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QUATRO POWER PRO 105
WEB WWW.QUATROWINDSURFING.COM PRICE £1949
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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SIMMER HELIX 105
WEB WWW.SIMMERSTYLE.COM PRICE £1899
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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SEVERNE DYNO 105
WEB WWW.SEVERNESAILS.COM PRICE £1899
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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RRD FREESTYLE WAVE V5 LTD 104
WEB WWW.ROBERTORICCIDESIGNS.COM PRICE BLKRBN £2379 LTD £2099 LTE £1741
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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JP FREESTYLE WAVE 103
WEB WWW.JP-AUSTRALIA.COM PRICE PRO £1999 FWS £1649
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Improving Targets
This is perhaps the time of year where many of us think back over the past year and consider what we might do differently in the next year. It is inevitable as both the calendar and seasons change, so with this in mind I am going to give you the targets that a sample of sailors I have coached have on their list, as well as their clinic experiences. I also turn the spotlight on my own sailing and explain what I will be targeting personally in 2019.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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GOYA ONE PRO 106
WEB WWW.GOYAWINDSURFING.COM PRICE £1949
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Gateway To Gaming
When we last tested crossover boards of this size a couple of years ago, the first few designs influenced by the compact concept (initially seen in wave boards) were beginning to come through. Today, more than half the lineup on test here has a connection to the ‘short and parallel’ concept, but are they becoming commonplace for the right reason? In other words, do the new designs definitively offer performance benefits or is change happening purely for change’s sake? We sent our test team in to find out
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Fanatic FREEWAVE STB TE 105
WEB WWW.FANATIC.COM PRICE STB £1699 TE £1999 TEXTREME £2299
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Search
I always thought windsurfing gave me an advantage in geography at school.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Sword Wars
The quest for the legendary Tiree sword attracted 86 like-minded windsurfers to this remote Scottish island for the 32nd Tiree Wave Classic. 50-70 knot winds greeted those that arrived early, whilst also playing havoc with the ferry timetable for those due to arrive on the opening day. With extra ferries organized and everyone in place, a second storm loomed and duly delivered with competition taking place from dawn until dusk at the Maze on Tuesday. Our senior highlands reporter, wee Willie-John McCarter, put on his best wellies, kilt and tartan and flew to the Hebrides to snap some bonnie shots and find out what the various locals and Sassenachs present thought of this year’s event.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Finding North
German PWA star Leon Jamaer is as happy in a heat as he is on the road. A Red Bull Storm Chase finalist, he has the skills to backup his lust for adventure. His latest travels took him to the far northwest of the UK to the islands of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland; Leon recounts his trip and gives an insight into the origins of his passion for exploring.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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The Skeleton Hunt
Surfing magazines and websites gorge on images and videos from Namibia’s ‘Skeleton Coast’.Where the desert meets the sea, long winding waves unload onto barren sands, drawingwaveriders from around the world. Thomas Traversa reflects on his journey to its shores.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Langebaan
Langebaan, just 100 minutes drive north of Cape Town has become increasingly popular as a windsurfing destination,offering great free ride conditions and even wave sailing sometimes. Local windsurfer and the fastest women wind surfer in Africa, Karo van Tonder, gives us a guide to her home waters and an insight into her windsurfing and lifestyle.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of northern China, bordering both the Republic of Mongolia and Russia. Far from the coast, it isn’t the first place in the world you think of for windsurfing, but intrepid Norwegian windsurfer Miriam Rasmussen travelled there to compete in a race and explore the sailing around the city of Wuhai, located on the Yellow River between the Gobi and Ordos deserts. Read on as Miriam gives us an insight into the area, its windsurfing and how China is embracing our sport.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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In Praise Of Speed HQ
Harty plots the evolution of the iconic Weymouth/ Portland Speed Trials
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Healing
Earlier this year Pozo ripper Alessio Stillrich suffered a horrific injury whilst training in Cape Town, South Africa. Now on the mend, Alessio reflects on the fateful day and his recovery so far.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Check Yourself
Carole Fowler raises awareness of prostate cancer an important male health issue that caused the death of her late husband.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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British Sailing Team Update
Continuing the legacy of UK success in Olympic windsurfing, the push for glory in Tokyo 2020 continues for the British Sailing team as Richard Aspland reports.
