VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

Please add links to your favourite videos to help maintain the sanity of the wind community during periods of no wind.

I think this one was posted a few months back.

Bru's over Gnus. South Africa windsurf vacation. Interesting videography, no dialogue (just music), beautiful places, talented sailors.

[Vimeo]http://vimeo.com/26647014[/Vimeo]

sticking with the Cape Town theme, all of this was shot at Big Bay, Cape Town:[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaWM6lY7 ... plpp_video
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..and it was windy there today...

3 minutes of spinny tricks. May make you dizzy.

[Vimeo]http://vimeo.com/35653760[/Vimeo]

Mauiwindsurfing.net has this Hookipa video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayEzu52THRU[/youtube]

I found this 20 minute tour of the quatro/goya factory interesting. The board construction discussion starts around the 9 min mark. http://video.mpora.com/ep/DiVhB5L6r/

http://vimeo.com/31485627

Sick Hookipa action from the Brazillian crew.
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That vid has a cool little bail section halfway through, more windsurfing videos should have that. It's one of those sports where you have to commit to the lip, and the margin of error is small, I always wonder what happens and what it looks like when you are on the wrong side of that margin. It doesn't look so fun.

love that move at 7:57, on the wave, insane balance....now that's a cool duck duck tack 360 off the lip?
Isn't Ricardo Venezuelan?

WOW. Check out - minds wide open- from Andre Paskowski.
Lots of spinny moves

GWIND wrote:WOW. Check out - minds wide open- from Andre Paskowski.
Lots of spinny moves

<a href="/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BBfXxg1 ... re=related " target="_blank"> Minds Wide Open trailer </a>

Here it is GWIND, action starts at 1:45, amazing photography and looks like a mindblowing movie. What a beautiful sport.

for all of those Vancouver Islander kiters going strapless in the waves.

<a href="/http://vimeo.com/35855576" target="_blank">Cool Running</a>

here is vid from the film festival at baja joes in la ventana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yNP3ZQoAqM

Great Video... Congrats on winning the video contest Robin..!
Wish I coulda been there for the downwinder... Next year!

I truly believe for the people riding strapless in waves only holds you back.

With Kus and DougWick sailing big old race boards, Exocet comes out with a pretty interesting 30 knot longboard for those light and moderate days:

[Vimeo]http://vimeo.com/28839702
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more force 4 wrote:With Kus and DougWick sailing big old race boards

just to be sure, my sailing the One Design is purely exploratory during the current doldrums, I don't find it all that exciting nor am I interested in racing.....or packing it around. The paddling and teaching aspect is more up my alley with that board and if anyone who IS keen on the racing aspect would like to borrow, use, teach with it, you are more than welcome

Some nasty crashes in West Aus. Warning: cat lovers may find this disturbing (start video at 1:02).
[Vimeo]http://vimeo.com/36135968[/Vimeo]