An Evening with John Skye and Jem Hall, Crouchers Hotel, 2nd September

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On 2nd September at Crouchers Hotel, between 6 and 8pm, top world cup windsurfer John Skye and coaching guru Jem Hall will present the brand new Version 4 (2011) RRD Quad and Single Fin Waveboards.

2XS will have the first public preview of the Hardcore Quad, Wavecult Quad and Hardcore single fin waveboards.

John Skye, who has been developing the boards with Roberto Ricci in Hawaii and South Africa will be on hand to discuss the performance of the boards. Jem, who will just have returned from Baja, Mexico, will have the latest information on the new Wavecult Quad.

We are also working to have a preview of the new Windsurf Movie 2. Lloyd Van Royen has kindly let us use his hotel as the venue.  Crouchers Hotel is easy to find on the Birdham Road, very near Chichester Marina. For full directions, please see the Crouchers Website.

If you think you might join us, RSVP to simon@2xs.co.uk as soon as possible.

More Team15 information

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Rosco and the guys at West Wittering Windsurf Club have give us this further information about the Team15 sessions at West Wittering. If you are interested, please get in touch by calling 01243 513 077

Timing
You must be at West Wittering Windsurf Club, rigged and ready, 30 minutes early.

Please Pre-book
Pre booking is essential for us to plan our staff and equipment needs.

Kit and Cost
The cost is £12 per session; please bring your own kit if you have it. We can provide gear if you don’t have any.

T-15 will follow the RYA plan to develop youngsters’ windsurf skills and racing skills every 2 weeks on thursday from 4.00pm till 5.00pm. Followed by some sunday dates at the end of the summer. This is the next stage after beginner windsurfing.

5th, 19th August

Sunday 5th(10.30am), Sunday 19th (10.30am) September,

Sunday 3rd (10.30am), Sunday 17th (10.30am – raceday)October

Race Days
31st August and 17th October 2pm-4pm

Coaching
We will be working on developing all point s of windsurfing concentrating on figure of 8’s planing, fast tacking, gybing start lines, basic rules, wind shifts and finish lines.

T-15 is also about social interaction so kids and their “beach crew” can have fun meet other windsurfers and naturally (without mum and dad pushing to get out on the water).

Mum and Dad
Mums and Dads can help on the water -this is not like our rippers intense coaching it’s more of group coaching and general skills -your involvement can be to help learn about coaching and help carrying gear to and from the beach.

Sail Rigging
We do want kids to rig their own sails to improve rigging skills and understand wind speeds and tuning decisions so please don’t rig their sails

Book Now
So please book the sessions you want and ensure you’re there 1/2 hour BEFORE the session as we will start on time… Call 01243 513 077 to book sessions now.

Cheers Roscoe and team

New Wave Toys from RRD

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For 2011, RRD have released a fine selection of waveboards.
There are 2 styles of board, available in both quad fin and single fin constuctions.
The Wave Cult LTD is once again the more alround waveboard – 75, 83 or 92 litres (single or quad).
The Hardcore Wave is more of an out-and-out hardcore waveboard this year and best suited to advanced riders in strong winds and/or big waves. It is available in 68, 76 or 64 (single or quad).

We will very shortly have some demo boards at the beach. To come and try one, call 01243 513 077

Roberto Ricci:

The new Wave Cult V4 is a completely re-designed shape. Sharp, fast, instinctive and loose these boards will never let you down when the wind will be gusty or the waves will be mushy yet they will still excel in pumping conditions. The highly acclaimed wave cult has the widest range of use in the RRD wave board collection, whilst the single fin configuration allows you to maximize speed, grip and control from side off to onshore winds.

The shape features: Vee throughout most of the length and a slight double concave in the mid hull section to improve stability. A Max width point about 10 cms forward with a wider nose, which allows a very balanced and proportional outline and keeps a constant curve all the way to the very end of the board.

A full rail shape and generous tucked rails in the front allowed RRD to create fast yet turny wave boards that will be in perfect control in both rough waters or marginal conditions.

The sizes are 75 litres / 56cms, 83 / 58cm and 92 / 60cms, with MFC fins of 22, 23 and 24cms respectively

A bit of Wind (at last!)

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After one of the longest windless periods we can all remember, those lucky few who can sneak out during the week to play had a moment of respite.

The windguru forecast for last thursday was finally showing a decent number of stars: 25-30 knots with a 3m short period swell.

Thankfully the forecast delivered. Chimet hit 35knots in the middle of the night and built all day. Unfortunately the wind decided to shut off at 4.45pm – perfectly in time to frustrate all the after work sailors!

Stuart Holland and Simon Bassett captured all the photos of the day.

We are now playing the waiting game again. Stuck with this beautiful sunny weather and hoping for windy storms. Pretty sure we’re all stupid!

Congratulations to Adrian Nesbitt and Adrian Hope-Barr who managed 30.24knots on a freestyle-wave and North Duke and 35.91 knots on a Fanatic Falcon and 5.8 NP RS respectively!

Simon Bassett captured a video of the day on his GoPro HD. To follow shortly…