Boating-Sailing
Windsurf
Powellin' Around
Lake Powell is the second largest man-made reservoir in the United States, situated on the border between Utah and Arizona… and completely offradar for windsurfing! Kevin Pritchard gets his redneck boots on for a sideways look at its beautiful scenery.
9 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Pol - 1111
Justyna Sniady has become one of the world’s best women wave sailors despite being born in Warsaw, Poland, working a full time job and breaking 15 bones over years of trying to make it to the top. Her journey is an unconventional one, but testament to her strength of character and passion for windsurfing. Finn Mullen and John Carter caught up with the talented Polish sailor to find our more about her success.
10+ min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Jack Of All Trades And Master Of One
Are You Better Off For Having Not Windsurfed From The Cradle? Harty Champions ‘Generalism’.
5 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Fuerte' Or Bust
With three days to complete a photo shoot and a last minute diversion across continents, Geraldton based photographer / fireman, Mathias Moerman, charts how a mission to capture Severne’s team and 2020 product in action turned into love at first sight with the island of Fuerteventura.
5 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
ITA - 2111
Francesca Floris, ITA-2111, is an insiprational Italian windsurfer who doesn’t let age get in the way of ability. In her late fifties she competed earlier this year in the PWA freestyle event in Bonaire, winning heats and finishing a very respectable 6th place overall. She gives us an insight into her life and how she started freestyling at 47!
4 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Chasing The Dream
Ricardo Campello, V-111, has been chasing his dream of becoming PWA overall wave champion for many years now. Last year in Sylt he came agonizingly close to winning the title but lost in a super final to Thomas Traversa in tricky conditions. In 2019 he started the year without a sail sponsor, but through his own resources managed to make an online appeal to find backing. After kicking off the season with an emphatic victory in Pozo, an event dominated by Philip Koester and Victor Fernandez for over a decade, is this the year when the gifted Venezuelan can finally fulfil his dreams? John Carter caught up with Ricardo to hear his thoughts on the title race and a whole lot more.
10 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Front Hand Rules
Want to improve your windsurfing? Then start with your front hand says Sam Ross; he tells us why.
3 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Freeride Foil Test
AFS W85 FOIL AND AHD TOPAZ 127 BOARDWEB WWW.KAISPORTS.CO.UK / WWW.AFS-FOILS.COM / WWW.AHD-BOARDS.COM PRICE FOIL: £1199 F-800 WING: £549 BOARD: £1499
10+ min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Caribbean Travel Guide
If you’re looking for a windsurf holiday destination, somewhere with warm, windy turquoise waters and no-stress vibes is a pretty good place to start, and that’s exactly what the Caribbean specialises in. From the butter smooth waters of Bonaire to idyllic Tobago, find out more about some of the best destinations in the region with our Caribbean travel guide.
8 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Back To The Future
Former PWA world wave champion Scott McKercher needs little introduction, but if you have been following his latest adventures, you’ll know that outside of running his board company ‘SMIK’, he’s been frothing on all things foiling. Read on as Scott charts his journey form reluctant foiling participant to fully fledged fan and why he thinks foiling’s evolution is happening at ‘back to the future’ speeds!
4 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Are You Going Yet?
Whether you’re a racer, wave sailor, trickster or a strong wind ‘newbie’, the ability to get planing and strapped in early and without fuss remains the most potent of all the skills. Harty sheds much light.
10+ min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
All In
When Cloudbreak, one of the world’s heaviest waves, looks set to rock with wind and waves, you can be sure one man has his eye on sailing it – Jason Polakow. Teaming up with the Brazilian powerhouse, Marcilio Browne, the duo packed their bags for an ‘all in’ strike mission to the legendary Fijian break; this is their story.
6 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Team Work
Behind every brand lies a team of dedicated specialists whose job it is to design and bring to market a range. John carter lifts the lid on the inner workings of northsails and the men behind the scenes that have kept them among the elite of the windsurfing industry for over twenty years and continue to fuel their reputation for innovation.
10+ min |
Issue 361 - November/December 2016
Windsurf
Action Replay
Successful athletes are renowned for being forward looking, positive people but hindsight is still used in their coaching for analysing replays to learn what they could and should have done better in the quest for improvement. John Carter corners a selection of the world’s best slalom competitors for a debrief on their training and technique; using his photos, they breakdown the shots and give their advice on speed, setup, stance and the all important gybe!
10+ min |
Issue 364 - April 2017
Windsurf
OZ - Search
Western-Australia isn’t the typical location that springs to mind for freestyle but with a huge coastline to explore and a variety of conditions, it’s an area primed for revelation. Severne teammates, Amado Vrieswijck and Dieter Van Der Eyken hit the road with searcher in chief, John Carter, on a mission to find new spots and reboot old ones in a freestyle frenzy.
6 min |
Issue 364 - April 2017
Windsurf
Lucky Sixes!
Earlier this spring in Maui, the GA / Tabou team, along with infiltrator Timo Mullen, clocked into a surprise late season session at Jaws. The forecast medium sized swell by far exceeded expectations and late in the afternoon there was a golden hour, when the waves pumped over six metres and six lucky sailors scored a rare uncrowded session. John Carter and Graham Ezzy report on a lucky day at Pe’ahi.
