Summer video and Boardseeker interview

Hey guys hope your all getting out in these sick winter conditions, anyway check out this interview I just did with Boardseeker!!

http://www.boardseekermag.com/features/windsurfers/oscar-carmichael-interview.html

Also here's a link to my video from Feute this summer edited by Adam Sims, cheers dude :D

http://video.mpora.com/watch/etm1jUL5x/

My New Sponsors!!!

2012 Skate and North ID

Sorry I haven't had much of a chance to udate my posts lately school has really cranked up a notch as I near my GCSE's- but so stoked about my new North Fanatic Ion kit I just had to show it off a bit!!! I am super stoked to be part of this team apart from the kit being in my view the best available combination for freestyle, I have also got the support and experience of the Baker brothers to help me as I progress in my future windsurfing career.

I have had a couple of recent sessions down at Portland since the kit arrived - THIS KIT IS AWSOME! and to be honest it feels as if it was made for me and like i have been riding it for years....the skate is so fast which I find really helps with the big power moves and the ID's are amazingly light and super easy for ducking - really love them!  Lately I have been trying to get more consistent at landing Culos and Konos on my bad tack and the ID's really helped me doing this.

I have also got a load of ION stuff including 5/4 Strike semi-dry wetsuit which has rad colouring and is so flexible and toastie warm ....and I didn't realise how uncomfortable my old harness was until I tried my new maddox Gollito signature harness.

ID's super easy ducking

I would like to say a big thank you to RRD for supporting me over the last couple of years, sad to be moving on, and a special big thanks to Adam Simms for his support and belief in me. Later this year I have decided to take time out of education after finnishing my GCSEs at the end of this summer, so I can get more time on the water training and hopefully push my freestyle to the next level. There are a few plans for some trips in the near future and throuout the summer I just can't wait to get out on this awsome kit!

Monday after Poole Windfest!

Met up wuth  Adam Sims and Austrian freestyle weapon Hanna Poschinger for a cheeky little session at Weymouth on Monday after Windfest as the wind was forecast to be sick. Even though it was really gusty ranging from over powered on 4.2 to under powered on 5.3, in the end it settled somewhere in between.

Photos by Hannah Poschinger and Adam Sims

We managed to have a good session,  taking some more amazing high definition pics with Adams new cannon 550D which is so so good. If any relatives are reading this - great idea for Christmas haha!

Windfest 2011

Shaka - photo by Josh Willmot

Last weekend was the final event of the UKWA freestyle tour and it was the first windfest that I have been to where there has been wind!! Three full eliminations were held over Saturday and Sunday and having already totalled enough points across the series to have already won the 2011 UK Junior Freestyle National title I thought I would try competing in the Pro fleet at this event.

Photo by Harry Newton

I managed to get 5^th which I am super happy about and I really enjoyed competing against the UK’s best freestylers;  so next year I’m going to sail in this fleet to try and push my freestyle to the next level.

Recieving the Andy Funnel Trophy - photo by Carole Hibdage

To finish an amazing weekend and 2011 freestyle tour I was also awarded the Andy Funell trophy by Trevor Funell given with a very touching speech about my potential windsurfing future – I have a lot to live up to now!  Especially as other people that have been awarded the trophy include windsurfing greats such as Dave White, Bryony Shaw, Timo Mullen and John Skye……how awesome is that!!!

National Windsurfing Festival 2011

The weekend last was NWF 2011 with promise of a sick party and great wind it was looking like it was gonna be an awesome week end.  I always look forward to NWF as its one of the most fun events of the year and a great place to meet up with all the windsurfing faces and this year didn’t disappoint.  It was really fun doing the master blaster races and checking out the new kit the brands had to offer, I also qualified for the night windsurf tow-in freestyle competition.

This competition was one of the coolest things I have ever done, being towed at 25mph in the dark then throwing our biggest moves into waist deep water in front of a cheering crowd was sick!  I was really happy to come 3^rd overall!

On Sunday there was 18-20 knots perfect for a fully stoked freestyle comp in which I was pleased to land some of my high scoring moves like shakas and it was good to see the freestyle gaining such popularity!

Worthing UKWA freestyle tour

The wind was too light to run heats on the saturday morning, but MIke Archer had bought some turfdogs with him which kept us all entertained for the morning; his newly designed freemove turfdog is sick.  There was some light breeze in the afternoon, enough for us to do an expresion session and later some tow-in sailing.  After an excited text message from Nick Bentley we knew we could look forward 18 knots plus the following day.


As promised by Sunday lunchtime the wind had kicked in and stayed long enough to run through two full heat ladders. It was pretty choppy and there was weed everywhere making it hard to sail but some sick moves where done, Adam sims won in the first final and I won the second. I finished First junior and Second overall, bring on NWF 2011!!!