tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59488919233811524182012-05-16T20:02:22.694-10:00Daily life on Maui seen from Hot Sails Maui creative designers.Jeffrey, Glenn and Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920654781949097779noreply@blogger.comBlogger392125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-82138534698697602112012-05-15T10:00:00.000-10:002012-05-15T10:00:19.561-10:00

I have been receiving a number of emails about some epic conditions in Sweden this past weekend with tales of long drives, cold water and great waves. I always love checking out the images from the cold waters which make the SuperFreaks pop! Check out this full report for more details and some great photos. More to follow... 

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-19212274360403070012012-05-15T09:10:00.000-10:002012-05-15T09:10:35.938-10:00

Hot Sails Maui team rider Deivis Paternina recently received his new Firelights, along with his teammates Diony, Bjorn, Paul & Julien he and will be publishing a series of freestyle move videos in the coming weeks to document the moves that matter on the PWA Freestyle tour. Despite missing the first event of the year Deivis is ready to show his moves at the next event in Fuerte. Check out this

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-83974589498823243252012-05-12T03:35:00.000-10:002012-05-12T03:37:05.338-10:00

Hot Sails Maui's Chris Freeman made this sort edit before his trip to the mainland. The tittle says it all, this is his view during a session at Kanaha with some fun sized waves while using the team's new head cam. You will be seeing lots more video in the coming weeks so stay tuned. More to follow...

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-85458592159904386902012-05-09T12:37:00.001-10:002012-05-09T12:37:16.044-10:00

Hot Sails Maui young team rider Steven Max was recently awarded a nice cash sum for being nominated as Athlete of the Year in Aruba. So the question is; What do you do with your first big pay check when you are 14yrs old?  If you are Steven then the answer is simple, try to give something back to your family who have supported you all these years so he booked a trip for him and his family

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-23700756980730021682012-05-09T10:01:00.002-10:002012-05-09T10:01:32.158-10:00

With the Canaries so close to Europe it is always worth keeping and eye out for the conditions and some cheap last minute tickets. Latvian team rider Krish has been just just that and recently he spotted a great forecast and super tickets and this is the result. More to follow...

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-37807632955945599192012-05-05T19:40:00.001-10:002012-05-05T19:40:39.888-10:00

Another long day on the water (and on the beach for some). With just a few heats remaining in the Masters and Am fleets this morning it was quickly time for the double elimination rounds to start in all divisions. In the Am devision it was Casey who made his way through the double elimination heats and he would eventually face Chris (who made up for yesterdays hiccup and won through his two heats

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-59316530568807371802012-05-05T04:42:00.003-10:002012-05-05T04:42:52.939-10:00

Following the recent days of demo in California today it was time to focus on the contest, with building wind and waves it was clear at the 9am briefing that it would be a epic day of action and we got exactly that. Chris maxed out during Am round #2 A good number of Hot Sails Maui riders where signed up and it was great to see them advance through their rounds, what was great to hear was

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-8023019715766685932012-05-03T12:13:00.001-10:002012-05-03T12:14:39.196-10:00

(Excuse the slight tardiness of posting these images, you might not believe it but internet access here in California has been spotty at best!)  We are thrilled to report that our Pro Freestyle team had a very successful week in Austria with two riders finishing in the top 10, check out these great pictures of Bjorn Saragoza (5th) and Julien Mas (9th) during the main event and the night tow in

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-48237028852822718062012-05-03T11:55:00.000-10:002012-05-03T11:58:56.060-10:00

It has certainly been a very busy few days since arriving, unfortunately I have been rather sick since arriving but I am pleased to report that I am feeling better by the day!  HSM riders Derek (left) and Luke (Right) ready for tomorrow's action.  Pre-Event Demo Day: Yesterday's demo day was a big success it was great to see a few brands with all their gear and lots of local and not so

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-56926684868753092142012-05-02T08:51:00.000-10:002012-05-02T08:51:06.659-10:00

Great coverage of Diony's Los Roques trip has just been published in Funboard (Italy), a really interesting story with some great pictures so be sure to grab a copy of the magazine and check it out. More to follow... 

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-71775345648200178712012-05-02T08:06:00.002-10:002012-05-02T08:06:20.499-10:00

Yesterday Derek (Mangan) and I had a great day in San Francisco where we held a demo day at Crissy Fields right under the Golden Gate Bridge. Thanks to Rebecca (Boardsports) and Abigail for their help in putting everything together (especially the wine!). It was fantastic to the Bay Area crew and sail together in such a famous and picturesque spot. It was my first time to SF and I was totally

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-73624417180814237842012-04-30T22:06:00.001-10:002012-04-30T22:06:42.279-10:00

Hot Sails Maui was out in force at Waddell today, great to see some of our customers and great to get into the cool water for some fun waves at the end of the day. Tomorrow we are off to the Bay area with the plan of being at Crissy Field from 1pm for demo hosted by Boardsports. The forecast is great with 25 knots expected do come and meet Chris & Derek at the beach. Chris enjoyed a few waves

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-85067982271719904782012-04-30T08:26:00.000-10:002012-04-30T08:26:05.781-10:00

After a long and not very restful night on AA14 it is great to be sat at the Whale City Bakery in Davenport catching a few well deserved minutes of rest. The good news is that all 7 gear bags full of demo gear arrived safely and all we need now is some wind, at the moment (11:11am) we have a light and cool onshore breeze, people here are telling me that the wind picked at 4pm yesterday so I am

