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JASON POLAKOW: MOVING ONJASON POLAKOW: MOVING ONJason Polakow on leaving the brand he founded, JP, after 27 years to join Goya, plus his biohacking approach to a healthy lifestyle, his outlook on windsurfing and delving into property development.Words: Jason Polakow // Photos: John CarterRIGHT TIME FOR A CHANGEI left JP at the end of last year and had a lot of loyalty to Martin Brandner he is an amazing guy. I was not looking for an exit at all, but the opportunity to join Goya appeared and it was just the right time for a change for me. I am semi-retired now and it was kind of weird to leave JP and go to Goya, but I live on Maui and all the Goya guys are around here and were motivated to have me on the team. I had a fantastic twenty-seven years with JP, so there were no regrets there at all, but at this stage in my life it just felt time to move on. Goya are based on Maui, so it is easy to get boards and sails. Keith [Teboul] is a great shaper and to be honest I just want to be on Maui, ride Jaws and have great equipment. I want to enjoy my windsurfing when the conditions are good. It was just a perfect fit with Goya. We kind of brought back the Strapper wings on the graphics. The wings were the identity on all my wave boards when I was riding for Strapper in the early 90s. That look was kind of Harley Davidson influenced. We wanted to do something different back then and we came up with that idea. I had a long relationship with Strapper and we had all the production boards with those wings and they were very popular. The 90s were a great era for me. I won the world championships a few times and also won the Aloha Classic. I think Goya might do some custom orders for those graphics for people that really remember the Strapper era.GOYA MELTING POTKeith knows what style of boards I like. I prefer a board that drives a lot and has a lot of speed in the bottom turn. Keith is shaping me boards to what he thinks I will like. They are not the same as Levis [Siver] or Brawzinhos [Marcilio Browne]. I am riding thrusters and they are riding quads. There are subtle differences but the boards are amazing. I tried my new board the other day during the Goya photoshoot and it was awesome. I am stoked, and it was great to be out there windsurfing at Hookipa with the new crew. I asked Kai Lenny if I could try his boards also as he has gone down a completely different route. He has no problem with that, so I will give them a go. If I like it, I will order one. There is a lot of innovation going on right now with Kai, Brawzinho and Keith as an amazing shaper. I just feel that this is the right place for me to be at this point in my life. I am getting some new boards, having fun and Im under no stress. I dont have to do any travel missions if I dont want to. I am at my own will to do what I want, when I want and how I want.CONDITIONSIf it is head high at Hookipa you probably wont see me on the water. When it is bigger Ill be out for sure, but to be honest, most of the year I am just gearing up for Jaws sessions and I already have some great Jaws boards from Keith. I am looking forward to those big days in the winter and hopefully we will get some big swells next season. On the really good days at Hookipa or big Kona days at Lanes I will be out there for sure. I still love windsurfing and think it is an amazing sport and it has done so much for me, but I have other stuff to do when its head high. Its not that it doesnt interest me, I just have a lot going on at the moment.I am fifty-three now, and almost fully retired as a professional windsurfer. I am not really making much money from the sport anymore, I would say I will be fully retired in 2025. I am still having fun and I still love windsurfing when it is good. In 2025 I will have no commitments at all and will be a free sailor to do what I want, when I want. If there is a big swell in Fiji etc then a strike mission is not off the cards. It is close and I love the wave. If we do get one of those monster swells, I would say I will be down there for sure. Fiji is one place that if it is massive I will be there. Jaws, Fiji and maybe Teahupoo in Tahiti although Teahupoo isnt really that great as a windsurfing wave. I also love windsurfing in Indo.ADRENALINE JUNKYI have gotten right into snowboarding. Myself and Kevin Pritchard have bought some snowmobiles and have been doing some backcountry riding. We leave a ski mobile at the bottom and take a ski up the top of the mountain and then we ride down. Obviously, it is very dangerous so we have done all we can to learn about snow and avalanches. We are trying to stay out of trouble as much as possible. I am heavily into that and Im also very big into downhill mountain bike riding. I go to Canada a couple of times a year to a downhill park. I am not on the motorbikes anymore, but I love the downhill mountain