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InPrint is StableRoad’s area devoted to interviews, photo albums, equipment reviews - and whatever else we feel like coming up with that is not a video! Up next on InPrint... something different ;-) Stay tuned!

ProFile/ A Filmmaker Makes His Return

At age 50, windsurfer and filmmaker Jonathan Weston has returned to the world of windsurfing productions with his latest release “Wind Legends”. In this InPrint interview, this low-key innovator shares his thoughts on film vs. video, the greatest windsurfer, past regrets and hopes for the future. For all of you old water hounds, this is a must-read bio about one of the greatest filmmakers in the sport of windsurfing. Read more...

ProFile/ A Man On A Mission

This is a story about filmmaker Rob Stewart’s crusade to save the world’s sharks from their greatest enemy, ourselves.

Countless books, films and sensationalized headlines have made the mere idea of “shark” synonymous with images of vicious attacks by indiscriminate killing machines. The truth is that sharks have much more to fear from us, says Rob, who has spent years and hundreds of hours of videotape, trying to prove just that to a skeptical public. Read more...

WorldTraveler/ Water, Water, Where?

As the world windsurfing community focused on the African country of Namibia for the speedsailing competition held at Walvis Bay, we wanted to focus our attention on water... the water that we drink. We were curious what it’s like for the traveler visiting Namibia. We had the chance to ask Vicki Masters this very question. Vicki recently visited the country for a year, volunteering her time with the VSO, helping to carry out activities to tackle poverty more effectively and efficiently. This is what she had to report. Read more...

ProFile/ It Doesn’t Matter How You Rig It...

Barry Spanier’s sails have powered more windsurfers to World Chamionships than any other sailmaker alive (or dead for that matter). Innovative. Outspoken. Curious. Driven. Passionate. Barry shares his thoughts about Arnaud de Rosnay, Bjorn Dunkerbeck, racing, marketing... and of course, how to rig it right - in this month’s installment of “InPrint ProFile”. Read more...

ProFile/ Faster at Forty

This ProFile we catch up with Anders Bringdal, the charismatic Swedish sailor who turns 40 this month (July 2007). To celebrate the event early, he recently cruised to a lead in the Maui GPS V-Max Speed Challenge Series at a speed of, you guessed it, 40 knots. Read on to learn more about this Scandinavian speedster in this in depth ProFile. Read more...

ProFile/ An American Sportsman

Our second ProFile interview features the current PWA Wavesailing World Champion, Kevin Pritchard. Since the early 90’s, he travelled the world, journeying with the sport’s elite to compete in windsurf course racing, wavesailing and slalom. With numerous victories and titles under his belt, Kevin slowed down (a very rare occurance) long enough to answer our questions about life, competition, windsurfing and hobbies. Read more...

ProFile/ A Waterman of Stable Road

Our inaugural interview features sailmaker Jeff Henderson, resident of Stable Road, owner of Hot Sails Maui - and designer of the well known windsurf sail, the Superfreak.

Read what he has to say about the old days, new ideas, high tech, low performance, life on Stable Road - and yes, the Superfreak! Read more...

PhotoFile/ 'If I See You in Heaven' Film Shoot

In mid-April, 2007 - a Japanese film crew and a team of world-class windsurfers converged at Stable Road. They came to capture in high-def video the action sequences for a new movie in the works, honoring the Japanese windsurfing hero, Natsuki Iijima, who passed away in 2006.

Here are some photos from the film set. Ho'okele 'anó á mau loa ma na lani, Natsuki. View the album...

UserReport/ XDCAM-HD on Maui

Follow sports cameraman Robert Masters around Maui as he checks out the latest XDCAM-HD gear from Sony - and a 40X broadcast lens with built-in image stabilization from Canon.

While this beast is no tool for use in a small office, there are few rigs that can compare to this exciting equipment. For more details, read on...

PhotoFile/ Darrell Wong Photo Album

With no formal training in the arts or photography he set out to shoot his friends surfing… just for the fun of it.

Several years later during the late 70's, his career took off as one of the premier photographers in the sport. Take a trip down memory lane and enjoy images from one of the sport’s legends. Click here to see the photographs...

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