Second week on Maui, the wind and swell's pumping. super stocked!

Yeah, these were 2 amazing weeks on Maui so far, freestyling a lot at the beginning but lately only going to the waves, cos the swell's so good. This is how Hookipa looked like this morning..

It's so inspiring to see local guys and girls ripping..

Warm water, beautiful waves and good wind, Maui's a perfect place to be if u surf and sail..

For me Hookipa's a bit hard, rocky and crowded, so i go to sail here..another magical place on Maui, no rocks, just a beautiful reef break..

Well, a bit of rocks on the way out, but it's ok..

A bit of swim pass the rocks and you are out there..

Where's the pink sail?!...;)))))

I've been struggling a lot with the wind from the right, it's not so easy when you are goofy, addicted to port tack and..and a girl..;))))...but today i loved starboard tack sailing so much..the waves were mast high on big sets, perfectly clean and powerful..it's the best feeling ever..

Only a few people out, all enjoying and cheering up each other..i think i started enjoying the wind from the right..

But the cut back needs days,..no, weeks..ok, probably, years in my case of experience..;))) but i'm working on it all the time..;))

what a great day ;)))

thanks a lot to Ralf Simon for the pics..and here's another Maui local..chilling while we are sailing..the best life style..;))

more news soon..Aloha!!!

i'm in paradise...i mean in Maui..;))

After 3 beautiful months in SA, surfing, sailing, enjoying every second, it was time to leave and head on to Maui for the JP shoot 2013. I arrived 2 weeks in advance, to get used to the conditions and the wind from the right, which is not my favorite to be honest..;)) I had to take 4 flights, crossing the half of the world..CT-Frankfurt-Chicago-LA-Maui...that's Chicago's airport, very lively..

I came to Maui totally sick and it took me 1 good week to recover. I think i haven't had such a cold, fever thing for a very long time..anyway..now everything's good and i can finally enjoy the island, sailing and surfing here..still missing SA tho, took me long time to find a friend from SA..here's me and my new buddy Toothless..

It's windy every day and the conditions are just getting better and better. Hookipa's pumping with swell, today there was a NP shoot and it was an incredible action on the water going on..JP/NP team were ripping so hard, everyone on the beach was just cheering and enjoying every second of the action. The biggest aerial i've seen here was done by Philip Koster who just took off and flew for ages..there are my 2 favorite (and sharp ;) ) shots of this aerial sequence..

perfectly landed by the way..;)

I've got new fin sponsor, it's MFC and i like these fins a lot. I've been using them for freestyle for a very long time, was happy and now i've got MFC wave fins as well..Honestly, i wish i had them before..They've got an amazing grip, speed and control. I like them so much, big thanks to Pio for support.

Every day i train freestyle in the morning and then go to the waves in the afternoon. A fellow team rider Bryan showed me this amazing (quite flat) spot for freestyle and i'm there ever since...good to train freestyle in the warm water, feels like heaven..here's a lil show-it..

a lil 1handed flaka..

a lil crash..)))

and a lil smile..))

A few days ago there was supposed to be some nice south swell, so i went to check Dumps with my buddies..the swell was too small, so Dumps didn't really work, but La Perouse was working a bit..

the best view over the spot..

nice waves but super small for that spot..

;)

and a beautiful sunset on Maui..

here's a JP/NP video in Maui winter..check it out! some sick action there..

I'm gonna stay on Maui until 30th of April and then fly to Morocco for Windsurf Beauties camp, there are still some places available, so please don't hesitate to contact me here: windsurf.beauties@gmail.com for all the info u need. Aloha! ;)

Windsurf Beauties and Beasts camp in Morocco 2-16 of May

Dear friends,

we are very proud to invite you to our Windsurf Beauties and Beasts camp in Morocco, Sidi Kaoke from 2 until 16th of May. It's a windsurf and surf camp for girls and guys of any age and skills, from beginners to advanced. Of course, our main target is to improve in windsurfing but once there's no wind, we'll be surfing all day long. We will have 2 groups: beginners and intermediates will be learning in Essaouira and pros will be sailing in Sidi Kaoke. The owner of the center in Sidi, Felix Gerl, will be kindly responsible for all our transfers, trips and paaaaaartiiiiies!!!! ;))) don't doubt it, we gonna have lots and lots of fun! 1 week of the camp (inc. lessons, photo and video sessions, yoga, trips and parties) is 350 euros, 2 weeks 680 euros. Accommodation - 16 euros a day, food (breakfast+dinner) 14 euros a day, rental (windsurf, surf, insurance incl.): 1 week - 230 euros, 10 days - 280 euros, 2 weeks - 350 euros. Plz check tickets at www.royalairmaroc.com. You can fly to Essaouira (transfer 30min), Agadir (transfer 3 h) or Cassablanca (transfer 5h), check the price and make a plan. ;)...

And here are some pics from our camp last year...

Windsurfing in Moulay..

Packing all our surf boards on a mission to a secret surf spot..

There's so much i love about Morocco, but their waves, fruits and souvenirs are definitely the best...

All girls fell in love with local berber jewelry. They make some amazing rings, necklaces and bracelets out of silver with different stones and sell it very cheap...We all bought a lot of presents for our moms, sisters and girlfriends...beautiful things!

That spot is just 2h drive from our home in Sidi Kaoke. It's called Imsuan. The water there is crystal clear and so warm, we surfed there in bikinis a few times..

Here are some shots from our happy sailing days..This is the group of intermediates improving their skills at Essaouira.

Girls from the "pro" group learning to pass the shore break and come back on a wave at Sidi Kaoke..

Essaouira again..

Every day we did a lot of interesting and different things, but a morning running session stayed unchanged ;)))...girls seemed to like it tho..while guys were sleeping..;))

The old city of Essaouira is very beautiful, we visited the port, castle and had a few dinners at local restaurants with the best and freshiest sea food you can ever find..

Little walk to an amazing surf spot in Imsuan..

That's right in front of our home in Sidi Kaoke..a local guy on SUP is getting barreled..and eaten by a wave..;)))

Our guys were surfing with an attitude..)))

Our girls are very chilled..and focused! ;)) first steps at our home spot in Sidi Kaoke..

One of many dinner with our people..super friendly, positive and fun vibes in our camp..you are very welcome to join in! for all the info, plz write to Olya here: windsurf.beauties@gmail.com.

That's the video we made from our last camp in Morocco in May 2011. Enjoy!