How f*** underrated is this sport?! EPIC WINDSURFING DRONE

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Extreme conditions + the worlds best riders + a drone. Check out these epic shots of the mens world cup in Pozo, Gran Canaria. Don't miss out on this one of a kind drone perspective, watch "How f*** underrated is this sport?! EPIC WINDSURFING DRONE", click now!
How f*** underrated is this sport?! EPIC WINDSURFING DRONE
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Final heats RAW drone ROUND1 Pozo World Cup Gran Canaria | 1st elimination
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Top view
01:43 Going for a swim
02:57 Let's go
04:00 Marc Pare double
04:43 Victor Fernandez wave riding
06:46 Philip Köster stalled double
08:07 Ricardo Campello
09:09 Leon Jamaer/ Outro

[@student-xd6wo]

Swimming 100 m in windy waves followed by immediately getting hit by whitewash and then having to water start in that... Windsurfing is awesome.

[@joeblow-nu7mz]

Imagine if you weren't one of the best windsurfers in the world! Damn!

[@FabriceBLR]

And if not, bye bye board, mast and sail...

[@joeblow-nu7mz]

@@FabriceBLR yah, I think so.... (I once resembled that scene - first time on the ocean(Cabarete) - Rented boom got bent)

[@justinf1343]

Swimming for your gear and watching it slowly keep being pushed inshore with each passing set is demoralising.

[@richardm9688]

I felt concern for him when he had to swim all that way to get his windsurf back......Brave!

[@ValuableGigs]

No permanent slow motion, no loud music, no only successful moves,... it makes you feel really on your board or in the water ! Congratulations and thank you

[@renelr12]

Totally underrated because it's inaccessible to the talentless passionless trying to look epic with a minimum of effort and dedication! That's why windsurfing particularly wave-sailing is so special! Big respect to these awesome riders!!👍👍 Thanks for sharing!! 🙏🙏🤙🤙🤙

[@christianoesterle4421]

So true!!

[@solarmagister]

no hint to kitesurfing of course :p !!

[@Cha1terer]

@@solarmagister Do you think kiters were not “granted” access to the spot? ;)

[@lorenzo5781]

womp womp kiting for life

[@FrancoisXavierKOWALSKI]

Much better than anything done recently on windsurfing: it shows every stage of the practice: spot placement, jumping, surfing, recovering from loss of gears, quick restart after small failure, speed taking. As close as reality as one can get: Truly amazing work!

[@MrRaeberz]

Finally a video not showing only the perfect moments of windsurfing. Bravo. Only someone who tried to fight whitewater and waves can image how demanding this sport is. If you don’t have the skills, take a kite 😊

[@juliandavall7604]

Brilliant footage. Really pleased you showed the full swim recovery. Dose of reality 😂🔥🔥

[@frankarnold_fa]

Absolutely. Most videos only ever show how easy everything seems and how everything works out well. That you have to be out of a dicey situation in a very short time is not shown. Show more videos of real surfing, not just the sunny side of super tricks.

[@Zo_Be]

Ditto. - Loved that standing start after the recover swim to escape the incoming waves and rocky shore. - just that little moment was amazing display of mastery. Impressive.

[@pascalbruyere7108]

It’s a brutal sport, it’s expensive (lots of gear, breakages), and it takes time, patience, perseverance… but there is no better sensation than planing on water propelled by the wind.

[@martinbergagard372]

Honestly the best windsurfing video I've ever seen. Very good camera work with the drone😁

[@johannes_hertel]

I am honored to hear that! 🫡😎

[@PalThingb]

I've tried every watersport under the sun, nothing compares to windsurfing on a good day 🙂

[@Luckmus]

none of the people I know (and me to) remained a windsurfer after trying a kite...you either didn't try it or didn't progress to serious jumping

[@PalThingb]

I agree in general, because conditions for windsurfing are very often bad, but when conditions are good, windsurfing is still a lot better@@Luckmus

[@hugone83]

Fantastic tribute to the spot! One of the best windsurfing videos I've seen in recent years! Thanks

[@johannes_hertel]

Thank you!

[@round69]

Unbelievable pictures,. makes me high on adrenaline just by watching,. thank you,. very motivational

[@TheDuane91]

It’s the absence of music for me. The sound of the wind, waves, and windsurfer is music in and of itself. Keep doing what you do sir

[@dvmartel1]

Yes, That! No music, raw wind and waves is spectacular.

