For more info on the Black Box head to the Starboard website here.

Amanda is also running Girls Windsurf camps in Tenerife this year, with the first one coming up in April. Check out all the info here.

W.H.Y. from Manuel Grafenauer on Vimeo.

WHY is a short movie about an unforeseeable change. The dutch windsurfer Amanda Beenen takes us back to the origin of her windsurf passion. In 2004 – where this story starts – horse riding was her favorite thing to do. Back than it was very unlikely that she would ever live the life she is living now. A traumatic accident changed everything and her life turned in a totally different direction. Almost a decade later, it is clear to see, that without this incident she would most probably still horse ride and would have never put her feet into the straps of a windsurf board.

And in yet more Amanda news, the Dutch star has signed to the Gaastra and Tabou International team for 2013…more info coming very soon!

Amanda Beenen

Lampie’s Blues – Martin Ten Hoeve H999 from BJ Productions on Vimeo.

“Actually” with Adam Lewis from BJ Productions on Vimeo.

All the info can be found on the Facebook page here. 

TWS Girls camp

Bart David

In the 90′s, there was a young wave sailor from Belgium who drove down to the Canaries, and never drove back. He took part at some of the PWA events, and he was one of the most radical on tour, who was scoring big air radical jumps! By pushing the limits of the gear, he ended up destroying his knees, feet and ankles to go bigger then the others due to some hard landings.

Nevertheless all the injuries he did not give up the idea to slow done…..going over any limits, til he was forced to slow down. The doctors, but also his legs, told him that the straps were to forget as every time he would get locked in, something would get immediately injured. At first thought you would thing that windsurfing would be to be abandoned…. but not for Bart David!

Can a windsurfer give up his lifestyle and passion? NO!, but not easy with Bart’s problem! So what did he do? He just took off his straps from his boards and kept ripping!

Back loops and great wave sailing are his daily bread in Cabezo. Sailing everyday with all the local top riders, fighting for his space on the lip of the wave. From the beach no one will believe he has no straps on his boards!

Check out the sequence…and follow Bart David’s daily photos on FB pages where they show the Cabezo Action!

Go Bart! Check out the full gallery from Point7 here. 

Dreaming of that full speed bottom turn, your first loops or even looking to get into coastal sailing? Then this is the clinic for you! It offers the ultimate wavesailing tune-up with top 5 PWA sailor Dany Bruch and rising star Adam Lewis. A coaching clinic designed to transform your sailing to a level you always dreamt of. For advanced sailors looking to get into coastal sailing, or if you’re already a successful wave sailor and want to get higher or turn harder. With two elite athletes covering the coaching, there is no excuse!

Solution Coaching Dates

Aiming to cover these topics plus more:

• Getting out over waves
• Wave selection
• Carrying speed through turns
• Tuning equipment for waves
• Jumping
• Looping
• Tacking
• Upwind sailing and acceleration
• Preparing for wavesailing
• Dealing with the impact zone
• Full HD Video coaching

Competing around the world and expertly analysing every move, wave and technique puts Dany and Adam in a unique position to give your sailing the ultimate makeover. Using full HD video coaching, in depth video de-brief sessions, loads of water time, loads of fun and practical real-world guidance to build your confidence and level. Nurturing you into a ‘no holds barred’ wavesailor with skills that would otherwise take years to develop.

Tenerife is undoubtedly one of the greatest places to learn and improve, with 3 different world class sailing locations next to each other; a forgiving beach break leading into a fun and easy wave at the Harbour Wall and then a full power cross-onshore jump-fest at Cabezo. A true playground only 10 minutes from Reina Sofia Airport in the south of the island. With an average air temperature of 22 degrees Celsius and over 250 days of planing conditions a year, the only question left is where to sign up!

Here’s our top 10 reasons to holiday this summer!

1. WIND!While the UK may be privy to the odd summer storm, it is the reliable winds of many of the European and worldwide destinations that can provide you with hours and hours on the water.
   

   Strong winds and flat waters of Limnos

2. Equipment:We all hear about the latest board, sail or fin on the market but sometimes it’s tricky to know what to buy. Heading to a windsurfing centre where they have an abundance of new gear is the perfect way to find your new perfect gear.
   

   OTC Tenerife

3. Bikinis and Boardshorts: It’s very rare that in the UK you can windsurf, in decent wind, in anything less than a 3 2 long leg suit. The odd days may come through when a shorty will suffice, but a board short day is fairly rare. Abroad it can be board short day everyday! And there’s nothing like the feeling of blasting out on clear blue seas wetsuit free.
4. Speedy Progression:More hours on the water in one week that you may get in a a few months back home, plus expert instruction, can mean only one thing. You WILL progress exceptionally quickly. Whatever your level, whether you are just learning or nailing skopus, a windsurfing holiday will see rocket to the next level.
   

