Monthly Archives: July 2015

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Daily Round-Up 31st July - Transplants and Old Sails

Today we’re sharing some fantastic news from Simon Bornhoft, who after 18 months on the kidney transplant list has finally had surgery and is back,...

Daily Round-Up 31st July - Transplants and Old Sails
Features

Let's Get Retro: Best Of Tiree Wave Classic

Tiree 2014 is almost here and as it’s a thursday we’re throwing it back! Check out four videos from Tiree past… full retro, to big...

Let's Get Retro: Best Of Tiree Wave Classic
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Daily Round-Up 30th July - Skye and Dunnett

Today we’re super happy to be able to announce that John Skye is positively crushing it over in Fuerteventura! With a 10th place in the...

Daily Round-Up 30th July - Skye and Dunnett
Features

An Improver's Paradise

Are you starting your windsurfing journey? Want to know where to go to make quick progress and get yourself in the harness and planing in...

An Improver's Paradise
Features

50 Knots And Beyond - A Custom Board Story

Back in 2012 Steve Thorp smashed 50 knots and West Kirby – the holy grail for many a speedsailor. Here is the story of just...

50 Knots And Beyond - A Custom Board Story
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Daily Round-Up 29th July - Techno and Fuerte

A bit of an international competition round-up today as it’s the start of the Techno Europeans over in Latvia. We’ve got a strong contingent of...

Daily Round-Up 29th July - Techno and Fuerte
Product

Starboard Release 2016 Wave and Freestyle Range

Starboard announce the release of their 2016 wave and freestyle range… what do you think of next year’s upgrades?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb-nf6GvDnU “With our 2016 Starboard Wave & Freestyle...

Starboard Release 2016 Wave and Freestyle Range
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Daily Round-Up 28th July - Round Chimet and Off On Holiday

We’ve got a cracking few deals for you in today’s round-up… Ocean Elements have some last minute offers available. These holidays combine everything you could...

Daily Round-Up 28th July - Round Chimet and Off On Holiday
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Inflatables - The Boards Of The Future?

Are inflatable boards the future? Can they out-perform their traditional counterparts?  Adrian Jones investigates how the Fanatic Viper compares to the Viper Air… can an inflatable...

Inflatables - The Boards Of The Future?
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Daily Round-Up 27th July - You On The Water?

It’s been another up and down weekend, with some parts of the UK experiencing great conditions and others having to travel a little further to...

Daily Round-Up 27th July - You On The Water?
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Daily Round-Up 23rd July - NWF and Howard Plumb

It is now just over a month until the biggest event in the UK windsurfing calendar! National Watersports Festival this year will take place from...

Daily Round-Up 23rd July - NWF and Howard Plumb
Videos

PWA Gran Canaria - Boardseeker Podcast

Our sister site, Boardseeker.com , have now released the much-awaited podcast from the recent PWA event in Gran Canaria. Here’s 25 minutes of insane Pozo action...

PWA Gran Canaria - Boardseeker Podcast
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Daily Round-Up 23rd July - This Even Happens To The Pros

As most of you would have seen over the last week or so Pozo provided some absolutely epic conditions before and during the PWA event....

Daily Round-Up 23rd July - This Even Happens To The Pros
Features

Second Hand Windsurfing Equipment - A Simple Buyer's Guide

Whilst we would all love brand new quivers of equipment every year, it isn’t always possible. If you’re strapped for cash, but wanting to update...

Second Hand Windsurfing Equipment - A Simple Buyer's Guide
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Daily Round-Up 22nd July - The Uninviting and Over To Scotland

We’ll start the round-up off with some wise words from our friends at Big Salty today…   // Bigsalty Weather – Invite the UninvitingMake the most out...

Daily Round-Up 22nd July - The Uninviting and Over To Scotland
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The Future Looks Bright For British Raceboard

A great report from the latest UKWA racing event by Louis Morris… more and more fresh faces are pushing the top racers as the raceboard...

The Future Looks Bright For British Raceboard
Features

The Story Of The Stubby

The Stubby… Last Autumn we heard of a brand new innovation from Fanatic… a board that was top secret and a completely different style to what...

The Story Of The Stubby
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Daily Round-Up 21st July - Battens and Sharks

After a bit of a break from our innovations focus due to the PWA in Gran Canaria, but now it’s back to looking at some...

Daily Round-Up 21st July - Battens and Sharks
Videos

This Girl Can Windsurf

A couple of months ago the ‘This Girl Can’ campaign was thrust onto the British public – inspiring women to get active and be sporty...

This Girl Can Windsurf
Videos

50 Sharks... In West Sussex

Yup, that’s right… 50 sharks have been spotted swimming in shallow waters near Chichester. Thankfully though, it’s not quite as bad as it sounds. They might...

50 Sharks... In West Sussex
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Daily Round-Up 17th July - That Friday Feeling

This post maybe a week old from our friends at Big Salty, but we can’t help thinking these are the perfect words to live by...

Daily Round-Up 17th July - That Friday Feeling
News

Could You Be A PWA Judge?

We’ve just spotted an interesting feature just published by our sister site, Boardseeker.com… Alfie Hart has found 10 examples of double forwards from the PWA Gran...

Could You Be A PWA Judge?
Videos

3 Carve Gybe Tips For Planing Exits Every Time

The carve gybe is one of the hardest moves to consistently get for most windsurfers… here Nick Dempsey shares his top three tips to have...

3 Carve Gybe Tips For Planing Exits Every Time
Features

Rising Star - Emma Wilson

RS:X racer Emma Wilson is still only 16 but already has a string of titles to her name. Emma is aiming for the top with...

Rising Star - Emma Wilson
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