Following Fanatic’s merger with Duotone and the launch of a new, wide-ranging wingfoil range under the unified name, Duotone held its Young Blood meets Pro Team Invitational Camp. From October 6 to 8, just before the GWA World Cup Tarifa, more than 20 young talents between 13 and 17 years were selected from the national Young Blood camps in Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Israel, Spain to come to Tarifa and upgrade their level even more with the help of our pro coaches Wesley Brito, Nia Suardiaz, Jerome Cloetens, Jaime Herraiz, Lilian Juppet and Michi “Rossi” Rossmeier. A look back at this successful event!
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During three days (from 6th to 8th of October) selected talents – like Aleks & Tom Acherer from Austria, Cesar Filippi, Arthur Thebault & Tom Pansard from France, Rocco Sotomayor & Erik Scheidt from Italy or Leo Suardiaz & Manu Morillo from Spain – had the chance to train with the Duotone pro team riders on a different level.
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On top of the free riding together and getting advice on the water and on land, the youngsters also had some heat trainings with the more experienced riders to prepare them for the upcoming competitions. I.e. Aleks Acherer competed then in the GWA Tarifa event and finished within the Top 10 straight away! Unfortunately his brother Tom got sick right before the event and could not attend.
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The Levante was blowing super strong without a break, so it was a big challenge to find some spots with less wind, but the Duotone team managed well! Thanks to the help of the team from Duotone Wing & Foiling Spain the camp moved spots on Saturday and Sunday from the actual planned base in Valdevequeros.
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The days started with a stretching and workout session led by the Spanish pro coach Kuky de Dios (who also coaches pro riders like Airton Cozzolino) and Curro Suardiaz (Nia’s dad who also practices as a physiotherapist and trainer). It’s very important to warm up and stretch your muscles before heading out on the water, especially when you are performing freestyle moves like the Duotone youngsters usually do. Breakfast consisted of fresh fruit, muesli, and yogurt. Eating healthily, especially in the morning, is an important aspect of being a pro rider. But also drinking enough water is very important as well.
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Before going on the water on Saturday, Jerome Cloetens delivered an insightful presentation about Instagram and other social media activities plus the key aspects of presenting oneself professionally as a rider, which definitely included some very useful tips!
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Mister Tricktionary “Rossi” Michi Rossmeier recorded approximately 300 short video clips to help participants identify their mistakes through video analysis. Not all of those were done during the camp on Sunday morning then, but he sent them to the participants to check them out themselves and will of course also be available for help after the camp!
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Double World Champ Nia Suardiaz was on her home ground and a great help on and off the water. Actually the whole Suardiaz/Munzinger family was on site during the whole event and helped with everything. There was a lot of other helpers like Dr. Beat, who is part of the Duotone/Fanatic family since many years already and always takes good care of the new talents (i.e. Nia Suardiaz and Gollito Estredo).
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And there of course was Jaime Herraiz and his team from Duotone Wing Spain and Wet Tarifa! Duotone send many thanks to all of them for taking the team to the daily spots and organizing breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, beverages and everything else needed for a successful event! Jaime also gave some very helpful insight about flips and other moves the participants wanted to learn.
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Duotone hope that everyone had a great time and was able to take something home – especially some motivation to learn more and proceed once step further. For the brand, it definitely was amazing to see the development of our sport and the very rapid expansion of all those young talents – way to go!
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Relive the Young Blood meets Pro Team Invitational Camp on video:
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