tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11575981953241197632024-03-13T11:47:59.689-10:00Sam Bittner WindsurfingSam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-41540717525755888942017-04-04T13:18:00.000-10:002017-04-04T13:18:32.907-10:00Back on TourLet the games begin! I am ready to hit the road in 10 days for the first of 10 stops on the IWT this season. Loving being home at the moment and soaking in every ounce of Maui sunshine, wind, and waves, the quiet of my own home and the comfort of my own bed. Feeling excited and motivated!<br />
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Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-9079793362630218012017-03-01T14:59:00.001-10:002017-03-01T15:24:56.054-10:00Hello, How Are You?Social media has taken over. Its been YEARS since I wrote on my blog site. Life is great here in Sam Bittner land. :)<br />
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A bit of what has happened over the past few years:<br />
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Scotty and I have been enjoying traveling the world together and have gone on trips to Oregon, Seattle, Ireland, Panama and New Zealand. Its been a real treat to have such an incredible person by my side through these adventures.<br />
I took on a full time job at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center as Events Coordinator for the past year but have chosen to step back into directing the tour and other events on Maui full time.<br />
NAME CHANGE: American Windsurfing Tour to International Windsurfing Tour.<br />
The tour is thriving with 10 stops for this 2017 season starting up in April.<br />
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<br />Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-6276682064625051672014-08-06T19:00:00.000-10:002014-08-07T07:12:09.105-10:00Windsurfing before the StormAnother great day at Ho'okipa before the storm. So nice and sunny makes it hard to believe Hawaii is about to be hit by two hurricanes. Really?? Here's a pic of me and my new buddy Rolls heading to the beach<br />
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<br />Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-86351835588902593952014-08-05T12:20:00.000-10:002014-08-06T12:21:38.174-10:00Ho'okipa Summer TimeToday I sailed Ho'okipa. Super flat but really windy was good practice for jumping and jibing :) LOVE LOVE LOVE my new board! Fun Fun :) Missing Peru's conditions right now. <br />
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Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-10729665531570614392014-08-02T21:30:00.000-10:002014-08-06T12:18:13.158-10:00Race Day!I had a great time with the race today! The girls were so much fun to sail with and the conditions were great. I had my 113L Naish race board and my 5.0M wave sail in order to make most of my jibes which I did! And my starts were pretty good too after training with Tammy. Just not the best gear for going as fast as the other girls with their race sails. I ended up in 3rd for the Dakine Classic. Stoked and looking forward to more racing next year!<br />
Now its time to train for the AWT Quatro Punta San Carlos Desert Showdown. Yippie! Can't wait for the waves!<br />
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<br />Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-1443480983275960172014-08-02T05:43:00.000-10:002014-08-02T05:43:23.954-10:00Sunrise South Side SurfHad a great sunrise surf with my bestie Barb yesterday at Woodies. Nice to get into a little bigger waves than I had on my trip. :)<br />
The rest of my day was filled with catching up on AWT business. Cant wait to confirm some real sponsors for the Aloha Classic!<br />
Today is the big race day at Kanaha. Stoked! :)Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-7489709509925526332014-08-01T05:27:00.001-10:002014-08-01T05:27:39.824-10:00Kanaha trainingYesterday Tammy Bockious and I ran starts and practiced jibes at Kanaha. Getting ready for the bug race tomorrow <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4Dz5wkNPSZ5VMPIV6IGxEPBWPXi6T_dqSbIXC0s3rD0IixzIkkoigiIg15Jbt2zvgcxOg54eeIKP4A8rwjZkDJCb2tcELB78zuVia8qaRMVGrSEHiVH8uy2eLnZPDaBDhdVd4k5hLuI/s640/blogger-image--667395347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4Dz5wkNPSZ5VMPIV6IGxEPBWPXi6T_dqSbIXC0s3rD0IixzIkkoigiIg15Jbt2zvgcxOg54eeIKP4A8rwjZkDJCb2tcELB78zuVia8qaRMVGrSEHiVH8uy2eLnZPDaBDhdVd4k5hLuI/s640/blogger-image--667395347.