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Fanatic FREEWAVE STB TE 105
WEB WWW.FANATIC.COM PRICE STB £1699 TE £1999 TEXTREME £2299
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Issue 382 - January/February 2019
Windsurf
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.
9 min |
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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SEVERNE DYNO 105
WEB WWW.SEVERNESAILS.COM PRICE £1899
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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
Windsurf
La Palme Speed Challenge
Les Salins, La Palme, France was the location this spring for a world speed sailing record attempt from March 12 - April 30. Sanctioned as a private record attempt by the WSSRC (world speed sailing record council). World and national speed sailing record holders and a select band of invited sailors made the journey to the South of France to try out a new canal by its designer, UK speed sailing legend, Erik Beale. We caught up with Erik and fellow Brits, Zara Davis and Farrel O’Shea to learn more about the new addition to the speed event calendar.
7 min |
Issue 367 - July 2017
Windsurf
All Or Nothing
Known for his all or nothing approach, Antoine Albeau needs little introduction. Multiple world titles and an icon of our sport; he is and always will be a windsurfing legend. Last year saw him lose his PWA world champion crown but gain a son. At such a significant time in his life, a reflective Antoine shares his thoughts with John Carter on the current state of slalom, foiling, winning and family.
10 min |
Issue 367 - July 2017
Windsurf
Quick Learner
It’s a popular public misconception that learning to windsurf takes a while. Reader Elise Gire shares her own rather faster track approach of learning from up-hauling all the way through to short board sailing, water start, harness, footstraps and jibing in 50 days on the water! Granted this was in Maui, but it still shows with some dogged determination what can be achieved! The story doesn’t end there; Elise is now sailing in the waves and planning to enter her first wave competition. Read on for excerpts from the diary she kept during the first fifty days of her windsurf journey and an inspiring tale!
6 min |
Issue 367 - July 2017
Windsurf
Getting Kids Hooked
Can you remember the first time you stepped onto a board? As a wind surfer seeing your children taking their very own first steps into the sport can be magical - those moments that plant the seeds we hope will blossom into a future love for windsurfing. With equipment, instruction and clothing developing all the time for younger children, knowing where to start can be a bit of a minefield. Fortunately the RYA have it covered, here are some fantastic opportunities which will make it easy for you to get your little people out on the water and loving it.
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Issue 367 - July 2017
Windsurf
Nostalgia Ain't What It Used To Be
Harty warns against the imagined joy of the good ol’ days of the travelling windsurfer.
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Issue 367 - July 2017
Windsurf
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 min |
Issue 362 - March 2017
Windsurf
French Score
Thomas Traversa is without doubt the man to follow if you want to score the most extreme windsurfing on this planet. The unassuming master of the art of scoring, he cements his reputation as he takes on a hefty Atlantic swell in Brittany in the company of friends. Relive the adventure as John Carter captures the incredible action and documents the session.
10 min |
Issue 375 - May 2018
Windsurf
The New ‘Go-To' Size?
Another season starts and another crop of the latest and greatest wave boards land on our doorstep to try. There are certainly worse jobs in the world! After what has seemed like an eternity waiting for the winds to return this summer, at last the high pressure broke and low pressures rumbled in from the Atlantic, giving the team and I the chance to put 2019’s 90 litre wave boards through their paces on UK shores.
10+ min |
ISSUE 380 - OCTOBER 2018
Windsurf
RYA Safetrx – Improving Safety At Sea
The world-leading app has been designed to improve safety at sea and potentially cut vital minutes off the time taken to pinpoint a casualty’s location.
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ISSUE 380 - OCTOBER 2018
Windsurf
Jono's Mediterranean Summer
Navigating the coastlines of Spain, France and Italy, Jono Dunnett continues his intrepid round Europe windsurf expedition. In this issue, he updates us on his progress in the Mediterranean under the relentless heat of summer and muses on his travels, global warming and plastic pollution with poignant observations from his voyage.
9 min |
ISSUE 380 - OCTOBER 2018
Windsurf
Pop Tips
Aerial freestyle windsurfing is now at a staggeringly high level, but whether you’re doing a double culo in the PWA or a cheeky chop hop at the weekend, it all starts with a ‘pop’! So how do you ‘unglue’ your board from the water? Finn Mullen speaks to Fanatic, Duotone and Severne for design insights, while John Carter asks the men and women of the PWA for their ‘pop’ tips.
