You guys (all 3 of you) go on stage for a 2 hour talk show. You´d fill up Wembley :)))))

Wow! Wish you a good recovery, Lars. Amazing story. So cool to see you guys so determined to get back to what you want to do the most. Together. So cool the guys were there to support as well. Those are some awesome surfbuddies.

That was epic! 20 minutes flew by. Spain, so cool, the land skating, well done for still getting out there on a busy schedule. All the best healing up Lars, that looked ultra bad 🥺 But wow what senders. Riding hard, hitting so late.

great footage once again!! hope the fell hels up to go windsurfing soon again!

The person Bruce mentions as the guy who taught him to windsurf, Grant Long (who sadly passed away in 2008), was the son of a local high school Physical Education teacher at Belmont High (cranky Mr Long... who was a real a-hole 🙂). Nonetheless, because of his son's connection to windsurfing Mr Long convinced the high school to adopt windsurfing as a school sport. It's amazing to think that group of kids at the Belmont 16s every Thursday afternoon would spawn some amazing sporting professionals from the area, including Paul "the Chief" Harragon and probably the most well known in sailing circles, Olympian Chris Nicholson, who recently won Sydney to Hobart line honours as master sailor/tactician aboard LawConnect. I clearly remember Bruce being instrumental in me learning to sail short boards!! Why??.. because racing him at Toronto (I think he was maybe 60kg at the time vs my 95kg) was so depressing that I would often abort the race and go and grab my Board Crazy (miss you Andrew!) slalom gear out of the car to go chop hopping the 3-foot NE swells rolling down from Belmont Bay to Coal Point. He was also the reason so many of us purchased a "plastic" Bombora boards (todays sailors have it soooo easy) and headed for the surf off Dicko, but somehow never managed to grab the air time he was getting! A special athlete and a true pioneer of the sport here in Australia. Thanks for the memories Bruce! ** For a trip down memory lane not too long ago (XMas 2022) I took my Windsurfer LT (made by Bruce's team at Cobra) on a rare trip to Belmont (some 900km away from me now), running that same LMYC to 16s to Marks Point to the old quarry to Coal Point lines in a howling 35 knot NE like the good old days. Although it was pretty good fun flying past foilers at lightning speed without a foot strap in sight, the best part was just remembering what a special place it was, and hopefully still is, for so many.

Heal up well Lars. You will be back on the water bro. Look into getting a CTI brace from Ossur. Works really well for windsurfing. Keep you head up and stay positive!

Don't skate sail without a helmet!!!!

Some of the best drone video I've seen on windsurfing, looks awesome! That match of fin & board looked great. I just put a Kashy 38 on my Tabou Rocket + 113 and it made a huge difference.

NO WAY, i heard lennart neubauer talking about a guy twisting his leg in the wrong side in witsands while i was rigging in big bay. I never thought i would hear the end of the story. I also heard that he may not be able to windsurf again. so i am really relieved to hear that Lars is going back in the water next year. it will still be a long time so i wish you a good recovery, you are a true sender dude !

Cool idea using an inflatable rig on the landboard!

👍Jumping as high as a horse during a hurdle race, but wave jumps are my favourite as I'm a Windsurfing fan and enjoy watching as well as practicing those waves jumps.

Mensch Junge, da hast du aber Glück mit den Ärzten gehabt. Ohne deren Expertise wäre Dein Fuß wohl schwarz geworden. Ich wünsche Dir viel Glück und gute Besserung.

Geez! I hope that kid heals up well! KaRazy! So lucky to have had the doctors he did!

Haha! Thanks for sharing Ben! Cádiz was on fire this start of 2024, praying for next year to be the same :) :)

Moin Ben

I am spotting bail no. 1 #member The dog was just testing the quality of the sail. It didn't get punctured, so it received his seal of approval.

Foil is like Formula E- Lost me.

The action and descriptions of the same was delightful to watch and reminded me of similar Windsurfing actions which I've performed myself and discussed with other people who were also very keen on the sport too.

Tack!

Fred

Its nice to see comparison of older stuf to see if the money is worth it to buy new stuff. I ride my old stuf locally and i was surprised to see i was not last at all. It s might not be got for new sales now. But to get new guys in the sport to know its not necessary to spend a fortune too compete. New guys will grow and will buy new stuff right. More people have too enjoy oure beautiful sport. Keep up the good work love youre channel. All the best from Holland.

Always get a lot of value from your interviews with Maciek - great discussion 👏👍

Maciek should get a Pro model, a lot of people bought the Invictus because of him. Maybe with Goya or JP

muchos gracias, amigo 🍩

wow, liked this one!

Nice to see Maciek back on the podcast ! I hope to see both of you at the Defi :) PS : I also have an FMX because of him ! love his spirit and vibe

gear got really cheap especially used in real prices now and thats great

hi everybody greetings from rio . big fan of Maciek. he's a true competitor that plays hard but fair. it's professional racing and you are not going to win it being soft. wish him all the best in the season 🌴💚

Apologies for weird delay in podcast.... it didn't seem quite as bad when I was in the chat ha!

I've tried it for years and the result has always been the same: I land with my face and mast in the water drive.google.com/file/d/1PD_y7POedg1J44LcVyOjv6_qY54xg2zb/view?usp=sharing

Spot The Bail: Number 4 #member

Taranaki is one of my top places I have ever sailed besides the Gorge. And there is never more than a handful of people sailing. Stunning views of the volcano wherever spot your sailing. Great food and lodging.

We kearnt to wavesail and surf in Tara's. Almost died tens of times! What a ripping place.

More - more please. Great videos

That Taranaki sesh being a 6/10... :____(

Haha, was just down there last week in Tnaki. Indeed a great spot

Huechulafquen Lake, yeah I wouldn't either try saying that. Fantastic locations, loved all of it! Just please don't let us wait a month for part 2!

Love sailing there, plus the other breaks up and down the coast

amazing 🙂

Great editing Alfie. Fun to watch. Looking forward to see you down here, Ben.

Great job Ben ❤

Epic! BTW how do you guys do it with gear on those trips to Canary Islands - do you rent locally or fly in your own gear?

Might just sail straight out of Sydney and head to nz. Looks awesome

Awesome episode Ben looking forward to the next one.

Ben: “Let me just concentrate for a second…. Yeah!!!! Yoooo!!!!” 😊

great videos. when the conditions are perfect for windsurfing the surfers don't show up. especially in this remote locations. it's windsurfing paradise 👏👏👏

Woo Hoo New Zealand!! We are so lucky to have Taranaki, Pungarehu has a nice long wave and there are other spots all over to be able to sail in almost any wind direction. There are both Starboard and Port tack options too......and some fun onshore if you are inclined...

Michele is a nice guy. Always answers questions on social media no matter what. He also is a great, great windsurfer, dedicated to achieve a good result. CONGRATS

Ben lets go to Taranaki i'm in! ...been there its wonderful! Hi Erik ! :) ...nice to see your doing great! Nice action!!!

Ezzy/starboard🤐💔, always a good work Mr Ben,all for windsurf🤙💪