South American Championship in Peru

Tato, our Urugayan distributor has been competing in the SouthAmerican champinship in Peru...

Stephan

April 27th 2011

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Tato, our Urugayan distributor has been competing in the SouthAmerican windsurfing champinship in Peru. The conditions were epic and Tato did great! Congratulation to him. It’s great to have such great support!
Here are his toughts:

I got second. I won the final of the double elimination, but then I was so tired after 3 heats of 20 minutes each (long waves), that I couldn’t do any good wave at the last final.
I’m still super happy about the result. There were at least 8 guys much better than me and lot of guys with same level, but I think I was really lucky on my heats.
Lot of photos and videos to share, but need to organice it first. Internet here sucks.. Thanks Laurent I will try to publish tonight.
Championship is an IFCA and ISAF event and I had cash price! This year and from now on the southamerican championship has only one stop per year. Next year in Chile and then Ibiraquera.
The event went alive on surfperu.tv with really good quality.
Now we are going to stay longer to make some videos. Good video frames from yesterday!! Attached some pics someone took during the competition.
Aloha guys and thank you for the support!!! I felt really proud going with my Goya/Quatro/MFC gear

New distribution in Austria and great test day to celebrate!

Weekend was great .. super windy and sunny and loads of people in podersdorf.

Stephan

April 12th 2011

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We are  proud to officialize our new distribution in Austria by a  great team of people. It includes passionate trio: Michael Schmiederer, Berni Schermaier and famous local Tom Hartmann. They kicked in the season with a test day at Podersdorf and got everything they coudl hope for: sun, wind, crowds. All in one a great day to celebrate windsurf and our new partnership!

Weekend was great .. super windy and sunny and loads of people in podersdorf. We had to rig only 4.2s and 4.7s and were able to test all the  boards and sails that arrived Friday. All the gear was on the water and also other people took some testruns on the gear. Feedback was very positive so far.

I was pretty stoked about the One 94, this is a really nice board and a perfect tool for the strong wind days at the lake. I think that will be an interesting one for riders here at our spots.

Robin Goffinet joins Goya Sails

We are happy to welcome Robin Goffinet ! Local Brittany ripper, Robin is a true reference in Wave sailing and spreads a positive attitude on the spots!

Stephan

April 11th 2011

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We are happy to welcome Robin Goffinet ! Local Brittany ripper, Robin is a true reference in Wave sailing and spreads a positive attitude  on the spots!

Below is a report of his last session:

Session surprise printanière le mercredi 6 avril en baie d’audierne – Penhors – 29Un mètre, 15nd side off et du soleil.Après un dur hiver Breton pauvre en conditions, il n’en fallait pas plus à Robin Goffinet pour s’autoriser une pause entre 2 shape et aller à l’eau tester ses nouvelles voiles GOYA sur son custom perso (www.robsurfboard.com).En espérant avoir de belles conditions fin avril pour la seconde étape de l’AFF à laquelle Robin participera peux-être, il révise ses gammes à la maison dans des conditions light wind qu’il affectionne.Photo : E. Le coeur

Nexus 6.4 Test in Windsurfing Magazine

"Loose friendly free-race sail that's easy for anyone to hop ond fell dialed in.Offers excellent control and handeling...

Stephan

April 1st 2011

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“Loose friendly free-race sail that’s easy for anyone to hop ond fell dialed in.Offers excellent control and handeling for it’s size, prompting thoughts of light-air wave sailing. Great sail for an East Coast onshore ocean sailor or free rider. Six battens provide plenty of stability without creating a noticeable increase in weight.”

Nice cover from Netherlands!

Levi makes the cover of Surf and makes us happy!

Stephan

March 31st 2011

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Levi makes the cover of Surf and makes us happy!
Thanks Surf and as we are at it, hi to all our Dutch friends!!

South of Spain

Getting some news from the Spanish south shore.

Stephan

March 24th 2011

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Warmer weather, solid wind conditions, friendly people and beautiful surroundings are the characteristics that you can find in the Spanish south coast during the winter.

EOLO’s windsurf shop Goya team share with us some good winter sessions around Almería and Tarifa.

As riders: Fran Pérez E-444 and Jose -owner of EOLO shop-.

Photos by Jose Ramos.

Fran Perez, Almería

Fran Perez, Almería

Fran Perez, Almería

Francisco Perez, Tarifa

Pascal Got His Kona Fix

Since a week Pascal was slightly more stressed than usual... Ouhhh yeah you know when Kona wind is coming when you are around him...

Stephan

March 15th 2011

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Since a week Pascal was slightly more stressed than usual… Ouhhh yeah you know when Kona wind is coming when you are around him; he pupil dilates, his patience span goes from 30seconds to 5,…You know something’s happening…It’s like a 6th sense he has..He developped it as the Kona sessions can be counted on 1,2,3 fingers at the most every year and he looooves portack! That day was stormy and no one thought it would even happen, but Pascal knew better and his instinct got it right, he enjoyed a clean, logo high, lonely (in this case that’s good) session! All good for Pascal till next year! 🙂

Western Australia

Great windsurfing in an unique environment.

Stephan

February 9th 2011

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The new year has started great here in Australia!

In the westcoast you can experience some fantastic moments and therefore it has become a frequent part of my winter travels. One of my favorite spots here is Margaret River and thanks to the support of Goya, Quatro and shop WINDSHACK which imports the brand, I can enjoy this awesome place and get the most out of every condition it presents to itself.

These are some of the most beautiful shots made in Australia!

Alberto and Ivan holding a KT76 in the Windshack shop board rack

Ivan enjoying the LS75

Goyter

Ivan getting deep

Some 4 batten sail testing going on…

We are excited to be testing some new 4 batten sails prototypes,...

Stephan

January 6th 2011

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We are excited to be testing some new 4 batten sails prototypes! Some are good some not so good .. Definitely interesting things about this, and we’ll keep it cooking till it’s ready for you to enjoy ! That’s all part of developing a great sail for production! Interesting things to come for

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Bolonia, Spain

The Winter is the best season to enjoy the more authentic Tarifa.

Stephan

December 11th 2010

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I traveled to Tarifa, in the South of Spain, for some days. The Winter is the best season to enjoy the more authentic Tarifa, not crowded beaches, quite and calm town, warm weather, amazing seafood, nice and very different conditions for windsurfing and surfing. Perfect if you want to escape from your cold home spot.

Bolonia Beach.

For this time I found strong winds and small waves, just enough to have fun 😉

Always enjoying travelling and windsurfing 😉

Enjoying small waves…

Amazing sunset!