Brazil rocks and a Merry Xmas

XMAS GIFT IDEAS:



Nah, not really - However, Sophie and I and the team @ RRD / Ezzy would all like to wish you all a very Merry Xmas and a windy ripping 2012.


I am just back from my Brazil combo clinic which went very well. Expect to get a full run down right here in the new year and Dave White is working on the video and took loads of pics.


In the meantime if you want to get your windsurfing holiday fix and guarantee to get your windsurfing 'Higher, Faster and Stronger for 2012 then please book your preferred choice of clinic before they sell out. Or get in touch with me for some advice on which venue and date would best suit your individual needs.

 Pic 1; My Brazil combo clinic crew including Karel T, Roman F, Simone P, Anna R, Gary M, Stefan K, Adrian C, Dan H, Camiel L, Peter M and Crispin D.


Marsa Alam, Egypt in March has the last few places, Rhodes in June is selling fast and I have a huge amount of interest in my last 2 places in Psc, Baja for my down the line deep joy wave coaching clinic.

 Pic 2; Crossing the river on the way to Jeri from Icari, lots of people, beach buggies and a small raft - nice



Thanks again for all your support in 2011 and I look forward to seeing and coaching many of you in 2012.

Enjoy,

Jem
PS. Oh, allright then here is one idea for a mighty fine Xmas present, the FYM - Trilogy, including all 3 of my coaching DVDS.

Pics: Credit to Dave White for these : )

Pic 3; Boss man Wouter finally off the sun lounger and clocking up the airtime in Jeri on his FSW 96 and Panther Ltd Edition

Pic 4; Sophie and I and RRD / Ezzy / Seasprite boss Wouter loving the Jeri sunset with the RRD FSW 84 & 96

Beautiful Brandon Bay 2011

I now bid a fond farewell to Beautiful Brandon Bay and am already looking forward to October 13 - 20 in 2012. Signed off with a mellow sail at Mossies yesterday and a full power run with sand dune sprints this am. Thanks to the Skinners and Knoxy et al for hosting me : )

 

 

 

Mighty fine Mauritus

Damn my blogging has been pants, anyways I blame too much travelling and coaching. Summer was great to be at home and then it was perfect PSC, Baja in August, Rhodes in September and Mauritius after this ..  which was fantastic with wind every day and a lovely crew of rippers who worked very hard.

Check out some of the fine pics on Gary Lawtons facebook page  and also here too on his SITE

Here a few pics from our sessions on Manawa, the outside reef break at Mauritius, which is a great side offshore waveriding break with a sweet peeling left hander ..

I am currently in Ireland, which is going off (3.7 weather today), and my next clinic is in Brazil in Nov / Dec.

Rip it up and please when you want to make a change to your sailing book up a clinic soon, 2012 windsurf coaching clinics are selling fast. Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.

Jem
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Reliable Rhodes and 2011 last orders

Wow,
What a difference some winds makes, just had 3 great days sailing with friends and catching up with customers with everyone loving it. Whilst I was out in Reliable Rhodes, for June and and early July, it was fantastic to hear of windy reports from home as we also scored many great days over there too. This newsletter is just to say hi and that i will update you on Rhodes in the next one and that I will now inevitably inform you of the latest availability on my windsurf coaching clinics.

2011 Last Orders please:

The wind, warmth, waves and golden joy of both Mauritius (One Last place!) and the Brazil combo clinic (Limited) are also open for bookings too, but the spaces will inevitably sell out soon. These are your last chances for 2011 as Psc, Baja, Rhodes in September and Ireland are sold out : )

2012 - Now Booking:

Marvelous Marsa Alam in March, is already seeing alot of business so take the opportunity to escape the winter and get a pre season tune up.

Reliable Rhodes in June is already booking up with many of my 2010 and 2011 customers already signing up which is great news.

For both clinics book with Sportif Travel please, get in touch with me to check your ability and aspirations.


Lastly, Moulay, 'pure deep wave joy,' is almost sold out and so I am taking applications for the last few places. FYI - Both this and Punta San Carlos, Baja, Mexico often sell out with pre registration and very early bookings

Get involved and take action NOW to move your windsurfing forward and, of course, enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.

HEADS UP
The National Windsurf Festival + NSUPF  is on 3-4 Sept 2011 and the RRD and Ezzy toys and I will be there and if you sign up NOW for this fabulous and fun racing event now then you can seize the opportinity of the first 250 competitive entries getting their event rash vest free! We even have MR. Roberto Ricci coming over for the event to race and talk about his toys : )

enjoy,
Jem
PICS: 3 posses of very happy and much imporved Rhodes Rippers.

Grabit 360 on the New Rrd Firemove 100, which both my customers and I loved!! Test of it here. Thanks to Karel / Jana for the pic.

