"It's all going its way bit by bit", says Daniel Bruch (27), "windsurfing high jumper" from Teneriffa with German roots. He proofed his high level in the 2008 PWA tour and finished with a 7th. place in the overall ranking. Now he got potential sponsors, visited Cabo Verde already early this year for a training session and found some time to give us an update about his actual situation.
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Came across this shot of my (then) 2 1/2 year old looking very old school on a Kona that Pepi at 2nd Wind had graciously loaned us for a couple of days last summer in the Gorge, which instantly reminded me of all the fun we had with that board. The reason we got it was that my wife was frustrated with the on/off sensation she had with our big wide beginner board - she loved the stability, but she'd gotten it planing only a few times. Anyway, now she'd tasted blood and wanted more. Getting a 100cm wide barge planing requires a bit of active participation (especially with a 5.0). What's worse, for a beginner/low intermediate, the barge is an exercise in frustration when it's gusty (as it often is at the Event Site) - in the lulls, you're slogging (which is about as exciting as watching grass grow, and doesn't feel all that comfortable); when a gust hits, you get slammed. Until you have it planing, you never feel effortless.
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