/blog Re-inventing the Nautical World en simona@nauticalchannel.net Copyright 2013 2013-05-18T11:09:02+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nc-sports-weekly-news-ep12-16-may-2013 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nc-sports-weekly-news-ep12-16-may-2013#When:11:09:02Z NC Sports is a news cast (updated 3x a week) covering the latest from the world of nautical sports! SAILING - SURFING - KITEBOARDING - POWERBOATING - etc Subscribe to our youtube channel! youtube.com/tvNauticalChannel In the line-up: SAILING - Vendee Globe Skippers Triburte,                    America's Cup Safety - Andrew Simpson SURFING - ISA World Surfing Games                    ASP Women's Rio Pro Tune into Nautical Channel for the full NC Sports experience! NC Sports: Weekly News – Thursdays 17:00 CET Weekly rundown of the nautical sporting world's top news stories. NC Sports: Top Story - Saturdays 17:00 CET In-depth analysis on a single topic that is trending in the nautical sporting world. NC Sports: The Buzz – every other Tuesday 17:00 CET All that's fit to print, with reports from special guests and Nautical Channel correspondents in the field. Video, 2013-05-18T11:09:02+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/two-part-original-series-surf-the-alps-has-arrived http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/two-part-original-series-surf-the-alps-has-arrived#When:10:37:13Z SURF the ALPS is an original two-part series exploring traditional nautical sports in Europe's extraordinary Alpine region! Winter Kiting in St. Moritz - 16 May - 19:00 DEST/CST Kitesurfing meets snowboarding on the slopes around the famous Swiss ski-town of St. Moritz!  Surfing Munuch - 23 May - 19:00 DEST/CST Meet the surfers and entrepreneurs who are revolutionizing the sport of surfing on a river in the middle of Munich! Image, 2013-05-16T10:37:13+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/a-surfer-from-burgos http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/a-surfer-from-burgos#When:15:41:25Z Original article from Diario de Burgos: Un burgalés en la ola by H. Jiménez / Burgos - 13 May 2013 He is part of the Morcilla Surf Club, and you can tell by looking at him that this surfer has to be from Burgos, Spain.  As a matter of fact, Rubén Sardiña lives on land but has an undying passion for the sea, the waves, and surfing. His latest ocean bound adventure brought him to Hossegor, France as a cast-member of Nautical Channel's upcoming surf series Jeep OnBoard. Jeep on Board is sponsored by the all terrain vehicle from which it takes its name and the famous surf brand Quicksilver. The shoot was done over 10 days (20th - 30th of April) on the coasts of Las Landas. Five of the cast members were chosen through an international casting via Jeep-People.  Jeep OnBoard will take viewers into the daily lives of the cast's time in Hossegor as they take on numerous extreme sports and showcase the surfing lifestyle. The series is slated to be aired worldwide exclusively on Nautical Channel beginning this June. “I saw the casting call and I showed up”, explains Sardiña.  “We had to send our profile, photos, a description of our interests… Then there was an interview in English and they chose me.” Along with a German, a Pole, and a pair of Italians, he had what he describes as "one of the best weeks of his life". He was able to meet some of the legends of the surfing world and their surfboard makers. During his time doing Jeep OnBoard he learnt a lot about extreme sports and getting along with the group. “The goal was not to have an elite competition, but to learn about the others and find out their own way to take the best wave” he says. With the aid of a Jeep Wrangler, Sardiña and his cast mates chased the best conditions of the sea.  In addition to surfing the Jeep OnBoard cast took part in zip lining, horse riding, skateboarding, and paddle surfing. From what he tells us, it’s obvious he had the time of his life! It can be very surprising that, for a man from Burgos, a Castilla habitant that barely knows the sea, could love so much the waves. But he has a very simple explanation : “I’ve loved water since I can remember, I used to swim and one day I discovered the appeal of the sea. From that moment I’ve being surfing for 10 years now.” Rubén Sardiña is very active in social networks and he is Free Lance Community Manager, along with other friends form Burgos, he has found the Morcilla Suf Club and with it they go across the coasts of Asturias, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa and the south of France. “ It’s only a couple hours away or 2 hours and half away, and sometimes that’s the time some people spend to go to work in Madrid.” He says. We can see Sardiña making ‘morcilla’ (a typical blood sausage) to brag about being from Burgos. He show his origins in the sea and in the mountains, who knows someday might even in the sky.  