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News archives 2008

Antoine Questel wins ...

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JUL

08

Antoine Questel wins the LaTranche long distance event, over 350
entrants.  Words from Antoine, pix copyright © julian schlosser/planchemag
New pix from Pozo

21

JUL

08

Yann Terrien and Daniel Bohnhof
collaborate.
New images from Fuerte... Ilya Escario shreds...

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JUL

08

Ilya Escario caught in action by his wife Susanna. Fuerte waves shredded, check out the new images!
New images from Oahu

09

JUL

08

Matthias Jansen caught in action by
Francis Brewer
Garda Forever!!!

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JUL

08

travel report from Anton of World Extreme
24|JUN|08|Labdi, new images from Moulay Bouzerktoun
Loft/Sailboards Tarifa team rider Labdi Abderazaq goes aerial off the Lip with his Lip 08 3.5, new images from Moulay.
17|JUN|08|New Loftsails rider Antoine Questel
New Loftsails rider Antoine Questel... leader of French Formula
championship and 3rd in the French Funboard championship...
16|JUN|08|Travel report from Ruben Petrisie
After the PWA world cup in Austria, Kiri Thode, Taty Frans and I flew to
Hamburg Germany to hook up with Elvis and Ceasar...
10|JUN|08|Valerie Ghibaudo interview
Double World Champion (2007) Valerie Ghibaudo interview
05|JUN|08|New images from Pozo, Yann shreds!
Yann enjoys a good Pozo session last May with his 08 Lip Wave 4.3... new images from Fernando Sanchez.
28|MAY|08|Michael Naumann takes a win
First session of the 2008 German Speed Tour occured at Dranske /Isle of Rügen last weekend.
27|MAY|08|New images from the Canaries, Ron Barel shredding
New images from the Canaries, Ron Barel shredding Pozo May 2008
20|MAY|08|The Loft team dominates the Portimao Windsurf Festival event
The Alvor beach is beautiful with interesting rock formations at the east end… natural rooms with a view!
14|MAY|08|New images from Moulay Bouzerktoun Morocco

... waves, wind and Loft/Sailboards Tarifa team rider Labdi Abderazaq shreds! Moulay can produce excellent conditions as these images from early May demonstrate.

08|MAY|08|PWA event Podersdorf- report & images from Rossi

The first PWA Freestyle Event in Austria is finished! - We had great weather, sunny and relatively good winds during the 6 competition days.

06|MAY|08|Tarifa Classic event May 1-4

Good winds, slalom and freestyle eliminations...  pix and results

26|APR|08|Henning Voges back with The Loft team

Henning gets back to his "roots"...  now living in Chipiona, Henning
represents The Loft around the northwest coast of the Costa de la Luz.

23|APR|08|Vando now on Blades

Profile Michel Van Der Plight (Vando)
Sail Number: AUS 050
Date of birth: 11 February 1973

20|APR|08|Mr. Saxo visits Carro France in April, check out the pix
I sailed every day using Sailboards Tarifa Freewave 90/Wave 70 & Loft Lip Wave 2008 4.3/4.7/5.2.
16|APR|08|Surfexcursion to the south of Portugal...
... and Spain from Jelle Caers In April we decided to go from our home in Belgium to Tarifa for the first EFPT event; the “Toro Andaluz”.
15|APR|08|Lars Green
Profession:
Owner of GreenSurf - sports promotion and windsurfer. Nordic Sales Manager, Getitcard Scandinavia A/S
11|APR|08|European Freestyle Pro Tour visits Andalucia
Report from Ruben Petrisie.
06|APR|08|The Loft O2 Freeride 6.6 2008 Dominates the Planchemag 2008 freeride tests!
On Test: Gaastra Matrix, Gun Flash, Hot Sails Speeddemon, Naish Sprint,
Pryde Hellcat, North XType, Severne NCX, Simmer XType 2, The Loft O2 Freeride.
02|APR|08|Loft team rider Pascal Somers 2nd at the Belgian Speed week
Pascal Somers - "The only size I used in the competition was my 08 Blade 5.6. Before the competition, I sailed with the 6.8, 6.2 and 4,6."
29|MAR|08|Miron Kaftanski starts his training
Miron Kaftanski - "After rather warm first half of March in Poland, it suddenly turned for Winter again..."
25|MAR|08|Pascal Somers leads the Belgian Speed Champs in Grussian
Pascal Somers - "I am leading the Belgian Speed Championships after the first day (March 24) here in Gruissan France."
25|MAR|08|Antena.neox television visits Monty and The Loft

Antena.neox television visited Monty recorded/produced for Antenna3 Spain.
The program was recorded in January, and broadcasted in Spain February and March.

