New Dawn and End of an Era
Some exciting news. Windsurfer International will cease production as Publisher Brian McDowell joins12th July, 2012
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3 video episodes of Manu Bouvet and Carine Camboulives' dream trip aboard the 'Sauvage' with photogr10th July, 2012
PWA Pozo Guide
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JP Freestyle 2013
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Six Fours Jump Battle | Brutal Beach
As the PWA in Marseille is cancelled so another South of France event went ahead - a clip from the Six-Fours Windsurf Organisation 'Jump Contest' held at Brutal Beach on Saturday 14th April
PRESS RELEASE:
A short video produced by Franck Lesauvage from Brutal Beach (Six Fours / South of France) from Saturday 14th 2012. On the initiative of Steve Palier from Open Ocean Media (Wave Classic Invitational), a "Jump Contest" was launched in a few days, right after a short call through the Facebook page of the local windsurf club, Six Fours Windsurf Organization. No surf, no freestyle, only the jumps were taken in account. A simple way to gather a lot of riders and to make it simple for the public!
Unfortunately, we've been missing a stronger wind but the waves were rolling in and 20 riders could offer a nice show to the public on the beach, featuring great wipe outs in an incredible frontloops festival. In 15 to 25 knots of onshore wind in the semi-finals, local beachboy Ben Légier takes the honours ahead of Damien Eymard from Marseille, with clean backloops and forwards.
Also the kids were in and the local Loïck Lesauvage showed a super good potential during the contest with his frontloops, and he finally won ahead of Alex Villate, in a cool final that has been launched "just for them"
Nothing to win, nothing to loose, free registration, riders judging each other, that was a very cool (open) contest and we're gonna make it again, maybe with a team format : 'Six Fours' team' vs 'Marseille's team' vs 'Cannes' team'. This will even be more spicy !
Results
1/ Ben Légier (JP/Pryde/Gliss Factory)
2/ Damien Eymard (JP/Pryde/Gliss Factory)
3/ Steve Palier (Fanatic/North Sails/SFWO)
4/ Didier Leneil (Fanatic/North Sails/Nexpa Surfshop)
Kids
1/ Loïck Lesauvage - 12 yo (Goya Windsurfing/Chinook/Oxbow/SFWO)
2/ Alex Villate - 14 yo (Tabou/Gaastra)
a few action shots on www.vousport.com
More action shots to come on www.photodingo.com
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