In this issue

The Long Glide - Marquesas Islands windSUP Expedition, Jono Dunnett’s Atlantic To Med Adventure, Rough Stuff PWA Slalom, Cotillo Waves, Peter Hart’s Kit Tips, Lake Silvaplana, Graham Ezzy, Foil Gybes Technique, 2018 Windsup Board Test, Robby Swift’s Ho’okipa Guide, Aruba Travel.

The Long Glide

“Still glides the Stream, and shall for ever glide; The Form remains, the Function never dies.” William Wordsworth.

3 mins

BOSS BEACH

Cotillo – the very name used to strike fear into mast manufacturers. Its notorious waves gave birth to many fledgling pro careers and death to many rigs in wave sailing’s formative years. Located on the NW shore of Fuerteventura, it’s a beach break with a reputation as one of the heaviest in the archipelago and deservedly so – when it comes to Canarian beach breaks, Cotillo is the boss. On their final day of a four-day stint in the Canary Islands, John Carter and Timo Mullen on a high from an epic session with current men’s world champion Philip Koester in Jameos Del Agua in Lanzarote decided to go 2 for 2 and sail with women’s world champion Iballa Moreno and take on the challenge of Cotillo! John, Iballa, Timo and Corky Kirkham tell us more about the session and their relationship with the island.

10 mins

The Rough Stuff

When the going gets rough, what do you do with slalom stuff? The 2018 Ulsan PWA World Cup in Jinha Beach, South Korea tested PWA slalom sailors to their limits with high winds and choppy seas. So how do they adjust their tactics and equipment to handle the rough stuff and what did they think of some of the most extreme slalom racing to take place in years. A selection of the world’s best racers share their knowledge and experiences.

10+ mins

Rediscovering Aruba

I remember the moment vividly, it was late May 2011, and I sat in the pristine white sand of “Fisherman’s Huts”, overlooking layers of turquoise as the sun set into the Caribbean Sea. I sat facing the dying rays, alone, feeling blue and oblivious to the beauty around me. My heart had already sunk somewhere deep inside me. I felt hunger, exhaustion, and yes I’ll admit it, I even felt cold. It was the end of a long succession of PWA World Tour competitions, and this last one in Aruba got to me. I windsurfed terribly, had one of my worst results, and I couldn’t recall a minute I enjoyed from the entire week. My confidence and motivation were trampled upon like never before. Not only did I hope to never compete in Aruba again, I also vowed to never return.

10+ mins

Journey To The Med

Our last update from Jono Dunnett and his epic round Europe windsurf expedition was in our April 2018 issue where we left the adventurer off the coast of Spain. We catch up with him this issue as he heads out from Galicia, NW Spain and back to the open ocean, heading down the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal, bound for the Mediterranean.

8 mins

Ho'okipa Breakdown

Ho’okipa is one of the most famous wavesailing breaks in the world and home to some notorious kit crunching rocks. But not every day is mast high plus and on flat days the famed spot can be ticked off the bucket list by a reasonably competent sailor. If you’ve ever fancied a go or want to know more about Ho’okipa’s nuances, then read on as Robby Swift gives a guide to the iconic wave and a breakdown on the ins and outs of sailing his adopted home break.

8 mins

High Winds

If you fancy windsurfing in the Swiss Alps, 1800 metres above sea level, then Lake Silvaplana is the spot. Located in the Engadin valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps, southeastern Switzerland, it is home to one of the ‘highest’ windsurfing clubs and longest running windsurfing competitions in the world. We caught up with Christian Mueller, co-founder of the EFPT and head of the Engadinwind event team and Italian freestyle young gun, Riccardo Marca, to find out more about the pristine alpine spot and its competition scene.

5 mins

Father Time

A newborn baby inspires Graham Ezzy to reflect on his life as a father and son, as the Ezzy windsurfing dynasty continues to grow.

6 mins

Summer Solace

Whilst the UK is enjoying a warmer, more stable period than most of our European cousins, we felt it a good time to ask our test team to investigate the windSUP options of 2018. After all, they’re likely to be the most appropriate option for summer adventures to the seaside if the June heatwave continues. And now that we’ve put the test in print, sod’s law is we’ve probably cursed the country for increasingly windy, unsettled conditions.… you can thank us when you see us at the beach!

10+ mins

The Kit Factor

However good and versatile kit is these days, bad choices are still the number one barrier to progress. Peter Hart offers some prime examples.

10+ mins

Foil Gybing

There’s a reason the pages of this magazine have been long populated by carve gybing articles. It’s the benchmark move of our sport, a measure of how far our technique has progressed if we can blast into the beach and leave again with almost no perceptible drop in speed. So there is no surprise that with the advent of foiling the goal posts haven’t moved that far, just a little higher up. However this time we’re not alone, whether you’re a kiter, moth sailor or Ben Ainsle’s America’s Cup team, the new measure of success for any form of wind foiling is can you gybe without touching down.

3 mins

The Long And Short Of It

Whether it’s the behemoths of long boards past or their modern incarnation, windSUPs, Peter Hart contends that, “There is eternal beauty in length.”

4 mins

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