Blogger - Archi Jaeckin

Australian Highlander

2008-04-30T07:40:00+00:00

It was again an all Australian affair in the final at Thurso East

Turn of the tide

2008-04-28T06:31:00+00:00

While the rest of Europe was enjoying summery vibes, drinking summery cocktails in summery clothes in front of summery waves,

O’Neill Highland Open Day 2

2008-04-28T06:19:01+00:00

Late blog, late heats, muddy roads, slow scottish Internet and earlier drinks.

Day 2 of the O’Neill Highland Pro

2008-04-24T14:31:00+00:00

Sunny, how are you?

DAY 1: O’Neill Highland Open

2008-04-23T15:01:00+00:00

Nothing inbetween us and the Arctic Circle, I touched the water with my hand.

And the next search WCT is in…..

2008-03-25T12:42:00+00:00

Hi guys, just days before ou get your hands the new issue of SE, our widespread team of bloggers or spies in that case, learnt thanks to heavy briberies of all sorts the next location of the Rip Curl Pro Search WCT!

The infamous Triangle D’or sanctuary hit hard

2008-03-11T13:52:00+00:00

Capbreton, am. No big news, it is stormy everywhere in Europe. But what came in this morning around 7 am in front of the Capbreton harbour is in a scale of its own. The old Landes harbour has seen some storms over the past centuries and stood firm against all ocean assaults with, on one side the concrete wall and on the other side the wood jetty to outline the dangerous channel exit.

How north can you go?

2008-01-06T10:47:00+00:00

While December and January have been freezing months in the south west of France, something even colder is in the bag for April....

Make it four in 2008!

2007-12-05T08:16:00+00:00

The Haleiwa and Sunset event were the two last big WQS of the year. After Roy Power's victory at macking Haleiwa and Makua Rothman home win at Sunset, it was time for fast calculation to see who will make it, or not on the 2008 dream tour...And it is all good news for Europe!

Cap B shoot down and banks shuffle

2007-12-02T11:54:00+00:00

There has been some action in and out of the water this week end...

Mentawai boat war coming to an end?

2007-11-30T08:26:00+00:00

The 5 biggest charters operators in the Mentawai have strike a deal with the local governement of Sumatra, only them and the resorts will have the right to exploit the highest density of world class break in the Indian ocean. The boat war has been won but is it a good news?

Ghost’s Island

2007-11-27T09:00:00+00:00

Northern Sumatra reefs have been re-shaped after the different earthquakes of the past years: some waves are gone, some new waves appeared, some known breaks improved or got worse but an island, lost in time, still sits out there with the best righthander in Indo like a ghost from the past.

4 europeans in next year Foster’s ASP World Tour….at least

2007-11-01T10:09:00+00:00

Is european surfing come to age? Is 2007 a turning point for pro surfers from the Old continent? Well, yes if you ask me but I would not have put any money on it at the beginning of the year.

Picon super close from requalification & Beven amazing comeback

2007-10-22T08:15:00+00:00

We had two WQS 6 stars running at the same time, one in Lanzarote, one in Brazil. No major ratings change at the top but a few new potential qualifiers...

breaking news: BRITISH AIRWAYS will not allowed surfboards on its flights from the 7th of november

2007-10-19T08:34:00+00:00

European sky closed to surfers....We knew Iberia was 'probably the worst airline in the world' for surfers, we knew Air France& KLM had the highest probability of losing your equipement en route, now british airways is simply not taking surfboard onboard their flights...what's happening to Europe?

A crucial week for european surfing

2007-10-17T10:52:00+00:00

The La Santa pro started yesterday, the 3rd of the 5 WQS 6 stars prime events of the season...On european ground it could be make or break for few europeans surfers before the hawaian events...

epic west swell

2007-10-17T10:19:00+00:00

after a poor summer wave wise, october delivers the goods

RIP CURL PRO SUPER SERIES webcast

2007-08-21T14:25:00+00:00

Today is a lay day but yesterday we got through most of the Round of 144

been fire wired

2007-05-29T11:31:00+00:00

The guys at Surf Odyssey received a few Fire Wires from Oz ( the parabolic balsa stringer that Taj rides) and here what we though...

just got back from Ecuador & Galapagos

2007-04-25T09:10:00+00:00

Got to finish issue 50 before I can blog