biking. The park has some really big jumps, so it is really fun to ride there. I will go back and forth there during the summer to ride and then switch back to the snow come December.HEALTHY LIFESTYLEI had my days where I partied and had fun, but nowadays, at my age, I am looking more into a healthy lifestyle. You could actually say that I am a biohacker. That is someone that biohacks the body. It might be a new device that helps mitochondria or helps the heart. I am right into the health thing and I really enjoy it. I have ice baths, infrared saunas and I am into infrared technology as a whole on the brain, stem cells and all sorts. I am fully into it. I have an addictive personality and I guess when I get into something that I really enjoy then I go in all the way. I love the health side of things and am one hundred percent into it. The last two years I have really been into this and finding out what I can do to keep my fitness and health as optimal as possible. I want to keep as much oxygen as I can in my blood and in my brain to combat disease and to be able to do all my sports all day and not be tired the next day. I just ordered a hyperbaric chamber too. I also eat very well. My diet consists of a lot of vegetables, but I disagree about people going to crickets for protein, I think red meat is very important for the diet. I dont eat red meat from cows that are in a process production, the meat that I eat is free range grass fed and does not have the glyphosate which is toxic to cows. I am a meat eater and that type of meat is really good for you. I like fish but obviously not Ahi. I stick with reef fish from Maui. I also do a lot of juicing. I dont really drink much anymore. My days of partying are pretty much over. I do have fun every now and then, but mostly I am pretty healthy.LOOKING BACKI have moved on from my competition era a long time ago and started to do some new extreme sports. I was doing the big wave trips for fifteen years. They were a lot of work. Organising film crews and looking at weather maps and flights to make sure you make the right call. It was all quite stressful to get everyone there on time and to be there on the right day. I dont really miss all that in that sense, I have done it for so long. Now I can just go by myself and not have to worry about all the other organisation. I was competing around the world and doing big wave trips since I was seventeen. I am fifty-three now, so if you do the maths on that, it has been a long time. I am grateful for a super fortunate life and will still be out there on the good days for sure. I had a great day of sailing a few days ago at the Goya shoot and really enjoyed sailing with Kai Lenny, Francisco Goya, Levi, Brawzinho, Robby Naish and all the crew on the water. It was great to see all those boys out there and it was really cool to see that they are all still into wave sailing like the old days. It was a good feeling to be back in the water with the boys. I might not see Robby Naish again for another six months! It is a great tight group of guys here that all live very healthy and are all great people. We are very fortunate to live in this awesome community and share the ocean on Maui.PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTI am quite into property developing at the moment and have been doing a lot of spec houses. I have a company that has been looking at land to develop and build. The last seven or eight years I have been buying and developing property in Hawaii. I actually have two houses for sale in Maui right now, but the market is slow. It has been eight months, and I cant sell them. The interest rates are not good and we have an election year in the USA. Hopefully Trump gets in as I dont like Biden! Business in America is tough right now and they are printing a lot of money. I am feeling the pinch not being able to sell this property, but it will all come good in the end, I hope. We will see what happens. I am healthy right now with no broken bones, so life is all good. Hopefully I will stay that way. If I get injured, I will heal up again and get back on the horse! I love living in Maui, the only thing that sucks is that I dont get to see my parents so often these days. My mum and dad cant really travel so much anymore because of their health. It is a disappointment that they cant be out here with me anymore, so I go back as much as I can. I recently sold my house, and have moved closer to the beach, so I can launch my ski from there for Jaws. I dont need to go to the boat ramp anymore, which has always been a dream of mine. I am just waiting for building permits so I can rebuild a new house on the property.The post JASON POLAKOW: MOVING ON appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

