Ben van der Steen breaks personal GPS record Date : 10/5/2008 Unfortunately we did not have any wind on the well known Defi Wind event this year, but a few days before the contest we had some very good conditions in Gruissan and Leucate. Exocet dominated the Tropheo Super Cup in TORBOLE, LAKE GARDA ITALY Date : 7/5/2008 With winds of average 20 knots on the first day and 16 knots on the second, Rudy Altabella on Exocet warp 80 and 9.0 Gaastra Vapor totally dominated the 3 upwind/downwind races out of 4 (OCS on the second) followed by Luigi Maganguano on Exocet warp 80 and 9.4 Challenger. Malej Matevz, Tabou/Neil Pryde from Slovenia finished third. The Exocet Pro models are here. Date : 29/4/2008 Following the tremendous success of the already famous “Black Machine” we are proud to present the new super- light Pro versions of the SCross, Cross and Warp Slalom. The flying "Black Machine" from Exocet Date : 25/4/2008 The name of the new and super light Exocet Warp Formula, quickly transformed into "the Black Machine" due to its imposing black look. Arguably the most appealing formula board ever to professional as well as amateur racers - are now available on the market. Exocet Warp Slalom 67 - wins the opening UK Slalom rounds. Clacton April 12th. 2008 Date : 20/4/2008 Jamie Hawkins (GBR 96) went on to win the first UKWA series of the season -with 2 firsts and a third ( thanks to a plastic bag on the fin ) An amazing achievement, considering it was his first day back after a break of 5 years.! Exocet team goes Morocco Date : 16/4/2008 Hi everybody, We've been on a trip for 2 weeks traveling South Moroco with the Moreno twins, Silvia Alba and photographer Mario Entero EFPT Tarifa. A windy event. By Michael Rossmeier Date : 3/4/2008 After two years of bad luck with the EFPT (European Freestyle Pro Tour) competition in Tarifa in south of Spain, finally I could make it to the Event and also achieve a good result this year. There were surprisingly good conditions during Thursday and Friday at the venue in front of Camping Torre de la Pena. The Poniente - which is side-onshore wind from the right was blowing hard, and it was very wavy and pretty choppy so we were sailing with 4,7 and 5,2 fully powered up. The Dutch and Belgium NSWO 500 M Speed Championships. 24th. to 28th. of March at Gruissan beach. Date : 2/4/2008 The Open Dutch Championship 500M speed was combined with the Belgium championship and was held in the south of France, as the wind normally blows down there and the weather are usually warmer than in central Europe. FRA-909 full-on !!! Interview by windsurfjournal.com Date : 29/1/2008 Slowly but surely, young French rider Thomas Gaudiot is in the process of making a name for himself in the windsurf world… Just 17 years old, he’s already a big boy physically at over 6’ and 190lbs ! A morphology that has not surprisingly seen him take an early interest in speed riding. And being talented, he hasn’t had long to wait to set a new French record for under 18s and under 21s with 42.71 knots ! WJ managed to persuade this very shy talent, who could well become one of the big names in speed racing in the coming years, to say a few words ! Travelreport Christmas trip to Tenerife/ El Medano Date : 10/1/2008 I am just back from my windy holidays at Tenerife and there I met some other competitors for a nice Christmas training beside our races at the german windsurf cups. We all decided to take our Slalom quiver with us, to have fun by blasting around and train especially the handling in swell conditions. At El Medano, a spot where windsurfers typically use wave stuff, we get astonished looks from others. Video Kona wind session at Lanes for Nicole and Stéphane Date : 3/1/2008 Stéphane Etienne and Nicole Boronat, our new team riders, are now back home at Fuerteventura (Canaries Islands) after a 3 week stay in Maui. They were pretty lucky with the conditions there. With the best coming on the last day of their hawaiian trip, a perfect Kona wind session at Lanes, a famous spot close to Hookipa. Chris Dimond wins the KA Speed Challenge Date : 15/11/2007 Sandy Point, Australia from November 5 to 11 The early days of competition saw winds of around 10-12 knots so it was sails around 7.0m – 7.5m and boards of 120 litres. I used my 2008 KA Koncept 7.5m sail on my Exocet Warp Slalom 73. EXOCET- The Loft | Michael Naumann victorious at the German Speed Championship Date : 5/11/2007 German Speedweek in Dranske / Isle of Rügen, 20.to 27. October: After using GPS-devices to tune up my Slalom equipment since last year, I was interested to take part in a speedsurfing-contest! The German speedsurfing championships fit very well in my narrow time table between work and other competitions in the disciplines Slalom and Formula Windsurfing. My first impression of the Kona 10'5 By Marcos Perez Hidalgo Date : 1/10/2007 Hello to all…! I want to share my first experience on the KONA 10.5 which I tried in SYLT GERMANY ........ Surf Festival 14-16 Sept Browersdam, Holland 07 Date : 20/9/2007 Arriving in Holland and hooking up with Dutch Exocet distributor Job Verbunt to prepare for the Surf Fest. After fixing up the trailer, we drove from his office to South of Holland Browesdam where for the first time a Surf Fest is hosted in cooperation with Tonix. The Exocet Warp X380 unbeatable in the Raceboard Europeans Bandol, France – April 4th. to 9th. Date : 27/4/2007 The first real test for the X380 came at the Raceboard Europeans and it proved what many expected; The board has superior speed and pointing ability in all conditions. Pierre Loquet (FRA 93) won the title with two 1st. one 2nd. and one 3rd. after discarding a 4th. Interestingly his two bullets came in light wind as well as heavy conditions,- gusting to 35 knots. The Rutkowski brothers joins Exocet Date : 22/3/2007 We are extremely pleased to welcome both Maciek and Leszek to the Exocet team. Their professionalism and passion for the sport is unique and we look forward to a dynamic and long lasting relationship - built on first-rate exposure both on and off the water. A big welcome to Surf Sales Ltd. and Graeme Fuller as the new British Exocet distributor. By Boards UK, 03.07 Date : 13/3/2007 Surf Sales - the UK's original windsurfing hardware importer - is set to return to its roots by importing fast-growing, on-the-pulse brand Exocet. It was Graeme Fuller, Surf Sales founder and MD who helped introduce the sport of windsurfing to the country back in 1978 with his collaboration with Mistral in thedays when Robby Naish ruled the world at the tender age of 13! Surf Sales' partnership with Mistral lasted for over twenty years. Since then Graeme has been waiting for another brand to appear on the scene to relight the original fire. Exocet is that brand. Kona goes HIHO Date : 24/1/2007 We are proud to announce that the Exocet Kona OD board has been included as a separate class in this years very famous and prestigious HIHO event in the Caribbean. The 10-day route through the British and US Virgin Islands will include great sailing, adventure, & plenty of watersports. The unique itinerary includes taking you to favorite islands, top beaches and best bars & restaurants. Magic XPression 2006 : Two Exocet Team riders in the final! Date : 5/1/2007 The 17th Magic XPression was held on the Crozon Peninsula, in Brittany, on December 29th/30th/31th. The Magic XPression, sponsored by the shop Magic Surf, is the oldest and most famous Wave Contest in France. The Warp X380 - Some words from the vice World Champion. Date : 30/11/2006 Ricardo Giordano from Italy challenged the potential of the new Exocet Warp X380 during the resent Raceboard Worlds in Thailand; Ben van der Steen wins Dutch Wave championships. Date : 18/9/2006 The Dutch wave championships were held at "The Spot" on Zandvoort beach from 1st. to 2nd September. Conditions were excellent with 30 knots - side – side onshore and waves breaking up to 3 meters. Exocet dominates Slalom and FW in 2006 Belgian Championships. Date : 16/9/2006 Grevelingenmeer, Holland -September 2nd. and 3rd. The 6th. stage of the Belgian Championships were hosted in Grevelingenmeer, which is a big lake at the Schelda delta. The wind was very shifty and marginal on Saturday, but at the end of the day, it was still possible to run 2 formula races. EXOCET FREECAMP SUCCESS Date : 11/8/2006 Our Danish team rider Alex Nøkkentved (Exocet/ Tushingham/ Gotcha/ Windstar.gr), DEN118 just got back after concluding his first ever windsurfing clinic – FREECAMP that took place at the wind sure spot Lalysos - at Rhodes, Greece. Big success for the first leg of the Kona French Tour held in Brest on July 16th, 2006. Date : 18/7/2006 The 60 competitors battled fiercely in light winds -6 to 8 knots- and under the hot sun. The sailing level was really high and the wind shifts made the races unpredictable. Exocet at Lake Garda Surf Festival. June 2nd. to 4th. Date : 13/6/2006 This year’s festival was a genuine success for Exocet, with more visitors and interest than ever before. All our boards were popular demo items, and naturally the new I-Style and Warp Slalom boards drew a lot of attention. Double Exocet in Belgium Championships. Heist, Belgium - May 20th. – 21st. Date : 29/5/2006 Part 3 of the Belgian Windsurfing Championships were blessed with excellent conditions, and the organizers decided to run slalom eliminations. Clean sweep by Marco Begalli Date : 16/5/2006 Marco Begalli settled for a very impressive victory at the first Italian Formula Windsurfing Cup with 4 straight wins out of 4 races. Ben van der Steen wins Belgian & Dutch Speedweek in Gruissan, (France) Date : 21/4/2006 At eastern, the Benelux speedsurfers went down to Gruissan France, this for the 11th time. Due to the massive interest (70 inscriptions) the 2006 speed event was split into a Belgian as well as Dutch Open category. FREECAMP – freestyle/freeride clinics Date : 19/4/2006 Danish EXOCET rider Alex Nøkkentved (Exocet/Tushingham/Gotcha), DEN 118 - is starting his own windsurfing clinics - FREECAMP. For this summer the first clinic will take place at the wind sure spot Ialysos at Rhodes, Greece. Exocet joins PWA and EFPT Date : 31/3/2006 Exocet becomes corporate member of PWA and EFPT with immediate effect. Being a racing oriented brand, we decided to go all the way and become corporate member of all three organizations including ISA which we joined in 05. Michael "Rossi" Rossmeier and Ruben Petrisie joins Exocet Date : 25/2/2006 We are very pleased to welcome Ruben and Rossi to the fast growing Exocet team. Both sailor's ambitions and professionalism on and off the water is widely known. Two young athletes with several things in common; Herve Le Roux wins first Wave competition in France Date : 24/2/2006 One of the very best French wave sailors, Hervé Le Roux has just won his first wave contest the day after he received his new Exocet boards! Here are his first impressions: Ben van der Steen goes NAISH SAILS Date : 24/2/2006 After 3 years of sailing and working with Neil Pryde, - Ben moves on to a new challenge, Naish sails Ben van der Steen wins 2006 Red Bull Storm Rider on the Exo Wave Date : 10/2/2006 After a week of waiting for the right conditions to arrive, Bat Galim, Israel finally went off providing the 2006 Red Bull Storm Rider with an epic setup. Marco Begalli goes Exocet Date : 3/2/2006 I’m very happy to be able to race on Exocet boards because it is a young and dynamic company that is working for windsurfing in general with new ideas and user friendly high quality products.