Summer 2009

Hallo!

Times passes by so quickly- quite long ago that I did update my blog....
This summer has been great. Once more i stayed abroad a bit longer than planned....
Mid July I went to Mauritius. I had such a great time there with my friends that I stayed until mid september. Conditions were average this summer - a lot of wind, unfortunately not too many big swells, but I can say that I have been on the water every day.
Then I had the opportunity to travel once more to Western Australia, together with a friend from Sweden, Maria.
First I did plan to go to the Worldcup in Sylt, but Australia is definatly a bigger "seduction"...
Congratulations to all riders you showed their potential in the cruel Sylt- conditions!!!
OZ was a great girls-trip. Three unreal weeks in the north of W.A., big swells, good sailing, great surfing,camping, pure nature feeling, campfires, wild animals,....

Now I amback home since a month and i finally get used again to our civilisation and society...never easy!!
But life is good here as well, some interesting university times and winter is on the way!!

" Do what you do with all of your heart-
love it - or change it!"

Greez,
Yours Uli

Mauritius

One more time Mauritius!!

We have it all!!
Wind, gusts, swell, small and big waves, chop, glassy surfing conditions, rain, sun, no wind and no waves, but parties.....
It is still paradies here, even if unfortunately more and more crowded every year!!!!
sorry, until now not a lot of sailing pics..hope they still will come. waiting for some epic conditions!!!

wish you all a nice summer!!

ULi

Wo die Almröserln wachs´n...

..und der Enzian blüaht!!

MTB- Tour in Südtirol bei Sterzing, Ratschings

Flüchteten vor dem feuchten Regenwaldklima in Innsbruck ein bisschen weiter in den Süden...
Entdeckten eine super schöne Tour und .....es regnete einmal nicht!!!!!
Noch eine Woche- dann gehts ab in den Süden!!!

Mei Freid san die Küah
Und die Berg und die Bam
Ja dort auf der Alma
Ist der Frieden daham.

LOL!!!!!

Austrian Lake time

Rainy weather here in Austria since two weeks.
But we had some great windy days at Neusiedlersee.
Unfortunately I didn´t bring my windsurfing eqipment, as I didn´t expect so windy conditions...I would have been on a 3.5 for two days....
But I was trying my new wave-kiteboard. Learning to jibe again!! Haha!! I was mostly just flying...
Let´s see if I am gonna be ready for wavekiting if there are lightwind days in Mauritius.
Leaving soon for about 6 weeks to the beautiful island in the indian ocean!!!.....One Eye is calling!!!!!

thanks for the pix to: http://windkraftsport.com/







entry fee on a rainy day????

MAROC

Hi!!

First good news...My "so much loved pharmacy studies" are FINALLY finished!!!! YEAH!!

But luckily I have another subject to finish as well, so I will stay at university at least another year- and be able to travel some more.

Here some pics from two great weeks in Maroc end of may.

Have a nice summer!!

Summerfeelings...

Hallo!

Welcome in the summertime!!

What a start in the season over here in Austria!!!

1.-10.5 was the Surfopening in Podersdorf including the EFPT Freestyle Classics and the PWA Slalom Worldcup. Both events could get finished in incredible good wind conditions!!!

For Results check:

http://www.pwaworldtour.com/

http://www.efpt.net/

http://www.surfworldcup.at/

Congratulations to everybody and especially to all the Austrians!!!!

I was in the east of Austria as well for this ten days. Was not quite planned as that...but somehow I didn´t get away there anymore...

Sailing with 3.7m, 4.2m, 4.7m, and kiting a lot as well. So great to be on the water again with all my friends from vienna!!!

And yeah, there are to mention the best parties of the year....AND I mean really the best ones!!! Great sound, great people, great athmosphere- starting with a sundowner at the lake after a day in the water........Whoever was there knows what i am talking about...

Shaka!!!

I will go to Maroc and continue celebrating summer in two days!! thin k I´ll have to pray for wind...

Have all a good start in the season!!!

pics by: John Carter , Tanja Emig and Uli Hölzl

Skitouring for Easter

Hallo!

for once I was at home in Austria for easter.
the weather was incredible. After a real long winter the summer suddenly started from one day to the other. 14 days of blue sky and temperatures up to 25 degrees. Crazy!
the powder was unfortunately gone, but very good touring conditions on the mountains.
A 2 days trip to the Ötztal, some daily tours around innsbruck, some normal snowboarding, bbq´s, drinks in the city, first spring parties full of life....It was all in there.
No I gotta go back in front of my books,- not easy!
soon, soon - in may- I will be off to the water again. It will be time!!
Have a nice spring!
Yours,
ULi