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Team Võsa – How it all began
Team Võsa was born through the initiative of Tige and Penny in 2001. The initial idea was to do Bush Surfing or to be slightly punk. The first rides were carried out with unique rarity gear and in really rough conditions. That’s what led Team Võsa to become the unique team that introduced so called Winter Windsurfing to the whole of Europe. They put on their calypsos and warm mittens and went for it regardless of the time of the year, as long as the water and air were above zero degrees.
Over the years, Team Võsa has brought together people with true surfer spirit. Many members have taken podium places in competitions, and some of them could even be considered true models of windsurfing. The members of Team Võsa value nature and taking care of the sea above all else – these are their priorities, and they live by them.Team Võsa is the best in its class when it comes to video diaries. Wherever they surf – let it be ice pools, big waves or the Estonian song festival grounds – it will be recorded onto their video diary, ensuring that the whole world has a chance to see what they do.Penny
Name: Ain Härmson
Nickname: Penny
Born: May 7th, 1978, Tallinn, Estonia
Sport: windsurfing
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
Sport: Windsurfing
Started windsurfing: In 2000.
Greatest career achievement so far: Estonian Wave Champion 2011
Your favorite websites: batterydrink.com, teamvosa.ee, continentseven.com
Your idols: Francisco Goya, Kauli Seadi and Levi Siver.
Best advice you ever got: Go hard or go home…
The most beautiful thing in the world: Life.
Ideal windsurfing destination: Estonia-Hiiumaa-Ristna, South Africa, Hawaii
How much Battery Energy Drink do you consume during a season? A lot
How much do you travel? As much as I can, but never enough.
What do you do when you are not windsurfing: Video production, tennis, swimming, gym, cross-country skiing, cycling.
Tige
Name: Märt Karu
Nickname: Tige
Born: November 24th, 1975
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
Sport: Windsurfing
Started windsurfing: In 1994.
Greatest career achievement so far: Being the first generation windsurfing blogger in Estonia and starter of the teamVOSA movement.
Your favorite websites: batterydrink.com, teamvosa.ee, purjelaualiit.ee
Your idols: Terry Pratchett.
Best advice you ever got: If you have to choose between loosing your board or your sail, choose the sail.
The most beautiful thing in the world: The sun shining through the breaking lip of a wave.
Ideal windsurfing destination: There is no such thing.
How much Battery Energy Drink do you consume during a season? So much that I can make serious money returning empty cans
How much do you travel? Not as much as I would like.
What do you do when you are not windsurfing: Cross country skiing mainly and reading books.
Liis
Name: Liis Härmson
Nickname: Liisbet
Born: March 23rd, 1980
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
Sport: Windsurf photography and video
Started making videos and photos: In 2002, after my future husband started windsurfing.
Greatest career achievement so far:Being the official photographer of most windsurf events in Estonia.
Your favorite websites: continentseven.com, facebook, batterydrink.com
Your idols: Windsurf photographer John Carter.
Best advice you ever got: “Life is short, live your dream and share your passion (from the Holstee manifesto).
The most beautiful thing in the world: The wonder of birth.
Ideal windsurfing destination: Cape Town, South Africa
How much Battery Energy Drink do you consume during a season?Too much to count, the Battery season never ends.
How much do you travel? As much as I get vacations from work.
What do you do when you are not windsurfing:Working, cooking, chilling with friends, playing with my dog and cat.
Taavi
Name: Taavi Tiirik
Nickname: Taff
Born: July 31th, 1971
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
Sport: Windsurfing
Started windsurfing: In 1998.
Greatest career achievement so far:Being in the finals of Estonian Wave Windsurfing Championships 2010, and receiving the best wave score from all the judges for two years in a row 2009-2010.
Your favorite websites: www.surf-matic.com for its writings, photo Fridays and some insight into the mind of one ridiculously talented windsurfer. www.windsurfermag.com and www.zakel.ws that point to pretty much everything windsurfing related that I find worth following, and of course a bunch of local pages like teamvosa.ee, maui.ee, etc. : )
Your idols: There are many: Francisco Goya, Terje Håkonsen, Levi Siver…
Best advice you ever got: “The future is now.” Not exactly in this wording, but the translation is pretty close.
The most beautiful thing in the world: A smile on the faces of friends and loved ones.
Ideal windsurfing destination: Maui
How much Battery Energy Drink do you consume during a season? Plenty. You can’t toast with water. : )
How much do you travel? A note to myself: I should do it more often. Any ideas, +B?
What do you do when you are not windsurfing: I snowboard.
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