In this issue

Fresh – Racecraft: Racing secrets, Kevin Pritchard’s motivation, Lancelin classic 2017, peter hart’s forward loop technique, tested: freeride special - 2017 105 litre boards & 6.5 sails, lake garda guide, jem hall’s chop hop tips, the pleasure and pain of jaws

Race, Ride, Rage, Repeat

Windsurf culture flourishes in the festival type atmosphere of common gatherings like NWF, Defi Wind and the long running Lancelin Ocean Classic. Combining competition with a healthy social scene, the Lancelin Ocean Classic (LOC) or ‘Lano’ to give it its colloquial name, kicks off the windsurf event season in style. With Western Australia enjoying one of its best seasons in years, the stage was set with an epic forecast for the battle of bragging rights to Lancelin’s crowns. John Carter and an ensemble of competitors give us the lowdown on the action on and off the water.

10+ mins

Pleasure And Pain

For every great gybe, jump or reach comes the inevitable crash, splash and fail. At Pe’ahi / Jaws in Maui the stakes are high and navigating the thin line between the ride or wipeout of your life is a mix of adrenaline, fear and extreme skill. Antoine Martin and Marcilio “Brawzinho” Browne tell how they manage the challenge as they recount a session from the beginning of the 2016/17 winter in Maui.

4 mins

Foundations Of Fun

Small freeride boards have their work cut out for them. The demand on their ability is high, but from two potentially very conflicting directions. The word ‘freeride’ gives it away in the first instance - the boards should be easy to use. Easy to step on, easy to plane and comfortable for long periods of use (including over varied terrain). They should glide through carving transitions as if on rails, tutoring those that are at the stage of progressing their cornering, and forgiving clumsy footwork or misuse of the rig’s power. But in addition to all this, the boards NEED TO BE FUN! After all, that is why we windsurf isn’t it - to have fun? And striking that balance right between ease of use and a fun captivating ride is the million dollar conundrum that is often hard to assess at the developmental stage, not least because the goal posts are different for every sailor.

4 mins

Inside Arnon

Seasoned racer Arnon Dagan from Israel has been a stalwart of the PWA scene for well over a decade but he is a man of many talents - musician, tester for both RRD and Neil Pryde and a fresh role as a husband and father. John Carter caught up with Arnon for an insight into one of the professional tour’s most interesting characters and Israel’s foremost windsurfing competitor.

10+ mins

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