Footstraps sizing
Footstrap setting is crucial, and varies considerably between a freeride, slalom or wave board set up … and yet it is still overlooked by a great many people. Firstly, for wave sailing, it is very important to have the straps set in-board. Secondly one of the biggest improvements in my wave sailing came from making my straps bigger; it still amazes me now when I go on other people’s equipment how small they tend to have their straps. I really struggle to gybe the board, let alone being able to bottom turn properly. Lets see what I mean:
Pushing the limits
The other day, there was a group of guys who could not believe Greta being on a 5.6 slalom sail in almost 40 knots and over 3m swell. They were feeling heros to go out on their 3.6 sails. Greta was out there sailing with the boys who were super overpowered on 6.3s. As she got to beach after some training, she took out her 3.6wave sail, same size as the guys, and went smacking the waves. The same group of guys were thinking to change sport! She was forward looping, back looping going on radical top turns… What we think? We think Greta should go for the PWA Wave Tour aswell. Let’s cheer her up to do it!
No Rule Racing
Crashing? This year some of the national windsurfing association have started using the NO RULE system as in PWA for slalom racing. No right of way, no protests, no rules! Everthing is allowed and you can’t really complain about someone crashing into you. At the starts you can change your direction even 1m to the startline, in the jibes there is no right of way. But how is it possible that we see very little crashes during the racing? Even less then in national racing with Ifca rules?
Andrea Rosati goes Black
Andrea Rosati has been on the professional tour since 1996. A multidispline sailor who has won many Italian titles in all disciplines. A long time friend of Andrea Cucchi where Rosati’s mum was taking care of both in some early trips!
THE REAL THING!
Team Captain impressions
Following the series of recent distributor interviews and team articles seen on Point-7.com, we are now following up with a series of interviews with team Black Team who are currently situated in Tenerife for their winter training and team building.
The first interview will be with Team Captain Andrea Cucchi, who is also organizing the camp for all the athletes.
John Papaspirou – Greece Deler
We met John on the race fields, we liked his attitude, we enjoyed his company during the events, and he has had the talent to be 5 times national Greek Champion. Due to this we are sure he will be able to, not only to give you the best service, but also the best advices to enjoy windsurfing. Thanks John we are super excited to work with you!
Formula Sails 2k13
AC-1 Formula Windsurfing 2K13 development: Built in Italy.
Andrea Cucchi ‘Personally I love formula windsurfing. Formula was big at the time I was at the top of the worlds rankings. Still now even if I’m not sailing everyday on the Formula board, it’s just amazing how everything comes back in few minutes. Feeling the same motivation and challenge as those times, where all the pros were on Formula Boards battling each meter upwind. The feeling of how the board planes over the water is great. This feeling will keep this discipline alive! Could be that thecome back is around the corner. In some countries it never died, but in others it had slowed down due to the slalom hype. We believe in it, we love it and we will push for it full time. ‘
Harco-Jan Folkerts – Benelux Dealer
Joining Point-7 for the distribution network for the Netherlands and Belgium. Harco being a successful business man, will make sure that you get a better and fast local service and customer care on our products. Harco is a full passionate windsurfer who knows at 100% our products, and you will meet him on your local spots, ripping next to you. We will share aswell his feedback on our products as he is often with the Black Team in Tenerife.
Rick Findlow – UK Dealer
Introducing our UK distributor Rick Findlow. A very talented and passionate windsurfer himself, Rick has developed his windsurf business into one of the very best in the UK. With his team from ZERO GRAVITY distribution, Rick travels the UK every summer to do test days and present Point-7 on the English windsurf hot spots. According to the forecast, he takes last minutes flight to El Medano to get some warm session during the winter…and why not…checking out what the Black Team is on to.
Torviscas, Tenerife
If the superforecast of windguru is the correct one for El Medano, it’s also working for other more unsual windsurfing spots in Tenerife. If it happens that you have a week holiday in Tenerife, and windguru gives no wind at El Medano, take a look at the spot of Las Americas. If it gives only 10knots of North West, you can already start adding on 5 knots to that. So don’t give up the idea that there is no wind, it could be on the otherside.
The Power Joint Neck!
The power joint neck! AUT-3!
Wolfi Seidel has entered our family last year. He comes from the Austrian Alps, but still prefers to feel water under his feet rather then the frozen one from his mountains. He loves to race slalom and took part at many international master events and national events. Unfortunatelly his spinal bones at the neck started getting problems, and had to go for surgery in a very delicate place. After the operation he is back on his board.
