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‘2007’ JP Australia PRO EDITION Freestyle 100 III
inc boardbag and fin.

€650 Euro (Good condition) Retail price €1599

Developed jointly by the triple world freestyle champion Ricardo Campello and Werner Gnigler,
The only board on the market, that wins Pro Freestyle competitions and is still a great beginner short board.

*super easy to sail
*big speed potential
*very stable during moves
*great carving and jumping

Specification
Length: 239 cm
Width: 65 cm
Volume: 100 liters
Weight: PRO: 6.1 kg

Shaper: W. Gnigler

PRO EDITION in Technora® Kevlar Technology. Super Limited Finish on bottom, top and rails.

Fun Session

Today I sailed at Rush beach. Wasn’t expecting to go sailing and only went there to practice some freestyle dirt boarding. I ended up a bit overpowered on a 5.6. There were some nice waves. On shore wave riding certainly sucks the energy out of you but feels great when you get a couple of tight turns. There were plenty of kiters out ripping it up too.

Ouch that Hurt! (video)

I went for a sail at Kilcrea today. Practised a few vulcans. I managed to clamp my shin between the mast and the board. That finished me for the day. Seems ok now. Think I have a nice bruise on the way.

Here is a video from 1988 of Eddie Fiola, a Bmx teen hero of mine doing a flatland routine to a Michael Jackson track.

Check out his moonwalk!

Flatland BMX on The Way

I ordered a flatland BMX today. I decided to go for a KHE ‘Da Function’. This is a dedicated flatland trick bike. It seems to have the best ratio of weight to price that I could find. The difference between a flatland bike and your average bmx is that it has a shorter frame to help with balancing on one wheel. It also has a free coaster that allows you to roll backward without having to back pedal.

The front sprocket is smaller than usual. The gearing makes it easier to ride away from tricks and the small sprocket will not get in the way. There are front and rear wheel axle pegs and a hollow compression bolt on the front forks for the front brake cable and rear brake gyro. This allows the bars to rotate without tangling the brake cables.

Perfect for a windless day!

Mmm…Grilled Sardines…Yum

It’s great to come back to good weather for a change.

Got back from Costa Teguise on Thursday. Helen and myself had a good holiday. Our hotel ‘Barcelo de Galea’ was located next to the main beach ‘Las Cucharas’. This is a horseshoe shaped beach with a small harbour to the right and hotels to the left.

The wind blows from the left over the hotels so it is a bit tricky getting out. Once out of the harbour the wind fills in. I got to sail every day and used 4.7, 5.0 and 5.6 while there.

I rented gear from windsurf paradise. They stock all JP and Neil Pryde. There set up is good but it cost me a small pony! The resort seems to be popular with families with loads of nice places to eat. Probably a bit quite it if your looking for late night rave mania!

Costa Teguise

Had a good sail today at Los Cuchares beach. Loads of sun, wind and good food. I wont be posting much for the next few days. I hear there was wind back home today. I hope ya all had a good sail.

Good luck from Lanzarote

Andy

Try Landing on Concrete

I had a look at some BMX bikes today. I think I'm going to splash out and get one. Check out this guy Scotty Cranmer pulling off some serious jumps! Think il try slightly tamer moves.

At least we go splash, not crunch!

I'm an Uncle!

I had a good sail today, woke up to the news that I’m now an uncle. Baby Alex Levi was born at four this morning. Well done Tina and Cathal!

The sun was out so I packed a shorty and went to Kilcrea. I met with Jamie who was having good success with his duck gybes. I decided to rig my 5 metre as Ive been sailing on my 6.1 a lot lately. 5.6 would have been better if I hadn’t jumped through it last week. Sailed for about an hour and a half until the wind shifted more north west.

I then moved to Malahide side where there would be some flatter water near the slipway for practising Vulcans. My starboard ones are coming together now. I haven’t landed one on port tack yet but managed to get a slide today.


Maybe we will get more of the same tomorrow!

Retro Tom

Yesterday was quite good after all. I met Tom and Oisin at Kilcrea. Tom had sold his 6.5 sail. I brought with me a "UP" 6 metre pink and yellow sail that was about eleven years old so Tom could do some retro light wind freestyle. After a hour and a half of sail flipping on water I met with Oisin on the south beach in Skerries for some dirtboard freestyle.

Not bad for a light wind day after all.

No Wind = No Windsurfing.

"A sure, ill give it a go". 11 knots here I come. Anyone going for a light wind sail at Kilcrea?

Thanks Lads

I got new sail number stickers yesterday. My brother came up with the design and a friend printed them for me. I suppose I better renew my I.W.A membership. I keep forgetting. The form is sitting on my desk a couple of months.

"No Sheba (our cat) you can’t drink my tea. I’m trying to type something". "Down!"

Anyway thanks lads.

No Wind Needed

Yesterday was a day for ducks. I spent the morning in the shed removing the yellow scale from my JP 100. I used Harpic power plus toilet cleaner. Put it on with a sponge scourer pad and leave it for a few hours. Rinse it off and job done.

That evening I watched some BMX flatland tricks on You tube. Some of them guys are amazing. I'm very tempted to get a bike!

Stayed in Doors

No windsurfing today. I sat in and watched some of the Pozo freestyle live through a link on Boardseeker. Sarah-Quita Offringa defended her first place finish from the previous day's single elimination, to outright win the double elimination.

I also watched a lot of Flakas on continent seven. Hopefully I can execute something that resembles a Flaka soon!

Cat Day at Malahide

I had one of those days yesterday. Collie and myself went for a sail at Malahide. It was blowing north westerly and was a bit up and down. We both managed a few Vulcans and Collie came across a new way to break the fin out into a slide that might turn into something in the future. Anyway there I was standing in a lull still in the harness when in slow motion I lost my balance and fell forward ramming the nose of the board through the main panel of my 5.6 Zone. Ouch! That hurt the wallet. Soon after that I decided to call it a day and discovered I forgot my towel!

After loosing two rounds to Murphy’s law and feeling a bit disgruntled I got a call to say our cat Sheba who had been lost, was found with nine lives still intact.

So the next time you rip a sail, don’t be too upset because by the law of nature you have just allowed a lost cat to be returned to its owner!

Crazy Talk

Mast foot Max has travelled the world and worked with many of the pros. He is taking a break at present after a heavy training session in South Africa and wants to share some of his knowledge with you.

Over to you Max!

SUP Time

Yesterday I arrived at Skerries. Carlos, Oisin and Keith had been out on 5.6 sails. When I arrived the wind and rain disappeared and the sun came out. Keith had a stand up paddleboard with him and so the lads decided to try and catch the last of an easterly swell.

Later the wind filled in and we sailed for two hours at Kilcrea. I landed Some good Vulcans on starboard tack. Still no luck on Port tack.

Check out SUP session.

Dirt Board Freestyle Skerries

There wasn’t much wind yesterday so Oisin and myself decided to try some dirt board freestyle on the south Beach in Skerries.
Oisin figured out how to do a back to sail switch stance Vulcan. Unfortunately the camera ran out of juice by then.

By the way it hurts a bit more when you crash!

Check it out.

Crazy Talk

I asked some of the local wildlife in Malahide estuary What they thought of windsurfers and how we affect their habitat.

They had some interesting things to say!

Check it out.

Carlos Goes Loopy (video)

Yesterday we sailed at Rush. I rigged a 5 metre but the wind was very up and down. There were plenty of kites on the water. The waves were good for jumping and so I decided to try and learn loops. All was going well until my board and rig got separated as I was attempting one. That wasn’t the result I was hoping for!

Anyway Carlos has them sussed and I caught one on video so here it is.