Fahrerkarussell 2010

Philipp Köster jetzt auch mit Red Bull als Sponsor

Dany Bruch ist mit Patrik Diethelm Boards unterwegs.

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Dany Bruch on the Move
This interview was conducted over Skype late last month, whilst Dany was on his travels in WA. We had heard some rumours of developments, so were keen to get the lowdown from source.

OTC: Hi Dany, you have been in WA for over a month now training for the forthcoming season. How has it been so far?
Dany: Hi Tris, yeah, I can't complain really; got to say ... I reckon I scored it! I haven't stopped sailing since I've been here. In forty days I've been off the water for no more than eight, and on a few of those I have been surfing ... can you imagine! I have done more than 7,000km and have checked out all the best known spots of the Western Australian coast. Using Scotty's house in Margaret River as our base-camp (where I've had some really good days), I have been down south in Esperance on a few sick days; checked out Scarbourough near Perth; Lancelin and Green Head further north to finally score some good days at Gnaraloo just a week ago. What a wave - ten top turns on each wave! Sick!

OTC: Seems like your training is going well! Not a bad time to leave Tenerife either - waves have been great, but the wind pattern has been very odd the last two months. So anyway, what's happening with your board sponsor for this season?
Dany: Exocet were really happy with my work and exposure and they guaranteed me a good deal for this year, but they came back to me pretty late. Also, I am not involved in the R&D as much as I would like to be, so I started to look into other directions. I need to have the best boards to reach the top this year, even if it means starting from the beginning in regards to a lower deal.

OTC: So what has been your choice?
Dany: Patrik Diethelm boards! When I was on F2, I got along really well with Patrik, who was their shaper at the time. His boards worked incredibly well for me and on them I achieved my podium finish in Pozo, so when I found out that he was doing his own brand, I needed to get in touch with him. The best thing was that he was here in WA too, which made it pretty easy to get together and for me to try some of his new 'babies'. I tried lots of different models in different conditions and they are absolutely sick! I figured out that they are what I need for this season to get a good overall result. It will be hard, as he can't give me any financial support yet, but I guess sometimes you have to step back and invest in the future to reach the goal you want to reach. And I know that Patrik will do well in the industry; his commitment is just so big that he will push it to the top! Him being a good sailor too makes the testing of his gear much easier and faster, bringing out a product that will be competing with the best from the off. I totally believe in him and in my decision.

Straightaway, he introduced me to his new concept - the "Trailer Fin". It is basically a twin fin, with the two fins positioned further forward and wider apart, so that you can turn super vertical, rotating directly with your back foot over the fin. As the fins are so forward, to avoid spinout and to keep the board tracking he is using an extra little single fin (hence the “Trailer Fin” name) behind the twinser. I tried it at Margies and it's amazing! It is the most versatile board I've ever used and with the fins I can trim the board for every condition. I use the straight twinser set up on smaller days in short pocket waves. When it becomes bigger I put the trailer fin in and adjust the position to have the perfect grip for fast carving bottom turns. In onshore conditions and for pure jumping I can use the board as a normal single fin. It could even be used as a “thruster” board with two little fins in the front, but I havent tested that yet...

OTC: And how has it been with Severne over there?
Dany: Amazing! They have totally taken care of me since I've been here and I've tried so many different sails and accessories. I have also left behind some damage (laughs) ... but I guess that is part of the testing, no? So yeah, I've got some amazingly good sails for this season and really good boards. Best of all is that I can work with both of the brands together and try lots of different stuff to improve my sailing more and more.

OTC: When are you coming back then? What are your plans for the following month?
Dany: Well, time has come to return home. The Severne photoshoot will be on next week and after that I am pretty much leaving for home. There will be some amazingly good news released soon too (watch this space! Ed), which should result in me having quite a lot of work on! Apart from that, the main thing will be for me to ensure my body is in the best shape. I am now being coached by my new high performance sponsor, CINDE, to make sure that all my training is developing in the right direction.

