Man does the PWA tour suck right now, only slalom has a decent number of eVents the wave tour looks to only have 2 events.
How can you have a world champion out of only 2 events?? And one of those wave events doesn't even really have waves.
I used to dream of going on tour but now who would bother, except to get paid to windsurf which would be awesome.
Be good if the pwa had some more comps like cabo verde. And maybe some different judging formats that encourage the riders to go for more radical **** as apposed to just what they know they can consistantly pull off
I think the WA scene only has 2 wave events aswell. I wonder why us wavesailors are so slack.d
Hey Curac, 2 events does suck but I am really enjoying the number of slalom events, there was a lack(or no) of slalom a few years ago when everything was formula. Hopefully after the GFC eases sponsors will free up more cash to get the wave tour back on track.
Well I suppose it's more like 3 because Scotland is yet to be confirmed.
Still only really has 1 wave event pozo and sylt don't really have waves.
No I haven't been there.
Have you? Let me guess there are epic waves at the locations they hold the pwa contests and they just don't show any pics or video of good waves because they don't want too many people there right??
Which is why all the pros are always so stoked to go there every year
Depends on what you call waves I suppose.
I just googled "pozo windsurf 2008" and "sylt windsurf 2008" for images. Plenty of shots of windsurfers in mid air. Maybe the tide just falls very quickly!
JB
Sylt obviously sucks so much that only 140,000 spectators make the annual pilgrimage to the event. Oh and since it sucks so much German TV decided it was only worth a daily 30 minute summary and 4 hour live segment on Sunday afternoon...
... As for holding a comp in OZ. Not sure were the minimum $250K would come from to organize this event...
Man you nsw guys sure do love these events in places with **** conditions. Just like home I suppose.
Those poor germans imagine how many people there would be if they had real waves.
I don't know what you are on about stehgleher the amount of people that show up doesn't change the quality of the waves. Also what's this about 250k for an event in oz I must of missed that topic.
How's about we all go to YouTube and type in pwa cabo verde windsurfing and watch the videos
Then type in pwa sylt or pozo windsurfing for what ever year, and then we can all see the difference.
i think its fair to say that the fact that windsurfing is much bigger in europe is at least partly due to the fact that they don't have many places with very good surf. wind and small waves IS what the european market knows, expects and likes. If they had good surf chances are windsurfing wouldn't be popular.
i agree though, PWA wave series does kinda suck this year. To look on the bright side the slalom guys are getting more coverage this year though.
well, I'm still looking forward to 10th july to see ANY action from pozo, even though 15-20 knots and 2m swell is all thats currently forecast for the start.....
Is there any particular reason why Maui, or somewhere in Hawaii doesn't have a wave event as part of the PWA?
I would have thought that because most of the pro's live, or spend the majority of their time, there it would be a no-brainer!
curac said...I used to dream of going on tour but now who would bother, except to get paid to windsurf which would be awesome.
Ha, dream on man, no one is going to pay to watch you sail.
Haha I was thinking the same of your post.
I didn't want to be to insulting because I try not to suffer from Internet f uckwad syndrome, which is anomimity + audience = abussive f uckwad
Curac
The equation goes something like this:
Gnaraloo
Conditions (out of ten); 10
# of people living with 400km 10 (give or take)
Sylt
Conditions (out of ten) 3
# of people living with 400km 100 million
You could multiply the conditions by the potential audience!
Gnaraloo = 100
Sylt = 300 million
...and it goes a bit like that!
Looking at the European market (which seems to make up the bulk of the industry) it would appear that the current strategy to attract new blood to the sport is by making it accessible. The Sylt World Cup seems to be an important part of that strategy. While it doesn't feature world class conditions it does give you the opportunity to go up and talk to those very same stars you only know from magazines and videos.
Could the PWA tour do with a couple more wave events? Defiantly. Should they all be in point break perfect wave conditions? Probably not... remember this is about crowning the best sailor in any wave conditions.
Magazines, videos and product brochures are already plastered with images of windsurfers doing stuff in "exotic" locations that the majority of people can aspire to but will never achieve.
Pozo and Sylt on the other hand are places that are achievable for most people with enough practice. Cabo Verde? Yeah, nice to look at but out of reach for 99% of all windsurfers.
I think in the end the PWA would put more wave events on in places like Hawaii and perhaps Australia if there was any funding for it. As it stands I am guess the lack funds is reflected in the number of wave events currently featured in the tour calendar.
I don't know how people got the idea I want an event in oz. All I was saying is the conditions in these places like pozo and sylt suck for wave events.
And I would like to see more quality wave events to choose the champ from
Much like the asp dream tour.
I understand the reason why pozo and shot exist is because of their visabilty and they can get funding.
Also according to your equation cabo verde event shouldn't work.
Also let it be known I do not want an event held at gnaraloo
Curac..some of the people on this forum you think less of, have more than likely met you, seen you sail and had a beer with you. SF was not that long ago. I went to both of them. I know who you are and so does MA (who infact rips and ranked very high at the last SF - where did you come on the standings?). Tone it down. Who gives a fck what the PWA are doing, are you gona change it..NO. So who cares. Relax and continue to sail the awesome conditions you get in Tas. Or is it too cold, thats why you're on the net so much now.
