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<channel><generator>iloblog 1.0</generator><title>Tha Blog Feed</title><link>http://www.kessler.dk/</link><description></description><item><title>Next stop: Wind!!!</title><link>http://iloapp.kessler.dk/blog/www?Home&amp;post=225</link><description><![CDATA[  After a heavy start of the new year with a lot of examns, I've now handed in the last one, and have finished another semester on the education.. Feels pretty good!!! :) Especially because what's up next - loads of windsurf! I leave for training in a few days, and I cannot wait to be back on the water! I'm heading to a new place, where I haven't been before which is pretty exciting too! Soo, just a few more days, and I hope to be able to throw up some warm and windy photos here on the blog! :) Stay tuned!  
   
  
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 I've made a facebook site to gather all photos, films, posts etc. from my windsurfing. Check it out, and like it - if you like ;) I will be posting on the site regulary but I will keep posting as usual here on kessler.dk .  
 Thanks for following!  
 Xenia  
   
   
 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:49:36 +0100</pubDate><category>Other Stuff</category></item><item><title>News! Danish News Papers </title><link>http://iloapp.kessler.dk/blog/www?Home&amp;post=223</link><description><![CDATA[  Lately I've had some portraits in some of the main Danish News Papers - one of them is available online, and the other one is still running - check them out if you want :)  
   
   
   
 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:45:16 +0100</pubDate><category>Other Stuff</category></item><item><title>December</title><link>http://iloapp.kessler.dk/blog/www?Home&amp;post=222</link><description><![CDATA[  Denmark has gone cold! But together with the temperature drop the wind has picked up - at least a few days! We've had some good storms, and I have been out enjoying the conditions which Fyn has to offer! :) One day I was all the way down south on an island called Langeland. I was curious to go when I was picked up early in the morning by local Fyn windsurfer Nikolaj! A lot of the bridges in Denmark were already closed due to the storm, but luckily we managed to get to Langeland without any problems. A lot of surfers had found their way to this nice wave spot of Bagenkop. I think we were like 15 windsurfers - pretty well done for a cold december day I think. Everyone had picked out their smallest sails - the big guys with the 3.3-3.7. The wind was crazy! I was on my waveboard and a tight 3.6. Brr - I really got worked, but I had some super good waves as well!  
   
 The next storm arrived like 1-2 weeks after. I had decided to go freestyling this day - a pretty optimistic decision I think! My arms where sore after just a few runs, and when I crashed the wind carried my up from the water and swang me to the other side of the board - it wasn't easy to hold on! It was great to be out on the freestyle equipment again though! Even though the temperatures was a bit too low and the wind was making the experience even colder... A few shots from the day, thanks to Sofus for standing on the wind blown beach making video!:  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:40:41 +0100</pubDate><category>Sessions</category></item><item><title>Danish Womens Freestyle Champ 2011, 5th at the mens a-class and 2nd in Womens waves! :) October Update</title><link>http://iloapp.kessler.dk/blog/www?Home&amp;post=221</link><description><![CDATA[  There is quite a while between each updates at the moment, I know, but here it goes anyway :)  
 October... Well, that was when it still wasn't too cold here. Though I remember changing to wetsuit in the climate of Northern Denmark wasn't really a pleasure anymore - and that was even in the middle of October. But anyway, we (all the danish competitive windsurfers) did it quite a lot this October as we had epic conditions for this years Danish Championships! The Danish Championships were going on from the .... till .... october (4 days event). From the first day of four we had super good conditions, and we were able to complete the wave championships for the mens A, B and Junior class as well as the Womens! Siick! :) 
 I was on my new, and suuuuper nice JP Twinser Quad and the 4.2 Fly. Perfect setup for me this day. I had some good heats with some good waves - I had at least one in each heat that I was happy with, and then some frontloops and normal jumps. I would like to spend some more times in the waves, and a day like we had it here in Klitmøller only made me want it more. It was so much fun! :) I managed to beat some of the girls that I find very talented, which I was really happy with. I haven't got to sail a lot in the waves this year, but those times I had were really nice. After the comp I went out untill dark. It was really nice conditions, waves weren't too big, but good for practising both jumps and riding (I think like 2,5meters).  
 The following days we were doing my favourite thing: Freestyle! :) We were having the competition at Krik Vig - somewhere south of Klitmøller. I like the spot. I've been sailing there quite a lot when I've been in Klitmøller, as it work pretty much in any direction. I was sailing with the Mens A-class. It is a bounch of pretty tough guys so I was quite curious how far I would get. It was cold, but the wind was actually good, and I was on my brand-new 4.5. Fell in love with that sail immediately - for me it is the perfect size! I managed to pass first round, but then I was knocked out by then danish champ: Kenneth Danielsen. I ended up fifth in total, and was quite pleased with that result. There is a ssuper high level in the mens fleet, so to be able to mix with them is for me already pretty good :) 
 After the Danish championships I was back to the books and the local waters :) I had a few good sessions afterwards, but I have to admit that it has turned quite cold here. Im still hoping to get some more sessions before the snow kicks in, but the wind has been pretty dead the last weeks, and except of continually decreasing temperature there doesn't seem to be much change in the forecast. I cross my fingers though, aaand so far we still have 5 degress in the day so I am optimistic :)  
 ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:54:09 +0100</pubDate><category>Sessions</category></item><item><title>September Update</title><link>http://iloapp.kessler.dk/blog/www?Home&amp;post=220</link><description><![CDATA[  Let's start this blog off with a warm and sunny picture :) 
   
