Omar breaks-in his new Loftsails at Pozo

Today Santa Claus has brought us some wind here at Pozo Izquierdo and Omar Sánchez, who just joined the Loftsails International Team, was able to break-in his new sails. He joined Néstor Macías, member of the local Loftsails Cutre Team, in the water for some fun.

Here are some photos of the session. You can check out the rest in our Facebook page here.

Néstor at Mosca Point

Here is a video of Nestor Macías at Mosca Point with his new PureLip 2013 from Loftsails.

New F2 Slalom SX Silberpfeil LTD

Now available in the shop for rental.

Come over during the winter to enjoy some sun, warm weather, and speed sailing.

 

The Vans World Cup of Surfing finishes

Plenty of emotions and perfect waves at the final day of the 2012 Vans World Cup of Surfing. Check out the final day best moments.

We begin December with some wavesailing at Mosca Point

Conditions were not perfect… rain… cloudy.. a bit cold (for us)… gusty winds… but Mosca Point was giving some play.

Here are a few of the pictures. If you want to see them all, you can check them out in our Facebook page here.

Chasing Mavericks: the movie

Checkout the movie “Chasing Mavericks”. Based on the true story of how Jay Moriarty discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, is not only real, but exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler) to train him to survive it. As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest to accomplish the impossible, they form a unique friendship that transforms both their lives, and their quest to tame Mavericks becomes about far more than surfing. Chasing Mavericks was made with the help of some of the biggest names in the surfing world, and features some of the most mind-blowing real wave footage ever captured on film.

Loftsails: The new 2013 Racing Blade

Today… just released… the all new 2013 Loftsails Racing Blade… check out the video and specs below… we’re sure this year you will see it up ahead in the pack….

Racing Blade - Pure competition - speed&slalom

SIZES: 4.9 5.6 6.3 7.0 7.8 8.6 9.2 9.6
Loftsails Racing Blade designs enjoy a long history of competition success… Spindler-designed Blades have claimed 3 absolute World Speed Records*, Speedsailing World Cup Championships in 2008 & 2009**, PWA slalom victory in 2010** and 3rd mens slalom PWA 2011 (Ben Van Der Steen).

The new 2013 version of the Racing Blade design is designed & built specifically for ultra-competitive racing- slalom and speed.

Racing Blades 2013 include The Loft’s exclusive Internal Batten Tensioner System (ITS): This exclusive Racing Blade feature results in a lighter, smoother, more aerodynamically reactive leech. The ITS moves tensioning assemblies forward- behind the mast for improved rig inertia.

Racing Blade designs are unique:

• X Core upper body panels.
• NEW !! Leech Tuning System: A critical area of competitive slalom racing designs is the rig's upper leech. This area is the rig's exhaust, similar to the engine exhaust of racing cars and motorcycles. Loftsails LTS is two additional intermediate horizontal seams between the upper battens. These intermediates allow Racing Blade upper leech fine tuning- optimizing leech release. LTS makes the most of your exhaust - gently extracting power over the entire leech from clew to head. Feel the result on the water- Racing Blades are race winning performance "out of the box". Loftsails Exclusif !!
• ITS Internal Batten Tensioning System: top 3 all-carb tube battens with the batten tensioners located at the front, behind the mast: weight optimization for extreme leech response.
• Internal Kevlar strip applications define shape profiles and maintain stability. Both vertical and horizontal (at cams) orientation.
• Racing Blade mast pocket construction: mast panel and SUPERX mast pocket sides (3 layers) are tensioned directly (under eyelet): downhaul tension is equalized between the mast panel and the mast pocket, resulting in the Racing Blades’s firm, clean, easy-rotating leading edge.
• Alternate side batten pocket applications with xply pockets (centered battens).
• Sensitip head batten system.
• Teckams: simple, functional, light, adjustable, durable. Sdm & Rdm compatibility. 4 Teckams with all Racing Blade sizes.
• Metallic cam interfaces.
• Racing Blade sizes 4.9 – 8.5: 7 battens plus Sensitip. Racing Blade 9.5 8 battens plus Sensitip.
• All Racing Blades are engineered with “Super tubes”; 100% carbon battens in specific locations.

LoftSails: New 2013 website

Checkout the new 2013 website from LoftSails. You will find all the information regarding the new sails with a renovated style which is a reflect of the success the sails have been during 2012 thanks to their performance and quality, which are improved this year.

However the new and awaited 2013 Racingblade will be presented onlined next October 20 in their Facebook page. Don’t miss it because we know performance has been improved greatly… we can’t wait to get ours.

Autumn is here...

With the arrival of the Autumn season we begin to get som e incredible days for learning and for that growing gang of free-riders and speed demons.

Here are a few  photos of today’s session at Bahía de Formas, a perfect flat water spot 5 minutes north of Pozo Izquierdo. You can check out the rest of the photo’s here.

If you are begining to be too cold up there in the north of Europe… come on over.. we have all the slalom gear you need to have a great time on the water.

 

 

Loftsails 2013 Purelip: more photos

Today was not a perfect day at Pozo Izquierdo… but at least we had enough wind to dip the new Loftsails 2013 Purelip… here are some photos… the rest you can check them out in our Facebook page here.

 

New 2013 Loftsails Purelip

Again world premiere of the new 2013 Loftsails Purelip at Cutre Windsurf Center Pozo Izquierdo.

We just received them this afternoon…. and Lino couldn’t wait to dip them in the water… tomorrow we will post a more detailed report.

The new 2013 F2 wave boards

You can now stop over and check out the new 2013 F2 wave boards.

The boards bring new colorful designs and small modifications that improve the performance and versatility of these boards.

The new Barracuda comes with 5 slot boxes which gives you the versatility to setup a quad or thruster configuration. It also has small outline changes that make it even more stable while surfing.

 

The twinzer Rave comes with new fin design and animpressive color design (bringing back some of the 80s colors). It will impress bot in and out of the water.

The classic cut Rebel now comes with two additional slot boxes which allow you to configure it in single or thruster mode.

 

Spain takes gold in the Women's Elliott 6m Sailing

Another fantastic performance from the Spanish sailing women's team, who have brought another gold medal in Elliot 6M match race.

The team of very young girls: Echegoyen Tamara Dominguez, Sofia Toro Prieto Pumariega Puga and Angela Menendez won in the final against the experienced Australian team.

Congratulations!!!

Marina Alabau: Gold Medal

The Spanish windsurfer dominated during the entire competition and today secured the Gold Medal wining also the final race.

Congratulations !!!

  

Pozo continues to deliver…

Pozo Izquierdo continues to deliver strong winds… the forecast confirms it will continue like this for more days to come… come on.. jump on a plane with your backpack.. and com over to enjoy… we can provide you with lodging, car rental, and premium equipment…

July Photo Album: are you in it?

We just published some of the photos we shot during July here at Pozo Izquierdo… maybe you are in them…

You can see the complete set in our Facebook page HERE.