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVK3Uv_BiS8weAOFBfEFSzRcQXy2hNO7hcfKquvWSrUtd0QUHRtyciZaJsTtAVr2iVsdvpLjp20ebtKwHJR2U0OupP40-y_5ltFoIARZ61kUOHsCUVOtRTuCDEeeWoCSBuf81CSYYfhA/s640/blogger-image--1427740154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVK3Uv_BiS8weAOFBfEFSzRcQXy2hNO7hcfKquvWSrUtd0QUHRtyciZaJsTtAVr2iVsdvpLjp20ebtKwHJR2U0OupP40-y_5ltFoIARZ61kUOHsCUVOtRTuCDEeeWoCSBuf81CSYYfhA/s640/blogger-image--1427740154.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-77372610612998223092014-07-31T08:12:00.001-10:002014-07-31T08:12:46.662-10:00Morning training<div><br></div>First two mornings on maui taking morning runs at Baldwin. At one end there is a hill with a pull up bar. Yesterday I made 5 pull ups and today 6. Let's see how many I can do teach day :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUzKiXpDDKVJH1hgK2Vx38vWkmWOXTqcEclzXoxgZ5iWy63xYPfbHKQUB5kK2nrUEYpBhyphenhyphenVir7XfpKqVxImQCRU1pxRUHerqZwv97vIwn7crwpjsZbzKsaGWDnoKd6lS6c7fgKsl5daE/s640/blogger-image-329728532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUzKiXpDDKVJH1hgK2Vx38vWkmWOXTqcEclzXoxgZ5iWy63xYPfbHKQUB5kK2nrUEYpBhyphenhyphenVir7XfpKqVxImQCRU1pxRUHerqZwv97vIwn7crwpjsZbzKsaGWDnoKd6lS6c7fgKsl5daE/s640/blogger-image-329728532.jpg"></a></div>Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-60954307797832052712014-07-30T05:24:00.001-10:002014-07-30T05:24:09.037-10:00HomeYesterday I arrived home to Maui after being on tour for 10 weeks and set up my new home. Its a cute studio in Makawow, just up the hill from Paia. I went for a sun set swim at Hookipa before passing out in my new home. Felt like a new person after being in the Maui ocean.<br />
My windsurf gear was lost by the airlines and I hope it is found today so I can get out there in the nuking summertime wind! :)<br />
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<br />Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-28837499395382778152014-07-29T01:12:00.001-10:002014-07-29T01:13:03.101-10:00Last year and my next 30 daysIts officially been over a year since I made any post on my blog. Facebook has been taking over my documentation of my windsurfing and out of fear of boring and clogging my friends news feeds, I have a new goal to post on this blog every day for the <b>next 30 days</b> and see how my windsurfing improves.<br />
This year I turn 30 so it will be a good match to do things in sets of 30.<br />
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Currently I am in the San Francisco Airport on my way home to Maui after 10 weeks of events on the road. First thing to do when I get home is to set up a new home. I'll be living solo for the first time. Looking forward to getting a new view on independence. :)<br />
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Reflecting on the past 3 weeks attending two new events. One in Tahiti and another in the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. Here are a few short clips I made from each:<br />
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Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-10652377847389725862013-04-24T07:07:00.001-10:002013-04-24T07:10:06.377-10:00Very windyHatteras has been full of wind for the past few days. The group has been windsurfing on the flat sound side of the island as the ocean has been super sloppy. Today brings sunshine for the first time. <br />
I have been working on duck jibes and body drags while the pros are doing all sorts of really impressive freestyle moves. 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Checked in late last night to our huge rental house. Lots of wind but waiting for gear to come tomorrow. Checked in at Wind-NC shop and went adventuring down the coast today. Ready to get going tomorrow for beach clean up and windsurfing! <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GT6DiDvEB2x04-JdyWfgps9_YE5AQ7yZ5XAFZtfZJDHNiUE3cTt8hanZw4PxCejZlJP8kh9bOcaLRv-pNRDzvHv1k3_dVpn-Dg8YppfytSQUgcqRNvkWx7Yv1dYCmCDTzM25bwvGZik/s640/blogger-image-950523686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GT6DiDvEB2x04-JdyWfgps9_YE5AQ7yZ5XAFZtfZJDHNiUE3cTt8hanZw4PxCejZlJP8kh9bOcaLRv-pNRDzvHv1k3_dVpn-Dg8YppfytSQUgcqRNvkWx7Yv1dYCmCDTzM25bwvGZik/s640/blogger-image-950523686.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNwWYwXSPVWQEWOeQ-wkrh7aIkC8in5g2hG3la2-4o69o26iDmMWtHCE-A6JGhc105e92O9BAWhIKd6IK3J6UaN3lJ_XwYdYvUfUHlv5v2CQatSIIO8FocSL_udjWMLta7uhfJpzI8MI/s640/blogger-image-286069516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNwWYwXSPVWQEWOeQ-wkrh7aIkC8in5g2hG3la2-4o69o26iDmMWtHCE-A6JGhc105e92O9BAWhIKd6IK3J6UaN3lJ_XwYdYvUfUHlv5v2CQatSIIO8FocSL_udjWMLta7uhfJpzI8MI/s640/blogger-image-286069516.