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-37197319390535635892012-04-19T06:37:00.002-10:002012-04-19T06:40:56.493-10:00

With two of our International Team riders in Tenerife at the moment we are seeing some killer action over there, todays quick update come from Jonas Handekyn who reports of 3.7 sessions. "Yesterday was another 3.7day here in El Médano ! Today is windy again so I'm just going to post some actionshots really quick ! Pictures are from day 3 ( 17 / 04 )" Jonas Jonas loves the control of the FIRE,

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-59982941318192115152012-04-18T14:24:00.001-10:002012-04-18T14:24:43.324-10:00

With the cold and lack of wind in Latvia still prevailing Hot Sails Maui team rider Krish decided to follow the forecast and make the short hop over to Tenerife (as did team mate Jonas). Check out his full report on his very popular blog HERE>> More to follow...

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-65001060401150798022012-04-18T11:11:00.001-10:002012-04-18T11:11:07.749-10:00

Check out this cool edit brought to you by our Russian importer and team rider Seva who has just left Hawaii and is preparing for his next adventure in the constant search to "...find what he is looking for..." with some sick turns, surf action, the now obligatory big truck footage and one visit to Ho'okipa's infamous rocks this video captures the spirit of this past winter here in Maui, sit back

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-90315382599883223762012-04-17T22:51:00.000-10:002012-04-17T22:51:07.534-10:00

Check out this fun video from the Black Knight of Sweden enjoying the wind and waves of Pozo on his SuperFreak Maui Edition. More to follow...

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-22000532836387015692012-04-17T14:12:00.000-10:002012-04-17T23:05:11.815-10:00

Hot Sails Maui team rider Aleksy Gaya recently got his new Firelights and sent us some video of his latest training session in the English Channel, this spot near to the Dover ferry terminal looks sick (if a little cold and wet!)      Aleksy will soon be starting his 2012 BWA campaign as he moves up to the Pro Fleet.  More to follow...

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-61747975370977983332012-04-17T11:40:00.001-10:002012-04-20T09:11:58.101-10:00

We are very proud to be sponsors of the AWT again this year and want to let our valued customers old and new that will be will attending the first event of the season in California in just a matter of days. We will be bringing plenty of sails for you all to demo including; Firelight, SuperFreak, SuperFreak Maui Edition, Smack and some of our flat water and freeride sails, if you are like many

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-43133135610743005182012-04-17T09:46:00.000-10:002012-04-17T09:46:11.506-10:00

It is always great to hear what people think of our products when they get them to their local beach and emails like this make us very proud! "Having just christened my new 5.0 Firelight during a two hour session, I think I'm in love already. Jeff, Tom and the team, in my opinion, have magically combined the best bits from a few of my favorite sails which when combined in the Firelight make

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-43185812515712039452012-04-14T22:16:00.002-10:002012-04-14T22:16:42.578-10:00

"No doubt this will be my favorite shot of the day!!! I watched for this shot all winter and got some no too bad ones but this is the very best!!' Jimmie Hepp Hot Sails Maui team rider Colin spends more time at Ho'okipa riding his Firelight than most so it is not a surprise that he ended up getting this shot but what an amazing moment in time!  More to follow... 

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-56088365274285604872012-04-12T09:20:00.003-10:002012-04-12T09:21:44.051-10:00

Hot Sails Maui team riders Leon Jamaer (Fanatic, Hot Sails Maui, Tecno Limits, Oxbow) and Max Droege (Windflüchter, Hot Sails Maui, Xcel) always produce fantastic videos and this latest episode from a winter in Cape Town illustrates both insane jumping but also some killer wave riding mixed with their take on life in Africa. More to follow...

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-26810822573491641962012-04-12T09:05:00.000-10:002012-04-12T09:05:54.998-10:00

After a dismal winter in Sardinia Hot Sails Maui team rider Fede La Croce scores over the Easter weekend in Sardinia (Italy) "Azione pasquale Dopo un inverno povero – per non dire totalmente privo – di vento e onde, l'arrivo della primavera ha portato una bella ventata di aria fresca e nel weekend pasquale insieme all'uovo è arrivata anche la prima grossa mareggiata della stagione. Sabato

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0Strada Comunale Ghea, 08030 Austis Nuoro, Italy40.1208752 9.012892638.5670932 6.486037100000001 41.6746572 11.5397481tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-20937624481215378192012-04-09T21:52:00.000-10:002012-04-09T21:52:32.426-10:00

Hot Sails Maui wonder kid team rider Steven Max is rather happy with himself after being crowed 2011 Aruba Athlete of the Year (13yrs and under) and picking up a special prize! "83 athletes were nominated in total including young athletes from 23 different sports. Best part though was the additional prize that he won which was for  'most motivated' and for which he received a whopping 1000

Chris Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07471753061859297853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5948891923381152418.post-36823316795353836792012-03-30T15:14:00.000-10:002012-03-30T15:14:21.411-10:00

"Only 3 of us on the water.." Leon, sounds good to me (especially with the crowds here in Hawaii at the moment! Check our Leon ripping with his 4.7 Firelight. Also check out this great article and lots of picture of Leon from his winter trip to Cape Town. More to follow...

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