David Gonzalez - THRASHER Magazine Skater of the Year 2012

Congratulations to our own David Gonzalez from Medellin who just won the 2012 Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year award.


The announcement was made on December 4th, 2012 on the Thrasher website.

David beat out a tough field, including Guy Mariano, to get the prestigious award, but in the end what put him on top was his excellent POSSESSED TO SKATE video part, where he 50-50 grinded down the enormous double-kinked McInteer rail.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL "POSSESSED TO SKATE" VIDEO PART ON THE THRASHER WEBSITE.

Congratulations David!

Ruben Lenten Kitesurfing in Lago Calima, Colombia

Red Bull Under My Wing: Ruben Lenten 2011 a Kitesurfing video by keltron


Ruben Lenten, the king of the mega loop was in Lago Calima in Colombia for the Red Bull Under My Wings event.  View video above.

Lago Calima is the second windiest lake in the world.  In other words, it gets over 360 days of wind per year.

Born in Noorwijk in The Netherlands on March 30th, 1988, Ruben Lenten is world-renowned for his daring and incredibly acrobatic kiteboarding. He is known as the "King of the Megaloop".

View video below to see what a Megaloop means.  Basically, you are looping the kite at the apex of the jump.  Doesn't sound all that complicated or dangerous, but believe me, it is one of the hardest kite tricks to master and it can be very dangerous.


Megaloop:

Colombian Windsurfer Profile: Camilo Galeano

Camilo Galeano is a Colombian windsurfer from Cartagena, Colombia.
Most notably he has greatly promoted windsurfing in Colombia through Windsurfing into the Unknown film project which showcased different Colombian windsurfing spots.

Camilo, along with Phyl Soltysiak and Michael Rossmeier, sailed in Cartagena, Puerto Velero, Cabo de la Vela, and Islas del Rosario.

Here are some other statistics:

Sail Number: C64
Nationality: Colombia
Favorite Spots: Lobitos-Peru, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Cabo de La Vela
Weight: 64kg
Discipline: Freestyle, Wave
Favorite Move: Air Chacho
Sponsors: Starboard, Etniko Surf Shop

Studies: Bachelor's of Science in Information Technology, University of Miami
Goal:   Promote windsurfing in Colombia and increase my technical knowledge to share it around the country, so that one day a Colombian can become world chapion.

Email: anidiv@anidiv.com
Website: http://www.anidiv.com/colombiasixtyfour/

Surfing the Pacific, Colombia - Nuqui

The beautiful waves of the Colombian Pacific are on display again.
Here is a great video of the "Pico de Loro" surf break near Nuqui, Colombia.

Memo Gomez of EL CANTIL ECOLODGE and friends shown here enjoying the waves:


 
Surf en El Cantil Nuquí, Colombia-Mayo 2012 from elcantil on Vimeo.

El Chorro surf break, Colombian pacific