Monthly Archives: March 2015

Videos

How To Downwind 360

The downwind 360 is completely pointless, it takes you straight back to the direction you were going, but it looks and feels awesome… and is...

How To Downwind 360
Videos

Alfie and Friends - The Pageboy Hits Wales

Our Boards filmmaker, Alfie Hart, is now offering any UK sponsored riders the opportunity to be part of the next Boards movie! Ben Page was the...

Alfie and Friends - The Pageboy Hits Wales
Technique

How To Heli-Tack

The heli-tack is a great move to learn for many reasons, whether it’s in light winds or planing conditions it is always a useful (and...

How To Heli-Tack
News

Get Into The Waves in Morocco

  Getwindsurfing announce some special deals on their upcoming Morocco clinics… If you have been enjoying the Getwindsurfing Coaching videos we have been featuring here on Boards,...

Get Into The Waves in Morocco
Magazine

Boards - The Final Issue

We are proud to announce the next, and last, issue of Boards Magazine will be due for release in mid-April. After over 30 years in...

Boards - The Final Issue
Features

Factory Media Announce Closure Of Print - Focus On Digital

Factory Media, who run Boards, Boardseeker and many other extreme sports magazines have issued this official announcement regarding the future of all printed magazines within...

Factory Media Announce Closure Of Print - Focus On Digital
Videos

Northern Ireland with Timo Mullen

Timo Mullen took the opportunity this weekend to take on some great conditions on the north coast of Northern Ireland… // Ice Creams in the SandLittle...

Northern Ireland with Timo Mullen
Videos

How To Beachstart

Learning to beachstart is probably the best thing you can do as an improver windsurfer. Once you’re comfortable on the board nothing is cooler than...

How To Beachstart
Videos

Perfect Place To Learn To Wavesail

Matt Pritchard, of Pritchard Windsurfing, is just one of the riders involved in the upcoming issue of Boards print magazine and here you can see...

Perfect Place To Learn To Wavesail
Videos

A History Of The Round Hayling Island Race

The downwind 360 is completely pointless, it takes you straight back to the direction you were going, but it looks and feels awesome… and is...

A History Of The Round Hayling Island Race
Videos

Video - Windsurfing and Kitesurfing Fails

We love windsurfing in all forms and salute any beginner for getting out there and trying the sport. But please, please, if you are going...

Video - Windsurfing and Kitesurfing Fails
News

Spring Summer 2015 Issue - Coming Soon!

It’s almost time for the new issue of Boards print magazine to hit shelves and if you’d like to get this next flat issue delivered...

Spring Summer 2015 Issue - Coming Soon!
Videos

The Making Of Atlantic

The downwind 360 is completely pointless, it takes you straight back to the direction you were going, but it looks and feels awesome… and is...

The Making Of Atlantic
News

Watersports Instructor - Is It Right For You?

Want to become a watersports instructor? The UKSA provide training for young people in windsurfing, sailing and more. Want to know if a course with...

Watersports Instructor - Is It Right For You?
Technique

30 Top Speed Tips

The downwind 360 is completely pointless, it takes you straight back to the direction you were going, but it looks and feels awesome… and is...

30 Top Speed Tips
Videos

Best Winter Conditions?

The downwind 360 is completely pointless, it takes you straight back to the direction you were going, but it looks and feels awesome… and is...

Best Winter Conditions?
Product

Brand New - NorthSails Freeride 2015

NorthSails release their 2015 freeride sails… Gallery S_TYPE – 2/3 Cam performance The all new S_TYPE SL has just one goal: to be as successful as its legendary...

Brand New - NorthSails Freeride 2015
Videos

Winter Dream

Nic Hibdige has spent his dream winter windsurfing in the freestyle havens of Jeri and Bonaire. It looks like Hibdige is upping his game and...

Winter Dream
News

Brand New Speed Canal Built In Holland

It looks like the Speed Team Makkum have been up to some top secret canal building… they have now released a photo and more information...

Brand New Speed Canal Built In Holland
News

RIP Simon Burnell

More devastating news for the windsurfing community as 44-year-old Simon Burnell sadly loses his life. Burnell was windsurfing in Western Australia, at the break ‘Bombie’...

RIP Simon Burnell
Videos

How To E-Slider

Why it’s time to learn this pretty cool but relatively easy switch stance freestyle move… [series align=”left”] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0AG1VBB7c8&

How To E-Slider
Videos

Challenged By Koster

This is what happens when you are challenged by Philip Koster to sail on the same size gear as him… Fredrik Plantin is an excellent wavesailor,...

Challenged By Koster
Videos

Arctic Windsurfing

You think you’ve been struggling with the cold this winter? Check out this footage of Mimriam Rasmussen taking on the Arctic circle…   // Post by Miriam...

Arctic Windsurfing
Videos

Getting Cosmic with Williams

Ross Williams presents the 2015 Gaastra Cosmic twin-cam sail… http://vimeo.com/108913283 “The Cosmic is our two-cam freeride sail, the relatively wide sleeve with zippers making it super easy...

Getting Cosmic with Williams
production