His appetite for adventures is definitely not gone missing. Follow Sardiña on his surfing adventures on twitter @RuSardi and his blog rusardi.wordpress.com! www.diariodeburgos.es Image, 2013-05-13T15:41:25+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/transat-brittany-martnique http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/transat-brittany-martnique#When:10:58:08Z Fifteen sailors, 3500 miles, one epic race.  With eight rookies in the lineup, talk of the old guard being swept aside by a new generation of sailors is being had round the sailing world. On a course as long and treacherous as that of the Brittany-Martinique can young passion really be enough to trump hard earned experience? Don't miss the May 13th 21:00 CEST/DST premiere of Transat Brittany-Martinique 2013! Video, 2013-05-13T10:58:08+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nc-sports-weekly-news-ep11-9-may-2013 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nc-sports-weekly-news-ep11-9-may-2013#When:16:13:03Z NC Sports is a news cast (updated 3x a week) covering the latest from the world of nautical sports! SAILING - SURFING - KITEBOARDING - POWERBOATING - etc In the line-up: The Wave-Muscat with Leigh McMillan takes Qingdao and Act Three, but  Alinghi with Morgan Larson at the helm just hangs on to overall leadership in the Extreme Sailing Series. Sailing legends at the Pirelli Trophy: Peyron, Grael, De Angelis, Chieffi and Pelaschier team-up with Youth America's Cup teams in Italy. Also from "the boot" - RC44s in Trapani - British Team Aqua dominates the fleet races, while the match-racing goes to Russia's Katusha. America's Cup 34 Update:  Jimmy Spithill and Russel Coutts unveil the new Oracle AC72. Stay tuned for next week's edition with the full inside report on the Artemis Capsize in San Francisco and the tragic loss of British sailor Andrew Simmons. Tune into Nautical Channel for the full NC Sports experience! NC Sports: Weekly News – Thursdays 17:00 CET Weekly rundown of the nautical sporting world's top news stories. NC Sports: Top Story - Saturdays 17:00 CET In-depth analysis on a single topic that is trending in the nautical sporting world. NC Sports: The Buzz – every other Tuesday 17:00 CET All that's fit to print, with reports from special guests and Nautical Channel correspondents in the field. Video, 2013-05-11T16:13:03+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/south-africas-biggest-names-in-surfing-to-be-featured-in-upcoming-series-oc http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/south-africas-biggest-names-in-surfing-to-be-featured-in-upcoming-series-oc#When:10:26:20Z Check out the surfers getting involved in the production of Ocean Safari!  Spearheaded by Nautical Channel's own South African presenter/producer Andi van Zyl, Ocean Safari is journey into the South Africa's nautical world, giving viewers around the globe a look into the people and places that make South Africa's coastline one of the most dynamic in the world! Ocean Safari is slated to premiere on Nautical Channel this summer. Follow Andi on her nautical adventures around the world on Twitter! @AndivanZyl ^Jordy Smith checking the waves.  Soon after his shoot with Ocean Safari, Jordy was off to Brazil to compete in the Billabong Rio Pro! ^Andi and kiteboarder Luke McGillewie.  Luke is currently #7 in the KSP World Tour! ^Andi on the beach with Africa's first ever kiteboard champion Oswald Smith! Image, 2013-05-09T10:26:20+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/rc44-trapani-cup-nautical-channel http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/rc44-trapani-cup-nautical-channel#When:09:52:31Z This week on NC Sports, Nautical Channel is heading to the Italian island of Sicily for the RC 44 Trapani Cup!  In true NC Sport fashion, viewers will not only get an in-depth breakdown of this classic regatta but also a rundown on the other important nautical sport events of the week.  