Wintertemperatures are arriving
Had a quite nice sunset session on the lake Neusiedler. 10 - 12 knots from southeasterly direction. But the airtemperature was not too warm, around 9 degrees. Th ewindchillfactor reduced the 9 ° down to 4 °. Had to wear shoes and gloves the first time in October. A stormfront from northwest should arrive tomorrow. Can´t expect to rip the →
Windsurfing is not surfing …
It´s worth to invest time to promote the sport. It can happen directly at the beach, in a local newspaper, in the worldwideweb, inside a dvd or perhaps in a hollywoodproduction.... And it doesn´t matter if we call it surfing or windsurfing. I tried to explain other people the difference in between surfing in windsurfing. But does really exist such →
My new attitude towards writing
"Our life is, in so far as it is worth living, made up in great part of things indefinite, impalpable; and it is precisely because the arts present us these things that we â?? humanity â?? cannot get on without the arts." (Ezra Pound 1912, "The Wisdom of Poetry") I had joined a workshop for travel journalism while the last →
Quiet weekend
There was no change to catch any wind on this weekend at the lake Neusiedler. After a quite nice windy week, had the best session on friday afternoon with 9.0 AERO SL and my new ISONIC 122, the wind from the south went down. I saved the time to undertake some strange things. Saturday evening I participated in a movie →
My next races in countries of the new tigers
I really thought of flying to Namibia to get used to a bit more speedsurfing. But the conditions are really bad in the moment and only three days are left. And I missed the ISA event in Karpathos in August as well. So my overall ranking would not have been so good. I will make my next speedruns on Penghu →
The comeback of the wind and the ladies
Finally the wind arrived on the lake Neusiedlersee on Sunday and I realised a little dream. I went sailing twice. Rigging, derigging, rigging, derigging. Why not? It was worth to prepare twice. And in between the two sessions I had a barbecue with my best friends Kerstin, Florian, Babs and Sof. Three girls, buuh, and all three are soooo hot!!! Chris →
The autograph of Björn
Was my first time to ask Björn Dunkerbeck for an autograph. Why? Should I´ve done it years before? It was not so easy to get it, because the 35 times worldchampion is quite busy, also if it´s not windy. And I prefered not to line up with 20 fans in between 60 and 80 years old waiting for the gold →
Planning in less wind
The forecast for today were quite good. But the strong gusts from nortwesterly directions did not arrive on the Lake Neusiedler. Anyway, I could sail. I was one of the lucky windsurfer having a nice 75 cm wide board. The new ISonic 122. Could plan in wind around 6-8 knots with my Challenger AERO SLÂ 9.0 m. So I could →
Thoughts
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two imposters just the same; Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And-which is more-you'll be a Man, my son! Thought a bit about my second Slalom 42 season. Started to sail Slalom 42 in July 2005 with one board and two sails. Now I´ve much more stuff, more dedication and →
Amazing how much boards can be changed within one year
Was sailing on the brandnew ISONIC 122 while the afternoon. The board could carry the 9.0 m² so easy and I could plan in so less wind. Compared to the 2006 ISONIC 125 the board gets much more lift and feels absolutely free under your feet. Just hooked in once you can accelerate. The straps can be fixed more outside →
Back home from Sylt/Germany
I just arrived back in Austria getting all the things together, which have to be done. As well I will test the 2007 Starboards (Isonics, Flares, Evos) to keep you updated about them. Today the wind is quite promising and will jump on the water of the lake Neusiedlersee within the next hour. My result in Sylt was not the →