Il fait un break cette année (a year off) sur le PWA world tour :
"I’m going to take at least a year off from the PWA racing tour to take on the new challenge of brand promotion and get back a little of the stoke of just sailing for fun."
Gonzalo Costa Hoevel: “I am very happy to be joining the NorthSails /Fanatic teams for 2011 season! I have tried most of the gear during the 2010 season and always found it extremely easy and fast. I had my first sessions last weeks and everything goes super easy and fast! I can´t wait racing with it. I have a great relation with all boys and girls in the Fanatic team."
"I have been windsurfing for 24 years and this is the first time on NorthSails ever in my Windsurfing Career and I'm very excited to start the season on new Warp F2011.
Top quality, nice design and great performance are some of the things I really like about the NorthSails products. It really looks like that a lot of R&D have been put into the development of all the different pieces.
Looking at the performance of the NorthSails in 2010 in both Formula and slalom I don't think there was much doubt in how the sails where performing. I was ready for a change and tried the sails and after that I was convinced."
Pierre Mortefon (FRA-14):
"To be part of the fanatic international team is really great for me. When you are young, it's not easy that a big brand like Fanatic puts confidence in you and it feels very good for me to have the support of this big brand. When you look at the Fanatic team, it's amazing: 2 PWA World Champions with Victor and Gollito and many more top guys. The constant work on Freestyle and Wave R&D for sure pushed the brand to the top and now my objective is to follow the same way in Slalom with good equipment and a positive feeling with the whole Fanatic team."
Pieter Bijl (NED-0) entre dans le team international JP Australia.
"I am very excited about joining JP. I have total faith in Werner Gnigler's boards which I already tested and I am very happey with them and I feel I am absolutely ready for the racing season. I have won races on the PWA tour before and have been leading in events in Fuerte and Turkey. So, I know it is in there somewhere. Now, after a small break I hope to be able to gain some momentum and get it out and end up in the very top of the ranks in the next few years."