ANTOINE ALBEAU: WORLD SPEED RECORDANTOINE ALBEAU: WORLD SPEED RECORDIt looks like the speed specialists have been scoring some epic speed days in Luderitz! Yesterday there were plenty of records broken including the Mens Word Speed Record by Antoine Albeau with an incredible run of53.49 knots or 99.07km/h! Check out this incredible video to see his epic run! Today also looks extremely windy on the forecast so watch this space.For live updates click here:luderitz-speed.com/luderitz-speed-challenge-2024/The post ANTOINE ALBEAU: WORLD SPEED RECORD appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

THOMAS TRAVERSA: PHOTO SHOOT VLOGTHOMAS TRAVERSA: PHOTO SHOOT VLOGThomas Traversa gives us a candid insight into a day of photo shooting for the new GA sails and Tabou boards at Hookipa, Maui, Hawaii!Thomas Traversa: Sharing one day on Maui, shooting some of the 2025 Tabou/Gaastra equipment at Hookipa. A candid insight into what is going on during a photoshoot, this time with the talented duo from FishBowl Diaries. It was cool for me to spend some time with long-time friend and windsurfer Rudy Castorina, who has moved into creating video content for all kind of people/projects.This kind of a VLOG format is not something I was planning to do, but here it is! Hope you like it, and hopefully more to come!!MAIN CAMERA & DRONE : Rudy CastorinaADDITIONAL FOOTAGE : Moritz MauchMUSIC : Little Simz Point And Kill feat. Obongjayar Hania Rani Piano Day (arteconcerts )The post THOMAS TRAVERSA: PHOTO SHOOT VLOG appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

The Onboard team are at it again with the 4th instalment of 'Ya Missed it' and yes the title says it all! As the boys embark on a 10 day surf bender @KanduiResort situated in the Heart of the Playgrounds area in the Ments with perfect waves around every bend.The Ci team was a mix of Australian, Japanese and Indo rippers, the youngest being Rajo Barrel a 15yr old wonder kid from Lakey Peak in West Sumbawa, to the Core Lord Masatoshi Ohno who was in Quiksilvers Iconic Ments film 'Young Guns' in 2004. Team Manager Charlie explains 'We really tried to capture the fun vibe of a surf trip not just surfing, the boys never stoped laughing and playing pranks on each other, so I really wanted to show that in the film". A light hearted surf trip with a bunch of characters, we hope this will get you pumped for your own surf adventure. Filmed before the Indonesian peak season showing just how fun it is year round.Surfers: Kalani Ball, Masatoshi Ohno, Marlon Harrison, Teddy Bilie & Rajo BarrelCi Boards Featured: Dumpster Diver 2, 2.pro, Happy Everyday, Two Happy, G Skate, Ci Mid & Twin PinFilm and Edit by Ryan WilliamsAdditional Footage @Liquidbarrel @Charlie_stambo @tanitripod @KanduiResort Produced @onboardstore5223 @charlie_stambo

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2024 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES2024 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES: SO NEAR, SO FAR A PAINFUL ENDINGCandid reflections by Emma Wilson & Sam Sills after two heroic efforts at the Paris Olympic Games, who did themselves and Team GB proud, but narrowly missed out on their dreams.Words: Emma Wilson and Sam Sills // Words: World Sailing / Lloyd Images / Sander van der Borch / Jean-Louis CarliEMMA WILSON CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC MEDALS Its pretty cool, I guess, to get two Olympic medals in two different classes is not too bad. I think once it sinks in, I will be proud of what I have achieved.OVERALL RACINGI really enjoyed the racing the whole week, it was really tricky conditions but i just kept giving my best and believing in all the training I had done.NERVESI always get nervous, but i think if i didnt, something would be wrong. I guess I knew deep down that I had done everything I possibly could in training, so in a way that calmed me down and I just tried to enjoy the whole experience.COURSE DISADVANTAGEIts not easy, but I am also used to it and knew that that was the game we were playing. I just tried to do everything I could to prepare for that race as well as I could.MEDAL RACE TACTICSWhen Marta [Maggetti] tacked, I thought she had gone way too early and then I was a bit pinned by Sharon [Kantor]. In the end the wind had gone very far left so Marta made it and me and Sharon were miles over the layline. Marta sailed a great second beat and thats what gave her the gold medal.HEARTBREAK Im never going to forget the medal race, thats for sure! Its still hard, I wake up every night thinking about that layline. I made a big mistake, and it cost me my dream. I guess all I can say to myself is I made very few mistakes all week and can be proud of the series I put together. Any Olympic medal is not bad. I hope World Sailing will think about the Medal Race format, but whatever happens, I can be proud of the Olympic campaign myself and Sam Ross put together to bring home another medal for GB.ANOTHER OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN?I think so, I just need some time to reflect