[@sorenwolff4954]

I started windsurfing in 1981. I started to race one design by mid 80’s competitive slalom by early 90’s and eventually competitive wave. For a good 20 yrs windsurfing was with out a doubt the RADIST small craft wind sport there was. It’s not underrated, there are just far more super fun small craft wind driven toys to play with now than there were in the 80 & 90s. I’ll never stop windsurfing, but I sure do like to do all the wind sports that are a direct link to what windsurfing started. But, I’ll never forget how it all started for me. WINDSURFING!

[@TheGrumpyStone]

Agreed 100%. It is not underrated, but becoming outdated quite fast. There is constantly growing kite community and foil is taking huge leaps to glory. Arguably, wing foil is smaller, more agile, more fun way to ride, and to me is a direct ancestor of windsurfing 🙄 World and toys are changing 😎

[@hubertanatol9446]

Windsurfing is super difficult sport compared to kitesurfing. I love it started it when there was 50:50 ratio of wind to kite surfers. Doing jumps like these on video is world class level and even those pros have difficulty of landing these tricks. Compared to kitesurfing where doing some basic jumps and tricks is relatively easy and more advanced amateurs can land these tricks pretty reliably

[@TheGrumpyStone]

@@hubertanatol9446 , I hear what you are saying. I have massive respect for the windsurfers and I enjoy sharing spots with them, it all adds up to a nice surfing & sport vibe. What I was trying to say is that there are types of equipment that can allow people to get to certain “adrenaline injection” easier. If you want to jump higher - you would prefer trampoline over brick shoes ;) Thus, my point was about wing+foil, which look similar, packs smaller, entry into discipline is arguably lower, and fellas on the water, doing what they enjoy with less efforts, so people pick those over windsurf more often. 🤷‍♂️ Same with the e-bike: if you enjoy long trails, but physically would not be able to do it on a conventional MTB, this is an opener to experience you otherwise would have skipped

[@dveziris]

I couldn't really understand how big the waves are at Pozo especially on the South rocks, I thought they were just the right angle for the big jumps. Really epic footage. Thank you!! 🤙

[@PKWeaver74]

I burnt 500 calories just watching that dude rescue his kit and avoid getting bashed up on the rocks. Just blasting on flat water in the footstraps and harness is exillarating enough for me!

[@Gauchothedog]

Great video, POZO izquierdo.I belonged to the pioneers in POZO in 1985.A ghost village then,especially in Winter and only a few people knew how to get there.A 16 years old Björn Dunkerbeck and the F2 station of his parents in Aguila Playa.I never left the Canaries,now going towards 67 and I am in Tenerife now.What times we had.4 years in a camper van.😎

[@surfcello]

You know, I think it’s stunningly beautiful, what you guys do. An agile, aesthetic and truly artful dance with the waves and the wind. And the drone shots bring this to us in the best framing we could hope for. Thanks so much for taking us along for the ride!

[@stevenmellet5555]

Best windsurfing footage I have ever seen !

[@johannes_hertel]

🙏😎🫡

[@marionbauer1852]

¡Gracias for your work! Really enjoyed watching. Amazing pics so close and high definition. I really appreciate the fact you didn’t add music, it so refreshing!

[@johannes_hertel]

Thank you so much🙏 Glad you find it refreshing, there is more to come😎

[@pustulaingrassifflet4350]

You make windsurf great again ! Johannes for president !

[@FrancoisTCS]

Amazing footage, placement, height, hovering… 🤙🏼👌🏼 Windsurfing is understated because it is super difficult to film and broadcast properly, it is also difficult to learn. I am windsurfing since 30years, but not with in this strength of wind and even less with such sea conditions. These guys are champions.

[@0r1x]

I remember my uncle foing it in the late 80s it was really popular but when the in shore sports got espn coverage it sort of died. I think drones will make it overly popular now. It's good for the sport but not the sea rescue guys.

[@vierfuffzig1471]

your footage showcases windsurfing, drone piloting and video editing on an incredible level, thanks for sharing! looking forward to fuerte🤙🏼

[@doofercall]

Beautiful. All action and just the sound of the waves (pretty much) = perfect

[@hstrinzel]

I am completely on the opposite end of the spectrum: 60+ years old, just stepping on when it's between 8 and 12 MPH wind, sailing along ON the surface, trying (and mostly succeeding) to NOT fall in, going from place to place and nearby islands at a moderate, pleasant place, and having a GREAT time with the elements and enjoying the sights. No accidents or hospitalizations in over 15 years. AND I AGREE: Windsurfing IS a BEAUTIFUL SPORT. I'm loving it for 25 years now.

