Racing, Racing, Racing!!!
Racing season is fully ON! The Black Team has been splitting left and right to bring the AC-1 Zero14 on the podiums. We had Vincent Langer winning the German events and the European Ifca slalom. Him, with Pascal Toselli, both Top 5 at the IFCA Slalom Worlds in early May. Later the action moved to the long distances, where Andrea Cucchi has won the Defi Wind infront of 999 competitors and Pascal Toselli, always in France, another interesting long distance called the Transjai. Only one event has taken place for the PWA Slalom, where Alberto Menegatti won the first elimination of the year, but later still suffering from his injury, and therefore, lacking from training, finished anyway top 10 in Costa Brava. The young Black Team riders, Maciek Rutkowski and Jordy Vonk, had a great top 20 results by entering finals, which makes all hopes possible for great results in the coming events.
Black Tips #1 – Trimming and Tuning method
Here we go with a very new fresh technical sets of articles, regarding tips to go from basic windsurfing, to high level pro windsurfing. Our Black Team, will bring you all the latest trends in tuning and trimming of the gear.
Fit your fin and board to your sail
If you are thinking which fin, which sail, which board, what fits what how to combine it, we have gathered the set up of all our riders from our BLACK TEAM.
Vincent Langer: 3 great events
While part of the Black Team was busy at the Defi wind last week and at the PWA in Costa Brava, Vincent Langer GER1 took part at 2 important events.
Andrea Cucchi wins the DefiWind ’14
4 days of Tramontana made it possible to carry out the 14th edition of the Defi wind. 1000 windsurfers took part at this edition. The biggest Defi ever. The wind blowing never less than 25knots, with gusts up to 45 knots. A show to be seen, an event to take part once in a lifetime.
World Championships IFCA
2 of our Black team riders have entered the top 5 ranking at the IFCA SLALOM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in the Azores.
Maasvlakte 2
It has been a while that I have been windsurfing, but the last 2 days were a good start.
Dirk Doppenberg joins Point-7
After multiple experiences in the windsurfing business, Dirk Doppenberg will not only be present at windsurfing events as a rider, or speed sailing around the great flat water home spots in the Netherlands, but will be the new sales manager for Point-7.
Flat Water Development
Some of the slalom Black Team is now in the Azores for the Ifca Slalom Worlds, some of its members are on Lake Garda getting development done on the flatwater sails.
Black Clinic – Cagliari, Sardinia
A Special Clinic! If you would think of one of the best windsurfing places in this world it could be the Italian island Sardinia!
AC-K 4G: development
These last 2 years there has been a massive attention on the AC-1. In 2013 the AC-1 was THE sail on everyone’s lips as Alberto Menegatti was fighting for first place in the PWA Slalom world tour. A surge of power that made more people than ever looking towards getting their hands on a professional slalom sail.
BLACK TEAM STAGE TENERIFE
Did you ever wonder how it is to be part of the Black Team. Did you ever see how professional windsurfers live and train? Did you ever wish to live like this or meet athletes behind the scenes?
