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Don’t try this at home: Triple loop attempt results in hard crash

Boujmaa Guilloul had a big crash recently while attempting the triple forward loop. Luckily he is fine now. He has some footage to see what went wrong because the attempt was filmed with a GoPro camera. As you can see the crash is pretty extreme. Not strange that Ricardo Campello was wearing a helmut during his triple loop [...]Show More Summary

Are you the new Miss Reef 2011 Holland?

Reef Holland is looking for the new Dutch Miss Reef 2011. If you are a beautiful girl with a nice bum and want to compete with other breathtaking girls, sign up for the competition. Hurry up, because the deadline is the 1st of may. The winner will get two tickets to an exotic destination. Nice! [...]Show More Summary

New Toys! Starboard isonic 121 & RS Slalom MKIII 8.6

Finally I have the boards and sails that I always wanted. I went to BOOT (the boat show in Düsseldorf) and was lucky to find a Starboard isonic 121. A new one but then the 2010 model. I usually don’t buy new boards because buying them second hand can save you a lot of money. A [...] This is a post from: Mad Windsurfing. A windsurf blog with tips, news, and how-to's.

Interview: Travelixer – Find the best spots around the world

Friends of mine started a new website. This website is not just your average travel hotspot site. It is build for people who love going outdoor and doing all kinds of outdoor sports, including windsurfing. So I thought it would also benefit you if you know this new site. What does Travelixer mean and what [...]Show More Summary

The parking card pre-sale has started for Strand Horst

For all Dutch and other European windsurfers who windsurf at Strand Horst: It is now possible to buy a parking card for the new season. It will save you 10 euros when you buy it in the pre sale. The parking card will set you back € 32,50. Not that expensive if you ask me. [...]Show More Summary

How a new sail is born

The new March issue of the Windsurfer International Magazine has been released. As always, they have really good content. I liked the article about how a sail is developed from a concept to a sail in the real world. Barry Spanier himself talks you through the process. Go check it out. This is a post [...]Show More Summary

Point-7 new sail sponsor Martin van Meurs

An interesting move from speedsurfer Martin van Meurs. He is switching sail sponsor! Point-7 will be delivering the sails for the 2011 season. Lets see if he can set new world records with the black beauties. Congratulations to Point-7 and Martin. Read the interview here This is a post from: Mad Windsurfing. A windsurf blog [...]Show More Summary

Wesh Center Crew Windsurf Park

In Leucate, France, the first windsurfing park in the world has been opened. The surf spot has some cool kickers and sliders in the water which you normally only see during indoor events. The guys behind the windsurf park released this trailer to let you get glimpse of the freestyle possibilities. It looks really cool [...]Show More Summary

Happy new year!

Have a lot of fun in 2011 and I hope you will break all your speed records. Ow yeah!! This is a post from: Mad Windsurfing. A windsurf blog with tips, news, and how-to's. Related posts:Point-7 2011 prototypes Happy Easter! This is a post from: Mad Windsurfing. A windsurf blog with tips, news, and how-to's. Related posts: Point-7 2011 prototypes Happy Easter!

To cold for windsurfing?

Not at all! These hardcore windsurfers show that low temperatures are not holding them back. The “white” stuff in the background is snow… shot at Oostvoorne, The Netherlands by Paul Boef. This video was made by Frederic Bonet at Porteils, France. Respect guys! This is a post from: Mad Windsurfing. A windsurf blog with tips, [...]Show More Summary

New Windsurfer International Magazine online

Hey everybody. I just received an email that the 13th issue of the Windsurfing International Magazine has been released. The magazine has been updated to improve your reading experience. In this issue you’ll find: Peruvian Gold Kauli Seadi Finds Untold Riches Pro Slalom Secrets Kurosh Kiani Gives You a Turbo Boost Who is Kenneth Danielsen? [...]Show More Summary

Andy Irons passed away

Some weird news today. Andy Irons passed away on Tuesday. The 32 old 3x world champion supposedly died of an unknown cause, others say that he died due to a heavy dengue fever. Some sources report that he died from a drugs overdose. There will be an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Anyway, Andy [...]Show More Summary

New board

I set several goals in 2009. Finally I’ve reach one of them. I was planning to add more windsurfing boards to my quiver and so I did. I felt like I missed a lot of opportunities to surf and that had to be fixed. I had only a Starboard Hypersonic 105. This board has an [...]Show More Summary

New Women’s speed production record!

Zara Davis managed to crack the woman’s speed production record of 36.99 knots (68.5 KM/H) That is some serious speed! She used a Mistral speed board and a 5.0 SCR 2010. The cannel in Luderitz, Namibia, was not ideal for windsurfing. The approach is very shallow and the sand bank build to reduce the chop [...]Show More Summary

Speedsurfing @ la franqui

Here is short video from the NP/JP team speedsurfing at La Franqui. Nice to see how Ben van der Steen and Jacques van der Hout have to conquer the chop before they get to the flat water. This is a post from: Mad Windsurfing. A windsurf blog with tips, news, and how-to's. Related posts:Speedsurfing at [...]Show More Summary

Help with choosing a (Starboard) windsurf board

Starboard released a new tool to help you make a better board selection out of their range of windsurfing boards (and they have a lot of boards to choose from). I thinks it’s great that Starboard is releasing a tool like that. Off course will it help them to sell them the correct boards. As [...]Show More Summary

Water Ladies – The movie

The PWA released a video report from the ladies only event in Almanare. During this final event Karin Jaggi secured the PWA World Championship title for 2010. Valérie Arrighetti was breathing in her neck and managed to win the event. She became second in the overall rankings. Check out the video: This is a post [...]Show More Summary

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Mad Windsurfing hacked

Unfortunately mad windsurfing was hacked. The hack also broke some of the functionality of the site. I am working on a solution. Sorry for the inconvenience This is a post from: Mad Windsurfing. A windsurf blog with tips, news, and how-to's. Share and Enjoy: Related posts: New windsurfingsite: Mad Windsurfing! This is a post from: Mad Windsurfing. Show More Summary

Photo report Strand Horst – August 15

Sunday was a great windsurfing day in the Netherlands. The absence of wind started to annoy me a bit so I was really happy with this day. But the lack of wind in the passed weeks gave me some time to get my RS Slalom repaired without missing to much action. Anyway, Jeffrey (also a… This is a post from: Mad Windsurfing. Show More Summary