Website

During the summer I was able to create my own website, which means that I am not using this blog any more.

Please check out www.benk109.com

Vass so far

I have now been in Vass for the last 6 weeks and everything is going really well.. On the wind front we have had some mental days, of 4.2 full power, there have also been some really late sessions after work where i have been out on the water until 9:30 making the most of the wind which was left!

98, 2012 Rodeo

Since i have been here, i have been able to get out on the new sails from Simmer, which are the Whitetip, and they are so good!! super powerful but so much easier for ducking when it comes to moves in switch and regular. Not only are they better for ducking, but they are also really light.. I have currently only got the 4.8 and 5.2, but i am waiting for the 4.4 for those stronger days!!

Barracuda and Rodeo

I have recently had a photo shoot with Harry who is working for Jay Haysey this year with Globalshots, here are some glimpses into harry working his magic with the camera. if you are interested in seeing what Harry can do you then get in touch with him here!!!

2013 Whitetip

Whitetip

Dahab, 2 weeks this time not 9 months!!

However hard I tried I just couldn't stay away!!

After being in the UK for the last 4 months and only getting out on the water a handful of times, I thought it was about time I got back to Dahab where I know I can get out on the water more than once a month.

Apart from today the forecast is looking amazing!! Especially for the Dahab festival competition tomorrow where it is looking like it will blow a good 30+ knots all day. Windguru: Dahab

With any luck I will get to sail some of the other spots out here in these 2 weeks, such as places like Secret Spot and Blue Lagoon.

Club Vass

So its official, this year I am going to be working for Club Vass in Greece!!!

After 2 years in Dahab with Neilson and now the center shutting, I have decided to have a change and work for the team in Vass this summer.

I cant wait for the summer to start and the wind to arrive as there has been very little in the UK since I have been here!! With the windsurfing standard out there being so high, i hope to improve some more!!

Kit For Sale

I currently have a whole load of kit for sale going at really good prices.

The F2 Rodeo and the Simmer Blacktips are 2012 and have had barely any use.
The Mistral Joker is from 2011 and that looks like new, along with the Aeron Boom.

Here are some photos, but message me if you are interested and i can give you more details and photos.

2012 F2 Rodeo 98

2011 Mistral Joker 98

Aeron 29mm Boom 140-190

2012 Simmer Blacktip 4.5

2012 Simmer Blacktip 4.2

2012 Simmer Blacktip 4.7

2012 Simmer Blacktip 5.0

2010 Simmer Mission X 3.7

2011 Simmer Blacktip 5.4

La Plagne

Long time no update, the reason for that is that I have hardly been out on the water since I left Dahab on the 16^th of December. 

 Last week I decided to have a play on the frozen water in La Plagne.

Before I went to La Plagne I had only done 3 hours of boarding before, so on the first day it was a steep learning curve. However by the end of the week I was going down blacks, up right rather than an on my arse, and I was also going off piste a lot of the time. 

With any luck by the end of this week I will have a job in the mountains so that I will get to practice the snowboarding even more, with the hope that I will be in the park by the end. 

The Past Month

It has been some time since I last wrote on here, but a fair amount has happened in terms of my windsurfing

I finished working for Neilson on the 27^th November and didn’t leave the country till the 16^th of December so got another 3 weeks to get out on the water and make the most of the conditions. I had some amazing wind to make the most of with getting out on a 5 or less every day bar 2 days when it was dead.

Thanks to Phil Richards and his advice I started to go for some new moves in the last 3 weeks such as Culo’s, regular Konos and switch konos. They all went pretty well; I landed a switch kono on my last day and got closer to the other moves towards the end.

Since getting back to the UK there hasn’t been that much wind until this week, and it is going to go mental. I am planning on heading to West Wittering for a session in the Trench with Jamie Drummond and Ollie Acton.

I have currently got some kit for sale:

2010 Mistral Joker 98.

2010 RRD Hardcore Wave 70

2010 Simmer Mission X 3.7

Aeron 29mm 140-190

If you are interested in anything or want pictures of the kit then feel free to get in touch.

Thanks to Phil and Danielle at getwindsurfing who did the photos for me.