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My favorite team in some “unfavorite” conditions!

Thanks Sophia, I think that filming on the beach might have been quit as hard as sailing!

Photo:PWA/JC

…cause we wanted MORE!!!

Here comes the final video from the amazing Reunion Wave Classic 2011.

A few words on the pro riders…

Camille Juban. Not much to say on Camille. He’s on a different level, a true surfer, sailing port tack as good as starboard tack, and at the same time a great jumper (check his massive backloops).

Colin Sifferlen. We been following him more than ten years, he’s another ex-top freestyler (crowned king of the lake at Garda 2004), now living at New Caledonia and riding some the the best waves southern hemisphere may offer. We were impressed with his timing and his flow on the waves.

Julien Taboulet. Normally becoming a father settles thing down… obviously that’s not the case with Wesh-Wesh! He was hitting the sickest sections (even though we would prefer more a front foot oriented bottom turn…) offering us some awesome action. Definitely a “Do or Die” papa!

Jules Denel. I strongly believe that France “produces” some of the finest wines… and some the the best riders in the world. Is Jules on of them? He has the talent (and style!) Time will tell…

Tom Hartmann. Do not wonder why my tall Austrian friend has been invited to Reunion. Having witnessed him ripping Mauritius One Eye break some years ago left me speechless.

And finally Leon Jamaer. He was starring at one of the best clips we’ve seen so far this year, “bru’s over gnus”.  Certainly one of the hottest new riders, a guy that we shall keep on eye on and be talking a lot about him in the near future…

…what an event…

Wind & waves were there again. For the second time the contest at Reunion gave us some amazing action scenes.

Watch the second clip of the Reunion Wave Classic 2011 while we’re waiting for the final vid to come out.

This is the Philip-miracle boy-Koster on a triple forward attempt. What impressed us most was not the attempt but the moment where he abandons his equipment, right before the crash! Don’t forget that he nailed doubles way before his classmates were solving second degree equations!

Philip Koster giving a show during the final of the 1st Single Elimination at Pozo …!

The EFPKT has just released the 2011 tour calendar:

GBR Minnis Bay 28-30 May
NED Brouwersdam 20-24 July
BEL Bredene 3 - 6 Aug
TUR Alacati 21-23 October
FRA Six Fours 29Oct – 2 Nov

More info at efpkt.