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6XSGpb5hdtGj7I203Xaa9M7Q_bNuUgtM5lfot0k8Qz42hgAm2Z7SA0zKusXR9sasYKIIqaqY3tQ0SVQUvoYIqrPSGc-U-GGzO0Nv9ws3SIqkqF1XGSVKpUysg7bc2oEvrZRUVlKnbHU/s640/blogger-image-468927184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6XSGpb5hdtGj7I203Xaa9M7Q_bNuUgtM5lfot0k8Qz42hgAm2Z7SA0zKusXR9sasYKIIqaqY3tQ0SVQUvoYIqrPSGc-U-GGzO0Nv9ws3SIqkqF1XGSVKpUysg7bc2oEvrZRUVlKnbHU/s640/blogger-image-468927184.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtAyMVXN692KPw8UQrau-AADPDuZEOhTycAxhWq8zA4bfz8DLTOBxHy91VUgMjrAx44f3A_0SEJq8EvgsRucYCyeQNJArJlbJyMtA-ZO_ONEDKkafSJgTT-XkKdLJuF2_qCCY3UqN7nM/s640/blogger-image-1686305881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtAyMVXN692KPw8UQrau-AADPDuZEOhTycAxhWq8zA4bfz8DLTOBxHy91VUgMjrAx44f3A_0SEJq8EvgsRucYCyeQNJArJlbJyMtA-ZO_ONEDKkafSJgTT-XkKdLJuF2_qCCY3UqN7nM/s640/blogger-image-1686305881.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfOnzfpb70Ffe7to0rftUKoT0s9z-9L5rUDGQKhDv3DLUlxxC-bKC1ny6Q-LnJfEXvNkwhx5pQnIH6IpSUvzNjA5CMWnUaf4CSJHfd2zklph8goLCK59zq6VEC7AEksCVtS5n5wwo-Bc/s640/blogger-image--1889881847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfOnzfpb70Ffe7to0rftUKoT0s9z-9L5rUDGQKhDv3DLUlxxC-bKC1ny6Q-LnJfEXvNkwhx5pQnIH6IpSUvzNjA5CMWnUaf4CSJHfd2zklph8goLCK59zq6VEC7AEksCVtS5n5wwo-Bc/s640/blogger-image--1889881847.jpg" /></a></div>Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-14637450696961455772013-04-20T12:56:00.001-10:002013-04-20T12:56:43.060-10:00TourCurrently on the plane in Detroit on my way to Hatteras for the first stop on my 15 weeks away from home. Trip started with a 3 hr delay in Maui and a 2 hour Layover in LA. 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The Maui Makani Classic will mark the final championship for the year on October 25th-November 3rd. <br />
I have been in the water surfing and/or windsurfing every day since I returned from the East Coast. It feels so good and refreshing to be in the warm Maui waters again. I love being on tour but will never loose the joy of being home.Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-86352237536690253762012-05-13T09:57:00.003-10:002012-05-13T09:57:44.106-10:00Olukai RaceFinished 2nd in my division yesterday for the Olukai SUP race from Moliko to Kanaha. Woot Woot!<br />
Check out the results <a href="http://www.pseresults.com/find_athlete?athlete_search%5Bname%5D=SAM+BITTNER" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-51434272036058028472012-05-11T06:38:00.003-10:002012-05-11T06:38:47.699-10:00Forward ClassYesterday was day #1 for forward looping class. I am going to get these down by Pistol River contest. 4 weeks training. Watch out! :)Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-10299882749630293102012-04-26T12:33:00.000-10:002012-04-26T12:33:27.318-10:00Hatteras Wave Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today was an awesome day on the ocean at Ramp 30 in Hatteras. Killer! Lit on a 3.7M sail and got some good jumps and wave rides in. Stoked for the Hatteras Wave Jam in September!Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-62171463655197731572012-04-22T05:33:00.001-10:002012-04-23T03:30:06.382-10:00Hatteras Ocean Air Challenge<object height="224" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" />
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No wind for the race day, so we tried a bit of tow windsurfing. Here is the video of Tyson Poor. The song has been paying on our ipods all day and all night. :)Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-20048456044943288032012-04-09T14:39:00.003-10:002012-04-09T14:42:22.299-10:00Back on the Water<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am happy to post that I am back on the water after a back injury. Physical Therapist says I have not been windsurfing enough and have been spending too much time at the desk organizing AWT. Standing right now and about to head out. Last two days have been awesome at Kuau with more waves and wind. Supper happy to be heading to Hatteras on Wednesday. Here is a short video clip I made an appearance in at around 2:20: <a href="http://vimeo.com/39877016" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/39877016</a>. I wasn't wearing a harness because I was just taking the new chopper for a quick spin.Sam Bittnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05711736817837797734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157598195324119763.post-50263520279989618932012-03-30T16:54:00.001-10:002012-03-30T16:54:18.917-10:00New spotSailed a new location for me a few days ago. Super fun times in the waves! <br />
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