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- Ridiculousness. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonIt´s just been revealed that kiteboarding is about to replace windsurfing in the 2016 Olympics and, naturally, there´s a fair bit of hoo-ha about it all. I think it´s fairly obvious what my opinion on the matter is- I ..
- On the rocks... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonLow tide at Punta gave us the perfect opportunity to get some pictures from the rocky island on the left of the bay. I was looking forward to it as I have never had a photo from there and the perspective is incredible- n ..
- Why even bother? / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonThey say a picture speaks a thousand words and this is certainly true of this photo of a k***surfer taken at Flag Beach during our Easter Clinic. This ranks as one of my favourite ever k***surfing photos alongside the le ..
- Proof of Success... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonCheck out Rod´s bit of GoPro footage from his last day at Punta last week... proof indeed that his forwards are fully dialled now. Well done mate. You can follow his whole Fuerte trip and loads of other stuff on http:// ..
- Backloop Sequence. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonCheck out this nice backloop sequence from Punta! Not only great photos (thanks Victor), but incredible to see just how much the sail twists on landing... ..
- Punta Revisited.. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonHere´s a few more pics from last week with the two boys. As you can see we got some pretty nice conditions, although turning up every day at 10am meant standing in the shade of the van til the wind picked up...(it also ..
- Forwards n upwards... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonThe wind has kept on blowing since the Easter Clinic finished (typically) and I spent last week with Luke Lynch and Rod Dickinson, both very good sailors from the south coast who wanted to work on their forwards- my favo ..
- Puravida Easter Clinic. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonI´ve finally got the chance to put "finger to key" and give you an abbreviated report on the Puravidaboardriders Easter Windsurf Clinic. Although the forecast disappeared days before they all arrived, the clinic was a h ..
- Man overboard. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonJust been sent this photo on facebook this morning- love it!!!!! Punta mid-March. Thanks to Udo Werner Photography for the pic... ..
- Getting close... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonYep, Easter is almost upon us and this time next week the Puravidaboardriders Easter Windsurf Clinic will be underway over here! There are still two places left in the luxury villa so if anyone fancies a full week of sun ..
- Update... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonIt might have gone a bit quiet on the blog recently, but it´s been all go over here. Loads of wind and waves over the past couple of weeks, sailed loads of spots- Rocky Point (a few times), Punta (loads), Martillo (over ..
- February Video. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonYip, been a great winter/spring so far- tons of wind although it has been a bit on the nippy side for here. I know it´s hard to feel sorry for us sailing in 17 degrees but that feels bloody cold when you´ve been here f ..
- More pics... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonFairly atypically I have been inundated with photos of late, quite unusual. No words needed really- wind, waves, sun, Punta, fun. Thanks again to Mick Relihan and the awesome Sailboardsfuerte photographer... ..
- Push Loop. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonWow, this winter has been incredible so far- cold but windy windy windy! Check out this push loop from Punta this week. Thanks to Mick Relihan for the pics... ..
- Wind n waves for everyone. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonHaving been blown off the water the day before at Punta on my 4.5, and with the forecast for 15 knots more I decided to just cruise the nothshore with my dogs and video camera to get some footage of the wild conditions. ..
- Christmas Video. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonAs I may have mentioned, when Simon Hobbs came over at xmas he came armed with every digital media device you can dream of (check out a couple of his photos above!), the aim being to make an all-time windsurf/lifestyle m ..
- A different perspective of SUP. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonYou definitely can´t beat water photography for a different perspective of any watersport, and these pics taken by Victor of SailboardsFuerte prove this point to the max. Taken at our favourite SUP (and windsurf) spot o ..
- Airtime at Majanicho. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonI´ve put together this short video of one of the days at Majanicho earlier this month. I apologise in advance for the fact that it´s another "gopro" movie- the plan was to mix it up with some "proper" footage shot from ..
- A bit of fun (and a lot of learning). / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonOn one of the lightwind days over xmas, I took Hobbsy to the lagoons in Cotillo to teach him to tack as he was struggling on his small board. I can´t over emphasize how valuable sessions like this can be in learning sho ..
- Big Thursday. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonThe forecast was for strong east wind but it never materialised. The swell was still pumping, though, and it looked do-able from the shore so I ventured out on my 100l Fanatic Skate and 5.3 North Hero in what turned out ..
- More Majanicho... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonNo wind today, which gives me the perfect opportunity to share some more pics of the action from Majanicho this week. And what a week! Two days of calm now and then it starts again, even stronger next week! Time to chill ..
- Here we go.... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonYeah, the wind materialised yesterday for what will be the start of a perfect week of down-the-line conditions!!! Hobbsy took up where he left off at El Martillo- his waveriding is getting better with every session (pity ..
- Happy New Year!!!! / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonAnother year gone, wow! Looks like this year is going to start with a bang if windguru is correct- the forecast is amazing for this coming week. It´s going to be going off every day at Punta then Majanicho, so I´m havi ..
