Red bull storm chase finals are go

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evlPanda
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6 Feb 2014 7:53pm
http://www.redbullstormchase.com/mission-3
evlPanda
evlPanda
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7 Feb 2014 12:54pm
Cornwall right now(ish):



Gestalt
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7 Feb 2014 12:39pm
should be an easy launch, just go up to the top floor of the church and jump.
seanhogan
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7 Feb 2014 12:43pm
my money on Traversa !
sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
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7 Feb 2014 2:14pm
AUS666
AUS666
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7 Feb 2014 9:10pm
Just around the corner from the comp it's looking promising;

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-26076630/dawlish-train-battered-by-waves

And later on


Yuppy
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8 Feb 2014 12:28am
Ouch. Can't wait to see it
easty
easty
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8 Feb 2014 10:30am
You can track the "weather" they are waiting for here.
earth.nullschool.net/
Yuppy
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8 Feb 2014 4:37pm
Thats a cool link
Gestalt
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9 Feb 2014 9:30am
woah, that's full on. puts to bed the idea the waves in the uk aren't as good.
jusavina
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9 Feb 2014 10:47pm
seanhogan said..

my money on Traversa !


He just won it
terminal
terminal
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9 Feb 2014 11:31pm
Video clip from one of the main newspapers in the UK.

www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1082929/Red-Bull-windsurfers-mighty-Cornish-storm-waves.html

evlPanda
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10 Feb 2014 12:57pm


There are so many gnarly photos!
www.redbull.com/int-en/events/red-bull-storm-chase



bowsa
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10 Feb 2014 1:24pm
^ that second shot looks like BOL tassie?

could be wrong
bowsa
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10 Feb 2014 1:27pm
Gestalt said..

woah, that's full on. puts to bed the idea the waves in the uk aren't as good.


the UK is one of the best places in the world to windsurf. so many good opportunities. i lived on the south coast for two years (brighton) and it wasn't like this, normally cross to cross on with wind-swell up to say, half mast) with atlantic ground swells not making it past Isle of Wight. go west to devon and cornwall and NW to wales however and there are so many amazing spots.

they have had an epic winter for wind and swell so far
evlPanda
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10 Feb 2014 5:33pm
^ yeah - pictures with sunshine are from Tasmania.

There are a few sneak peak videos up now.
McSmurfin
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10 Feb 2014 5:32pm
It gets ruddy cold though and I've seen big grown men brought to tears by the defrost pain in hands after a session
Z1291
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10 Feb 2014 10:37pm
(Non-redbull, unofficial)Teaser video up now.
Z1291
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10 Feb 2014 10:38pm
unintentional double post - mods feel free to delete
GazMan
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10 Feb 2014 10:39pm
Sick!



joe windsurf
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11 Feb 2014 9:40am
spectacular, ridiculous and insane
words fail me
as an average joe windsurfer my wind max is somewhere around 25 knots
here, i have heard the 50 knot number bantered around
as a heavyweight - that would mean something like a 3m sail ??
what the H are these dudes sailing??
and i am still NOT sure Y ?

i am happy and grateful to see this and that no-one got hurt !!!
TheSailingMoose
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11 Feb 2014 6:50pm
Im a novice windsurfer and don't have much of a clue.
What gear would these guys sail?
They must have such small sails. Any information?
bowsa
bowsa
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11 Feb 2014 5:55pm
Big guys were on 3.7

Small guys like tomas probably on 3.3
terminal
terminal
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11 Feb 2014 6:14pm
Those cold winds (liked the hailstones bouncing along the beach bit in the video) are more powerful. 50 knots in a Cornwall winter is like 60 knots in the Canary Islands.

Who would have thought the smallest sailor would win? Absolutely stunning sailing from Thomas at all 3 events.

Great job by the camera and film crews.

I like this photo of Dany with the sail sheeted right out and the wind isn't just blowing the spray off the wave, its blowing bits of the wave off the wave.

AUS666
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12 Feb 2014 7:28pm
They've shot their load too early Just listened to the latest shipping forecast and there is a very big storm with hurricane speed winds just about to hit the west of Scotland.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03trqm7
Jeroensurf
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13 Feb 2014 4:51am
They sailed in one of the heaviest storms seen in decades overthere, have no channel etc etc, how tough do you wanna have it?







evlPanda
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13 Feb 2014 1:06pm
Jeroensurf said..

They sailed in one of the heaviest storms seen in decades overthere, have no channel etc etc, how tough do you wanna have it?





^ Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!

That might be the greatest windsurfing photograph I have ever seen!

By the way "Kernow bys vyken!" means "Cornwall forever!", in Cornish.
BenKirk
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13 Feb 2014 2:35pm
They've just had another 100MPH day there yesterday. Wonder if anyone stuck around for it?!
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