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Friday 27th May, 2011 - 2:02pm

Epic Sessions produced this clip from a test of real time Jump-Off action that was lined-up for the Oxbow Ride the Sky Jump event, cancelled due to lack of wind.

Here's the PR and Clip:



In a world where GPS has become a standard for tracking practically anything or anyone, there are certain cases where the rough approximation of 10ft associated with GPS just doesn't cut it. Explosive, high impact action sports such as windsurfing, snowboarding, kiteboarding, and more require technology that can withstand forces associated with 60ft+ jumps, high-g impacts, lightning fast spins, and more with incredible accuracy. EpicSessions.tv continues to pioneer a new era in action sports by utilizing a new technology that can not only measure a rider's performance in 3D to within 0.10 ft accuracy, but can also broadcast their performance in real-time!

As the month long holding period for the Oxbow Ride The Sky- Presented by Naish, drew to a close, conditions didn't present themselves to hold the official event. That didn't stop the EpicSessions.tv crew on Wednesday April 27th from holding a live test of the realtime jump data system and we opened up the livestream video to the world as we let the world's best windsurfers get wired with the latest in sports motion capture technology.

The concept is simple- take the best riders and cut them loose on the water with the goal to hit the highest jumps possible. The technical challenge is anything but simple. EpicSessions.tv had to equip the riders with technology that measures their performance in realtime and transmit the jump data to our servers back on the mainland and then world-wide to the audience online.

Huge props to all the riders for their patience, feedback and stoke about our little project. Their stoke feeds ours and in turn, drives us to create products that enrich their experiences and spread their stoke across the globe.

It was an amazing day. We were scheduled for 2 hours and ended up broadcasting for 4+ hours and the riders had a gas doing what they do best. Going big, hanging with their friends and just having fun. No worries about getting screwed by the judges. After all, if you wanna win, all you gotta do is go bigger than anyone else, no BS. It's objective scoring at its best, and it showed as the riders were relaxed and stoked as when they went big, except if their buddies boosted even higher!

We have a lot more in store this summer, not only in Windsurfing, but in other sports as well. We invite you to stay tuned as we venture into uncharted territories with this groundbreaking technology.

The results are as follows:

Leo Ray- 28.2 ft
Jesse Brown- 25.3 ft
Junko- 15.7 ft
Levi Siver- 21.6 ft
Brawzinho- 30.9 ft
Patrick- 21.76 ft
Bernd- 20.5 ft
Fillippi- 28.39 ft
Francisco Porcella- 25.53 ft
Ricardo Campello- 31.32 ft
Kai K.- 18.3 ft
Jason Polakow- 35.8 ft
Nico- 26.5 ft
Glen- 21.34 ft
Diego- 24.5 ft
Timo Mullen - 20.8 ft

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