Finally, the movie is finished. Last night we worked untill late to finish it, and I have just uploaded it on Vimeo. The movie is available in higher quality now!
Have fun watching, and dont miss the end 
Trip from Tijn van Esch on Vimeo.
A friend of mine, Frans Vegt, shot some footage with a mega-cam. The movie is not edited, the original footage is in slowmotion. Nice HD quality, check it out!
Kiteboarding in slowmotion. from Frans on Vimeo.
This weekend, we had the 1st edition of Friends of Friestyle in Stavoren!
I had never kited in Stavoren before, so I was curious about the conditions. The event started at 9.00h, so we checked in and registered. At 10.30, the skippersmeeting started, with not too many riders. The pro’s had to go first, because we need the most wind. We started in a heat of 4, all riding together. The conditions were reasonably, good wind but choppy water. My first heat went not perfectly, I crashed some tricks and the other riders were doing very good. Because there was wind and time left, we decided to have another heat. In this heat everything went well for me, sticking a kgb, slimchance, 313, blind judge, backmobe, kiteloop kgb, kiteloop hp, and switch kgb. Now it was much more unclear who had won, because heat 2 was the opposite of heat 1. Therefore the judge decided there had to be a 3rd heat, to battle it out once and for all. He would judge this heat clean, so everything could happen! My heat went about the same as heat 2, except the kiteloop kgb, I crashed that one. Instead I did a L3 (kiteloop backmobe). We were all very happy with our heats, and it would be surprise who won. I had no clue, so I decided to just sit it out and wait for the pricegiving. I kited some more, landed my first kiteloop slimchance, then got a (not too warm) shower and then we had a nice barbeque. The pricegiving was very exciting, with Jelle Hak at the 4th place, Jerrie vd Kop 3rd, I was 2nd and Bas Koole took the 1st place, but with very little difference inbetween all places! We were all happy for each other, we all ride together often so we know what tricks one can do. I hope to be at the next Friends of Friestyle event next year too, hopefully with a bit more riders, the same high level riding and good atmosphere!
Results:
Pro comp
1. Bas Koole
2. Tijn van Esch
3. Jerrie van der Kop
4. Jelle Hak
Amateur comp
1. Joost Wagter
2. Daan Wagter
3. Mike Pelle
Female comp
1. Annie de Jong
2. Lisette Blankenstijn
3. Judith Roetman
4. Pietie Terpstra
