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A dehydrated sail? -- Spanier's take on rigs for the future
22.11.07
Yes, dehydrated rig... You heard it here first.
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Gear Preview - 2008 NeilPryde Alpha
21.11.07
With a design emphasis on manageable power and upwind ability, the Alpha is the sail in the NeilPryde wave collection that is best suited to onshore, or sometimes less than ideal, wave sailing conditions.
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South American Champs
19.11.07
The South American Championships were held at Lake Calima in Colombia
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Barry Spanier's take on new sails, masts and monofilm
19.11.07
Do sails get that much better from year to year?
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Masters of Speed kicks off
19.11.07
Interview with Pascal Maka
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Intermediates Day
16.11.07
The Wellington Windsurfing Association is holding its popular Intermediates Day again this year on Saturday 17 November 2007.
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The Masters of Speed is back
16.11.07
The famous speedsailing Canal in Saintes Maries de la Mer, France will once again host a world record attempt in the quest for 50-knots
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Freestyle: Slow Dancing with Sail
14.11.07
Crazy light wind freestyle action
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Why Twin Fins Are Back... interview with Keith Teboul
13.11.07
So why are twin fins making a comeback, and what makes them better in the waves this go round?
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CNC Shapes and Have Boards Gone Too Short and Wide? Keith Teboul explains
11.11.07
Believe it or not, Quatro has been using a CNC shaping machine for the last ten years.
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Freestyle looses one of its iconic riders after Ricardo Campello makes the shock decision to leave the discipline.
13.02.09
After finishing sixth overall in the 2008 freestyle tour, it comes as a great surprise to find that Ricardo Campello, one of the freestyle discipline’s great innovators, is no longer going to compete on the PWA freestyle tour.
Instead, the Venezuelan has made the decision to focus purely on the wave tour for the 2009 PWA season. Driven by a desire to land the illusive triple forward loop and make the podium on the wave tour, Campello will be sorely missed from the freestyle scene.
In addition to changing his sailing focus, Campello has also announced he’ll be opening the doors of his own windsurf centre in El Yaque. Here’s Ricardo with the word on both revelations:
“Right now I’m in the airport on my way to the first event of the year in Cabo Verde. I’m arriving a bit earlier to train and have some fun surfing.
This year I have decided to not compete in freestyle, my goal is to be top 3 in waves and also complete the triple loop; for that I will need to focus full time on wave sailing.
On the other hand you might not of heard much from me lately because I’ve been working really hard on my new project, which is a windsurf centre in El Yaque. It’s called 'Campello Wind Centre'.
We are still not ready but I would like to invite you all to have a look at the latest pictures of it. If things go well, in about a month we will have our first clients on the water.
It’s going to be stocked with the 2009 JP and NeilPryde rang. Also, for kitesurfers we’ll have Cabrinha kites in addition to other activities like snorkelling, wakeboarding, bikes and more. We will teach from beginners all the way to experts, and on some special occasions I’ll give some freestyle clinics.
Yoli De Brendt will be the manager of the centre and she will be taking care of all the clients and giving some special tips. There is a website on the way soon: www.campello.com.ve there you’ll have all the information you need to know about the centre, the place, the gear etc. If you want to be the first to sail with us please make your reservation at campellowind@gmail.com .”
Ricardo Campello is sponsored by JP Australia, NeilPryde and MFC.
PWA / Andrew Buchanan
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