- First time down-the-line... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonGot my little mate Hobbsy here for the festive season and we scored a great little sail at El Martillo yesterday. He wants to learn forwards and also get some decent frontside waveriding in as he doesn´t get the conditi ..
- Merry Christmas... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonChristmas has been and gone- absolutely knackered now having been working in Rock Island Bar every night while the owners are away and SUPing every day. The swell has been small but good fun at El Martillo. Loving my new ..
- Majanicho... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonAt last some wind at Majanicho! Despite being a "legendary" spot, Majanicho is predominantly a lightwind "float n ride" type of place (better on the SUP normally!) and the last couple of years have been incredibly un-epi ..
- Still windy.... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonAnd it just keeps coming! The eastwind is still here for another couple of days- it´s 8am and I´m just heading out the door to hopefully score El Martillo again. Swell is perfect 3m, and the wind should be picking up a ..
- Pic Of The Bunch- Air Chacho. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonWe got the wind which was promised on Saturday and got a pretty decent sail in at Punta with mast high waves and 5m sail. Again, we took to the water with the camera (1 hour shifts, me and Victor), and got some cool phot ..
- Those easterly breezes... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonWe got our first run of easterlies yesterday and the day before, which meant that everyone and their dog scrambled to Majanicho. The first day was too light for me so I went SUPing instead, but yesterday was windy so I m ..
- Fancy some warm water???? / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonIf you fancy getting away from it all (with or without the family), I am once again running my hugely successful Easter Clinic in conjunction with Puravida from March 31st 2012. The last two trips have been awesome and p ..
- GoPro taka. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonGot some half-decent footage from the last couple of days at Punta, the wind was fairly light but great fun on my Fanatic Skate. Check out this taka...More Windsurfing Videos ..
- A Little Bit Of Action... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonDon´t confuse my lack of posting for a lack of activity, I´ve been pretty busy this last while. Had a couple of guys over for tuition and been full-on SUP and windsurfing inbetween. This past week has been windy, altho ..
- Pura Vida!!!! / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonI recently came across this wicked video of Jim from http://www.puravidaboardriders.co.uk/ sailing a reef break near his home in Wales. Jim is basically the mastermind and driving force behind my Easter Windsurf Clinics, ..
- Six and a half weeks... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonNo, that´s not the title of a remake movie starring Kim Basinger, it´s the amount of time that has passed pretty much windless over here! Okay, I may have had a couple of days at Punta in September (can´t really remem ..
- Freestyle Heros? / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonI got down to Punta early doors yesterday morning, to catch low-tide and try out my new North Heros and Fanatic Skate 100 before anyone else arrived. I´ve struggled to enlist anybody to do photos or video of my new kit ..
- Is it 2012 already? / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonIt is for me! After almost a month of travelling around and mainly partying (naughty), I finally arrived back on Fuerte with my new 2012 kit. It looks amazing and sails even better. I did a four-day clinic in Sotavento w ..
- Accidental Video. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonJust so you know, I´m now selling all my 2011 kit. If anyone is interested, drop me an email and I´ll give you the prices.I have: Fanatic 100 Skate TE.Fanatic 86 Twin TE.North Sails Ice 5.7/5.3/4.7.Had a great day teac ..
- Low-tide... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonAt last, I scored a low-tide freestyle/wave session at Punta! After a windy, but busy summer, Ifinally had time to roll down the northtrack and arrive at Punta alone to coincide with my favourite tide-time. Magical- the ..
- Still Windy... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonI´ve had alot of sailing this summer, albeit mainly in a teaching role, so it was good to get out the last few days and just freesail for a bit. Sunday was especially good- it´s been a long time since I´ve sailed at G ..
- Taka and Vulcan sequences. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonMy good friend Chuckster took about 5000 photos during a recent clinic (report to follow very soon, as soon as Phil has written it, hint hint), and he spent hours and hours photoshopping these two sequences for me while ..
- Get High Or Die II- The Sequel!!!!!!!!! / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonWow, it´s been a hectic month! I´ve had clinics every day since the start of July so haven´t had any time at all to post on my blog- I apologise sincerely(ish). Over the next week or so, I will try to catch up on all ..
- And so it begins... / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonSummer is officially here! The wind has kicked in properly, we´ve had some outstanding sailing this last week all over the north of the island and it looks set to continue for the foreseeable future. Good news for Patri ..
- Rest n Recuperation. / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonIt´s been fairly windless since my last post (there were a couple of half-decent days), which is good news for my ongoing shoulder injury. The past week has been glorious weather, calm and hot, and there has been a grea ..
- Get High Or Die II!!!!!!!! / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonWell, it all happened on Saturday- we finally (after a record-breaking wait of 18 months) ran the "2010" Get High Or Die comp in Punta! It went off!!!! I will write a report when I get the video done, in the meantime you ..
- Vulcanville! / Stephen Gibson /
Stephen GibsonTwo weeks ago (yeah, two weeks before I got the chance to sit down and write it up on my computer, what a slacker) I spent a few days with Ville from sunny Finland! He can only sail there for 6 months of the year, due to ..