OTC: And what about some coaching clinics of your own at our centre?
Dany: Yeah, we'll be having a few of those for sure! After the one I did a year ago, together with Nayra Alonso and John Skye, where I loved the experiece of teaching, I'll definitely be doing some more this year. I think we may be having some other great sailors joining me too for a few ... will let you in on it when I can! (laughs).

All Pics: CMD

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Jesper Orth zu KA Sails

Dan Ellis ist 2010 mit Mistral Boards, unter anderem bei der PWA Slalom Tour, unterwegs.

http://www.dan-ellis.com/

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2010 WILL SEE THE RETURN OF DAN ELLIS TO PWA SLALOM WITH HIS NEW MISTRAL BOARDS.

Last year, top British racer Dan Ellis (Mistral) was absent from the tour for the first time since he exploded onto the scene about 5 years ago. Well, things are about to change…

Over to Ellis to tell his story:

"In 2009 I fully left the shores of England and re-located to the slightly warmer island of Maui, married my sweetheart Jessie, and set to work building a solid foundation so I could make a full assault on the PWA Race tour in 2010.

2009 was a great year and a welcome break from the years of travelling. However not racing on the PWA tour has made me hungrier than ever to compete against the best windsurfers in the world, which is exactly what I will be doing with a full comeback to the tour.

The year off gave me the space to look back over my past seasons highs and lows and see where I need make changes in order to step up to the next level. I decided that I would only go back and race if I had the best equipment, so I know that when I get to the start line I have nothing left to do but race and joining Mistral has given me the boards to do just that. I will not have an official sail sponsor and have bought the sails I think are the best.

With the help of Kurosh Kiani I've put together a little teaser video, check it out HERE.

I also have an updated website/blog to keep the world up to date on my preparations and progress as I get ready for the 1st World Cup in Korea. Follow this link to find out what i'm up to http://www.Dan-Ellis.com."

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Ja, es scheint endlich loszugehen!
Die letzten Wochen kommt etwas Bewegung in das Mistral Team!

Auch Moritz soll bald ein paar Boards erhalten und Anders wird den Club Mistral Basisleitern Ende April seine Palette vorstellen; leider wird es um diese Jahreszeit noch etwas frisch sein in Golf de Rosas (wir sind ja nicht so abgehärtet wie die deutschen Schnee-Surfer!).

Aber wahrscheinlich werde ich zumindest einige waveboards vorher schon bei Jonas sehen.

http://pozonews-en.blogspot.com/
Dani Miquel hat Moritz heute schon ein schönes Geschenk gemacht!

schönen Tag noch
Claus

http://jonase40.blogspot.com/2010/03/jonas-…th-mistral.html

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Hello Friends

I'm very glad To announce that I will sign with mistral for the next season and hopefully for the rest of my carreer.

Anders

I am very happy to have Jonas on board. He has always been a bit of an hero for me since we spent some time sailing Pozo back in the late 90's.
We where both on our 3,7's and I was well powered. I was getting killed as it was really windy and I remember Jonas landing his back loops plaining in front of the wave he had just jumped!!! unreal.

Anyway, now with much more experience behind him I think that Jonas will do great for Mistral. he is a killer guy and will stay really close to the development of the new lines.
Look out for him in this years world cup as all competitions happens in conditions that he really does well in.
Being a Pozo Local Jonas will help push the limits not only on the designs but also on the ever so important construction.

Jonas

I´ve been traveling a lot around the world in the last 5,6 years promoting my sponsors, improving and enjoying my sailing on both sides. Now I will be part of Mistral family, one of the biggest and perhaps the original pioneer for windsurfing brands. I'm very glad that I can be part of it, its going to be a big motivation for me. My plans for the next years is do my best and grow as a family with Mistral. My main goal is to bring some good results, put my soul into working with Anders Bringdal for the upcoming wave boards, with his experience and mine i think we can create a great wave line, thats for sure.

Now i have to pack Tomorrow Im going to Lanzarote,,I think we will start the Mistral Photoshoot there,,Tomorrow i hope to get my first pictures with my new Mistral toys.

Will keep you update

saludos

jonas

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