and recover. My dream of being Olympic Champion isnt going anywhere and I still believe I have a lot more to give to the sport.OTHER OPTIONSId love to give the Foil Slalom a go, I think it would be fun, maybe some of the wing foil racing too!HOME REACTIONEveryone has been very supportive and proud, its amazing and Im so grateful.THE OLYMPIC JOURNEYI loved the journey, from my skinny R:SX self to try and get strong enough for the iQFOiL in three years wasnt easy and wouldnt have been possible without the support from British Sailing! I have to thank my family, Sam Ross and there are so many other people to thank, I cant mention them all, but the medal is for everyone. It literally takes an army just to get to the Olympic Games.SAM SILLSNOTHING LEFT TO GIVEI gave it everything I could. It was a huge amount of work to bring the best possible performance I could. I made it through the quarterfinals in the Medal Race and went into the semifinals. I couldnt have done anything more. In that moment that was my best and that was important to me. I was able to access my flow state, have my equipment fully prepared and did the best possible preparation I could for that one moment and bring it all together. I couldnt have asked for more. I was gutted to not win a medal as I was so close and felt it was really happening and it was painful not to reach the final. At the same time, it was such a rare opportunity to get to that point and I was thrilled to have made it so far.I did not enjoy the whole experience. I absolutely loved the racing. This was the highlight of my career. I loved how challenging it was. I loved how different it was. The pressure really made some riders crumble, and I really enjoyed the mental challenge of keeping it together. I managed to find solutions to new problems. I loved every minute of that aspect, and it was everything I expected over those four years. We knew Marseille was going to be tough! We knew the race crew were going to be challenged to get the course set as the wind is so sketchy around those mountains. We knew the wind might be really light and difficult. We were totally ready for that also. The fact I was prepared for all of this brought me a lot of joy.THE BUILD UPThe build up was absolute hell. Everything was looking pretty amazing, three weeks out. I was in a really good place. I remember telling one of my friends it was unusual how well things were going before a big event. Then I ended up almost breaking my foot and ended up in hospital which was not great. Luckily it was fine, and I just took a few days to recover. During the following couple of days, the vertical foil mast I was planning to use during the games snapped. That was a big deal because I dont have many of those that are decent. We were just given four and they were all pretty different. That was a bit of a panic as I had to get all my angles retuned. Everything was looking good and then two days before the field of play closed, somebody kindly laid a fishing net out in the bay across the entrance of the marina. I hit it full speed at 30 knots, and I broke everything, fuselage, front wing, boom sail and parts of me! That was a real horrible moment. I was then in deep, deep stress that I knew I was now onto my C equipment, which was okay, but not as good as what I had been using. I did not know all the settings that well and we didnt have any time to change anything. That was not fun. I hated that moment. There was nothing I could do. In the final week we were given our boards and there was not much wind. I did not get much opportunity to tune the spare, spare gear. The board I got given the fin box was 1mm too wide, so I had to fight with the committee to get it changed which took quite a bit of energy. I lost really important days sorting this out in the crucial moments leading up to the event. I went into the games in as good a place as I could be, but knowing some of the really important things could have been better. It was very stressful and difficult to deal with. I am proud of myself how I managed to fight through it. I kept fighting until the very end.I found the week after the event pretty difficult. It was all a bit too much for me after such an intense Games. I was so exhausted I found it difficult to enjoy. I loved the racing and the closing ceremony, but that build up was a bit of a nightmare.RISKING IT ALL The standard was the highest it has ever been I would say. The level of risk people were willing to take to get into that top ten was Insane. I remember on the last day people were going from fifth to fifteenth by going for a gap that didnt exist. It was just chaos and difficult to manage. The atmosphere between the racers was not too bad. Everyone was composed, and a bit stressed, because this was the Olympic Games with everything on the line. Nobody is really used to helicopters flying around, the media and the huge crowds. That