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Παρασκευή 25 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

CHOOOOPY

pwa start of the season  you  can check the first freestyle competition
on www.pwaworldtour.com.

spot in vietnam looks REALLY chopy 

Τρίτη 22 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

WEST PERFECTION

well        these  was some days to remember .
for 2 days we had some  serious swell and wind from good direction
 = as good as it gets wave riding action in western pelloponese.
 although this winter was very "quiet " in terms of waves, for sure
these days make it up for it
.in  greece there is a short period of possible good swell
and we still have at least 1.5 month to wait for something similar ,but
for now forecast is not so promising
i got some more fotos so check them out
following from the 1st day that is how the same spot was in the other
 morning : BIG and closeout














so we moved to another spot near to find better conditions
and find THIS perfection














managing to pass the shorebreak was  really difficult due to
very offshore winds .
i was lucky enough to














high tide














at the same day some of the other guys choose to head
south to  methoni and got also rewarded
pics by aris 
BIG













closer look












nice lefty












i finally got to "test" my legends in real wave conditions and was amazed
espesially with the 5.0 .both sails(5.0,4.5) were very balanced in turning but the 5.0
was unbelievably stable and with a lot of power  .
i also had a rrd twinser 82 l (2009) with me that also left me with very good
impresinons compared to my previous (similar) board f2 rave 78 2009
was ages ahead in this kind of conditions in terms of turning and loosenes on the waves
 .
last foto goes to my friends who traveled from athens for these 2 days
and we all  had a great time
.



Παρασκευή 18 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

RELAX AFTER SURF


continuing the post from the morning surf  some more fotos
unfortunately the fotos does not show the actual conditions


jonh cutback infront of  "mr zakel"












jonh 2nd cutback












"mr zakel" showing the way













drop












vagelis ntivis was in  south africa sailing for a couple of weeks
and now enjoying some greek conditions














and now relax after surf


Relax At Ponta Preta... from benoit Gendre on Vimeo.


well not exaclty.....

more waves tomorow   :)


EPIC



this morning was epic in our famous reef in western pelloponeses
saint ilias side off ,2 m swell  16 *c and 5 people in the water
i slept in the beach and was able to hit the water early enough
to score the best conditions .unfortunately when every other
guys from athens ariived the wind droped .
but i was lucky enough to get some fotos
check them out they were actually taken 2 hours ago

lillte aerial












nice swell













localism












pics by karako 

Πέμπτη 17 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

SECRET SESSIONS

 timo mullen and jamie hanckok enjoyed some really nice waves
in a secret spot really close to timo's house in ireland
 timo seems to be in the water every single day eventhough
winter in irland can be really hard




Τετάρτη 16 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

NEW MOVE???

just read tonky's interview about his new board sponsor tabou in
http://www.windsurfnews.de.
where i saw this foto of tonky .
trying something new or just crashing ....???
would be interesting to read what you think it is
check it out

Τρίτη 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

STEVENS NEW SIGNATURE SAIL ?

my friend and 2 times european champion
but also 4th pwa last year Steven van Broeckhven
was awarded from his country yacht federation as the athlete of the year.
due to training steven is in South africa at the moment and
he send a video to thank for his award .
there was words around that he was going to have his own signature gaastra sail
to replace the echo
well surely he is trying some prototypes as it seems in the video
or is it the new IQ's ????


Δευτέρα 14 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

DO YOU EVER REGRET THE SUN ?

nico sure doesn't


Teaser "RAIN"
Ανέβηκε από speedcastor. - Δείτε κι άλλα αθλητικά και extreme sports video.

Grégoire Scherpe is a film maker from france who
is taking our sport action clips to another level
in terms of editing and special effects snd make
them real small movies .
here is his work with nico Akgazciyan for
riders-match online competition
and here his simmer movie from pozo
both really high standart clips

Κυριακή 13 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

EGYPT UPDATE

my friend stefanos is in egypt  working (as windsurf instructor) and winter training
seems that he is not disturbed by the political chaos in the north and
he produced this video of him sailling in soma bay
it looks like he is improving  fast
keep it up stef




finaly some good waves forecast for upcoming week
lets see

Παρασκευή 11 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

Chibikke

if you are into freestyle there is one and only one channel in youtube
that you HAVE to be subcribed and this is KUMA movie channel
producing the hotest action behind the scenes from pwa contests
gollito ,tonky ,steven or just highlights
here is the link www.youtube.com/user/KUMAMOVIE1