From sailing to surfing, if it's happening on the water - Nautical Channel is there! www.rc44.com Image, 2013-05-09T09:52:31+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nz-on-nc http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nz-on-nc#When:14:25:56Z Press Release Version: PDF Thanks to a new collaboration with Kiwi sailor and producer Bill McCarthy, Nautical Channel will be serving up monthly updates on the latest news and trends from New Zealand's vibrant sailing tradition.  Laurence F. Hopper, CEO and founder of Nautical Channel said, “Bill is providing our worldwide viewers with a unique glimpse of top notch and cutting edge sailing and boating from New Zealand and also putting Nautical Channel on the New Zealand map”. Bill said “It is great to have a worldwide venue for the latest and greatest of New Zealand sailing”. Bill McCarthy is an avid sailor and worked for TVNZ for 30 years as a yachting TV producer and film maker.  Bill is specialized in the restroration and sailing of yachts dating from 1890's to early 1900's.  Biill filmed and sailed with the late Sir Peter Blake, is a member of the Royal NZ Yacht squadron, and winner of the Americas Cup. In addition, Bill ran the Arts Channel on Sky New Zealand pay TV platform for 4 years. Don't miss the next installment of New Zealand Updates May 19th at 19:00 CEST/DST! Image, 2013-05-08T14:25:56+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/more-images-from-our-shoot-at-the-euro-formula-windsurf-championships http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/more-images-from-our-shoot-at-the-euro-formula-windsurf-championships#When:14:42:38Z Check out some of the latest images from our correspondents in the Azores for the Euro Formula Windsurf Championsips 2013! Exclusive feature on this historic windsurfing event coming to Nautical Channel this summer! ^Pro-Windsurfer Maciek Rutkowski ^Lucia helping out Maciek Rutkowski with his windsurf gear. For more pictures from this shoot head to our offical Facebook page - www.facebook.com/NauticalChannel Image, 2013-05-04T14:42:38+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nc-sports-weekly-news-ep10-2-may-2013 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nc-sports-weekly-news-ep10-2-may-2013#When:10:32:28Z NC Sports is a news cast (updated 3x a week) covering the latest from the world of nautical sports! SAILING - SURFING - KITEBOARDING - POWERBOATING - etc Great show this week on NC Sports! From Long Beach California: underdog Simone Ferrarese beats Iain williams and Ed Bard to win  the prestigious Congressional Cup for match-racing.  Russian team Synergy wins big in Gaeta on the Melges 32 at the Audi Sailing Series. US  Varsity sailing season is at its peak: semifinal action and results from Hampton, VA. Ben Ainslie's "postcard from Napoli" at the America's Cup World Series - the transition, the hopes, the British campaign - get to know one of the best sailors of all times. Tune into Nautical Channel for the full NC Sports experience! NC Sports: Weekly News – Thursdays 17:00 CET Weekly rundown of the nautical sporting world's top news stories. NC Sports: Top Story - Saturdays 17:00 CET In-depth analysis on a single topic that is trending in the nautical sporting world. NC Sports: The Buzz – every other Tuesday 17:00 CET All that's fit to print, with reports from special guests and Nautical Channel correspondents in the field. Video, 2013-05-04T10:32:28+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nautical-channel-team-at-the-euro-formula-windsurf-championships-2013 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nautical-channel-team-at-the-euro-formula-windsurf-championships-2013#When:14:50:36Z Check out some of the latest images from our correspondents in the Azores for the Euro Formula Windsurf Championsips 2013!  Exclusive feature on this historic windsurfing event coming to Nautical Channel this summer! ^Interview with France's Zoonekynd Edwy ^Portuguese windsurfing legend - Pedro Borges For more pictures from this shoot head to our offical Facebook page - www.facebook.com/NauticalChannel Image, 2013-05-03T14:50:36+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/the-artisans-behind-the-boards http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/the-artisans-behind-the-boards#When:12:21:07Z Meet Phil Grace & Christiaan Bradley, the shapers behind the boards of the Jeep OnBoard cast!  