Nils Stolzlechner joins Ozone Team!

I am stoked to announce another strong addition to Ozone's Race Team... Nils Stolzlechner! I first met Nils while attending the US nationals a couple years back. He was a competitive racer that brought his own board shapes to the course. This year he graciously welcomed riders to his current home town of Corpus Christi, where he diligently worked helping to host the US Nationals. His board shapes are as progressive as his riding, and his company NJS designs is known amongst top racers as one of the most competitive boards around. As a racer himself, Nils is able to push and tweak board design to the maximum. We are all stoked to be training and riding with Nils, and working together to push the limits of board and kite design on the race course.

Here is a short bio on Nils.... and check out his website for the latest race boards.

Nils Stolzlechner:

Born and raised in Austria, Nils started to kite surf in 2001 in San Francisco. A year later he figured that building his own boards would be cheaper than buying them. As the course racing events started, Nils started to design specific boards that focused on upwind performance and started his small company NJS Designs in 2007. Currently Nils lives in Corpus Christi, he has two daughters, Alexandra 19 and Victoria 17.

1980-1987 US Ski Team, Ski Jumping, 6th place World Championships 1982, 5th place World Championships 1985

1997 1st place European Windsurfing Championships, Lake Garda Italy

1997 4th place IFCA Windsurfing World Championships, Tarifa, Spain

Kitesurfing

2005 3rd place overall Cabrinha Race Series

2006 3rd place overall Cabrinha Race Series

1st place Ronstan Bay Challenge Course Races

11th place US Nationals

2007 2nd place Ronstan long distance race

3rd UN Classic

15th US Nationals

2008 7th US Nationals

8th World Cup, Sylt, Germany

5th Ronstan Long distance race

27th World Championships

14th place currently in the World Ranking IKA for Course Racing

Here are some results from his recent board designs:

1st Place US Nationals Mens Overall 2008&2009

1st Place World Championships Mens Overall 2009

2nd Place World Championships Womans Overall

www.njsdesigns.org

WELCOME NILS!!!

Windzup,
Brian Schenck