On the morning of Christmas Eve more than 20 surfers from all around Cold Hawaii and Klitmøller met up in Nr. Vorupør to share some waves and have a blast. Dress code: Nissehuer / Christmas hats. Guys were chanting Christmas carrols out on the water and enjoying some frigid waves before heading home to their families to celebrate the holidays. Even Santa Claus made a short appearance on a surfboard Super fun day with some great friends !
Check out this short clip my brother put together of all the action:

Merry Christmas
- Casper Steinfath

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

På turen havde vi fotograf Lars Gothe med til at dokumentere vores oplevelser. Sammen med Steinkopp Productions, har han nu sammensat en lille film, der viser vores, for os, uforglemmelige surftrip. Stor tak til NASA og alle der har hjulpet med at gøre den tur mulig!

NASA goes to Norway – 2010 from Casper Steinfath on Vimeo.