Archive for July, 2008

 

mexico2 – getting ready for the big ones

Jul 27, 2008 in summer news

the last days we were practicing in the playa zicatela beachbreak, puerto escondido, towing in with and stepping off the jetski. getting up at 5h30 every morning and playing until noon. now we feel ready for the big swell that we expect next week, vamos a ver!
getting the ski ready
stepp off: you drive up to the peak of a wave, the guy sitting in the back jumps of right into the wave. seems you can catch them all. matty is getting a good one.
tow in: you get towed into the wave on the robe behind the jetski using a special tow board which is way more havy than a normal surfboard and which also has straps. we use a 6´0 with 4 fins, this board picks up so much speed and still does feel so loose, i love it! impossible sections become possible.
i am pulling chris into a little one
driving the jetski is even more challenging than riding the waves, you wanna put your buddy in a good spot and pick him up before the next set wave gets him, which doesnt always work. today i got worked by a 6 foot set, right on my head before i got back on the sled and out of the bomb zone.
i am catching a little fast right
there is also this tow-pro crew, training and waiting for the swell to pick up,
these guys do what we are dreaming of
this little thing is insane, we just got it from one of the pros here, cant wait to get bigger waves!

mex report 1

Jul 23, 2008 in summer news

A solid up to 12 foot at 16 seconds swell motivated us to travel down south from puerto escondido to search for uncrowded waves. we were all setup to camp and to reach waves with the jetski we couldnt get to by land. it payed off big time as we found what we were looking for.
01_camping out there under the full moon
camping out there under the full moon
02_pray for the waves the next day
pray for the waves the next day
03_marine is checking the backwash
marine is checking the backwash
argentinian girl marine living in mexico to surf
checking the line up
i got one of the longest rides i ever had, and got barreld on the way…
monica, a mexican chick
chris, living in mexico to surf and on dawn petrol every day
getting supplies
one night the wind stopped and we found a fun little wave
herman on a 6 moth visit  from argentina
moskitos, sun, wind, rain are making camping live a little less easy
cows on beach holliday

warm up for mexico

Jul 02, 2008 in summer news

hot summer days in innsbruck, time to surf the melting snow! riversurfing is fun and makes you dream even more of the ocean and the real surf.

warm up for mexico

fall? paddle!

flotschi is having a ride

david in the cage