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).