Sean O'Brien, Pro Windsurfer – seanobrien.com.au™

FollowTheWinds.com [Education by Entertainment for Kids and Youth] is a new media initiative of Sean O’Brien and Kate Morton following and expressing the lifestyles of 6 of the top pro Formula Windsurfing riders from Europe and abroad. The project aims to educate and inspire the youth about following your dreams (winds) and leading a positive life through inspiration seen in the lifestyles led by our six riders. The next step of the project is to take the concept to the European (and eventually international) media.

For more information read the rest of this post for the official Press Release and check out the website launch at:

• www.FollowTheWinds.com

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Sean has arrived in Europe and settled into his training-base in the Netherlands, preparing for his first World Tour event in Poland at the end of July. You can now follow Sean who is regularly posting videos, photos and stories on the Tour Diary about all his travels (non-windsurfing also!) and adventures throughout Europe and the events of the Pro Windsurfing Tour. Feel free to post comments and keep in touch with Sean through the Tour Diary as well as subscribing to the Tour Diary RSS Feed to have all the new stories sent straight to your inbox automatically.

After the success of the 2007 website, the new 2008 version of AUS120.com has continued to turn a few heads. Only a short time after the website was launched, AUS120.com has been featured on W3CSites, CSS Glance, WeLoveWP and CSS Creme amongst a few. These are design-showcase websites (from all around the World) which feature “well designed and coded websites” in all forms as well as websites adhering to strict web standards and usability.

Click ‘read the rest’ for a full list of sites that AUS120.com is featured on.

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On April 4th, 2008, the Gold Coast Media & Corporate Club will host host their biggest ever panel of sports people, former stars, administrators and the media for a forum at a luncheon discussing all the hot topics in sport. Sean has been invited to speak on the forum alongside other Australian sporting superstars such as Dick Johnson (Touring Car Driver), Karla Gilbert (Iron Woman Champion), Sharon Anyos (WBC/WBF Boxing World Champion), James Courtney (V8 Supercar Driver) and players from the Gold Coast Titans and Gold Coast Blaze. For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, click the image above.

Introducing CarbonSugar.com. A weblog about the design, construction, use and tuning of high-performance windsurfers. This weblog was a result of having never found any decent ‘windsurfing-specific’ books, articles, tutorials on any racing related tactics, technique, design or construction of high-performance windsurfing gear. Now there can be a haven for discussing how to tune your formula kit, how to get the best start and how to fix your gear when you break it for the umpteenth time.

As the 2007 European Pro Season starts to warm up, Sean announces after a strong 5-year partnership, he will no longer be riding Neil-Pryde sails and has joined the Gaastra Team for 2007.

With the help of fellow Australian and 2x Formula World Champion Steve Allen, Sean made the decision shortly after arriving in Europe to begin the first of his RS:X Olympic Events in Holland. With many World Titles already under their belt, including the current Formula World Title, Gaastra Sails are the ones to beat this season and Sean is looking forward to big possibilities on the new sails…

Sean would like to take this opportunity to thank Neil-Pryde for all their support and guidance over the last 5 years, which have no doubt contributed immensely to Sean’s results and status as Australia’s #1 racer. Whilst being sad to leave such a strong and performance driven brand, Sean is looking forward to the opportunities and challenges a new sail sponsor will bring. Look out for Sean riding Gaastra Sails at all the 2007 European Race Events.

Sean launches Team-AUS; an Australian based elite sporting team, comprised of individual athletes competing in a diverse range of sports, both Olympic and Professional. This team is a side-project that Sean has been working on for the past year in an effort to join together a group of elite athletes into one group, maximising resources, training and funding opportunities which are simply not possible individually.

Sean stands alongside other elite Australian gymnasts, rowers and track & field athletes in the team and is proud to announce Blackberry as a sponsorship partner for the 2007 season. You can view the team’s Official Website at www.team-aus.com.au and also checkout their 2007 sporting campaigns.