This successful range is carried over without change from last year. Although this board was effectively the biggest on test and carries the ‘freestyle-wave’ tag,...
The ‘trad’ shape of JP’s two wave ranges. The JP Pro has changed name and changed shape from previous years, dropping the ‘Rad Wave’ name...
(FULL WOOD SANDWICH) Despite being considerably shorter and quoting only one litre more in volume, the Real WorldWave (RWW) 74 is clearly quite a lot...
This year the Red Dot (RD) boards replace the long-running Beast range. Traditionally the Beast waveboards were very easy boards to sail but that changed...
This 80L size, said to be Robby’s board of choice, is a brand new shape for ’08, though it fits comfortably into the existing range...
Although we enjoyed the Quatro FSW we tested in 2007, this is the first experience we have had with Quatro waveboards for a while. On the...
This year RRD split their range between the bigger Cult range (the stubbies) and the smaller Cult HC (hardcore) waveboards (narrower trad style with single...
The Evo needs little introduction. It would appear that only details have been changed from the board that we tested last year. On the Water: For a...
The ’08 Evo 75 appears to have been subtly changed from the board we tested last year, with slightly increased tail vee and seemingly a...
The Pocket Wave is the ‘stubby’ planshape board while the Da Curve (not tested) is the more conventional of Tabou’s two wave ranges. Although anyone...
Pretty much a complete change from the Thommen X-Wave tested last year, and in nearly every way a change for the better. The X-Wave was...
Witchcraft is a Fuerteventura-based custom house run by Dutchman Bouke Becker that has recently branched out into larger-scale production via their own new Bulgarian factory....
Riks has recently released information from JP Australia about a brand new shape concept that will feature in their 2011 board collection – and the great...
Be it for a workout, by the pool or lazing on the beach, you can now have your own sports towel to celebrate the London...
The finest freestyle fleet in the world were totally becalmed on day five at Austria’s Neusiedler See. No Blow With every hope that the forecast would be...
Sizes: 3.6, 4.0, 4.4, 4.7, 5.0, 5.4, 5.8, 6.2m. Mast recommendations: We only tried the Boxer in 5.4m and on its own mast, so we have no information...
Sizes: 4.0, 4.2, 4.5, 4.7, 5.0, 5.4, 5.8, 6.2m. Manufacturer’s mast recommendations: As for Gaastra Manic. Our mast recommendations: We have only set the Poison on Gaastra RD 75% masts,...
Over 300 students from Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Durham, Exeter, Imperial College, Leeds, Liverpool, Loughborough, Nottingham, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Saint Mary’s, Southampton, Sussex, Swansea, UCL,...
The BWA is delighted to announce sponsorship of the Wave Tour by Grasshopper Porridge who will be providing pots and pots of warm porridge for...
Still no wind in Austria so the World Cup crew catch up with the hottest freestyle talent – Antxon Otaegui, Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo and Tonky Frans...
The event crew made every effort to get competition underway, but the frustratingly light winds forced the competitors to remain on standby for...
Day two of the British Slalom Association’s (BSA) second round event in Weymouth, the home of OTC UK. http://mpora.com/videos/Iy3fUFAAG
Day one of the British Slalom Association’s (BSA) second round event in Weymouth, the home of OTC UK. http://mpora.com/videos/at05D1FMw
You’re unlikely to see too many of Taranaki (New Zealand) shaper Carbon Art’s designs on British shores this year, but keep an eye on team rider...
