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European championship in BIC Techno 293 One design class in LATVIA is over. All will remember wind, waves, fun, friends, windsurfing song and much more. Liepaja the city where the wind is born delivered challenging conditions which tested the skills of all participants.

Stance and how you adapt it to the conditions is the most important yet often overlooked part of the sport. Once you're in the straps we want to maintain a flat board and a fast board so that you can cope with gusts and lulls as easily as possible. Check out the rest of the Intermediate and Advanced Playlists for more.

The RS:One Windsurfing ISAF Class, in partnership with the FFV and the Cercle Nautique de Loctudy, held its 2015 European Championships in Loctudy, France from 5th to 11th July, 2015. RS:One is a multi generational, one-design windsurfing board featuring an easy and light performing 7.8 rig. Espoirs (youth under 22 years old), Seniors (under 40 year old) and Masters (older than 40), men and women, can race together on the same starting line in a collective fleet. More info: www.neilpryde.com/sail/racing/rs-one/overview.html www.internationalwindsurfing.com/windsurfing_competion_0324v01.htm

Fusion is the ultimate all-rounder—use it anywhere, in any wind strength, in any water condition. Learn the basics, jump, catch a wave, try a freestyle trick or get into freeride mode and leave your friends behind for speed. With forgiving handling and optional full HD construction, the Fusion is suited to all types of windsurfing. Fusion features the revolutionary Forceline construction for dynamic load control and even more durability. https://www.neilpryde.com/sails/crossover/2016-fusion.html

Hellcat is a thoroughbred performance freeride sail. The 2016 Hellcat shape and outline are derived directly from the EVO7 racing sail. It’s fast, powerful and delivers an exhilarating combination of speed and acceleration. Slippery and rapid when powered up on a reach, Hellcat’s race sail shaping and twist characteristics ensure pace and pedigree of this high performance freeride machine. https://www.neilpryde.com/sails/high-performance-freeride/2016-hellcat.html

Hornet is the sail of choice for windsurfers looking for extremely early planing. Pure speed and thrills with accessible race-sail-like performance in a package that is a breeze to rig and feels light in the hands. Inspired by the NeilPryde Racing Program, the profile ensures high stability levels in gusts or when overpowered. The result is cam-free handling during manoeuvres combined with cam-sail straight-line performance and low-end power. https://www.neilpryde.com/sails/high-performance-freeride/2016-hornet.html

The Ryde is designed for classic, all-round flat-water freeriding. It offers great low-end power and stability for early planing and controlled manoeuvres. The Ryde is an ideal sail to go with new generation wide and thin Freemove boards as well as the more conventional Freeride boards. It features the revolutionary Forceline construction for dynamic load control and even more durability. Planing and gybing made easy—windsurfing pure and smooth. https://www.neilpryde.com

Atlas offers predictable, steady and user-friendly drive, ideal for use in on-shore wave conditions. Early to plane, Atlas is up and ready for action with efficient, usable power at all times. Featuring great upwind ability and acceleration, it pushes hard when conditions are less than ideal and its high lift characteristics ensure massive jumping performance. Atlas features the revolutionary Forceline construction for dynamic load control and even more durability. https://www.neilpryde.com/sails/wave/2016-atlas.html

Experience the pure, unrestrained thrill of what 30 years of World Cup winning heritage can provide. The legendary Combat is the go-to choice for wave performance and all-around versatility. Tested by the best wave sailors on the planet, it combines high-end construction with uncompromising performance in all wave sailing conditions. The 2016 Combat comes with four battens in all sizes and features the revolutionary Forceline construction for dynamic load control and even more durability. This is no ordinary sail. This is the stuff of legend. https://www.neilpryde.com/sails/wave/2016-combat.html

The most neutral and on-off wave sail, The Fly excels in pure, clean waves where the light, soft handling allows for an experience as close to surfing as possible. This three-batten sail feels extremely stable and light while remaining incredibly manoeuvrable, retaining a handling pedigree and control levels that keep you where the action is—in the critical sections of the wave you've been hunting down. The Fly features the revolutionary Forceline construction for dynamic load control and even more durability. https://www.neilpryde.com/sails/wave/2016-the-fly.html