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Air Miles
PWA Slalom racers spend more time travelling than any other sailors on tour, it can seem a lifestyle of international jet-setting but is the reality less glamorous? From how they pack their enormous kit bags to dealing with hotels, planes and car hire, the frequent flyers of the PWA detail the highs and lows of travelling with race gear.
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
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Move On Up
THE DUCK GYBEThis month I urge you to get into and improve the duck gybe as it feels great, looks cool and is another fantastic milestone in our sport. It is also simpler, in some ways, than the carve gybe and will actually help you improve these too. It may actually yield your first planing exit in a gybe!
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Issue 381 - November/December 2018
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Wave Sailing The Sticking Points
Fresh from a season of wildly windy wave courses around Atlantic shores, Harty has much advice for all standards of wave sailor on how to overcome the classic stumbling blocks.
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Issue 381 - November/December 2018
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Corsica
Only a few hours from mainland France by boat, the Mediterranean island of Corsica lives up to its name as the “Isle of Beauty”. It offers a range of accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets, from public campsites to 5 star hotels and perfect conditions for slalom and freeride windsurfing. This year, PWA slalom sailor Benjamin ‘Babou’ Augé took 3 young sailors, Julien Mangel (15), Antoine Tavan (14) and Esteban de Cruz (13) on a trip to the island to explore its southern shores and offer them some coaching at the same time. Eric de Cruz tells us more.
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Issue 381 - November/December 2018
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Be Like Water
Kuba Gasiewski is a skilled all-round waterman, originally from Poland, but now based in Mauritius, where he is the chief windsurfing instructor at ION CLUB in Le Morne. Kuba rips on any kind of board, from windsurfer to surfboard, kiteboard to SUP, but what he is quickly building a reputation for is challenging the conventions of learning how to windsurf. We’ve featured before his innovative methods for teaching windsurfing to children, but now Kuba has turned his attention to the very basics of windsurfing instruction, which he argues haven’t changed in line with the breakthrough design changes of modern boards and sails. He advocates a more fluid approach to learning and our stance, encouraging us to embrace Bruce Lee’s saying, “Become like water”, arguing that windsurfing is easy if the correct method of instruction is used. Read on as Kuba opens the debate on the methods of teaching windsurfing in the modern age.
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Issue 381 - November/December 2018
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Amazing Amado
Jack of all windsurfing trades and master of them all, Amado Vrieswijk is one of windsurfing’s ultimate all-rounders. From incredible double air culos in freestyle to being one of the top foil racers in the world, his skills are not confined to one discipline. Born in Bonaire, he continues to keep up its tradition of producing world-class windsurfers. The talented Dutchman tells us more about his life.
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Issue 381 - November/December 2018
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108 HOURS
Norwegian windsurfers, Oda Johanne Stokstad Brødholt and Håkon Skorge hit the road in continental Europe, following forecasts and checking out new spots in their self-converted camper van. From Norway to Portugal via Switzerland and back to Norway, taking in Spain and Sweden on the way, it was 108 hours of driving. Was it worth it? Read on and decide as Oda documents the highs and lows of their ‘Euro’ trip.
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Issue 381 - November/December 2018
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Late Call
Pe’ahi / Jaws on Maui had a slow start in 2018 for wave sailing, but a late season swell in spring gave a skilled group of sailors a shot at its respected waves. The grateful crew who scored give us a rundown of the session.
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Issue 381 - November/December 2018
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Aquaventures
My neighbour’s trampoline is clearly sick of being the nail, not the hammer, and has just vaulted 2 fences and back-flipped into a shed.
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Issue 381 - November/December 2018
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Firing Range
‘Broad Bench’ in Kimmeridge Bay is one of the south coast of England’s wave sailing gems, but extremely rare to catch, not least because access to it is controlled by the Ministry of Defence! When the elements do combine though, waves rifle down this point with sniper like consistency. With a huge storm firing up the southwest approaches, a green light was given to mount an attack on the ‘Bench’! John Carter assembled a troop of sailors last autumn to launch an assault on the iconic wave and following declassification of the files, now brings us an account of the mildly daring raid!
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Issue 381 - November/December 2018
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Mast Matters
Slalom racers are obsessive about every part of their equipment setup, so when it comes to masts, what are the secrets of the pros? We lift the lid on the mysterious world of slalom masts as the pros reveal what lengths they go to in finding, testing and preserving their very best ones!
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