We ended up driving north and taking a plunge just as the storm was at its peak. Peter, Oliver and myself suited up and jumped into the oceanic cauldron of chaos with our surfboards. The conditions were insane! We caught a few good ones and left just as the gusts started ripping roofs of nearby houses. What a day

Check out this short clip from our session:

- Casper Steinfath

Mange tak! Vi ses på vandet

- Casper Steinfath

Bestyrelsen vil gennemgå den på kommende bestyrelses møde,læs hele rapporten her

Sammenfatning

Formålet med undersøgelsen af friluftslivets indvirkning på fuglelivet i Vandet Sø var at søge at tilvejebringe et informationsgrundlag for en beslutning om regulering af færdslen – især windsurfingen – på Vandet Sø.
De væsentligste resultater og konklusioner i denne undersøgelse er som følger:
• Undersøgelsen fandt ikke en direkte sammenhæng mellem windsurfingen på Vandet Sø og forekomsten af fugle på søen over tid.
• Der påvises en direkte og spontan effekt af tilstedeværelsen af windsurfere, idet vandfuglene fortrækker til rolige dele af søen, når der surfes.
• Fuglelivet i Vandet Sø synes ikke at have været markant anderledes eller rigere før windsurfingen blev udbredt i søen.
• Den nærliggende Nors Sø kan tænkes at fungere som buffer for Vandet Sø – og omvendt, når der er forstyrrelser af vandfuglene. Vandmiljøet i de to søer er nært beslægtet og der er formentlig sammenlignelige betingelser for vandfugle i de to søer.
• Vandet Sø rummer ingen vandfugle i internationalt betydende forekomster og er ikke udpeget som fuglebeskyttelsesområde. Søen er ikke medtaget på DOFs liste over vigtige fuglelokaliteter i Danmark. Søen er hjemsted for en regelmæssigt ynglende bilag I-art, rørhøg, samt en rastende bilag I-art, sangsvane. Flere bilag I-arter kan forekomme, men kun sangsvanen optræ-der regelmæssigt i større antal.
• Vandmiljøet i søen synes ikke at have forandret sig mærkbart gennem de seneste 20 år eller mere, dog synes fosforindholdet i vandet at være falden-de over en 40-årig periode
• Der synes ikke at være nogen konsekvenser for habitatarter eller naturtyper af færdslen på søen.
• Antals- eller omfangsmæssigt er den øvrige sejlads på søen helt ubetydelig i forhold til windsurfingen.

The coach Joachim Bech is here and the waves are pumping for real !

On the second day of competition I started out in the quarter finals of the trials. It was a tough heat against Hawaiian Kody Kerbox and 2 other French surfers. I managed to find 2 good scoring waves and passed through the heat in 2nd place behind Kody. I was over the moon! This meant I had secured a spot in the main event of the Naish La Torche Pro.

The Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge (U16) event was run in between heats of the trials. The young kids from all over the world were ripping big time! These kids are the ones that will dominate this sport in the future!

In the Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge my brother Peter did very well. Peter lost the semi final heat because he was having too much fun and had to sit out the last 5 minutes of the heat.

Peter coming in after his semi final heat. The kid that lives by the slogan "#1 is he who has the most fun"

In the semi final I had nothing to lose. I gave it all I had and once again advanced along with my Naish team mate Kody. It’s hard to describe the feeling of joy that was running around inside me. I had never dreamt of making it this far in an event, which I only came to to see how the level was and what is possible on a stand up paddle board in the waves. In the final the waves shut down and I unfortunately did not manage to string 2 great waves together. I finished 4th in the final, but I was still super stoked to be surfing among such great company

1st Kody Kerbox (HAW), 2nd Kieran Taylor (AUS), 3rd Greg Closier (FRA), 4th Casper Steinfath (DEN)

On the 3rd day of competition the main event got under way. The conditions were mixed with small 3-4 foot waves with light onshore winds. I thought to myself that these conditions reminded me very much of back home in Klitmøller, Denmark. I was super amped to go surf my heat! In heat 6 of round 1 I was up against world #5 and Brazilian longboard and SUP champ Leco Salazar along with Frenchmen Stephane Iralour and Yann Quilfen. A tough heat, but a good heat. I had a chance at making it through and directly in to the 3rd round. And so I did. The waves were super rippable and i netted 2 long waves with fun and powerful turns. I could not believe when the announcers said over the speakers, that “Casper Steinfath from Denmark will be moving into the 3rd round”

Good times in France

Hopefuly the predicted new swell will fill in on Wednesday and the competition can resume.

- Casper

My first ever Pushloop from Mathias Lyngs on Vimeo.

