| SIMMER STYLE FLATWATER SAILS 2007 |
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By admin on 2/18/2007 |
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Quality, Performance and Style are the fundamental features of all Simmer designs. For 2007, we are pleased to introduce our newly re-modeled Flatwater line up of Freeride, Freerace and Full Race models.
SPARK is the sail for recreational and introductory high performance sailing.
X-TYPEII is the sail for full power speed, maneuver and jump sailing.
Freerace models 2XC and 3XC are direct descendents of the Full Race SC and FC sails- used with great success by Benoit and Sylvain Moussilmani on the PWA World Tour.
The Mouss brothers have used their testing and race experience to develop the full race sails to top performance, and that knowledge is directly input into the design of the 2 ... |
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| Diffin reports from the Valley Isle |
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By admin on 2/16/2007 |
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Maui has been typical for January, February- some good sailing days, lots of great surfing days, and 4 days of the strongest Kona winds I've ever seen, plus it was pretty big surf. We had 4 days in a row of solid 30-35kts, and there were many, many gusts over 50. Even with the extreme wind, there were sessions to be had at Lanes, Kanaha and Kihei.
Teboul just returned from another trip somewhere in the Atlantic (he won't reveal where) where he was putting a new '08 5.0 prototype to the test, with great results. I saw the photos from the spot, and it is world class and unknown. Mast high- 5.0-4.7, side off, sunny, warm…. The photos will likely be popping up in publications around the world soon and people can see for themselves- the spot and the new sail in actio ... |
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| Vincent Langer is back from Tenerife |
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By admin on 2/14/2007 |
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While on the warm water subject Vincent Langer is back from Tenerife, defrosted and with a bag full of good slalom days and an occasional wave sailing day here and there. Next up is a roadtrip to Sardinia to break in the new racing and slalom sails, after test rigging them Vincent is convinced:
"– I'm sure that they will perform even better than last years models, I've never seen a sail with such nice and easy rotation."
So there you go, a word from the wise who probably spends more time on the water than on land. For more good hints drop by: http://www.vincentlanger.de
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| PWA website |
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By admin on 2/14/2007 |
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| The PWA website is a really good spot on the internet with wind and waves 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with 3 Simmer Style riders being featured as we speak, there's yet another good reason to hit that incredible spot: http://www.pwaworldtour.com |
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| Simon Hurrey |
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By admin on 2/10/2007 |
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Speaking of which, UK's Simon Hurrey is one of those 3 riders being featured on the PWA site so have a look at the link below, as well as the picture below of Simon cutting back on flatwater and freestyle at Sunset Beach, South Africa. Photo: Simon Crowther.
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| "Flykatcher" interview |
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By admin on 2/10/2007 |
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The next good reasons to hit the PWA spot is the "Flykatcher" interview that's up and running. "Katcher" is currently packing up for the Cabo Verde event. In the meantime check out the interview:
INTERVIEW |
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| "Victoryman" |
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By admin on 2/7/2007 |
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Now for the 3rd good reason, and that would be a Victor Fernandez "Victoryman" video from Pozo that's one click away: HERE
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| The Mouss brothers |
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By admin on 2/7/2007 |
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| The Mouss brothers Sylvain and Benoit have released their new website so make sure to log onto: http://www.lesmouss.com for the latest news and updates. Their own TV Show Explore 'N Play is airing once a month on European and French television so keep and eye out for that. Next up is the PWA Cabo Verde event to be followed by more travels around the world. New publication |
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| Planche mag |
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By admin on 2/6/2007 |
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| While on the Mouss subject, make sure to check Planche mag's February issue featuring a 6-page Slalom tuning article with Benoit revealing his tuning tricks. |
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| Phillipe "Gonz" Raymond |
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By admin on 2/4/2007 |
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Frenchman Phillipe "Gonz" Raymond is still living the Canary dream working as a test rider for Tiga and windsurf publications, sailing Fuerte Ventura's spots with cross-off winds, beautiful waves and at the most 10 riders in the line up every single day. Now there's a day-to-day routine to wish for. Never stop dreaming....
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| Sylvain Demercastel |
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By admin on 2/3/2007 |
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Another Frenchman with a dream gig is Sylvain Demercastel who's taking off for a 3-week trip to Chile to shoot some photos and get some video footage. More to come...
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| Simmer Style DVD |
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By admin on 2/3/2007 |
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| The long awaited Simmer Style DVD release has been postponed to the beginning of March, but a teaser will be released on the website in about 2 weeks time. So get ready for some teasing... |
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| Mike La Franchie |
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By admin on 2/1/2007 |
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Kiwi man Mike La Franchie is holding it down in the southern hemisphere with some damn good surf, and with the upcoming New Zealand wave nationals at Taranaki between April 6 and 9th, including an open invitation to the world to come experience what Taranaki has to offer, it looks as if Mike is more than willing to share his un-crowded waves. Any questions regarding the event feel free to drop Mike a mail before Feb 28th on: . Photo: Fleur Foote.
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| Kristoffer Living |
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By admin on 2/1/2007 |
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| Kristoffer Living's new DVD project is to be released real soon, So keep an eye out for the teaser coming soon… |
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| Ascanio D' Ascanio |
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By admin on 2/1/2007 |
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| Down in Cape Town Ascanio D' Ascanio got a bit of footage captured that most likely will be published in the next newsletter. So keep dropping by.... |
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| EFPT |
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By admin on 2/1/2007 |
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| Last but not least, EFPT has got a new man behind the boom, so look forward to the 2007 tour, and while you're at it swing by http://www.efpt.net |
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| Rudy Castorina |
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By admin on 1/31/2007 |
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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
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| Francisco Porcella |
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By admin on 1/30/2007 |
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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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