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ISSUE 380 - OCTOBER 2018
Windsurf
Peter Hart Masterclass - Mixed Up Gybes
The big enemy of gybers is ‘sameness.’ The best continually adapt every element to compliment their kit and the situation in front of them. In part 2 of his gybe mastery series, Harty suggests yet more ways in which you can mix it up.
10+ min |
ISSUE 380 - OCTOBER 2018
Windsurf
Jem Hall - Move On Up
ENHANCE YOUR STANCEPeople come on my coaching clinics to nail targets like better gybes, tacking and jumping, wave ride smoothly or even learn to loop, but the main skills they learn on their first few trips are from my oft quoted ‘Trinity’ of skills – planing early, sailing fast and getting upwind. This month I will look at the top tips to improve these areas, with the aim of producing a better stance that is both effective and efficient. A good stance ensures you enjoy your ‘Effective time on the water’ more and are in the best position to improve in a huge range of moves, so let’s get started on enhancing your stance!
9 min |
ISSUE 380 - OCTOBER 2018
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Home Score
He may be known for his onshore skills and incredible ability to make the most out of decidedly average conditions, but Philip Koester loves to score down-the-line riding just as much as the rest of us. Fiji, Western Australia and Mauritius may be his usual haunts to get his cross-offfix but his latest score was a lot closer to home, about 20kms in fact! We all know 2018’s summer has been exceptional in temperature, but the unusual weather threw a favourable curveball swell wise to the Canaries and a juicy south swell lit up rare spots to the south of Pozo in Gran Canaria; Philip breaks down the resultant epic sessions.
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ISSUE 380 - OCTOBER 2018
Windsurf
2018 Winter Wet Suit Guide
With the cold and windy season approaching, insulation is key and if you’re considering some new neoprene then read on as we speak to Marc Burhans, ION’s neoprene product manager, who gives us some expert advice and talks through the new ION range and check out our 2018 winter wetsuit buyer’s guide, where a selection of brands show off their latest product.
7 min |
ISSUE 380 - OCTOBER 2018
Windsurf
Chop Tips
Chop, it’s part of windsurfing whether you like it or not, and how to deal with it is a challenge almost all sailors have to face. Slalom racing at Sotavento is one of the most extreme chop scenarios in windsurfing, John Carter asks the racers who fly over it on the brink of control for their tips on how to keep board and sail in check and Finn Mullen finds out from RRD, Gaastra and Tabou on the design tweaks for chop management.
10+ min |
Issue 380 - October 2018
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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.
10 min |
Issue 382 - January/February 2019
Windsurf
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.
10+ min |
Issue 382 - January/February 2019
Windsurf
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.
4 min |
Issue 382 - January/February 2019
Windsurf
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.
6 min |
Issue 382 - January/February 2019
Windsurf
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
Windsurf
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.
7 min |
Issue 382 - January/February 2019
Windsurf
Cowboys And The Indian Ocean!
With Perth experiencing its coldest winter for at least two decades in 2016, the wild men of Western Australia based brand Severne knew it was time to round up the horses and head to sunnier climes for some warm water wave rides and R&R / R&D in the Indian Ocean waters of Mauritius. Along for the ride with the posse, was our very own ‘gun for hire’, John ‘Shooter’ Carter and his trusty Canons, primed to capture the Cowboys on tour. Long serving Severne rider Scotty McKercher tells the tale of their adventure and shares his memories of an epic trip.!
10 min |
Issue 362 - January February 2017
Windsurf
Oz In Three
A once in a lifetime trip to Western Australia is top of the bucket list for most wavesailors around the world. Normally a trip to W.A. involves meticulous planning, flights booked months in advance and a detailed plan to take in all the best spots over at least a month to 3-month period. So how many people would think about travelling to Western Australia on a forecast for a 3-day mission? We know of only one - Severne team rider Timo Mullen; buckle up as Timo tells his tale.
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Issue 371 - November December 2017
Windsurf
Lost In The Van
Going against the grain of forecast based windsurfing trips, Sylvain Demercastel casts plans aside and in an act of spontaneity takes a wrong turn but ends up exactly where he needed to be. Read on as Sylvain shares his story of an unexpected but memorable session in Asturias , NW Spain.
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