Quatro Tempo twin 84 test

pictures from a nice bigger day at lowers. the place i sailed the most on maui. regarded as one of the best spots anywhere to learn sideshore waveriding !

Did a unscientific test of a Quatro Tempo twin board today (fast rocker "onshore" twin" . kind of windy 4.7 and some overhead sets. on the beach it felt a bit heavy but this isnt really noticeable while sailing it. its almost the same volume as the quad i tested a couple of days ago. but it felt slightly less boyant. early planing was no problem and in a straight line it felt just like a single fin ! very good upwind performance as well. almost as good as the quad. On the face it was quite fast going down the line but in some situations it felt borderline stiff. its snappy of the top. but it feels like it turns more on the tail than the rails. not quite as smooth carving feel as the quad. all in all i found it a good board. very easy to sail !

Btw. the evening session today was magic. from 5 it was only 7-8 people out. and the wind mellowed down to perfectly powered 4.7 ! ¨rode wave after wave into the sunset !

I talked to the guys at Hi tech about my session on the quad and how i felt it a bit slow on the face. what they told me is to set the mast foot slightly further forward and also lean really forward into the bottomturns. in my session i noticed this myself. the times i got really forward the board really shined ! or the speed will be yin & yang as John put it :)

Maui Weekly # 2

Mark Angulo doing his thing at Hookipa!

Commited topturn !

This is a tweaked aerial !

Mid wave 360. he landed this perfectly back on the wave !

Robby in a backwinded bottomturn at Lanes !

Kinda high..

Honolua bay. its got several tubing peaks that link together in big swells,making this one of the best right hand spots in the world. This day "Da cave" was firing. difficult to find a good angle though..

Enjoying non stop windsurfing action here now. its blowing 5.3 or 4.7 every day.. sailed Lowers/Kuau/Kihei this week. mostly its been really good wavesailing. not being a very good wavesailor i always need a few days to get going and finding the balance in the bottomturns. its coming more together now and ive even banged my board into the lip a couple of times !

Today i was sailing lowers testing a Quatro quad board. on the first few runs it didnt really feel that good. kind of slow both straight lining and on the face. lowers is kind of a slow wave on smaller days though. the wind went a bit crazy so i waited it out and went out late afternoon. got more used to the board. still kind of slow (or feeling slow) but it really flies upwind ! the wind swung a bit more side off and the waves got more glassy. got a few nice ones,and the board started to work better on the face. not really fast going in to the turn but it keeps speed really well in the topturn and its really easy to link turns ! couldnt stop sailing and left the water totally exhausted and happy at sunset !would like to test the board a bit more !

Tomorrow theres gonna be a huge swell at possibly warning levels (kind of Jaws level) with absolutely nuking winds to go.. actually theres forecasted nuking winds for the foreseeable future !

Maui Weekly # 1

Beatiful Southshore left

What Kihei looks like with a advisory level south swell ! starboard tack side off !

Hookipa

The hawaiian way of taking the dog for a walk.. fun stand up surf at lowers !

Kuau first day i was here. mast and a half ! just a few guys out. i was sailing Lowers. solid logo there.

Finally back on da island ! as usual its been great so far. Windsurfing almost every day and just relaxing and enjoying the perfect climate. The hawaiin islands have been bombarded with swell this winter and it just seems to continue. plenty of swells on the horizon for the north shore and the south shore is beeing hit by and advisory level south swell at the moment. even Thousand Peaks had solid overhead waves ! The weather on the north shore has been a bit weird with clouds and showers and light winds. luckily Kihei has deliwered and we even had a fun wave sailing day there on the south swell ! resting day today since i have a wound on my knee i got the first day. it feels like it needs some time out of water. from tuesday/wednesday it looks like there will be a good tradewind pattern. Pray for windsurf !

Fjols til Fjells # 2

Another succesfull trip to the mountains last weekend. freeriding in half decent powder at the resort on Saturday. used my local knowledge to find some small lines and patches of untracked snow. a bit worried that its getting more and more crowded at my resort of choice..

Well good thing i have gotten into hiking with my snowshoes. this winter ive had so many good days and its still early for that kind of mountainering ! wasnt sure where to go on saturday,so i kept it simple. just hiked the face next to the hotel.good choice as the snow was not bad at all ! also my new gear for the winter is working nicely. used my New Rome Anthem all mountain board this weekend and its a worthy replacement of my beaten up old Burton Custom (classic model! !)

Decided to try a directional stance after riding duck for 3-4 years. after almost killing myself in the forest i quickly changed back again !

Seems there a small dump early next week as well. all is good !

Fjols til fjells !

Otto in forestpowder. B/W weather on Friday..

Venke enjoys the POW !

From our snowsearch on Sunday. we had to abort one hike,cause the place was destroyed by th wind. instead we found this spot. kind of a natural halfpipe actually. from our starting point up on the hill we saw the face were we should have been. next time !

Just got to love the powder filled mountains,so much fun to be had !

Deep & Steep !

Our playground the last few days !

Oskar gets first tracks

Simon gets airborne ! he did the obligatory "telemark" landing as well !

Caroline gets air as well !

3 days in a row with sun and powder ! will remember these days for a while ! thanks to the Haukeli powder hookers crew for the company ! the best people to hang out with !

Powder to the people !

Simon missed his line a bit.. he was aiming for the snowfield to the left.

Power turn !

More of the same here ! sun and powder ! battling a touch of cold at the moment,but when its this good i just have to get out there ! not too often we get this stable conditions. most people are crammed together at the resorts but fresh untracked lines awaits those who knows where to go ;)