*notice :mute the sound to watch

what you may didn't know is the name of the teddy bear :
Chibikke it is according to boardseeker ang google translate.

today in their blog i found
this sneak foto of F2 sails that are already in japan

Πέμπτη 10 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

SWEET MEMORIES

this morning i run into this

Freestyle Bros. - Stage Rodos2010 from kaziueee on Vimeo.


 video from prassonisi rodos
with nice action from 2 polish brothers
which brought up some really nice memories of
the times i have spent there .
prasonisi is one of my favorite places in greece
there is many reasons for that my first ever competition
flat water, windy all the time ,2 great summers (05,06)
but the main reason is the mentality of the place
that captures you as long as you take that last turn up
the hill and you lay your eyes on the spot .

unfotunately due to some loses i don't have the fotos from the summer 05
but there is the video from 06 well ok the action is not so good
but there is 5 years ago when i had my first proper trainnig trip




new spot discovery comiing up

Τρίτη 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

GETTING BUSY

after fuertewaveclasic SUP action you can see worlds best supers live
from hawai in first years contest in sunset beach

njoy
http://www.standupworldtour.com/index.php/sunset-pro-live-feed/

pwa start in mui ne  vietnam (freestyle and slalom) is round the corner so we will be very busy this month
just hope they will have livewebcast also

SLOW START

today starts the fuertewaveclasic 2011,
a very interesting competition concept
which was born from riders who love "classic" wave conditions .
entering the event are mainly young passioned riders and some hot locals .
for this year there is also girls !!!
unfortunately there was no wind ,
but the riders kept their interest up with some SUP in this paradise


you can follow the event in its official page http://fuertewaveclassic.com/
or better  from continentseven( who is official media sponsor ) on its special page http://www.continentseven.com/category/fwc/

ITALIAN AROMA

i think there would be no better sponsor for me than coffee
i can easy admit that i am coffee junky, maybe even  more than windsurf junky
 so i am very proud to have blu-caffe as a sponsor
take my advice and  try it  if you want to have a proper espreso at home .

for those facebook lovers
http://www.facebook.com/notes/blu-caffe-espresso-italiano/yposterixe-tou-nikou-athanasiou-athlete-windsurfing-freestyle/144572925602598

Κυριακή 6 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

BAD FORECAST- GOOD SAILING

day 2
different forecast different day ,sunny ,10 c, 4.5-4.7 super stable and flat
all the sites were pesimistic about the wind
except national observatory of athens forecast model which promised wind
and got all the glory .
it is usual for this model to have good and accurate forecasts but mostly
for thermic winds or other areas ,for loytsa is not so usual but is for sure
welcome when it happens
these 2 days i had someone with camera with me but unfortunately
as you can see the camera was not so good ,actualy it was good but
propably 3-4 years ago,not good zoom and really slow frames
anyway you can get some idea for this day



bob 1 h













ouch














this foto is from the landing of an air funnel
in the face of this guy(giannhs) which was so funny













double eslider













low culo














third day was rainnig all day so no action
but day 4 was a bonus stay tuned

Σάββατο 5 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

GOOD FORECAST -BAD SAILLING

well my first day back in loytsa after 2 months (or more) could not be worse
the forecast was really good except the temperature (below 10 c )
wind direction was good (NE) and the speed about 20 knots. good ?
NO
cold 8 degrees but als othe same real feel .wind for 4.0-4.5 but REALLY unsteable .
when there is so much cold and snow in the mountains wind
is always like this. feels more" heavy " and it comes only in (strong) gusts
in loytsa it's even worse because on penteli mountain .
generally it wasn't worth it as all said and
for me after sailling way better in partas the days before was definet
ely not
propably it was also the fact that i was not used to the spot for a while
because the other guys who sailed a bit more late were a bit more willing to sail

so here are some fotos of this really winter day


sw kono ready














ouch (move of the day )













ouch ouch














miltos had a nice spock














eslider













ouch ouch ouch














my friend alex tetsis had a way better session that day
and the proofs are online

Switch Kono Alex Tetsis from Windsurfmoves on Vimeo.



next days of my visit in athens were way better so stay tuned
for more exciting news







Τρίτη 1 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

BACK TO THE ROOTS

not so much blogging latetly
couple of cold seesions in patras and for a while back in athens
it would be nice to sail again with my friends in loytsa after a while ,
and today it looks, perfect 20 knots avg and 10 *c (that is almost cold for
us greeks )
maybe we make some fotos also today so stay tuned