Videos

The Jump Contest

Many of you may have seen or heard about the jump contest that went on in Maui recently.  I had the privilege to take part in this event.  I had some pretty tough competition, going up against some of the top pros in windsurfing.  Conditions could not have been better for the contest.  We had sustained 40 mph winds and mast high waves rolling in at Ho’okipa.  Check out the video to see the insanity, that we called a jump contest.  I finished with a respectable 30 foot back-loop, but that wasn’t even close to what Levi Siver did.  He won the comp. with a landed 50+ foot back-loop.  Boujmaa was going nuts too, with a huge stock air and his recently invented move, the Blackshot.

Here are  a few pictures from the day of the jump contest.  I went out for a run on my 4.2, and after two reaches decided to go with the 3.7 for the jump-off.  My board was a little big at 75L, so I thought that with a smaller sail, I would have more control in the air.  It definitely helped with the control, but I think I suffered some height going with the small sail.  Check out these pics taken by Eric Sinclair during my 4.2 practice run.

One More Oregon Coast Video

Here is a video from Cape Sebastian on the Oregon Coast. The Cape is located on the Southern Oregon Coast right next to Pistol River. Jake and I had a great trip trying out a bunch of new spots along the Coast. This was the only day that we sailed the Cape, and it was a fun one. The conditions were very challenging, with some difficult to read waves and extremely overpowering wind. We were both on 4.2’s and should have been on 3.5’s. The locals said that this wind was typical, but the waves often get a lot better. I would love to try it on a big day with the proper size sail. The potential of this place is unreal!

Stay tuned for more updates from Maui and future travel stories. I have a trip to Chile in the works, so hopefully I can get that rolling. I will be sure to offer lots of updates on that one.

See ya on the water,

Russ

A New Video

Well, I am just now coming off of a 7-week foot injury. My foot is still a bit sore, but I can feel it gaining strength every day. I jumped straight into hi-wind board testing with Windsurfing Magazine for my first days back on the water. It was a good way to get back, because I was riding boards without doing too much jumping. I did toss in a few forward loops today just to make sure that I could stil do it. I was a perferct 5 for 5, so I guess I haven’t lost it! Testing was fun, with 10 different maunufacturers entering their 80-90L boards for us to try.

Just came across another Oregon Coast video by Jake Miller, of Snakebite Productions. Jake and I are the featured riders. Enjoy.

A Maui Video

This is a video created by Jake Miller of me riding Maui last winter. Most of the footage is from Kuau, but there is some from Ho’okipa and “Secrets” as well.

Russ Faurot Promo from Jake Miller on Vimeo.

See ya on the water.

A New Gorge Video

Here is a video created by Dave Troup of epicsesh.blogspot.com. The video is from a big day at Arlington in the Gorge. Enjoy.

A Video From “The Rock”

Check out the footage from one day of our Oregon Coast trip. I sailed overpowered 4.2, and Jake was on 3.7. Pistol River definitely delivered the goods on this day.

See ya on the water.

Windsurfing Pistol River- The Rock 7/23/09 from Jake Miller on Vimeo.