Amy Carter

Watersports and fitness addict, former world tour windsurfer, now loving reporting on and sharing watersports news.

Recent Articles By Amy

Features

Never Too Old: Seavets

Chief instructor for the RYA Amanda van Santen introduces one of the most enthusiastic groups of windsurfers you could ever hope to find.  I often get...

Never Too Old: Seavets
Features

Time To Say Thank You

SWA media manager, Duncan Dumbreck, joins Boards for his first instalment of the SWA monthly where he pays tribute to all those who have helped...

Time To Say Thank You
News

Top News This Week and Saskia Sills Becomes RS:X Youth World Champion

Hot off the press we can confirm that Britain’s Saskia Sills has won yet another world title, this time the RS:X Youth World title at...

Top News This Week and Saskia Sills Becomes RS:X Youth World Champion
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King of the Groms

Nicola Bresciani presents this incredible video from the King of the Groms competition in Italy… http://vimeo.com/45951381 KING OF THE GROMS 2012 – ITALY from Nicola Bresciani on Vimeo.

King of the Groms
Product

North Sails 2013

North Sails release their 2013 range of freestyle wave sails… Our last years top-sellers the 4 Batten Wave sail HERO and the Ultralight Wave-Freestyle ID have been re-fined, weight reduced...

North Sails 2013
Travel

Stuck in a Rut?

Summer windsurfing in the UK can be fantastic, warm waters, afternoon sea breezes and maybe even some sunshine. But unfortunately the UK does not always...

Stuck in a Rut?
News

Fanatic Welcomes Adrian Beholz

Fanatic is happy to announce the signing of the young German professional Freestyler Adrian Beholz to their International Windsurf team. At only 22 years of age, Adrian is...

Fanatic Welcomes Adrian Beholz
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Brawzinho Canaries Video

The talented Brazilian has improved his sailing no end on his least favourite tack. Marcilio Browne may not have got the result he was hoping...

Brawzinho Canaries Video
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Bic Techno 293 Worlds

MEDEMBLIK will be the world capital of windsurfing in August. Where is Medemblik and why it will be a world capital of windsurfing? Why does this championship...

Bic Techno 293 Worlds
Basics

The Windsurf Journey: First Steps

Learning to windsurf is an exciting journey, from the anticipation of the first lesson through to the thrill of the first blast. Boards Basics takes...

The Windsurf Journey: First Steps
News

Windsurfing Into the Unknown Trailer

In January 2012 Phil Soltysiak and Michael Rossmeier journeyed to the unexplored waters of Kenya, we documented their journey in the Spring Summer issue of...

Windsurfing Into the Unknown Trailer
News

Latest NWF News

Entry is open for this year’s festival and spaces are filling up quickly. Remember you can enter online here – and that the first 250 entries...

Latest NWF News
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Deals of the Week

Each week Boards will present a fantastic range of offers from the windsurfing world. Whether you are looking for a last minute break or a...

Deals of the Week
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BEYOND SPORT SUMMIT DELEGATES TO UNDERTAKE A BLUE MILE CLEAN UP ON THE THAMES

The Blue Project (Beyond Sport 2011 finalist) has teamed up with Thames21, one of the country’s leading waterway charities, to organise a special Blue Mile...

BEYOND SPORT SUMMIT DELEGATES TO UNDERTAKE A BLUE MILE CLEAN UP ON THE THAMES
Product

The Incredible Club Vass Kit Sale

Get top spec 2012 kit, less than 4 months old and less than half price! Reserve your kit now for early October delivery (UK) Boards from Starboard...

The Incredible Club Vass Kit Sale
Features

Progressing Your Skills

Top Tips on how to from RYA Chief Windsurfing Instructor Amanda Van Santen. Taking that initial step to learn a new sport can, for some people, be...

Progressing Your Skills
Product

Simmer Style 2013

Simmer Style have launched their new range of 2013 wave sails. Check them out below and head to www.simmerstyle.com for full product information.   http://vimeo.com/45630727 2013 Blacktip from Simmer...

Simmer Style 2013
News

Learn from the Best

Graham Ezzy thinks you should be a better windsurfer.  Why? Because you can! With a mind full of new techniques to try and a body ready to fall...

Learn from the Best
News

Training Tracks Competition

The Mpora Cycle network have launched an exciting competition, with the amount of windsurfers we know love cycling too we thought it was something worth...

Training Tracks Competition
News

Club Vass Speed Week

The speed king, Dave White recently spent a speedy week in Vass with over 30 men, women and children all enjoying the brilliant conditions and...

Club Vass Speed Week
News

Poster Giveaway

ZeroGravity Distribution the UK’s Goya and Quatro importer have a limited number of free Goya / Quatro Posters up for grabs, just email your name...

Poster Giveaway
Product

Fanatic Launch New Freestyle Wave Range

Fanatic introduce their 2013 freestyle/wave range… – Quad: The 2nd incarnation of our dedicated Quad range will boost your Wavesailing to a different zone. 6 stylish pintail shapes...

Fanatic Launch New Freestyle Wave Range
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Wow, What a Pair!

  Zero Gravity are excited to announce the arrival of the first 2013 Quatro LS Thruster and LS Quad delivery into the UK – we have...

Wow, What a Pair!
News

Live Interview with PWA Tenerife Winners on NOW

Head on over to http://live.mpora.com/pwa-tenerife to see Ben Proffitt interviewing Koester, Iballa, Mussolini and Dany Bruch now!  

Live Interview with PWA Tenerife Winners on NOW
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