Jeep OnBoard is a new reality surf series coming exclusively to Nautical Channel this June! The Legend - Phil Grace No need to present a living surf legend. Phillip Grace, lifelong surfboard shaper and co-founder of Quicksilver Surfboards. Phil is one of those rare characters that have seen and done it all. Whether it’s the 60′s and the kombi lined point of Jbay or the Quiksilver Europe think tank at Euroglass Hossegor. Youtube - GRACE QUIKSILVER SURFBOARDS - The Shaper - Christiaan Bradley His hands have shaped some of the most performing surfboards in the last years. That what made of Christiaan Bradley one of the finest performance surfboards shapers in the world. Originally from Tazmania, Christiaan is now based in Europe, since he started shaping for Merrick. His talent was immediately noticed by many pro-surfer, as Jeremy Flores who won the 2010 Pipemasters on Bradley’s CB1 model. Youtube - Christiaan Bradley And The Viper 3 - Meet the rest of the Jeep OnBoard team! The Pro-Surfers - Justine Mouvine & Alain Riou The 5 winners of the Jeep-People webcast - www.Jeep-People.com www.Quiksilver.com Image, 2013-04-29T12:21:07+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/meet-the-pro-surfers-of-the-jeep-onboard-cast http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/meet-the-pro-surfers-of-the-jeep-onboard-cast#When:10:32:45Z Meet Justine Mouvine & Alain Riou, the two pros accompying our five lucky wedcast winners for the Jeep OnBoard experience!  Jeep OnBoard is a new surfing series coming exclusively to Nautical Channel this June! The Champion - Justine Mauvin AKA Lili Flint Hard to say if she is more talented or beautiful. Justine Mauvine aka Lili Flint, is a young longboarder from Reunion Island. Pro-Surfer, model and singer. Bob Dylan and Joan Baez have clearly inspired her music but as a surfer she like to have her own style. She actually managed to give a new vision about female surfing: not only girls doing a “mans sport” but confident, modern women, beautiful, sexy and in control of their destiny. Check out her facebook page or start follow her twitter profile @JMauvin! Youtube - Roxy Team Rider Justine Mauvine - The Teacher - Alain Riou When you just need to exit your doorstep to find yourself in front of some of the best and most beautiful line-ups in the world, it is easy that you are going to become a pro-surfer. Alain Riou lives in Tahiti and his Curriculum says that he is twice European Pro Junior Champion, winner of the Teahupoo WCT trials at 21, invited on Young Guns 2 with Slater, Reynolds, Craike, Flores. If you want to know more about this talented surfer you can read his blog fafandfurious or follow him on twitter @al1riou Vimeo - fafandfurious going west - Meet the rest of the Jeep OnBoard team! The Shapers - Phil Grace & Christiaan Bradley The 5 winners of the Jeep-People webcast - www.Jeep-People.com www.Quiksilver.com www.Roxy.com Image, 2013-04-29T10:32:45+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/behind-the-scenes-ocean-safari-sodwana-bay1 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/behind-the-scenes-ocean-safari-sodwana-bay1#When:12:52:56Z A second helping of pictures from the Sodwana Bay shoot for upcoming Nautical Channel series Ocean Safari! Waterman Digger takes Andi on an exclusive tour of Sodwana Bay, and reveals what makes this bay not only a world class dive spot and wildlife refuge, but also a UNESCO World Heritage Site! Check out Digger's website www.DaBluJuice.co.za for more info about the beautiful Sodwana Bay! Stay tuned for more behind scenes action from the production of Ocean Safari! For more pictures from the shoot in Sodwana Bay head to our official Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/nauticalchannel Image, 2013-04-28T12:52:56+00:00 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nc-sports-weekly-news-ep9-25-april-2013 http://nauticalchannel.net/blog/post/nc-sports-weekly-news-ep9-25-april-2013#When:15:44:36Z NC Sports is a news cast (updated 3x a week) covering the latest from the world of nautical sports! SAILING - SURFING - KITEBOARDING - POWERBOATING - etc Featured in this episode: Featured in this episode: SAILING - Extreme Sailing Series: Singapore,                St. Barth Regatta,                America's Cup World Series Naples SURFING - ISA World Masters Championship Tune into Nautical Channel for the full NC Sports experience! NC Sports: Weekly News – Thursdays 17:00 CET Weekly rundown of the nautical sporting world's top news stories. NC Sports: Top Story - Saturdays 17:00 CET In-depth analysis on a single topic that is trending in the nautical sporting world. NC Sports: The Buzz – every other Tuesday 17:00 CET All that's fit to print, with reports from special guests and Nautical Channel correspondents in the field. Video, 2013-04-27T15:44:36+00:00