Classic Boat
Hot Rod Lobster Boat
With their seductive sobriety and brilliant performance, original lobster boats like Flying Eagle continue to attract saviours
7 min |
November 2019
Windsurf
The Art Of Onshore
Leon Jamaer rips no matter what the conditions, from the extremes of the Red Bull Storm chase to winning German wave events on his home waters of the North Sea. Unlike a lot of his peers, Leon still spends a large amount of time training in Northern Europe and as such his onshore game is strong! We asked him to share some of his tips for the art of onshore wave sailing.
6 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Waist Harness Guide 2019
The waist harness has been around for years, but still continues to evolve as use of new materials make them lighter, more supportive and generally accepted as a worthwhile investment unless you’re a fan of chronic back pain. If you’re looking to upgrade, we’ve got a selection of brands together to tell us about their latest offerings, while PWA pros Adam Lewis and Dieter Van der Eyken give us their top tips for waist harnesses.
6 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Tokyo 2020 - The Selection Trials
With Tokyo 2020 Less Than A Year Away, We Catch Up On The Happenings Within The British Sailing Team’s Windsurfing Squad.
3 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
Winter Wetsuit Guide 2019
The challenge to stay warm on the water gets easier every year as the innovations in insulation continue to develop. ION Product Manager Marc Burhans shares some of his industry knowledge with us and an assortment of brands tell us about their winter wetsuits.
9 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
Windsurf
SWITCH
Forget meditation or inebriation, windsurfing is the ultimate reset switch – rig up, hook in and sail off to a place so singularly devoid of distractions it should be prescribed.
3 min |
Issue 390 - October 2019
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
SUP International
The Yukon River Quest
Each year in the height of summer, a surreal challenge unfolds on the third-longest river in North America. The Yukon River Quest is an annual ultra-marathon paddling race across SUP and various other disciplines, taking place in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Teams from around the globe come to challenge themselves in this self-supported, non-stop paddling odyssey through some of Canada’s pristine and untouched wilderness.
3 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
Paddle Science #16 - Sprint And Distance Fitness.
I admit it. Thanks to the Boardmasters Storm I haven’t been out on the water today. I holed myself up in the gym and rowed 5000m. I split my session into 10 sets of 500m with a one minute rest period in between. Sounds easy right?
6 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
Uprising
Our story happens in France. It involves a trailer loaded with stand-ups, surfboards, foils and all kinds of gear to make the most of the conditions, five young riders and a photographer. A real watersports gathering where there is only one rule: to be in the water regardless of the conditions.
8 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
The Way Of The Dragon
The two-day, Red Paddle Co Dragon World Championships is an event like no other. It involves teams of four from across the world battling it out on a mighty 22-foot inflatable ‘Red Dragon’ board to be crowned the ultimate victors.
5 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
The Endeavour
7 miles from shore with the end at last feeling possible, I found myself in a spontaneous, unspoken race with Alan Stokes and Ben Skinner. Both career professional surfers, both still in their prime, and both still with a competitive fire that the previous 25 miles had apparently not quelched. They were both quick! I will remember this as the most painful hour I’ve spent on a paddleboard, including the time I broke ribs on the Isle of Harris.
6 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
Get Psyched #12 Expedition Red Lines.
Your paddle skills are in place, you’re tuned into your lovely touring board and those distant horizons are calling you in. It is time to go on an expedition! But before we strap the boards on the roof and head for the nearest coastline, what does it actually mean to go on ‘expedition?’
5 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
Life Learning
To foil, or not to foil, that is the question. Finn Mullen muses on what he has learnt in trying to find the answer.
2 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
On The Pulse
It’s the end of September, and my working season is over and after few winters spent in the Canary Islands, I decided to take a trip to Indo.
5 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
Ten Storm Force
A yacht supported downwinder in open water Mediterranean is up there with heli skiing Whistler, or being towed into empty G-Land. But if the numbers are saying 50 knots and 6 metres, how much do you think you could stand?
4 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
Long Haul Trucking
In the searing early summer continental heatwave, Tuetonic power couple Paulina Herpel and Valentin Illichmann resolved to cross Germany from Dresden in the south east to Hamburg in the north west. Their modus operandi would combine the traction of the locomotive engine with the propulsion of the paddle.
6 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
Change For Good
Finn Mullen explains why if you want to keep improving your performance, then you have to keep changing your game and why variety rather than specialisation in training, is now recognised as a positive attribute.
9 min |
Issue 25 - Mid Summer 2019
SUP International
Flow State Interview: Ginnie Betts
I first met Ginnie on a sup instructor training course, though I knew her name from her victory at the 2016 Battle of the Thames. Two things were immediately apparent – firstly that Ginnie was a naturally rapid paddler, though she might deny that herself, and secondly that she was incredibly modest about her ability. See point one, QED. Since then we’ve paddled together, and crossed paths plenty of times and Ginnie is currently sitting 12th in the APP women’s overall race ranking, but I realised I still didn’t really know what had made Ginnie so quick. So, in between races and work, we caught up with Ginnie to find out the mindset, skillset and toolset behind her performance….
9 min |