 It's been way too long since my last blog-post, and more times I have been writing a new post, but all the time I've been interupted by something else. It's been busy (but good :) ) days since I got home from Fuerteventura. 
 I've been around in the whole country teaching a lot! I teach both normal windsurfers, who wants to improve their skills, and instructors who wish to bring something new and inspiring to their windsurf students, and girls only clinics :) I've been visiting  Kolding Windsurf Club ,  Aarhus Windsurf Club ,  Ishøj Windsurf Club, Nivå Windsurf Club ,  Sydhavns Windsurf Club ,  Helgoland Windsurfers ,  Furresøen windsurfing Club  and latest  Middelfart Windsurf Club  where  Skarbæk   WindsurfKlub  and  Vejle Windsurf Club  was represented as well. Super cool. It is super inspirering to see all the windsurfing clubs, and to meet all the enthusiastic people. I think, if all those clubs, all the ideas and all the energy was put toghether you would have the worlds best windsurfing club - I've really seen a lot of good projects out there. I've also been doing some television - TV2 (sport, see below) and DR1 (Aftenshowet - The Evening Show) together with my sister Julie - I will see if I can put up the link from the full television programme :) , and also in University TV is the main focus at the moment, so it is quite a packed program again. No surprises here :) 
 A few photos from some of the visits: 
   
   
   
   
 Also the Newspaper went by, and created an article, which can be read here :  
     
 Some have asked about my arm - thanks for caring :) It was already good again after like 1-2 weeks. I think thanks to the daily 2 litres of Milk I drank when I was younger! Hah :) (don't worry, I don't drink too much anymore... cut it down to 1 liter a daý now.)  
 WaterZ 2011 video: Cozy atmosphere! 
   
 In the middle of the month it was time for WaterZ - a huge watersports event in Denmark, which had its debut last year. The cool thing about this event, in my opinion, is that it is for all kinds of watersports, which means there will always be something going on for spectators and participants. Fx - there are free surf lessons, night wakeboard show with DJs, Movie premieres, Downwind race for windsurfers and kitesurfers, freestyle for kite and windsurfers, wakeboard competition, SUP races and Yoga and much more! There wasn't quite enough wind for the freestyle competition to take place, so instead we made a tow-in session. It was difficult, but fun to be a part of and try :) I would like to practise a bit more of that though, as it is much different than what I am used to. We had good fun though, and one who could really put up a show was showman Tonky from Bonaire. He showed reaally really awesome skills on the water, and it was great to have him there. Right after three full days of waters I jumped in the little Van, to continue the surf trip, because.......  
 September was also the month of the PWA Worldcup coming to Denmark! Unfortunately still only for the guys in waves. Too bad, as I know there would be a bounch of Danish girls entering the competition here. Hopefully the girls will be welcome soon :) I was there the whole week though, to be a volounteer worker there. Together with a crew of 4 other people I was handeling the press of the event, and also introducing the full new concept to the windsurfing world: Live Scoresheets. It was a very busy, some days from 7 till 23, but some really good daýs with some new experiences. I also had a morning of windsurf there - soo nice to be in the waves again. I had some good swims, :), but it was a lot of fun with some great company out there at Middels, Hanstholm.  
   
 It was a bit windy in Klitmøller these days..... And one of the days I actually didn't mind that I was busy on the beach and not on the water. :-) Photo by PWA!  
   
 The waves were also quite gnarly on this day! Photo: John Carter /PWA 
   
 After work I enjoyed hanging out with the rest of the Press Team at the Coldhawaii party. Here Kirstine.  
   
