Hot Sails Tales

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

What colors do you want for the FreeSTYLE Pro?

Yesterday Paul asked this question on our Facebook page and following some great suggestions he has made a couple of new color combinations for you to think about. Use our poll on our FB page to cast your votes and/or add your own options; 



Think you can do better than Paul? Download this blank patten and make your own then email to PAUL


We will post the results soon. 

More to follow... 

Labels: ,

Got SNOW?

Hot Sails Maui Latvian team rider Krish scored some epic autumn sessions on the water but finally the snow has arrived and it is time to try new things. Last week the picture of Krish snow surfing was the most talked about image on our Facebook page so we asked him to write a post about converting a snowboard.

The SuperFreak, as happy on the snow as in the surf! 

Read more »

Labels: ,

Monday, January 30, 2012

Freestyle Frenzy in Curacao with Rafael de Windt (CUR45)

Sixteen year old Hot Sails Maui team rider Rafael de Windt sent us this great freestyle mix which combines on board and water based footage timed in the crystal waters of Curacao. From the video it is clear, Rafael is ripping and we expect great things of him this year as he starts to challenge the PWA ranks.


Rafael sail of choice is the versatile 4 batten BOLT and he is sponsored by Hot Sails Maui, Reptile Masts, Windsurfing Curacao & Banco di Caribe. 


More to follow...

Labels: ,

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Taka Tastic - Leon Jamaer in South Africa

Now thats what you call a Taka! Wow this is one of the sickest takas I have ever seen, Leon has been training hard in South Africa (as have a number of the Hot Sails Maui team) and from this video it looks like he is set to make an impression on 2012.


A master at editing we eagerly await Leon's winter video, if this is anything to go by it will certainly be one to watch.

More to follow...

Labels: , , ,

Thursday, January 19, 2012

JAWS - up close and personal

What is is like to drop in at JAWS? This is just one of the questions Hot Sails Maui team rider Paul Zeper asked his Maui based team mate Bart de Zwart in this interesting interview.


Read more »

Labels: ,

Monday, January 16, 2012

FreeSTYLE Pro and the Kabikuchi with Julien Mas

Julien Mas is training hard and getting dialed in with his new FreeSTYLE Pro here in the south of France. Julien will soon be swapping the cold of Europe for the warm crystal waters of the Caribbean so that he can continue his preparation for the new PWA season. 


More to follow...

Labels: ,

Friday, January 13, 2012

Staring JAWS in the Face

With the arrival of some + sized surf for the first time this winter Hot Sails Maui team rider Bart de Zwart was at the ready to make his return to the notorious venue with his new FireLight. Boardseeker have published this great feature on his exploits during the interview Bart lets us into a few secrets about his preparation both mental and physical for such exploits. Check out the full story here>>


More to follow...

Labels: , , ,

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...