[@marinatinseattle]

So very underrated. Most people don't understand how freaking hard windsurfing is. But they also havent ever been able to see it from this awesome perspective. Great work man. I'm inspired.

[@SMD28101]

I really enjoyed watching the guy swimming all the way back to his board. It's easy to only show the action. I appreciate watching him swim, shows how hard this sport really is. great video and ty

[@soundsolution]

So great to see side on conditions and just hear the wind and waves. As an ocean windsurfer I crave footage of water starting, getting out in onshore conditions and recovering from crashes. I would love to see more footage of the realistic aspects of water starting in breaking surf etc to help me learn from the best.

[@johannes_hertel]

Very good feedback, thank you! Next wave conditions I‘ll focus on including the starts as well :)

[@CarsUnlimited]

I found that part useful, they get back up so quick! Fantastic footage, some of the best I've seen👌

[@Crimeanland]

Вау!!!! Это просто БОМБА!!!!!!! Полный отрыв!!!! Супер!!!

[@christiank2202]

Wooowww. So nice. I love it. Just hearing the wind and the waves. Incredible.

[@pablomadrid1735]

Awesome footage, thank you. Same with the slalom competition. The drone footage are just above anything I ever seen. Windsurfers has alway talked about how underrated our sport is but I truly believe that individual like you who can produce content like this will change the game.

[@user-oe1mb9hu9i]

Hope so because all you really get from friends and family are nice smiles as if you were off to the beach ... These guys are fit athletes.

[@johannes_hertel]

These are big words, thank you! It actually is my intention to have an impact on "delivering" this sport to broader masses in a way that catches their interest. "Putting the viewer into the action" is one of the hardest parts about it but that's pretty much what I am trying to do :)

[@pablomadrid1735]

@@johannes_hertel watching your works made me almost feel like I was sailing behind those guys. Absolute pleasure to watch.

[@danielstewart3507]

1:44 Going for a swim. That is unbelievable! That dude is one of the fittest people on earth to be riding like that, crash, swim with great form in the ocean, find his board, remount and ride away so quickly. Big respect to him!

[@lotharescher]

haha what if the mast broke outside the riff... bring that in ...

[@soulzerosix]

Amazing footage, thanks for taking the time and effort to make this. Big thanks to the riders too of course!

[@haljohnston8122]

Stunningly good footage of great windsurfing. Fantastic!

[@hermannoehlingcuesta114]

Extremely nice video !!!! Thank you for posting it !!!!

[@BIGBADBOB150]

Adrenaline overload! Brilliant action captured with some excellent drone footage.

[@kamilkutlay]

amazing .Thatis life under the power of the wind and waves. feels living

[@stefanopicmac]

Epic!

[@darenweeks273]

Fantastic footage and a great sport

[@henrikcarlsen1881]

So true, nothing beats Windsurfing.

[@domart57]

EPIC. Thanks for sharing

[@rubenscappelletti]

Non riesco a staccare gli occhi dallo schermo le immagini sono stupende!!!!

[@schaufuss]

Simply fantastic!! Thank you

[@jornbeyse6328]

Mega Mega Mega. Geilste Drohnenaufnahmen. Top!!!

[@herbertthiebet211]

🔥 EPIC 🔥🤙

[@atonenjr]

This channel is a little undiscovered gem, just like windsurfing

[@charlesdelapommedoree2460]

wow with drone this is wooow !!!

[@Guillermo-zf5cj]

Awesome footage and video editing. Thanks!!

[@jeromelefoll8578]

amazing shots . I can't stop watching over again !

[@jpq5202]

Respekt!!!

[@l222l]

Excellent operator work. The final two shots of the jumping surfer heading towards the horizon are beautiful. Thank you for the video.

[@PremiumD0PE]

very dope!

[@glennalderton1313]

Man! I SOOOOOOO miss doing that! Still got my short boards but no other gear 😞 And now, I live way too far from the water. Bring on climate change so the water levels rise and I can get back into it! Absolutely one of the 2 best sports on the planet, along with riding dirt bikes!

[@WindsurfingTV]

⚡⚡⚡🔥🔥🔥

[@surfandcode]

With a 13 inch 4k display 40cm in front of my eyes I feel like flying myself and can see every detail. Amazing! Thank you!

[@johannes_hertel]

Thank you, that's what it's about!

[@danielklein1928]

That is true. Great Video! Thanks!

[@46code]

It's just amazing. Love it. This level of windsurfing requires years and years of experience though.

[@olegfutze2599]

Very good job Johannes, thanx!

