jumping between freshwater, saltwater and paintdrops

Busy times... Since the Season in El Yaque hasn´t been too good so far, I tried to occupy myself with some homework, this week, painting the house. unluckily the freshwater falling from the sky, sometimes in pretty compressed form and a little wind, which sprayed the paintdrops into my face and which made me nervous, thinking about a possibility to windsurf, which this season is soemthing really rare. So I feel like jumping between Rain,- Paint and Saltwaterdrops, back and forward..... and still we all hope that the wind will stabilize one day, even if the chance is quite low... and rumors say that some people started to pray for next season....

surf report.....

In the next Issue of the german SURF Magazine our latest El Yaque report will be published.. so what are you waiting for.. go get it :-)

El Yaque Windsurf Contest

The first El Yaque Open Contest in 2009 just took place the 21st and 22nd of March 2009. Since many international Pro Sailors chose the Island of Margarita as Training Destination once again, a spontaneous Competition was initiated.

It was great to see many new Kids in various categories on the water, sailing and fighting hard around the course, enjoying their new sport, together with their Worldcup Idols from El Yaque. Both days started with the Kids Slalom, followed by the men Slalom with long distance Races.

After some serious fights in the past national Cup Competitions at the Venezuelan Mainland, also this time the battle for the Slalom crown became a duel between Gollito Estredo and the national Slalom Champion Alexis Carache. Only with the very first race and a pretty impressive tactic, Gollito Estredo managed to take victory, with Alexis Carache in second and Alexis Zabala in third.

The Freestyle Contest became a pretty high Level one. Not only because the presence of Gollito Estredo, Anthony Ruenes, Phil Soltysiak and Co. . Some of the british Instructors like Max Rowe and John Newby, german Instructor Marco Wedele and ex Worldcup Riders Alexis Zabala and Douglas Eduardo knew how to impress the crowds and the Judges. John Newby came up with his new Spock Donkey and Anthony Ruenes with no handed Funnels, but it should not be enough to beat Gollito Estredo. One more time he showed why he is the actual Freestyle Worldchampion. With insane radical Moves and even a Pushloop on Flatwater he was just unbeatable. On second place finished Anthony Ruenes and Marco Wedele in third.

For the first time this season also the women Freestyle was held. Some of the feminine Instructors, Local girls and Yoli de Brendt were waiting for their Competition for long time. In pretty gusty winds the girls really did their best. From Oldschool Moves up to New School Tricks. In the end it was Yoli de Brendt who saved her victory ahead of british Nancy Tyree and Michaela Malina from the Czech Republic.

strange weather situation offers new spots....

Life in the Caribbean is different this winter indeed. More rain than usual, much more rain than usual. much less tourists than usual, also the beautiful islands have been effected by the crisis as it seems. the really unusual weather situation in the caribbean for this time of the year effect all hundred percent wind spots, but there is also a good side, very close to the common windsurfbeaches, a lot of new windy places have been discovered. instead of another el yaque only year, we are sailing at a small wavespot, in various lagoons and even in the north of the island of margarita this winter..... bad for all who have to stay at one place, even if the wind seems to have arrived once again and might stay a bit this time.....

A bit of Samba while staying at Coche...

During my stay at the Island of Coche, our Teammate and friend Andre Paskowski launched his newest Clip "SAMBA"... with himself riding together with Marcilio Browne and Gollito EStredo... if you are ready for some new Moves ... check out that clip....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU13gpW3n_U