Forward at the wave beach on the Rrd Contest Cult Quad 92. Thanks to Pieter L and Yumi for the wave beach pics.

Last Orders for Rhodes

I am just back from meeting with my sponsors RRD out in Tuscany, Italy and am catching up on office time before heading out to wonderful reliable Rhodes (video here), which has the last spaces AVAILABLE NOW, so it is very much last orders at the bar : )

Jem and Roberto, damn itchy beard has gone now : )

SUP action in Moulay, Morocco on the RRD Stand up 11

Marcus Hope surfing it up in style!

CLINIC SPACES

We have 1 or 2 spaces on the June 22nd & 29th Rhodes coaching clinics INCLUDING one space in a female share room for June 22nd.

The Sept 7th Rhodes clinic is now SOLD OUT


The wind, warmth, waves and golden joy of both Mauritius and the Brazil combo clinic are also open for bookings too, but the spaces will inevitably sell out soon : )


Please enjoy the surfing and SUPing pics from Moulay, and thanks to Clive 'El Toro' Boden for these. Nice pic of Marcus surfing! A lot of my crew took huge leaps forward in their waterperson time and got right into it, this will pay huge dividends for their wavesailing!


So its goodnight from me, goodnight from them, and goodnight Vienna.

Clive 'El Toro' Boden signing off

Enjoy,

Jem
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Ps If you fancy an amazing medium wind gybing machine and a breath of freemove / ride fresh air then please consider the RRD FireMove range, wide but thin depth and rails so it planes early, goes fast and gybes like a dream. Great test here and the stats in this test are wrong the 110 is 236 x 75cms and feels like 120 litres.

Roberto Ricci showing off the FireMoves in Ltd Edition on the left, and X Tech on the right

Skyeboy laying down a gybe on the X tech FireMove

Andrea Rosati, head tester for RRD, clocking moving on up in some airtime

Magical Moulay

A beautiful day here in sunny Grosetto, Tuscany on the RRD conference. Their has been wind kicking around all week back in the UK  and it was great to get some time out there after my 2 weeks of coaching in Moulay, Morocco. There is also some big wind forecast for the coming week which has got one and all licking their lips.

Moulay was damn fine with Lawamas being fantastic hosts and the conditions stepping up with the goods, giving us both riding and jumping pure deep joy. Week 1 went off and week 2 was a bit windless as even the most reliable places can go offline sometime, still the group charged hard on SUPs & surfboards and all saw the potential and would re book. I will do a full report on this soon.

CLINIC SPACES

We have 1 or 2 spaces on the June 22nd & 29th Rhodes coaching clinics and the Sept 7th clinic will sell out very soon.


The wind, warmth, waves and golden joy of both Mauritius and the Brazil combo clinic are also open for bookings too, but the spaces will sell out soon : )


After the huge success, brilliant customer feedback and great wind of 2011 Marsa Alam bookings will be taken soon for people who have pre-registered and it will go on public sale in June for March 14th and 21st 2012. 


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40th and upcoming events

A Happy Easter to you all. No doubt some time out soon beckons and if the wind does not show please consider getting your awesome waterperson physiques into and onto the water and doing some light wind fundamentals or freestyling and / or hiring / getting out stand up paddle boarding which can be hired in many places now : )

UPCOMING EVENTS:
The National Windsurf Week kicks off on May 1st. where we ask you to enthuse people to learn or continue to improve their windsurfing. There will be lots of free beginner and taster sessions all over the country as well as the Sunrise to Sunset W4CR (windsurf 4 cancer research).

This weekend is kicking off in style with the legendary Round Hayling event on Friday 22nd, this involves racing around as much of the Island as the wind and your ability permits and also a SUP race too.

Saturday and Sunday sees Hayling beach front host both the first slalom and freestyle competitions of the year where our rippers, Adam Sims and Connor Bainbridge and our new man Will Rogers will be strutting their stuff. There are also fleets for amateurs as well as pros.

BREAKING CLINIC NEWS:
My next UK coaching for Improvers and Intermediates is on May 19th at Blithfield reservoir through BOARDWISE on 01543 505084.

We have a few spaces on the June 29th Rhodes coaching clinic which has changed status to ADVANCED thereby opening up its appeal, whilst looping will still be well covered for those wanting this move.

The wind, warmth, waves and golden joy of both Mauritius and the Brazil combo clinic are also open for bookings too, but the spaces will sell out soon : )

Lastly, my Dad and I celebrated our respective 70th and 40th birthdays this weekend and we partied in style with friends. I would like to say a huge thanks for all the best wishes, cards and presents and to Sophie, the lovely Mrs. Hall, for both organising and presenting me with my new number plate .. 

rip and enjoy,

Jem

PS you can now follow me on my NEW blog, should you so wish, big thanks to Emile @ Acroweb for this ..