Another one getting the best of Maui is Rudy Castorina who got served 5 days of Apocalyptic 50 knot Kona winds along with 8-10 foot waves that made way for some glassy surf at Ho'okipa and tow-in on the outer reefs once the wind finally dropped. As Rudy wrote to tell us this he got a call from the beach saying that the tradewinds where back and Ho'okipa was firing so he had to go. Ah well, until he's back, check out these recent surf shots of him. Photo: Jono Knight & MNeal.net

Francisco Porcella has joined the guys over at Drops Boards and he's been putting them to good use during the recent Tropical Energy Contest at Ho'okipa in great wind and waves as seen below. Photo: Pietro Porcella, Media Fun.

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Speaking of senor Fernandez, we're happy to announce that he just signed up for another year with Simmer Style as well as his other current sponsors including Fanatic, Quicksilver, Hotel Almerimar Resort and Viajes Alysol. We just like to say how stoked we are to have one of the worlds most talented, upcoming young rippers on the team. Check out two teasers below from Victors recent Chile trip as well as a few shots of him killing some time in his backyard while waiting for the upcoming PWA Cabo Verde event.

After his recent haircut Frederic Steineck aka Hawaiian Derelict may be short on hair these days and you might even find him a bit short in our feature EITHER / OR last in this newsletter but it's not like we give em´ a choice, it's EITHER / OR for Christ sake. One thing he's not short on though is tricks and motivation people. Just have a look below.

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Junko Nagoshi enjoys the winter swells on Maui. Michel Maldini on the other hand enjoys shooting pictures of Junko, while she enjoys these swells. We enjoy writing about it just as much as we enjoy attaching these pictures of Junko by Michel Maldini for you to enjoy. So enjoy!

The newest addition to the Simmer Style team Jonas Ceballos just got back from a warm-up trip for the upcoming PWA Cabo Verde event. Fuerte Ventura served up 4,7 side off winds and mast high waves almost everyday. Don't miss out on this recent clip of Jonas back home in Pozo.

Now for a quite chilly wake up call after that little Caribbean daydream that was on the house:

"Sorry fella missed your email! Getting about million emails about Viagra a day and your got lost in there! Cheers – Ben"

With a mail like that we figured we wouldn't have to much to write about Mr. Proffitt this month, but what do you know, he got back on track and dropped us a few lines saying he's currently in Cape Town, South Africa and that the wind's been a bit strange. With strange winds it's not so strange he's holding on with just one hand while back looping and making sure his other hand keeps fingers crossed for the wind to go back to normal.

Meanwhile in the northern hemisphere, Mother Nature was kind enough to arrange a windy end-of- the-year for local Simmer Style rider Marko Simic, and switched on some good winds in his hometown of Pula, Croatia. Freezing? Who cares? Fun? Without a doubt. Just have a look below.

Apart from sailing all these un-crowded waves at Ho'okipa with the rest of the Simmer Style team, Francisco Porcella is eagerly waiting for Jaws to happen for some windsurf and possible tow-in sessions. Check out pictures as well as a push loop sequence of Francisco below, courtesy of Pietro Porcella (Media Fun).

Ladies and gentlemen we'd like to introduce you to the latest addition to the Simmer team, Pozo ripper Jonas Ceballos E40. To give you a glimpse of this young talented sailor and what he's made of, check out this clip and pictures of him. Jonas joins, among others, fellow Spaniard Victor Fernandez on the team, so watch out cuz Pozo will never quite be the same with these two young rippers teaming up. Don't miss our Either / Or feature with Jonas last in this newsletter.

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Since his time in Jeri, Brazil is almost up, we will bet you ten to one that Ascanio D' Ascanio is without a doubt busy squeezing in a couple Ponch's, Willy skippers and what not before packing it up. We'll even bet you that he's still in his boardshorts and harness dripping saltwater when he gets on the plane, anything to get one or two more tricks nailed before it's time to head home to Ibiza. Whether he'll have the time to unpack or not before heading down to South Africa's Cape Town for some more wind and waves on January 10th is hard to say, but with plans for yet another spring on Maui it's safe to say that this guy gets a lot of windsurfing done. Check out some pictures of Ascanio making the most of his time in Jeri, Brazil. He even included some ...

We kind of wondered why Simon Hurrey didn't make the last newsletter, fact is the lad was so damn busy banging down double E-sliders and Spock's in Dahab, Egypt on his new XD's he had no time to drop us silly emails. http://www.simonhurrey.com/videos/detail/magic_day/

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Apparently Santa's hanging out in Kiel, Germany, where he got himself an R&D gig for Simmer Style since he doesnt mind the freezing waters.

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While a lot of people are stuck in winter right now things are just warming up for New Zealand's Mike La Franchie who's been making the most out of the last winter/spring swells. While carving mast high walls with everything from 40 knots to non-existent winds on the inside, Mike is relying heavily on his Icon's, which he describes like this:

"-My Icons are handling very well throughout the full range of wind conditions. Whether sailing under or over powered they still feel stable in my hands, with a steady pull of power to drive me through bottom turns."

Yet another statement that further proves the Icon's worldwide ability to handle any spot, in any conditions at any time.