[@FedericoMorisio]

Epic stuff man! Thanks for showcasing how sick this sport is through your insane drone skills! We gotta do a project together!

[@johannes_hertel]

Thanks man! Looking forward to chase you through some sick waves! 🤘

[@charlespointin2436]

C’est extraordinaire, merci pour ces images magnifiques, on s’y croirait !

[@allafleche]

amazing footage dude

[@johannes_hertel]

🙏🙏

[@cyprienlefebvre7901]

Nice vidéo, very good windsurfers and drone pilot! ;)

[@Dantanalicious]

Art!

[@MrKeen43]

That was brilliant 👌

[@paulinskipukprogressive4903]

Beautiful

[@Wind.junkie]

🔥

[@ronaldgaletzki5346]

Sick

[@moeterbank]

thx for sharing! very impressive!!! shots and action

[@frycx0364]

I missed such a type of videos. Pure perfection :)

[@stefans8103]

Beautiful ❤

[@Leowavekid]

AWESOME Droneography !!!! 👊🏼🤙🏼 Windsurfing one of the most fun and strenuous sports out there…. it will make you learn about muscles you never thought you had !

[@flor.1986]

Best camera view every seen!

[@jacobuszwanenburg1629]

Sick 👍

[@Dantanalicious]

Wow, awesome footage, felt like I was there, one of my favorite windsurfing videos for sure!

[@paulrademaker3750]

Wow, that last one was epic!!

[@azzaisin]

need more of this!

[@johnsongibbs6567]

incredible

[@user-dk3wv3fk8y]

Inspirational

[@sipkebijlsma]

This video makes me want to windsurf there. Epic !

[@Vini.OliveTree]

Just beautiful, thank you.

[@johannes_hertel]

You're welcome!

[@carlopelzen6515]

Fantastic absolutely...I am speechless...what the hell !!!

[@stffak3394]

Extreme water sports in general have been underrated and misunderstood. They require not only super high athletic skills, incredible focus and concentration but also a hyper accurate sense and capacity to feel and anticipate the natural environment around the athlete. There are no identical two waves, and mastering perfectly the combinations of the angle and the speed at which you hit a wave makes the difference between and near-drowning wipe out and a fantastic and spectacular figure/jump. Wind is not always steady, it can be gusty, that also adds a major parameter on the environmental “dashboard”.

[@ykamezaki]

I love this video with mostly natural wind sound! It is just like I am on the water.

[@sebastiaanwillem9196]

I miss the days where on stormy winter days, you could see crazy riders like these going into the sea where I lived. Now it’s only kitesurfers and wingfoilers. I wouldn’t want to know what happens when the whole thing goes flying when you are still hooked in tho!

[@wskyfly0073]

The best video i never seen of this sport! Fantastic! appreciate the no music. And surely this sport is totally underestimated!

[@Beric_W]

Excellent, thank you!

[@antoinenuti1420]

wonderfull

[@AdamHodges]

One of the best windsurfing videos I have seen. Thanks so much. Awesome camera/drone work!

[@sandrosurfista]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@oliverkagi]

❤ the title couldnt be more true

[@Zo_Be]

Insane. Having just started windsurfing, these moves look unbelievable. Even just the standing start out of a surf, let alone the aerial acrobatics - breathtaking. Thanks for sharing 'the art of possible' - for the pros. -Cheers.

[@natashafranko4951]

What amazing windsurfing, absolutely wonderful to watch , incredible jumps . I am happy if I can just stay upright and not fall off , but to do incredible jumps like that not only look incredible but must feel so awesome like flying . 🌊🐬

[@miguelperea9181]

New fav video❤

[@christophehardy2085]

Vert vert nice vid.the best since a long time,thanks a lot

[@johannes_hertel]

Appreciate to hear that, thank you!

[@wsurfo]

Amazing

[@sandrosurfista]

The best sport in the world!

[@manel5755]

Incredible footage, good work. Pozo Izquierdo is one of the bests spots I know and I got there 30 years ago, things have chaged quite a lot.

[@windsurfingatmeerwijck]

What a huge respect for the dude whit the Purple Board Swimming that fast and hard.. Remember a couple of Times on the Lake during my own Session.. Gasping for Breath..

[@friedrichs.8004]

These guys are tough.

[@ericdixon3355]

Fantastic footage of some of the best!

[@ericdixon3355]

Keep that eye in the sky over this sport! It’s finally possible to appreciate (some of) the power and awe unleashed in these competitions!

[@energygreen2811]

Brilliant clear footage!!👏👋