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| city  Berlin/Karlsruhe | |
| email Flo_behringer@web.de | |
| website http://www.flo-behringer.de | |
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| level 6 - expert: loops,latest freestyle tricks,hardcore waveriding | |
| favorite spot Trechtings | |
| favorite move Switch Chachoo | |
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| Stoked on sailing! | |
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| Please tell us a little bit about yourself, where are you from and
how come you started river windsurfing? | |
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name is Florian Behringer. I'm born in small village near
Karlsruhe/Germany not far away from beautiful Rhine River. When I was a
young boy I once tried windsurfing on a holliday trip. After this first
encounter it took several more years before I was finally infected by
the windsurfing virus.
When I was 19, my grandma supported me and bought my first windsurfing
board. So I started my windsurfing career on a small lake. When I was
experienced enough I followed some friends to nearby Rhine River and
was pretty impressed by the great conditions and the local windsurfing
community. By pushing each other we've learned a lot of new freestyle
manovers and spend a great time on the water.
Meanwhile I moved to Berlin to finish my study in politics and history.
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| You are a freestyle windsurfing addict. What's your attitude towards it? | |
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think freestyle will still make progress in future. It’s a perfect
alternative for surfers who don’t live close to the sea with perfect
wave-spots. Freestyle just works nearly everywhere. In addition I get a
kick out of learning new moves and therefore the potential is almost
unendingly.
But it’s a bit sad what happens on the contest-level in Germany at the
moment. In contrast to other countries in Germany freestyle has not the
importance it could have. Especially for the DWC(German Windsurf Cup)
it would be an enormous gain in prestige if the organizers would
attribute more weight on freestyle and wave by giving these disciplines
priority over Slalom and Formula. In addition they could integrate new
spots in other parts of Germany. The spectators and sponsors would be
happy about such a decision.
 | | Flo - Chachoo photo (C) by Florian Behringer |
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| What's the sickest trick you can do? | |
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the last few months I’ve learned many switch moves, my main goal at the
moment is to learn some new wave moves. I think the future (ponch into
flaka) is probably the hardest trick I am learning at the moment, but I
just nailed it a few times. | |
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| What kind of boards and sails do you prefer for Freestyle Windsurfing ? | |
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2 years I'm sponsored by Tabou and Gaastra, so my favorite freestyle
gear is the Tabou Freestyle 110 which has about 104l and the 5,0 5.0
Maniac wave sail. I think a board around 100 liters is the best choice
for moderate conditions with a windrange from 3 to 7 bft.
 | | Flo - one handed spock photo (C) by Florian Behringer |
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| Your favorite playgrounds are? | |
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| Generally
I prefer flat water for freestyling. Together with some small but steep
ramps it is pure fun. At Rhine river my favourite spots are  Trechtinshausen and Iffezheim.
Meanwhile I surf most of the time at spots around the Saaler Bodden
close to the Baltic Sea, where you can find quite good conditions. Even
though it's always something special for me coming back to Rhine River.
 | | Flo - Chachoo photo (C) by Florian Behringer |
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| Your latest magic moment on the water? | |
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| Definitely
at Rhine during Christmas, when we had some really awesome sessions in
Iffezheim. It was fucking cold with around 2 degrees, but as a
compensation for that there was a nearly cloudless sky and strong wind.
Besides , it was the only spot in Germany at this time having wind
because of the local thermals. Ripping together with some old friends
gave me an extra motivation.
 | | Flo giving a smile photo (C) by Florian Behringer |
thanks to Florian for beeing ripper of the month January 2007 !
for more info please visit flo's website www.flo-behringer.de | |
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| Your plans for the near future ? | |
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| This
year I will continue my study in Berlin. In spring, when I have
vacation term, I plan to make a short trip to prepare myself for some
freestyle competitions that I would like join in summer . And of course
I intend to come back to the Rhine as often as possible… | |
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