| Jonas Ceballos on the Simmer Style team |
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By admin on 12/22/2006 |
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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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| Simmer Style sail designer Jason Diffin reports: |
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By admin on 12/21/2006 |
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"-Sri Lanka is up and running with the 07 Flatwater sail production, finalized by me just a few days ago. Our production source has just finished their windsurf sail production area, and it looks fantastic- one of the biggest, brightest, cleanest work spaces I have ever seen. I am confident that they will produce quality better than ever for us.
'08 wave design work is well under way with new prototypes on the water now.
We are looking to maintain the best characteristics of all the wave models, but also work to improve the defining characteristics of each model- for example- XFLEX and VISION should become more maneuverable and surf performance oriented. ICON should be improved for range and handling- the most important thing fo ... |
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| Kristoffer Living and fellow teamrider Victor Fernandez |
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By admin on 12/20/2006 |
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Swedish wave champ 2006, Simmer Style's Kristoffer Living just got back from a 3 week photoshoot/film trip to Chile with fellow teamrider Victor Fernandez and Simmer Style photographer and graphic designer Magnus Petersson. The crew scored fantastic conditions and got a lot of good footage for the upcoming Simmer Style video project.
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| Red Bull Storm Chase DVD |
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By admin on 12/19/2006 |
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The Red Bull Storm Chase DVD is out now featuring Simmer Style riders
Ben Profitt, Kristoffer Living, Mads Bjorna and Emma Johansson taking on
the heaviest Atlantic low pressure in 15 years. Don't miss out!
For more info and downloads visit:
Red Bull Storm Chase DVD info: www.redbullstormchase.com/dvd
Trailer and stills: www.redbullstormchase.com/media
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| Ascanio D' Ascanio |
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By admin on 12/16/2006 |
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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 ...
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| Simon Hurrey |
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By admin on 12/13/2006 |
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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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| Kai "Flykatcher" Katchadourian |
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By admin on 12/12/2006 |
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After having literally sailed his ass off in the Aloha Classic (taking 10th place) Kai "Flykatcher" Katchadourian gives us a glimpse into a post Aloha Classic Ho'okipa.
"–There have been many days on the water lately and sessions seem to be sailed with a little less urgency after the end of the event, soul carves and the hitting big airs with not caring if its a make or not, the judges are not scoring anymore so its all out shred missions going down. Shout-outs to all Simmer Team Riders worldwide for a ripping 2007 !!!"
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| Sylvain Demercastel |
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By admin on 12/11/2006 |
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With his last event being a wave comp on Maui in 1996 Sylvain Demercastel surprised a few people including himself when he took 10th place at a wave event in Siouville, France recently. So watch out cuz you might just be up against a very motivated Frenchman at the next event. Another thing that kept him busy was writing his first (in a line of features) article for Planchemag that should be out by the time you read this, so make sure to pick up a copy.
Some photos from the event at: http://www.assunvoile.com/gallery.php
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| 2006 EFPT season |
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By admin on 12/11/2006 |
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With the 2006 EFPT season over with we can only say it's been a fantastic tour year. For more info about the 2007 tour and its highlights make sure to visit: http://www.efpt.net
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| Windsurfing Santa in Kiel |
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By admin on 12/8/2006 |
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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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| New Zealand's Mike La Franchie... |
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By admin on 12/7/2006 |
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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.
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| Francisco Porcella... |
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By admin on 12/7/2006 |
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| Francisco Porcella on the other hand is one of those who's stuck with winter right now, but since he's on Maui it doesn't get too cold and waves are huge so he just got himself a few bombs at Outer Spreck's including a triple mast high wave a week or so ago. Triple mast!!!! Now that's a lot of water behind you just get that tape measure out and get 12 m (40 feet) going, yes that is quite big isn't it? After that he cooled down with some mast high, side off, down the line days at Ho'okipa only to find out Wind Mag ... |
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| Phillipe "Gonz" Raymond has been busy ripping every wave... |
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By admin on 12/5/2006 |
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| With big waves, side off wind in Carro and an Italian invasion, French Simmer rider Phillipe "Gonz" Raymond has been busy ripping every wave he could get for himself. With 2 weeks of board testing, photo shooting and filming on Fuerteventura coming up it looks as if "Gonz" is to stay busy for a while yet. |
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| Emma Johansson's month and a half long stay in Jeri, Brazil. |
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By admin on 12/2/2006 |
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Time flies when you have a good time. So with all those good winds and warm waters it's no wonder there's only a week left of Emma Johansson's month and a half long stay in Jeri, Brazil. Despite the days flying by she says it's been a really good time with lots of progress that even a stretched knee ligament couldn't stop.
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| EITHER / OR WITH NEW TEAMRIDER JONAS CEBALLOS |
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By admin on 12/1/2006 |
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1. Morning or afternoon session? Afternoon
2. Lipsmack or aerial? Aerial
3. Forward or backward loop? Love em' both
4. Cereals or oatmeal? Cereals
5. Port or Starboard? Port
6. Reef or beach break? Reef
7. Home or away? Home
8. New or old spots? Shaken not stirred
9. Truck or van? Van (Renault Trafic)
10. Double mast or logo? Logo
11. Session or competition? Session
12. Wave or freestyle? Wave
13. Lager or ale? Lager
14. Meat or vegetables? Meat
15. Tattoos or not? I don't have any, but I like them
16. Super X or racing? Racing
17. Film or photos? Film
18. 4x4 or easy access? Easy access
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