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Lot of news since my last update!!!

First of all i had many perfect freestyle sessions at home with my new stuff. Have a look to the video we did with Blandine http://vimeo.com/29337034! Amazing sunrise light in the mountain and strong south wind. Hope you like it.

In a second time i entered 2 SUP race event. One in Lyon with 100 other SUP Racers and all the top european rider. I was able to finish the long distance race in 5th place! Stocked! I was interviewed by Franck from Get Up Sup Mag http://vimeo.com/29100814 . Two weeks later i went to Translac du Bourget where i finished 2nd in the 25km race just behind Didier Leneil. Wind or no wind, every time on the water!!!

Now time for one week in Brittany, hope we get some great conditions...

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One week in the Pays Basque to test the brand new Fanatic Pro Wave 8'6''. Not a lot of wave but still fun with small break depending the tide. New boards are amazing with new shapes, new fins (thruster or quad). Perfect for effortless turns!!! Love it!!

Now back to Grenoble. Hope for some freestyle session with south wind this week...

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Ok, every year it's Christmas in July!! So excited to get the brand new stuff from North and Fanatic!! This year i went for Hero (new 4 battens sail) and ID for the sails and Skate TE and Quad TE for the boards. I just tried Skate 99 and 109 and ID 5.4, Hero 5.0 and 4.7. I am not used to say that every year the new stuff is amazing, blablabla.... but this year there are real changes. The Skate's shape is completly new with shorter, wider and flater board that give you more pop and control in strong wind (http://www.u-ride.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6120 ). For the sails the ID is extremely light compared to the 2011 Duke. The Hero is definitly the one. Lot of power, contrôle and super handy felling.

Have a look to that short clip http://vimeo.com/27123239

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Here a rough cut Blandine did this spring. Double spock on RHone river!

http://vimeo.com/26530657

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Lot of time since my last blog update, but that doesn't mean no windsurfing!! I went to Morocco in June for a 1 week trip where i found great conditions. Everyday with 3.7 and 4.2 and Quad 72!! I can get my starbaord waveriding skills back. Have a look to my clip http://www.vimeo.com/25523726 . Gopro only this time!!!

Now time for SUP race training with a good event in septembre in Lyon http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Open-de-Lyon/135864789824977 supported by Mutualia (health insurance). SUP Race is definitly a perfect exercice to be fit for windsurfing!!

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Some times everything come together!!! A video release and a contest win at the same time.

Blandine finished the last video from our Britanny trip at the end of april!! One of my best sessions on those spots. Not really big wave but decent size and good wind!! Hope to get the same for the next trip!

When i came back home, young french freestyler Julien Mas organized a freestyle contest WindMeet at Monteynard Lake. It was the first one before La baule in 2 week and i hope lot of other ones!!! I was able to won the contest in front of Bastien Rama and Ben Panel! Great feeling!

More info at http://www.windsurfjournal.com/article,news,belle-premiere-a-monteynard,396 and http://www.windmeet.blogspot.com/.

Some times everything come together!!! A video release and a contest win at the same time.

Blandine finished the last video from our Britanny trip at the end of april!! One of my best sessions on those spots. Not really big wave but decent size and good wind!! Hope to get the same for the next trip!

When i came back home, young french freestyler Julien Mas organized a freestyle contest WindMeet at Monteynard Lake. It was the first one before La baule in 2 week and i hope lot of other ones!!! I was able to won the contest in front of Bastien Rama and Ben Panel! Great feeling!

More info at http://www.windsurfjournal.com/article,news,belle-premiere-a-monteynard,396 and http://www.windmeet.blogspot.com/.

I went in Brittany last week for the second stop of the french wave tour and for the Stand Up Worl Tour Trials. I had many amazing windsurfing sessions (nice video to come) but we are not able to run the contest...I only use my 5.0 and my quad 86 in cross off shore conditions with waves from 1 to 2m!!

At the end of the week i entered in the SUWT trials (just for fun!!!) I was able to advance from the first round with Ben Carpentier. Not an easy one with Rob Smal and a spanish guy but La Torche is my second "home spot" and i took the the only bomb of the 20 minutes heat!! Great experience!

Hey,

have a look and vote for the Blandine's picture on the quiksilver women facebook page.It is a picture from our december trip in South Africa!!