shot anyway!!  The first couple were forwards, then a crash, a table top, tabletop forward and another crash!  Hope you enjoy them and laugh as much as i did!!

Forward_10.mov

Forward_2.mov

crash_1.mov

table_top.mov

tabletop_forward.mov

crash_2.mov

Latest Boat Show News

Well, who would of thought that doing spocks was going to be easier than bloody carve gybing!!  I was terrible in the Slalom!! I was on the wrong board and so just slid and skidded around all over the place!  Nik Baker and Matt Wemms were the clear standouts they both gave an amazing performance.

At 8.00 this morning we were limbering up for the freestyle trials and after my performance in the slalom i was a little nervous!  But as it turns out spocks were easier than carve gybes!  I nailed some clean 1 handed spocks and a flaka in the practice.  During the judged runs i did a spock and a forward on starboard and i full planing 1 handed spock on port, i came out so fast i crashed into the end of the pool!  I was also one of the only guys to make a flaka and thats including the guys that had already pre qualified.

In the warm up session for the guys that had already qualified the usual suspects from Margarita were looking good with various switch moves being completed.  The French boys however, are like nothing i have ever seen before.  Nicholas Akgazciyan was coming down the ramp in a Gozada position which is switch stance and bac to sail!  Also clew first switch stance and some 1 handed shakas!!!  Thomas Traversa, my Gaastra Tabou team mate did a huge shaka on starboard which was pretty amazing.

Jump trials later on today so stay online for any updates.

The London Boat Show

Well here we are at the 2006 London Boat Show and i have been checking out the Pool which is actually a lot smaller than i thought!  In fact its tiny!  I have seen bigger swiming pools in peoples houses!!

The Club Vass stand is located right next to the entrance to the pool, so its nice and close to the action, please come down and say hello to the guys and to get special deals on holidays.

Registration starts tomorrow and also the practice/trials for the slalom.  I don’t get into the pool until Wednesday morning for the Freestyle practice and trials. 

I will keep you all updated with whats going on so keep checking.

Oh yeah, and its BLOODY FREEZING!!!