Girls Windsurfing - The Roxy GGWS event is upcoming!
GGWS is an event that Starboard and Severne Team Rider, Olivia Helmersen has been part of the last 3 years. This Year Olivia (15 years old) is the main responsible. The events is a "Girls Only" event made by girls for girls. Olivia realized at a early stage in here windsurfing that girls learn easier from girls and are more relaxed when the "guys" are not around.
Inspired by the MorenoTwins camps she decided to make the first event here in Jyllinge (Olivias home town) together with Ida Boesen. 3 days of windsurfing, sharing travel tips, trim and tricks and a lot of relaxed surf atmosphere. SUP, Friends and Family are and always been part of the concept. The main goal is to share the passion of SUP, windsurfing both in the and out of the plane. Roxy has always sponsored event Tees for the event and we expect 40 participants this year.
Ladies - Get with the FLOW
FLOW - For Ladies Of Windsurfing - http://www.flowindsurfing.com/ - is an online information resource designed specifically for female windsurfers.
Founded by Amy Carter, the website is brimming full of stories, experiences, tips and pointers all relevant to the fairer sex within the sport. It sets a clear aim to not only encourage more females into windsurfing, but also to provide a much needed support system and a sense of community for those already enjoying the sport. Discussing the objectives of the FLOW concept, it is hard not to feel the amount of passion Amy (a distinguished racer herself) has put into the project: (more . . .)
Can Maui be any better to us?
After another best-ever windsurf session today that made me stay out hours and catch way to many “just one more, then I will go in” waves. It was so fun and I was so tired. I didn’t want to listen to my tired body, but when I felt a pain in my hand and finally took a look at it, it was bleeding and raw from grabbing the boom. Looking at my bloody hand convinced me I had enough and it was time to call it a day. The evening set up for a fire in the sky. No matter where you were on the island, you could see yourself surrounded in beauty. Once at home I started to pack my bags for the Fiji Butterfly Effect, had great friends over from New Zealand for what they call "tea", and a modern/hip hop dance class in my own yoga studio with my two best buddies. http://www.tatianahoward.com/blog/
The UK's queen of speed has now taken the top spot on the official International Speed Windsurfing Class ranking. Zara who only started speedsailing in 2005 has slowly clawed her way up the ranking list by consistent performances at international events like the European Championships last year in Ireland.
The PWA catches up with 2 time PWA Women's Freestyle World Champion, Sarah-Quita Offringa
Morocco is over ..it was epic! Nayra Alonso
We have just finished an awesome trip in the magic land of Morocco. John Skye and myself were running two wave camps down there and we were lucky to be able to enjoy Moulay, great company on and off the water score some amazing conditions!! http://nayraalonso.blogspot.com/2010/06/morocco-is-over-it-was-epic.html
Over 130 wahines showed up on Saturday, April 17th for the 4th Annual Maui Butterfly Effect, also raising $1000 to benefit Women Helping Women.
"Maui, being the home of Aloha, is the perfect base for The Butterfly Effect, an event that celebrates feminine values, camaraderie and self-empowerment rather than judging and competition," says The Butterfly Effect founder Tatiana Howard. "Although it is an all-women event, I hope that the success and enthusiasm that each event brings will be an inspiration to all."
Regrettably cancelled as it has not been possible to secure the level of sponsorship required in the short time-scale available this year. We have confidence in next year though! We hope that you will be as enthusiastic next year as you were this year, and we hope to welcome you at the Go Windsurf Camp next year! So if you are interested to participate next year, or would you like to sponsor the camp please contact IWA women's representative Mara van der Schaaf
Olivia PIANA, Youth Slalom Vice-World Champion L’Almanarre April 10th to 15th
Olivia Piana had an excellent start to her season, with a great performance at the Youth Slalom World Championship at l'Almanarre: "I raced on the Warp SL 61 and 66. This is my first season with Exocet and I enjoy the boards! They are fast, responsive and comfortable. My main competitor was Alice Arutkin. We "fought" hard throughout the week, but in a peaceful, respectful and friendly atmosphere off the water. I'm very happy about my results as I did my best .
