We will try to run 4 events per year when the conditions are perfect for radical freestyle. Events will be called during the biggest storms that hit the UK giving us the best chance of having extreme conditions for a sick event.

Goals

Every freestyler is always looking for the perfect conditions, and something to push themselves to learn. We aim to bring the highest level of UK freestyle into the national media, helping to promote windsurfing, freestyle and the UK’s top Riders.

Bringing the everyone together should provide the opportunity for the riders to push each other taking freestyle in the UK to another level. It will also make it possible to get awesome photographs and video footage of everyone enabling us to promote windsurfing around the UK. Check out Xpressions media coverage.

Event Warning System

Tuesdays: Early warning. If the forecast is looking good all sailors will be emailed with a proposed location and time.

Thursdays: If the forecast is still looking epic an email will be sent confirming the event.

Friday: A final confirmation text will be sent if the event is going ahead.

Saturday/Sunday: Meet at the specified location and time. If last minute location change occurs it will be done by text.

Event Format

Power hour: 1 Hours filming and photography to get the most out of the conditions.

Competition: Heats held, usually based on overall impression of around 15 minutes.

Xpression Session: 1 Hour and the standout sailor wins.

Judging

The judging criteria will be decided on the day. Any part of the event maybe judged to crown an overall event winner.

Rules

You must be a member of the UKWA to enter.

Overall Results

A point scoring systems will be used to crown an overall xpression winner! This means that those riders that turn up to each event have a huge advantage over the ones that miss events.

10th place and below receive 5 points, 1 point is added for each place upto 1st getting 15 points. If a sailor does not attend they get 0 points.

Thanks to:

There are loads of people that make Xpression happen and we’d like to thank them all.

Photographers: Julia Slack, Alex F, Clare Edmead.

Web Design: John Palmer (www.k718.co.uk)

Magazines: Windsurf, Boards, and Boardseeker.

Video Editing: John Palmer

Event Reporter: Will Rogers

Logo Design: Dan White (danny_j_white@yahoo.co.uk)

And of course all the riders.

Special Thanks to Steve Thorp for all his help and support.