In this issue

Robby Naish on Winging, The Dunkerbeck Dynasty, Tested: 2020 Freeride Foil Boards, West Wittering Waves, Wing Surfing Product Guide, Pierre Mortefon Profile, Harty’s Uphauling & Waterstart Tips, Boujmaa’s Foil Adventure, Isle Of Wight Needles Mission, Croatia Slalom, Van Life.

RISE

“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” - Albert Einstein.

3 mins

NEEDLES MISSION!

The Needles, off the west tip of the Isle of Wight, are renowned for the treacherous waters that surround them. Complex tidal patterns combined with strong winds and underwater rock shelves combine to make some gnarly, choppy conditions that are punishing for any sort of watercraft. With lockdown behind them and yearning for an adventure, Tom Court, Ross Williams and Tom Buggy organized a mad mission out to these colossal rocks on a kite, wing foil and a windsurfer to celebrate the summer solstice! John Carter was on hand in the safety boat with his brand new flagship Canon 1DX M3 camera to capture the images, while Tom Buggy, a well-known Extreme Sailing Series sailor, was thrown into the deep end on Ross’s slalom kit and tells his story of the mission.

8 mins

MORTEFON'S MARKS

Continuing our ‘Mark of a champion’ series, we put French slalom powerhouse and 2019 PWA Slalom World Champion, Pierre Mortefon, under the spotlight as he reveals the secrets behind his success.

5 mins

WEST IS BEST!

Peter Hart, Simon Basset and Timo Mullen delve into the history books and celebrate the windsurfing and waves of the iconic south coast spot of West Wittering.

10+ mins

FOIL POWER

Boujmaa Guilloul is known for his skills in the waves, but recently he has become a loyal foil convert and decided one day to sail round the eastern tip of Maui, from the island’s south shore to its north. Hop on board as he tells us more about the challenging passage; for the sake of rescue services, please definitely don’t try to copy!

4 mins

FRENCH TALENT

Young, French and fearless, at 19 years of age Baptiste Cloarec has already gained a reputation for going big, very big! Known as the ‘Crazy Frenchy’, his talents have been recognised by RRD, who snapped him up on their team at the start of the year. It’s not all play hard though for the up and coming young sailor, as alongside his windsurfing he is studying for a career in the Merchant Navy. John Carter caught up with Baptiste earlier this year at one of the Frenchman’s favourite sailing locations, Cape Town, and asked him to tell us more about his life.

5 mins

THE DUNKERBECK DYNASTY

The iconic sail number E-11 was the mark of Bjorn Dunkerbeck on the water for his entire career. Now Dunky has stepped back from full-time professional competition, he has passed the prestigious sail number down to his son Liam. John Carter sat down with father and son to learn more about their relationship, how Bjorn is on a mission to promote and grow windsurfing and Liam’s windsurfing ambitions.

9 mins

FOIL MANIA

To compliment the foil test in the last month’s issue, we’re looking at foil-specific boards this month, and as with all things foiling, the backdrop is continually changing!

10+ mins

WING SURFING PRODUCT GUIDE

Unless you’ve been self-isolating under a rock or barricaded yourself in a toilet roll warehouse, you can’t have failed to notice that wing surfing is definitely a thing now! If you have more questions than answers about the new wind sport on the block, then relax, as we have enlisted the help of the one and only Robby Naish to impart his wing wisdom. And if you are planning a purchase to get your wing on, then have a look at our product guide as a selection of leading brands showcase their latest products on the market.

10+ mins

FINDING YOUR ‘GET OUT OF JAIL' CARDS

In our sport there are head-turning techniques and there are unflashy but deeply practical ones. This month Harty focuses on two of the latter.

10+ mins

LATEST AND GRESTEST

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10+ mins

#VANLIFE

Reader Claudio Silvestrin made a bucket list Mediterranean trip with his wife in their converted van and shares with us their experience of van life.

5 mins

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