Every day we set out to build sails that are better than any that have come before them. We evolve, tinker, test, question without compromise. In the end, we inevitably end up with something that is bigger than the sum of its parts. A NeilPryde feeling—where you just know when it's right. The first time you experience a NeilPryde sail you will notice its distinctive sense of purpose. Every component, every technical advancement is there to make you faster, lighter, more nimble. Experience the pure, unrestrained thrill of what thousands of hours of design, testing and 40 years of sail building knowledge can provide. There is no substitute. https://www.neilpryde.com Music: Young Magic - You With Air (Noah Hyde Remix)

The 2016 Wizard is the best freestyle sail we have ever designed. Relentlessly tested by Team Pryde freestylers, it delivers explosive acceleration, direct drive and insane lift. The Wizard planes instantly and depowers on demand, providing silky-smooth handling. Early planing, stability and a balanced feel are the key requirements for a freestyle sail and the Wizard has it all — and more. Plenty of air and more pop than ever. The Wizard features the revolutionary Forceline construction for dynamic load control and even more durability. https://www.neilpryde.com/sails/freestyle/2016-wizard.html

5 days of racing, 6 fleets, 25 countries, 70 races, 298 competitors and much more. Great week in Liepaja, city where the wind is born

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Junior boys and girls raced today again inside old Russian military submarine harbour in safe location while youth fleets enjoyed yet another windy day at the monument beach here in Liepaja. Results are shaping up but in most classes fight for the medals continue...

When plan A does not work you try to execute plan B. Organisers here in Liepaja, Latvia at the European championships BIC Techno 293 One design executed both on same day. Find out why A +B = 18 in this video….

Road to success is never easy. For some the biggest obstacle today was the shore-break for other the wind and the race course. But when going gets tough tough get going and those able to sail fast in both light and strong wind and climbing up the leader board. It's not easy but it's fun...

Some events has a slow start, but not here in Liepaja. Organising was running like a swiss clock and all was ready for start at 10 AM. Race committee did not hesitate to abandon the race when wind dropped. 3 races for all fleets in mostly light aid conditions which allowed those who like light air to gain some advantage before strong wind days forecasted in the second half of the week.

Practice makes champions. First step towards winning the race and becoming a champion in windsurfing is getting out from the beach. This may not be an easy task especially for those not use to big shore-break. Windy forecast for the rest of the week means you have to master step one because conditions on Monument beach in Liepaja, Latvia can get hard.

Watch Team Pryde battle it out at the challenging PWA Gran Canaria World Cup

The new 2016 Kode FreeWave is the fast and versatile board for a broad range of conditions: flat water, chop or waves. A fast rocker, thin rails and thruster setup come together to improve the new Kode FreeWave's wave performance while keeping their top speed and directional traction. See more at https://www.star-board-winsurfing.com/

The new and improved 2016 Kode Wave takes jumps and waveriding to the airs. It offers excellent projection above the lip for new generation aerial waveriding. Philip Koster's choice. See more at https://www.star-board-winsurfing.com/

Instant grip, connection and drive. The Quad brings a combination of speed, flow and power for the most connected sensation to the wave. It generates powerful yet smooth turns when driven off the rails. Scott McKercher's choice. See more at https://www.star-board-winsurfing.com/

A step forward in waveboard evolution. Create drive through turns, redirect immediately when hitting the lip, fit into tighter pockets and boost airs easily. Short length, relatively flat rocker and a quad fin setup amount to a unique sensation on the water: unparalleled reactivity. See more at https://www.star-board-winsurfing.com/

The new 2016 Flare is the pure freestyle board that is fast, compact, reactive and light in both sliding and aerial maneuvers. Designed, tested and refined by the world's best freestyle team. See more at https://www.star-board-winsurfing.com/

Warm up pre BIC Techno 293 European championship race in chilly Liepaja. 15 years of tradition different windsurfing classes, great fun, hard condition. Start of exciting week for best youth sailors from around the world.

PWA WOLRD CUP in Pozo. 2015 Pozo is blessed with probably the best wave conditions ever seen in a competition here. Plus it was not only windy but howling with stormy 50 knots! So, everything was set for great action. See the JP team in action: Antoine Martin F-193, Robby Swift K-89, Jules Denel FRA-41 Leon Jamaer G-208 and Morgan Noireaux HI-101.

Just a short teaser... We have a lot more coming soon! See you at https://www.star-board-windsurfing.com/

Neil from Team QSW takes Carrefour fitness trainer James Brown for his first introduction to paddleboarding. They take a paddle thru the centre of Norwich City.