Kitesurfer gets pulled by hot air balloon
08 August 2016 | Kiteboarding
Hot air balloons are amazing and colorful but they can be dangerous, and there have been several accidents with these aircrafts in the past. Now, imagine a water sports enthusiast asking a hot air balloon...
ChocoFins – Then and Now
Stories like this are what inspired us to start Boardseeker in the first place. Passionately grown from windsurfing roots, a personal interest quickly developed into one of the most loved fin brands in the market place. The man behind...
Boujmaa Guilloul prevails in the Baja Desert Showdown 2016
08 August 2016 | Windsurfing
The third stop on the 2016 American Windsurfing Tour (AWT) is a turning point in the season and, with only two stages to go, small changes in the leaderboard mean valuable points.
Four specialists made it...
Finals Day!
Day 5Kevin Pritchard – Ezzy, DaKine, Pritchard Windsurfing
Pro Men 4 RedemptionFerdinando Loffreda slashed his foot open in the campo last night so retires from the Pro bracket. Thank you Jeff Allbright for the desert surgery. So Max Schettewi progresses...
Busy day at the Punta..
Bouma Guilloul
We awoke to see more beautiful sets wrapping in at the Punta. The wind filled in as promised and the judges called a contest start time of 2pm, first up was the re-run of last night’s Amateur 7...
Italian windsurfers discover "Where the Sails Meet"
05 August 2016 | Windsurfing
Italian windsurfing films are rare, but the country is truly blessed with a long coastline and multiple wind patterns. Nevertheless, the movie focuses on Sant'Antioco, an island located in southwestern Sardinia.
Giovanni Passani, Nicolò Tagliafico, Gianluca...
PIQ will track your kite jump in real-time
04 August 2016 | Kiteboarding
The Multisports PIQ Sensor is an amazing surf gadget. It's incredible how such a small device can measure a rider's jump height and immediately show it to the user via a LED matrix display.
The motion...
Another day at the Punta…
The wind started to fill in earlier today so our judging committee called for a start at 13.20 with 18 minute heats and two minute transitions rolling through the day.
Amateur 1AWT rules allow sailors to enter in either Pro...
Seat vs Waist: the windsurf harness explained
03 August 2016 | Windsurfing
You can't get planing at high speed on your windsurfer without foot straps and a harness. Speed racers know difficult it is to control the rig in 50-knot plus wind conditions.
Harnesses allow you to counterbalance...
Day Two – Contest Up and Running…
Another beautiful glassy morning with consistent sets showing at Punta San Carlos.
By noon the breeze was starting to fill in and the day’s heats were posted. The judges decided there was enough wind to start the competition at 4pm.First...