was all completely new. I loved the atmosphere. We did a lot of slalom and it seemed like the pin was a good place to start. That was what most of the riders were going for. But then maybe three people would get out at the pin and another ten would get swallowed by the fleet. It was really hard to balance the level of risk to make those decisions.STRESSI just tried to keep things simple, take everything moment by moment, and enjoy the racing as much as I possibly could. I love pressure and that all or nothing feeling. This was everything I had worked for. I hope that this is what brings out the best in me. I didnt find the racing stressful, I just found it enjoyable and challenging. The week before the racing was more stressful and I did not cope so well with that. I just tried to solve all the problems as best I could.HIGHLIGHTMy highlight had to be the quarterfinals. I spent over a hundred days in Marseille, living there and sailing pretty much every single day. I just had one or two rest days off a week. When I got into that quarterfinal I knew where the opportunities were. It was amazing to have had that preparation. I was ready for anything and I was able to execute it in the moment under all that pressure. I didnt have an amazing start and I only got into a qualifying position right at the last moment. Being in that flow state was the highlight of my career. I will remember that forever. My family, friends and sponsors from Holiday Extras were all there on the wall cheering. That was just an incredible moment that I will remember forever.EMMA WILSONEveryone was checking how Emma was as she was so distressed after the final and everyone was feeling for her. It was sad to see, but she still did amazing to come away with the bronze. Any medal at the Olympic Games is a great achievement. It was devastating for her, so I really felt for her at that moment.THANKSI really want to thank Holiday Extras for supporting me as they helped me with everything this year. They really went above and beyond to help me bring home a medal. We were so close and it was so special to be able to do that with them there in Marseille. I could really feel the positive energy and their support. A huge thanks to my friends and family. Some of my friends drove down from Cornwall and brought a Cornish flag for the finals and were waving from the marina. That was so special to see. I just want to thank all of my family and friends. My girlfriend came over from Majorca too. They were all there for me. There have been so many people that have helped me over the last four years. You all know who you are! My uncle helped with all the logistics and helped drive my van across Europe. He has been a legend. My parents were always there for me when I needed anything or was struggling. The British Sailing Team were amazing for having that epic support structure and allowing us to be able to prepare so well. I was able to put everything into my Olympic campaign leaving no stone unturned. A massive thank you to Guy Cribb as well for being there for me these last years. He always brings amazing energy!SAM ROSS EMMA WILSONS COACHIn a brutal format, where things are weighed against someone winning a medal, they are stacked against those things that mean you should win a gold medal. We always wanted to get that guarantee going into the last day, however, we knew what was possible. The way Emdog went about that was absolutely incredible and a joy to witness. It was great to watch someone doing what they love at the top of the game.Once Emdog had crossed that line in the final, it will always be one of the greatest privileges in my career, being there for her as soon as I could.I cant remember what we spoke about, but I know when we went out there we were, authentically, ourselves and had done everything we could just to get the chance to be in that position. The pride I have for the entirety of Emdogs performanc,e not just during, but pre the Olympics will never fade. It is also an incredible fact that she will probably be the only ever person to win two Olympic windsurfing medals within 3 years of each other.If I had to sum up Emdog , there is a huge amount of pride for what we had achieved, but huge disappointment in the way we had to compete for the top prize. However, despite all of that, as soon as she saw Marta, she gave her a smile and a hug and a huge congratulations.We often talk about whether our sport is growing, stalling, or the other things out there, and then you see someone like this who isnt just an incredible athlete, but their passion for the sport is unrivalled. You then see the interactions she has, pre and post Games, with aspiring young windsurfers, and I think as long as people like Emma are in the sport of windsurfing itll probably be ok.The post 2024 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

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