Xenia Kessler winter training in Bonaire
Early December, when the snow started falling in Denmark, I didn’t see my windsurfseason over yet, and I decided I wanted to go back to Bonaire. I packed up my freestyle kit, and went off with a 3 months ticket, all alone.
Sarah Hebert (ARM1) spent last last winter competing and touring Brasil . See her short video about her profession and about Ilhabela, venue for the 2009 Sao Paulo Formula Windsurfing Grand Prix.
Professional windsurfer Sarah Hebert will try to cross the Atlantic in end of the year. The French vice world champion is aiming to windsurf from Dakar (Senegal) to Pointe a Pitre (Guadeloupe) in a 3.500km challenge of strong winds, 30ft waves and sharks.
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In conclusion…organization was great, views were just splendid, conditions were perfect and obviously I ‘m very happy about my third World Champ title in row. After injury of wrist I was confused how it will be in this competition. I was even hesitating with my coach if I should go or not, now I’m sure that was a good choice to go there.
The 2010 Formula World Championship concluded on Saturday 27th in Potrerillos, Mendoza, with one race watched by the Governor of Mendoza and representatives of the many organisations and sponsors involved in these championships. Marta Hlavaty (POL 111) finished these championships as she started - with a winning race.
Spring has arrived on Maui and along with it more consistent winds so far! It's also when all the pros and 2011 equipment come to town for photo shoot season on the North Shore. Shawna Cropas, a long time Neil Pryde/JP rider and windsurfing coach, will be running a week long in depth windsurfing tuition clinic which will run from April 25th to the 1st of May.
. . . for women who want to get more into wave sailing and the ones that already do wave sail but want to improve. So, if your goal for the this year is to wave sail more, come and join us!
The B.E. Fiji Expedition will be a trip not to be missed! The all inclusive package will take care of all your needs once you arrive. It is completely hassle-free and friendly, and will be way too much fun!
Potrerillos lake in Mendoza. My first thought was, hmm this is probably end of the world :) however it is a beautiful lake in the mountains, the wind is very variable and gusty, so for sure it will be interesting racing here.
Freestyle world champion, Sarah-Quita Offringa, has been awarded with the 'athlete of the year' award in Aruba.
Following another fantastic year on the PWA World Tour in 2009, Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard, Gaastra) has won this prestigious award for the 3rd time in a row!
Female slalom racer, Sarah Hebert, helps to get more women on the water. Being ranked 3rd in the world, didn't stop Sarah Hebert (Naish sails, Naish boards) from going back to basics with a bunch of enthusiastic women in New Caledonia. In fact, Hebert organised a full schedule of events for her first edition of 'Magic Feelings' and 15 lucky female windsurfers joined her.
Laure Treboux Australia Gallery on C7.com
Fanatic´s Laure Treboux (SUI-4) travels Western Australia to improve her wavesailing. As her boyfriend lives Perth, Laure has a good reason to stay over the European winter months at the west coast of Australia:-)
See here pictures from her latest road trip to Esperance and going up north to Gnaraloo on continentseven.com:
As I was sailing back out through the Lowers channel, I lost speed getting over the wave sets and was taken down by a curling wave. Though it wasn't an intense maytag session, when I cleared my sail to waterstart, the entire sail was torn almost in two. Bummer!
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Daida and Iballa Moreno (Starboard, Severne) have recently uploaded a new video to their YouTube channel. Check it out by following this link HERE. It's packed full of Pozo action, and the headcam shots are a great way of getting in amongst it all with them.
The participation of the women in this event has been a long time project of the organisation and now that is finally done we are sure that not only enrich the great spectrum of the professional windsurfers taking part, but also make evident the importance of the female rider in a minority sport, such as windsurfing.
Over in Dahab, top PWA female freestyler Olga Raskina (JP, NeilPryde, MFC) and her friend Sveta Martynova, recently organised the first ever Russian women’'s windsurfing camp, which was suitably named ‘"Windsurf Beauties".
