Friday, June 5, 2015

Windsurfing Cabo de La Vela, Colombia with Jordan EMA-OTU



French windsurfer Jordan EMA-OTU visited windsurfing freestyle paradise Cabo de la Vela, Colombia and shared the following video of his trip.  He lodged and windsurfed out of  the KiteAddict location.

Jordan lives in Toulouse where he windsurfs most of the time in the area around Leucate together with Nicolas Akgazciyan.

Jordan who is originally from French Guiana, learned to windsurf in Martinique.

Jordan, thanks for visiting and enjoying the Colombian winds:


 
Tripping in Colombia from Jordan EMA-OTU on Vimeo.

36 hours in Medellin

The New York Times spent 36 hours in Medellin and produced the following video highlighting some of the art, food, and party scene the city has to offer:




Also check out NYT's 36 hours in Bogota and 36 hours in Cartagena:








Mokka Gumma Windsurfing Wave Expression Session 2015 in Puerto Velero, Colombia

In March 2015, Cartagena based Mokana Club held the second annual windsurfing wave-sailing expression session (aptly titled MOKKA GUMMA) in Puerto Velero, Colombia.




 

Windsurfing Wavesailing in Puerto Velero, Colombia

       
                               Julian Suarez throwing a forward loop above and a push-loop below




In March 2014, Cartagena based Mokana Club held the following windsurfing wave-sailing expression session (aptly titled MOKKA GUMMA) in Puerto Velero, Colombia.

 
Moka-Gumma Wave Expression Session 29-03-2014 from Mokana Club on Vimeo.

Windsurfing: Massive one-handed back-loop in Cartagena, Colombia

Here is a massive one-handed backloop during the Mokana Club, wave expression session in Cartagena, Colombia:




Also found at the 1:53 mark of this video:




36 hours in Cartagena, Colombia

The New York Times spent 36 hours in Cartagena and produced the following video highlighting some of the food, kitesurfing, shopping, art and party scene the city has to offer:


In terms of the kitesurfing, they interviewed Swiss expat, Christina Varveris, who along with her Colombian partner Alex Bustamante, run the EnColombiaKitesurf school in La Boquilla.



 

Push-Loop Fails in Puerto Velero, Colombia

For fun, here are a few push-loop attempts / fails in Puerto Velero, Colombia by Javier Lazaro.