 And here the full press team smiling :) Photos by Markus Adrian 
 If you haven't seen it yet, you should check out the new JP Pictures and videos! A special JP-Girls video has been created together with a JP Girls site on facebook :) Check it out if you want!  
   
 Also check out all the other JP movies and pictures online on  www.jp-australia.com   
 Also Check out the newly updated NeilPryde site: 
     
 Next up is a beautiful forecast for the coming week, hopefully with some nice days on the water. :) Soon is also DM, which I am looking forward to :)  
   
 This is one happy week! :)  
 ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:20:34 +0200</pubDate><category>Sessions</category></item><item><title>TV2 Sporten</title><link>http://iloapp.kessler.dk/blog/www?Home&amp;post=219</link><description><![CDATA[  Tjeck out a clip from the PWA Worldcup in Danish Sports television programme: TV2 Sporten: (The interview is in English!!)  
     
 ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:41:34 +0200</pubDate><category>Other Stuff</category></item><item><title>PWA Worldcup Fuerteventura 2011</title><link>http://iloapp.kessler.dk/blog/www?Home&amp;post=218</link><description><![CDATA[    
 It's about time to update from the last competition: PWA Worldcup in Fuerteventura. Currently I'm doing one-handed-blog-writing, which makes it a bit slow, and difficult, but I will come back to that later.  
 I went to Fuerte about 5 days prior to competition start. Arrianne picked me up in the airport, and straight hereafter we were on the water. Some flat, offshore spot a bit down of the usual centers in Fuerte. I was surprisingly on my 4.2 (surprisingly because Fuerte is normally associated with a tight 3.7 or a 3.3 for those that are lucky to have that). Arrianne borrowed a 4.7 and actually the wind was really light. We both had a good session though, and managed to pull off some tricks. It was fun to surf together again!   
   
 After those 5 days the parents of Arrianne arrived, so we both moved. I moved into the big hotel there, which is located right on the beach (Melia Gorriones). I must say, that I really really enjoyed that the usual sleeping spot on the sofa, in the board bag or a fold-out bed, was for once replaced with a nice hotelroom, a big bed, delicious food and walking distance to my gear. It just did not get any better. The first hours there I was really just enjoying and appreciating being there, and I just opened the door to the balcony, let in the fresh air and summer sounds while relaxing on my bed. Perfect warm up to the session that was to come a few hours later. 
 Finally the comp was to start. I sailed my worst heat ever there, and I knew when Arrianne said that she'd had an okay heat, that I was out. I was just angry with myself, that I sailed such a bad heat, - it is so frustrating, when you know, what you can really do. Luckily I got to show more in the double elimination...  
 PWAworldtour.com: 
   "Day three: Lighter winds and super flat water saw the style master Tonky Frans and rising star Xenia Kessler storm through the double elimination."    
 I had a good comeback in the double elimination. I was super nervous, but so that I could handle it, and use it for something good. I had to meet Sveta first. She is new on tour, but I know she sails really well, so I knew I had to kick ass from the beginning. Luckily I managed, and passed onto the next round. I faught my way up to meet Arrianne again, who I also won from and I was now placed in 4th position. Really nice. I'd taken a big sail, because I'd rather be overpowered than underpowed, so my arms where super painfull already. I had one heat where I was on 4.9 and the other one was on 4.0, still planing. Those that I've been sailing with knows that I normally get going with a quite small sail, buuut I was just not up for any chances, as I knew this would be  the  chance, if I wanted to improve my result from my really bad day of sailing in the single. Luckily it worked, and by the end of the day I was in the semifinal against Yoli de Brendt who I'd beated in Aruba.  
   
   
   
   
 PWA: 
  "The lighter winds and a flat sailing ground provided the perfect conditions for the women to unleash their most daring maneuvers. Mio Anayama (NeilPryde) launched into forward loops in both directions, and Xenia Kessler (JP / NeilPryde) spun around a set of super smooth spocks and a flaka to defeat their opponents Svetlana Martynova and Brit Danielle Lucas (Severne).   
  Kessler and Anayama moved on to face each other. Anayama fought hard landing her forward loops and a spock in the closing seconds; however she was unable to match the consistency of Kessler.   
  Arch rivals, Arrianne Aukes (RRD / Simmer / Dakine / AL360) and Kessler then took to the water for their seventh showdown this season. With five wins to one Aukes was confident as she entered the heat, pulling a super-fast spock on the way out, however it was Kessler’s day and she flew through her tricks without fault ensuring the judges awarded her the most points, knocking Aukes down into fifth place."   
 The day after, the battle against Yoli was about to go down. I felt ready for it, and I was really really hoping, that the wind would pick up, so we could continue. Luckily it did, and Yoli and me went on the water. I sailed pretty well again, and the result was really tight. At one judge it was one point, that made the difference, and that was inspite of, that I had missed one move on the outside. I was super happy about the heat. Yoli won the heat this time, but it felt great that it was so close, and that I could really push her. This meant I got in 4th position at the PWA Worldcup Fuerteventura 2011. Im really happy about this result! I think Fuerte is a tough place, and to be able to perform well here, means a lot to me.  
   
