Sweet shots from Rhodes

Hi there, just back from Rhodes in September and it was great to be coaching and freesailing with the Panthers and to see alot of my clients enjoying them as well.

My first group were well up for the loops so there was plenty of carnage but in the end some successful attempts. I did some more shots on the 7.0 freeride which was holding it together in 5.0 winds!

Please enjoy these nice shots from back in June from www.nuralikushkov.com, my good Danish friend. Meanwhile i will work through the freeride shots and post some up at a later date.

Freewave is rocking

After using the new Ezzy Freewaves in 5.8 and 5.2 quite a bit whilst out coaching in Rhodes and enjoying them so much i was itching to get out on the 6.3 which was back in the UK. The 6.3 had the same attributes as the other freewaves - smooth power delivery, very stable, light in the hands and an excellent tuning range. The fact that the sail has less shape than the 08 wave SE and 09 wave panther meant it was very easy for freestyle and for flipping in gybes. With the boom length coming down in both the freewave and the wave panther in the bigger sizes (6.3 to 5.2) they feel really throwabout. 

Out in Rhodes my lighter riders and the freestylers who are part of Team Seasprite were loving the easy power and control through their moves and will definitely be slipping a freewave in to their quiver, alongside the panthers of course.  

What also rocks is the new VTS which allows you to see exactly how to trim the sail and this is also present on the new freeride sail from Ezzy. 

I am eagerly waiting for my production wave panthers now so i can test them out and enjoy them in full alongside my NEW RRD twinfins out in Baja. I am going there with solo sports for my first trip - excited is not the word. 

pic ; Rob Ferneyhough

Wannabe a Wavesailor technique series

Phew - finally got some time to post here. Been flat out coaching in Rhodes and then had some great wind back in the UK. Please take the time to check out my ‘Wannabe a wavesailor’ technique series by checking out the link opposite . This time i promise i will be back. I have some feedback on the new freeride and new freewave sails from Ezzy. 

Spring time in the UK

Spring is the air and I like it. Having previously experienced the cold temps of March a warm day now feels like summer and the shedding of rubber feels mighty fine, steady on now, we are talking boots and hoods! We have had some good wind and I have seen lots of happy faces on the water and the best thing about European wind is that you are just so damn happy to get it when you do.

I have just returned from a great trip to El Tur, Egypt, which has a huge variety of waterstates and plenty of that all important wind. The incessant Egyptian hairdryer whips up some great swell and the nearby wave beach has awesome cross-on wavesailing, pretty unique in Egypt!

It is National Windsurf week here in the UK from May 3 – 11, lots of events, free lessons and a large amount of love for our great sport is going down. Therefore please get involved in enticing a friend, family member or partner to learn or even get back into the great sport of windsurfing.

I am looking forward to keeping you posted on all apsects of ocean reallignment - enjoy the blog.

Jem
‘if you don’t go, you won’t know’