Før afgang fra Thisted kunne man finde Lyngs oppe på gymnasiet, hvor han intensivt sad og terpede teknikken til springet i flere timer. Der blev øvet armbevægelser om og om igen. Det så ret komisk ud, men det viste sig at være god træning! Udover at have tilføjet et nyt spring til sit repertoire, er Mathias nu også den yngste dansker, der nogensinde har sat et pushloop. Keep it up !

Mathias Lyngs D-59 gearing up for big time action !

- Casper

Surftour is proud to announce a new major sponsor that will host the first competition of the 2011 Danish circuit.

Plasma Boardriding Inc. has stepped up and will host the Plasma Spring Sessions; an event that will set new standards for competitions in Denmark. We’re talking new features such as side events and a big party at a secret place and time in Klitmøller during the event. More info will come in the coming week. (week 12)

Important: Dates changed!

To ensure an optimal event and the best possible waves for all the competitors the event will enjoy a 3 day waiting period during the Easter holiday.

The event will not run on the 2-3 of april as originally planned, but instead at the most optimal time during the period 23-24-25 of april.

The Surftour hopes this will make for an even better event with even more competitors and spectators.We apologize for any inconveniences this may create and we are looking forward to a great event that will bring together surfers from all around Denmark and beyond! Winter is over and it is time to leave our caves of winter and meet up with our friends for some good days of surf!

Stay tuned to www.surftour.dk and the “Surftour DK” facebook page for more information on the Plasma Spring Sessions !

- Surftour

Den Danske Surftour er stærkt på banen i 2011 og har samlet adskillige surf konkurrencer i en spændende rangliste, der skal kåre de forskellige Danmarksmestre for 2011.

Kig forbi det officielle surftour site for at høre mere om dette års program og hvordan du kan være med !

Klitmøller local, Robert Storm gav den max gas under sidste års surftour !

Robin Johnson from Hawaii gave Kai a good fight for the 1st place, but when the buzzard sounded he found himself 0,10 points behind Kai. The 2nd and 3rd places went to respectively Peyo Lizarazu and Zane Schweitzer.

It was really fun watching the event’s live webcast and seeing the guys go big and push the limits of stand up paddling. The Sunset event has set a good standard for the rest of the 2011 world tour, and it has really fired me up to hit the frigid waters and do some serious training in the waves.

From April 30th to May 8th the Stand Up World Tour will come to Britanny, France, for the 2nd event of 2011. I am planning on heading down to do the trials of this event with my coach Joachim Bech and hopefully we will learn loads from all the top guys. Let’s hope the winter doesn’t stick around Klitmøller too much longer

- Casper

Vi har nu været her i lidt over en uge, og vi har allerede haft en håndfuld uforglemmelige sessions. En af dem var på et af nordkystens store venstre pointbreaks, hvor der blev hugget til den i nogle store og ret kraftige forhold. Ingen af os var rigtig forberedt på bølgernes størrelse den dag, hvilket kunne ses på de boards vi havde slæbt med over på den anden side af øen. Boards på 5’10” , 5’8” og 5’11” var at finde på taget af vores Alfa Romeo, og kun Mike havde et 7’0” mini-gun med. Rar som Mike nu er, og på grund af hans lyst til at blive på land og nyde underholdningen med en god øl i hånden, fik jeg lov til at låne hans board. Wuhu ! Bølgerne havde god størrelse, men med den solide paddlepower kunne jeg uden de store problemer fange bølgerne.

Følelsen af at droppe ind i en bølge, der har så meget power og størrelse på sig er nærmest ubeskriveligt. I det sekund droppet finder sted, er man så fokuseret, at man næsten ikke når at iagttage, hvad der egentlig sker omkring en. Man er fastlåst, men samtidig helt fri. Man er så opsat på at klare det man er i færd med, at man ikke hører folk råbe og skrige “Vai Vai Vai”. Man er i en trance, hvor man i under et sekund er helt overladt til sig selv. Alt foregår så hurtigt, men alligevel ufatteligt langsomt. Det hele kulminerer med, at man bliver skudt afsted nedad bølgen, med en fart uden sammenligning. Men droppet er kun halvdelen af bølgen. Den anden halvdel går ud på at surfe bølgen med god stil og komme sikkert af den i den anden ende.

De 2 groms Peter og Oliver vovede sig ud på deres små boards, og fik nogle mindblowing drops på indersiden af pointen. De var øjenvidner på første række til mine drops og sandelig også mine spektakulære freefall bails

Mere Action er på vej, så bliv hængende på bloggen – eller kig forbi Caspersteinfath.com for flere historier fra the Rock

Casper