10+ min |
Issue 360 - October 2016
Windsurf
JP Slate Pro 86
The Slate remains one of the more defined compact wave-board designs, challenging convention with its turn of speed and involving riding style. For those that like to tinker with fine-tuning and be challenged, the Slate will reward with bags of attitude around a break.
2 min |
Issue 360 - October 2016
Windsurf
Beside The Seaside
In the concluding episode on his guide to ocean windsurfing, Peter Hart tweaks your techniques and teaches us how to deal with this new, expansive, undulating environment.
10+ min |
Issue 362 - January February 2017
Windsurf
Switching Lanes
Maui is famous for its starboard tack wavesailing and the pro’s playground of Ho’okipa but this winter saw it’s neighbouring break of ‘Lanes’ steal the limelight as port tack Kona winds and a hefty swell lit up its lefthanders for one of the best days of the season. The pros aren’t immune to being caught offguard on the opposite tack to their regular Maui starboard conditions but Swifty, Pozza and Brawzinho know the tricks to still put on a captivating show. They tell us more about the day and give us the benefit of their experience on switching to the opposite tack and banging out huge aerials on the thumping lips of Lanes.
9 min |
Issue 366 - June 2017
Windsurf
West Kirby
West Kirby is a town on the north-west corner of the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, at the mouth of the River Dee and famed for being one of the best speed sailing spots in the UK. Speed sailing legend Farrel O’Shea gives us the lowdown on his local speed strip.
3 min |
Issue 366 - June 2017
Windsurf
2019 - Iberia & Canary Islands Travel Guide
The coastlines of Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands have long been a draw for UK windsurfers. The combination of a short travel time, good value and an abundance of wind is hard to beat. Add in good food and great people and the reasons to go get even longer. Check out our guide to this popular windsurf holiday area with advice from Jane Faughan of Sportif Travel and Marcus Bull from Planet Windsurf and micro guides to some of the best windsurf centres in the region.
6 min |
Issue 386 - June 2019
Windsurf
Move On Up - One Handed Jumps
This month we look at letting go in order to boost and enjoy our jumps even more. One-handed jumps will really improve your regular jumps and they also feel awesome.
6 min |
Issue 386 - June 2019
Windsurf
Peter Hart Tech - Technique Heaven And Heli (Tack)
The helicopter tack is a classic. It’s not only very useful in variety of situations, but also introduces you to the vital skill of backwind sailing.
10+ min |
Issue 386 - June 2019
Windsurf
The Art Of Risk
2018 PWA Slalom Women’s Vice World Champion Lena Erdil suffered a serious foot injury last year in Pozo, taking her off the water for over 8 months. Lena talks us through her rehab, valuable life lessons learned and reflects on the art of risk-taking in her chosen profession.
10 min |
Issue 386 - June 2019
Windsurf
Racing Tips
Youth Olympic bronze medallist Finn Hawkins gives us his top racing tips!
4 min |
Issue 386 - June 2019
Windsurf
Brazilian Charms
Jericoacoara and northeastern Brazil blew into the windsurfing world’s attention over ten years ago. Its famous beaches were once voted the best in the world and have matured into one of the most popular and reliable windsurfing destinations in the world. Since its discovery, boutique hotels have been built to cater for the cosmopolitan band of ‘windies’ who frequent its shores, but has the area forgotten its roots? Ollie Acton, marketing manager for local windsurf centre Club Ventos, share his thoughts while Peter Hart and Jem Hall tell us of their love for its shores.
10+ min |
Issue 386 - June 2019
Windsurf
Lake Balaton
Hungary isn’t the first place that springs to mind when you think of great European windsurfing destinations, but it is home to Lake Balaton, a freshwater lake in the west of the country and the largest lake in Central Europe. Chris Pressler explores its windsurfing and reports back on a spot full of freeride potential, set amongst protected wetlands and scenic volcanic hills.
10+ min |
Issue 379 - September 2018
Windsurf
Nuking Nortada
Who can possibly forget the iconic images of racers screaming round buoys in breaking surf in windsurfing’s heyday! Since then, slalom has become a little tamer due to world cup events in surf locations often having a wave event taking priority when the surf is up, or it simply being too dangerous to lay a course! All that changed in Portugal at that the inaugural Viana World Cup as racers dodged waves, each other and took to the skies, voluntarily or involuntarily, in some of the most extreme slalom dogfights in modern times. John Carter assembles a collection of windsurfing’s finest to look back at a thrilling event and finds out how the riders coped with racing in the nuking ‘Nortada’ winds of Cabedelo Beach at Viana do Castelo, North Portugal.
8 min |
Issue 379 - September 2018
Windsurf
Speed Demons
The speed demons of the windsurfing world converged in the Canary Islands in July for their annual battle for top honours and the conditions did not disappoint! Pete Davis reports from the 2018 ISWC Speed World Championships in Fuerteventura and we hear from Andy Laufer, working dad of 3, on how he ended up as vice world speed champion! Finally, if you feel suitably inspired after reading all that to get your speed fix, world champion Zara Davis gives her tips for getting into speed sailing.
10+ min |
Issue 379 - September 2018
Windsurf
Gybe Manipulation
Like the golf swing, it looks so simple when done well. And yet the humble carve gybe continues to frustrate generations of Windies. Peter Hart describes how relatively simple changes of habit, like adjusting your stance height, can prod you to the next level, especially in chop.
10+ min |