21|MAR|08|Young Jordy Vonk sets his sights on the PWA

Surf his interview

15|MAR|08|Christian Ramusch shreds Almerimar early March

The Andaluz coast east of Tarifa can have excellent wave sailing conditions... here are a few images from March 10th Almerimar, Christian Ramusch in form.

13|MAR|08|First time on Maui for Rossi, and it was a great trip!

After a successful videoshoot for our Tricktionary DVD in Dahab/Egypt in
August/September 2007, we had to decide where to go to shoot the wave-part.

11|MAR|08|Gorge Freestyle Frenzy- 2nd edition

After its huge success last year, Loft international team rider Royn Bartholdi will again host the 2nd Annual Gorge Freestyle Frenzy.

10|MAR|08|Blade in the Planchemag 08

Planchemag Blade Test headline:
"Easy, alive, and terrifically effective."
Something different!

05|MAR|08|The Loft welcomes Agnieszka Pietrasik

From Monty - “Agnieszka and her trainer Ryszard visited Tarifa 2 weeks in February. We worked together to prepare Aga´s rigs and had some time on the water.

 

04|MAR|08|Windsurfing in Belgium in March

Hi guys! Last weekend was again big here in Belgium! With temps of 14°C and constant WSW winds with sunny weather, I sailed the full 2 days March 1 & 2. I'm used my Sailboards...

28|FEB|08|Gregory Penne in The Loft

Gregory joins The Loft working with Michel Marchand for Loft promotions in France. He is working with shaper Marco Copello in the development...

27|FEB|08|The Loft O2 and Lip Wave Tests

The Loft O2 and Lip Wave are the testers choice at the Wind magazine 08 tests published February 2008. See the results as translated by Yann Terrien.

24|FEB|08|Joss shreds Cabo Pino

When Tarifa is under strong Levante winds the best spots are further east in the Med.  Punta Ladrones (Thieves Point) was working on the 10th of February, Joss was there and caught in action by Fura.

21|FEB|08|The Loft on ice

Mike Flahive and his friend Oliver take to the ice with their Loftsails in Massachusets on frozen Lake Quannapowitt...

13|FEB|08|Bart Goemans is Driven by Wind...

... and 5th fastest GPS-ranking so far in 2008.
Sailed again at Southend.  Blade 5.1. 2007 was working again great! No hassle & light. Smooth.

07|FEB|08|New board sponsor for Joss!

Joss is now raging with his new board sponsor F2.  He is already ripping with his new boards in the waves, and Joss will soon be on course with the new F2 slalom boards and his set of Blades.

04|FEB|08|New images from Abderazaq Labdi

New images from Abderazaq Labdi, rising star from Moulay in Morocco! Abderazaq Labdi is 21 years old and born in Moulay Bouzerktoun, Morocco.

02|FEB|08|Winter stoke in Belgium, Sam caught in action

It was friday 25 january, about 11°C and wind blowing 20 knots from WSW direction with sunny weather. I sailed at my homespot, Twinsclub Bredene...

22|JAN|08|The Drivenbywind event at Southend
The Drivenbywind event at Southend, from Bart’s Blade perspective
21|JAN|08|New winter action images from Belgium

New mast mount winter images from Sam Dekeyser riding a custom Sailboards Tarifa freestyle board & Loft Lip 5.2 2008. See also new images of Sam raging on the Buhala Dirt Raage & Loft Lip 4.7m.

20|JAN|08|New wheels for the Loft Design department
Monty and the Loft R&D team Tarifa now enjoy a new van.  The new vehicle is fitted to transport the board pairs that are used in Loft R&D- The Loft, rolling in style around Tarifa!
15|JAN|08|Joss on a roll in Andalucia
Waves at the end of December in Canos!
04|JAN|08|German Speed Champ vacations in Tenerife...
I am just back from my Christmas trip to Tenerife...