April 11
Which Windsurfing equipment is hot this month? - Stand Up Paddle Boards, cool new T-shirts and Paddles in stock - Latest thoughts on environment - SUP, time for another River Adventure? - there is fast and then there is iSonic fast..
Hot Windsurfing Equipment
The NCX (7.0) stood out as the clear favorite and test winner as no other sail tested was as convincing in terms of performance, acceleration, top and speed, stability and ease of you. “ The ’11 NCX are very near that of a cambered sail without the inconvenience of cams”.
Latest Sail Review from WIND MAG
Windsurfing photo of the month
Will Riedel riding his 2009 NCX7.5M Sail - photo, another beauty from asia sports photography
JUST LANDED - 21/04/2011
NCX, NCXPro and TURBO Pre-Produciton Windsurfing Sails - these are the First Sails made of the 2011 season, they have no printing on the sails, but apart from that they are perfect - a great way to get a new sail at a huge discount - this offer to our loyal customer first - will post prices on this page before the weekend - only one sail in each size 6.5-9.0 available.
Feedback from "Shun", one of our happy 2011 Carbon iSonic customers
"Isonic 97 is an amazing board which I have ever had.
It's really stable in any condition that is in chops, bigger waves or gusty wind.
It always stay one correct place it's nose and accelerate to top speed.t;br />It's comfortable as well".
For light wind efficiency, wind wind range, racing and for fast flat water fun, the iSonic range is becoming very popular in Thailand. This March the wind has been interupted by these unseasonal rains many days, but the super efficient iSonics are saving the day - giving even the heavier guys a planing fix. The Thai girls on iSonics - whoa look out, if you dont like being over-taken by chicks better stay on opposite tack if you don't have a late model carbon plank with a Tiki on it :0
For rough water, bump and jump and free-ride feel the best selling Carves are a better choice, also (Atoms for lighter and advanced riders will be getting noticed over the next season IMO - more on that later...).
SUP Photo this Month
This photo of Dan from www.seaventuresasia.com was taken at Batu Buruk Beach Malaysia - he is riding a Starboard Drive 10'5" x 30" Paddle-board, Interestingly Dan, was not a particularly experienced surfer, before he started using SUP's. Contact Dan at his website for all Resort Watersports Supplies in Malaysia.
see our previous SUP adventures in Thailand
Permaculture dreaming..
So what's up with Craig lately? talking everyone's ear off about permaculture.. (Craig just completed a 2 week design course, dont worry his focus is still Water-sports)
Last months sexy commodity was Fertilizers, Phosphates and Potash, not to mention Corn futures. One fertilizer stock on the ASX went up 500% and it has yet to make a dollar. So what? - 8-9 billion people on the planet now, the ones who are lucky enough to have jobs, want to eat grain products and meat - enter modern agriculture which since the 1930's is fast wiping out forests, soils and the water tables to send cheap processed foods and bio-fuels into cities. The Fertilizer run- off, that does not salt up the land and aquifers ends up in our rivers and oceans - kills the fish - but the algae and Jellyfish love it! - now you see my angle for water-sports? Not to mention love of natural environment. Animals cant bid for their land.
If you love clean waterways? - and can afford to support organic food production - take a little weight of the environment and grow your own veggies or try to support others who do.
I will be experimenting with simple, (and not so simple) ways to make our company more green. If we can make some time this low season, Amara Water-sports will be implementing some energy saving - soil friendly projects.
Click on the above image to download free artwork for making signs/stickers to help with recycling efforts where you live. (thanks to AUS Gov.)
