Naish have signed two new stars for the 2007 season - UK-based PWA Wave Rider John Skye a.k.a "Skyeboy" and french wild child Julien "Weshwesh" Taboulet have joined the Naish Sails Team.
Naish Sails Product and Team Manager Michi Schweiger noted that: "We're stoked on having two young, talented and powerful sailors like John and Julien join our team and are looking forward to a great year"
John Skye:
"The new year sees some new changes for me. I will now be riding Naish Sails and am very happy. I have heard such great things about all their products and cant wait to start sailing on the new gear. Its also a great team and I am super stoked to be working alongside Kauli and Mr Naish himself. My first outing on the sails will be in Cape Verde for the first PWA of the year. A "wave special" event and the perfect environment to give a good test of the new sails. I cant wait! "
John Skye
Sail#: K-57
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Birthdate: 28.06.1977
Nationality: British
Residence: Great Britain
Debut: 2001
John Skye Biography:
When I finished university I moved to Fuerteventura for a year to learn to wave sail. At the time the World Tour seemed just a dream. However over the years it became closer and closer until in 2002 it was finally a reality. Since starting the tour I have been to loads of new places and had some great experiences. Best of all has been sailing in great conditions with some great friends.
Best Results:
1995 UK National Youth Champion
1998 UK Amateur champion - Waves, Freestyle & Racing
1999 National Student Champion
2001 European Freestyle Champion
2002 9th Overall PWA World Tour - Freestyle
2003 UK Triple Crown Series Champion - 1st place at every event.
2003 National Wave saiing Champion
2004 UK Triple Crown Series Champion
2004 10th Overall PWA World Tour - Waves
2004 10th Overal PWA World Tour - Super X
2004 3rd PWA Fuerteventura - Super X
2004 4th PWA Costa Brava - Super X
2005 UK Triple Crown Champion
2005 11t Overall PWA World Tour - Waves
2005 13th Overall PWA World Tour - Super X
2005 4th PWA Guincho - Waves
2006 ranked 15th Wave and Super X
John Skye's Sponsors:
Naish Sails, TWB, Helly Hansen, F2
John Skye - push looping
John Skye in North colours before signing for Naish Sails
Julien Taboulet
Sail#: F-100
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Birthdate: 03.04.1980
Nationality: French
Residence: France
Debut: 1997
Julien Taboulet's Biography:
Highlights of my career:
2006
- No9 - PWA Wave World Cup - Guincho / Portugal
- No13 - PWA Wave World Cup - Pozo / Gran Canaria
- PWA Overall Super-X World Cup - No11
2005
- No6 - PWA Super-X World Cup - Leucate / France
- No5 - PWA Wave World Cup - Guincho / Portugal
- No13 - PWA Wave World Cup - Pozo / Gran Canaria
- No9 - PWA Super-X World Cup - Costa Teguise / Lanzarote
- PWA Overall Super-X World Cup - No6
2004
- No6 - PWA Super-X World Cup - Leucate / France
- No13 - PWA Super-X World Cup - Costa Teguise / Lanzarote
- No9 - PWA Super-X World Cup - Sotavento / Fuerteventura
- PWA Overall Super-X World Cup - No8
2003
- No9 - PWA Wave World Cup - Pozo / Gran Canaria
2002
- 5th - PWA Pozo / Gran Canaria, Freestyle
- 17th - PWA Pozo / Gran Canaria, Wave
- 12th - PWA Sotavento / Fuerteventura, Freestyle
2001
- AFF Gruissan - 3rd freestyle
- AFF Leucate - 3rd freestyle
- AFF Siouville - 4th wave
- PWA Pozo - 4th freestyle
- PWA Fuerteventura - 7th freestyle
- PWA overall freestyle ranking - 4th
2000
- AFF Carro - 1st super session with double loops
- AFF Carro - 2nd Freestyle
- PWA Irlande - 13th Wave
1999
- PWA sylt.13th wave
- Youth revelation Wind Awards
1998
- AFF -1st youth
- PWA St Marie de la Mer - 6th speed
- PWA Leucate - 8th speed
- 6th overall PWA speed world cup
- 3rd youth world campionship wave production boards
1995 - World speed record youth ( 39.05 knots )
hobbies: Wakebording, Surfing, Skate, Snowboarding, have fun with my french bulldog, Kum!
best 'vacation': South Africa, Mauii and many others places
favourite music: System Of A Down & ASEK
favourite car: Ford Transit
favourite spot(s): Leucate
Julien Taboulet's Sponsors:
Naish Sails, Micro Fin, F2, Leucate, Bolle, Rip-Curl
Julien Taboulet sailing Neil Pryde prior to moving to Naish
More info: www.naishsails.com