  Girls girls girls :) ! Aaand super skilled PWA photographer John Carter in the middle!  
 This position places me in an overall 4th position on the PWA World ranking, and I am really really happy about this too! :) I did not dare to expect anything like this because of the school and a generally busy year, but I was hoping, and knew I wanted to fight for it! :) 
 On the last day my body was super tired. I just felt the whole week of competing (both a bit of stress and the physical action).. Buuut... I still wanted to go on the water. I went with my big sail again, because I had become so familiar and happy with it. It was a bit too big though, and in the middle of a photoshoot I span with much more power than I expected in a trick, and crashed into some iron photographer tower in the water. My board was really broke, and I'd hurt my arm, which has hit an iron pillar across, really hard. I went off the water and to the Red Cross people on the beach... My arm was swallown, red, and had a blue stripe where the iron pillar had hit. I was super scared that my arm was broken. It was really painfull, but also the thought of not being able to be on the water - or do any other sports - for some weeks was really really scary I thought. Arrianne went with me to the hospital, really sweet, and Remko got us a car and some tshirt to slip over the wet surf clothes. And luckily it did not seem to be broken. I still could not really use it, and they said I had to re-check as soon as I got home, but man it was such a relief to hear this.  
   
  The board....  
   
  and the arm... well, normally it really isnt that thick!!   
     
  a little bit worried.. Me and Arrianne was left alone in the room on the hospital for half an hour before we could get an answer  
   
  But luckily the little bones were fine :) Guess I had a lot of milk in my life to make the bones strong :)))   
 I'm now at home since three days. My body is still recovering, and I've been on the sofa with fever since I got back. Really unusual for me, but I am happy it only happened when I came back to Denmark :) I look super much forward till I can get back on the water. The weather is nice here, and there are loads of spots here in DK I have been missing to windsurf. Soo... A few more days of sleeping and recovering and I hope to be back out there :)  
 ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:55:24 +0200</pubDate><category>Competitions</category></item><item><title>Windsport Magazine 2011</title><link>http://iloapp.kessler.dk/blog/www?Home&amp;post=217</link><description><![CDATA[  Check out latest Windsport Mag :)  
   
   
   
 ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:43:08 +0200</pubDate><category>Other Stuff</category></item><item><title>Windsurf in Denmark and off to Fuerte</title><link>http://iloapp.kessler.dk/blog/www?Home&amp;post=216</link><description><![CDATA[  :) It has been amazingly nice to be back in Denmark for a bit. I've been here about two weeks, and have had some good sessions on the water and have seen some friends and family - really nice. I've also got my new sails, and been able to test em. I like them a lot!!  
   
   
   
 Today, the day before I leave for Fuerte, I went back to my parents place, and went surfing with my small cousins, their parents and my own parents. Reeeally cozy. My small cousins just picked up windsurfing together with their parents, and it was nice to see them having fun out there and be able to give everyone some tips. The winds were quiert, and the beach were a typical east coast beach. Super cozy. I was mostly walking around in the water today, giving tips and instructing a bit. It is so fun to see how kids and grown ups learn so different.. I had just been explaining some movements for some of the grownups in a more technical-explaining-grown-up way, and went back to the kids who I had left a bit for themselves to play around (was checking on them of course ;) ) "is it going well?" "yea!!! We are playing!! It is fun!" Perfect. I think that is how kids (and everyone who let themselves) learn the best.... Just playing and having fun. They explained me the game, which was even better - one had to drag the other one to the deep and the other one had to see if he/she could sail away and into the shore.. Pretty much just to surf acutally... But they'd come up with the game themselves and where having a lot of fun. And they both managed to surf to the shore.  
   
  Happy salty surfers in the back of the car :)  
 Tomorrow I leave for Fuerteventura. I'm looking forward to it. A lot actually. It should be so extremely windy there, and I have my small sails ready... But I guess they can never be small enough for there :) I am curious how it is to sail there. I think they are really tough conditions, and everything regarding rankings can happen there. uhj, is gonna be good to get there! Now I better get started with the packing... Didn't touch anything yet, and I leave 6 in the morning... But as long as my surfgear is there :-)  
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