   Group lessons at Club Vass

5. Party Hard or Relax and Unwind:Whatever you want to do off the water, and who ever you are holidaying with there is an option for everyone. Some locations are well know for a crazy party scene, some provide excellent facilities for the whole family, some are cheap and cheerful, whilst others can see you in five star luxury.
   

   Club La Santa

6. Culture:Yes sometimes even windsurfers can and should be cultured. Just because you are on a windsurfing holiday doesn’t mean you can’t soak up the usual tourist cultural experiences too, just pack them into the odd light wind day or when your body is feeling a little worse for wear.
   

   Kos

7. Tan Lines: On no other type of holiday will you be able to get such great tan lines. Whether it be the classic tshirt arm line, the wonderful shoe/boot foot line or, our favourite, the long john chest line, you simply cannot come away from a windsurfing holiday without the tan lines to prove it.
8. The Challenge: There is no doubt a full week of windsurfing plays havoc with your body, particularly if you’re not used to windsurfing five hours a day, every day, which let’s face it most of us aren’t! Getting through a holiday, windsurfing until the end, is the ultimate challenge. Blistered hands, aching backs, forearm cramp, battered feet…these may sound horrible to a non windsurfer, but you know you’re a windsurfer when you come through a week jubilant and proud of these!
9. Windsurf Friends: A week or two away, surrounded by others that are passionate about the same sport as you means you will definitely make a few new mates. And again this is going to help your progression, windsurfing with those of a similar or higher level is just going to push your level and a bit of friendly banter never hurt either!
   

   Paradise!

10. Eye Candy:Who can escape the fact that on a windsurfing holiday, you are surrounded by fit people, in not much clothing? And if you’re really lucky you could get taught by this lively bunch. Men want to be them, women want to be with them, we can see why…
    

    No comment.

Check out the Boards Summer Destination Guide to find your ideal summer escape. 

Initial reports regarding conditions are positive and the Clones are said to be pushing these new toys to their limits.

The lineup is as follows -

What a line up!

Fancy a new stick?

Ooo la la!

A bunch of beauties!

Ooooh I say!

Shiny new toys

Fancy one of these?

We will endeavour to get a sneak peak of the sails up at some point so stay tuned…

The full results of the test will be live on Boards and Boardseeker during September so keep your eyes peeled for that.

canaries from marcilio browne on Vimeo.

With two wave rides and one jump  to count the competition was set to bring the true wave riders to the forefront.

The conditions turned onshore, with the waves disappearing slightly and the wind dropping so Duncan Coombs has made the call that no more competition will take place today.

It has already been an unexpected start to the competition for many, with a few early upsets.

Surprise entrant Scott McKercher has been on fire today, taking the win against Ross Williams. In the next heat third placed man from Pozo Dario Ojeda struggled against young gun Martin, who was sailing exceptionally well in the relatively late conditions. Ojeda took the win, but it was a close call with the judges.

John Skye broke his mast in his heat against Martin ten Hoeve, and struggled to recover, with the big Dutch man taking the win. After sailing an incredible first heat Leon Jamaer faced Fernandez and Fernandez took the win, opening with an incredible double and then continuing the heat with the same form.

Local boy Adam Lewis sailed convincingly through his first heat, to meet Voget in the next round. This was probably the closest heat of the day, the guys being tied on scores and Voget winning only on count back taking the best jump. Lewis looks fired up to take it on in the double.

The next big upset was Browne being taken out by Omar Sanchez, Browne landed a solid one handed back loop but lacked the wave rides to back it up. Browne looked underpowered in his heat, and shortly after this the competition was called to a halt.

We will resume in the morning with the tank Kenneth Danielsen taking on Jamie Hancock and Ricardo Campello facing Arthur Arutkin.

The competition will continue to heats 16, before sending the ladies onto the water for the first round of their competition including Irish lady Katie McAnena in her first PWA competition!

Be sure to check back to Boards and http://live.mpora.com/pwa-tenerife for all the latest tomorrow.

Check out the men’s single elimination ladder here.

2 waves 1 jump to count in the current heats.

Day one here in Tenerife and the conditions are already firing. Some solid waves are building in the bay and the strong winds forecast are already blowing through.

Registration is under way, skippers meeting is at 12.30 with the first possible start of 13.00.

We will of course be bringing you the live stream plus a lot more on Mpora Live at http://live.mpora.com/pwa-tenerife

Sad news from yesterday is the talented French lady, Alice Arutkin dislocated her shoulder and is therefore out of the competition. Apparently Alice is doing well despite the injury, we will catch up with her later for a full update. 

All the top guys have been out since the end of Pozo. Some chose to take it easy yesterday, but others hit the water for one last sail before the event.

Check out this incredible video from sister site Boardseeker from yesterday, in today’s news…Boardseeker news 12th July AM

Check out the gallery from yesterday featuring a few of the top PWA sailors plus some more action, courtesy of James Randall.