Amy Carter

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

Recent Articles By Amy

Technique

The Downwind 360

Want a new windsurfing move to learn? It’s a step on from the carve gybe, but of course you don’t need to be nailing your...

The Downwind 360
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Tune For Top Speed

Want to know how to finely tune your slalom board, specifically the Fanatic Falcon? Join the Fanatic guys here to find out all the tricks...

Tune For Top Speed
Technique

Is It You Or Your Gear?

It seems French pro Jules Denel has had a very close call with his fin today! As you can see in the Facebook post below...

Is It You Or Your Gear?
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Adam Lewis - 50+ Knots In Tenerife

You may have seen recently Tenerife has just seen some of the most extreme windsurfing conditions, ever! Over 50 knot gusts have been recorded in...

Adam Lewis - 50+ Knots In Tenerife
Features

Becoming A Windsurf Instructor

One year ago, Lauran Dees, 20, took up her first full-time instructor job at Spray Watersports in Eastbourne. A year on she reveals the job...

Becoming A Windsurf Instructor
Videos

The Blue Lagoon By Night

This stunning video shows the blue lagoon at day, dusk and by floodlight. This is the first windsurfing spot that will be floodlit and open...

The Blue Lagoon By Night
Features

Save Your Forearms - Under vs Overhand Grip?

One of the biggest problems in windsurfing is forearm cramp/losing grip… but how can you stop this? Does one style of grip mean less forearm...

Save Your Forearms - Under vs Overhand Grip?
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Free Copy Of The Windsurf Movie

Get a free copy of “The Windsurf Movie” worth £24.99 with any board, new or used bought from Robin Hood Watersports in March – while...

Free Copy Of The Windsurf Movie
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Windsurfer Saves Two Kayakers

Windsurfer Ricky Wooding saves two kayakers in Minster. “Ricky Wooding was looking out to sea with his binoculars ahead of opening Minster Windsurf Academy, which he...

Windsurfer Saves Two Kayakers
Videos

Goya Pro Cabo Verde Champions Crowned

The Goya Pro Cabo Verde might not have produced the all time conditions that the guys were hoping for but it still looks like it...

Goya Pro Cabo Verde Champions Crowned
News

Spring Into Action

It’s time to kick start your windsurfing summer with the latest offers from Club Vass: Time to Spring into Action! Kick start your summer with our super...

Spring Into Action
Technique

Into The Footstraps

Next up in the Get Windsurfing technique video series is this useful one on how to get planing and into the footstraps: [series align=”left”] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB30KgpTnZ4

Into The Footstraps
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Gallery - Pondlife 2015

There are more details to come, but first off, here’s a great gallery from the SWA Pondlife in Nottingham. Looks like these guys had a...

Gallery - Pondlife 2015
Videos

What It Takes To Be A Watersports Instructor

What’s it like to be a watersports instructor? The guys at UKSA have made this video about just that. If you want to turn your...

What It Takes To Be A Watersports Instructor
Technique

Turfdog - How To Improve Your Moves On Land

It seems French pro Jules Denel has had a very close call with his fin today! As you can see in the Facebook post below...

Turfdog - How To Improve Your Moves On Land
News

Southend and Weymouth Speed Events Announced

The Weymouth Speed Week team have released details about two exciting speed events right here in the UK: Southend Speed Weekend and Weymouth Trials. Southend Speed...

Southend and Weymouth Speed Events Announced
Technique

8 Top Tips To Speed Up Your Rigging

It seems French pro Jules Denel has had a very close call with his fin today! As you can see in the Facebook post below...

8 Top Tips To Speed Up Your Rigging
Videos

2015 Tabou Pocket

Tabou boards release their brand new Pocket wave board, as introduced by the team behind it: http://vimeo.com/117885123

2015 Tabou Pocket
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BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!

Simon Bornhoft announces Hayling Island Spring Freeride Coaching Sessions! Are you looking to make progress in 2015? Have you hit a plateau and want to make your...

BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!
Videos

A Year To Remember With Fernandez

Victor Fernandez is without a doubt one of the best all-round windsurfers in the world and as he takes a look back on his 2014...

A Year To Remember With Fernandez
Technique

How To Fast Tack - 2 Common Mistakes Solved

It seems French pro Jules Denel has had a very close call with his fin today! As you can see in the Facebook post below...

How To Fast Tack - 2 Common Mistakes Solved
News

Want A Summer Away?

Want to work away from the UK this summer? Watersports holiday provider, Neilson are recruiting for a large range of roles across many of their...

Want A Summer Away?
Videos

Warm Water Training Time

It’s that time of year again. The winter cold is starting to take its toll and whilst the evenings are starting to get lighter we’ve...

Warm Water Training Time
News

Remembering Menegatti

We still cannot quite believe the shocking news that PWA slalom star Alberto Menegatti has passed away at just 29. As far as we know...

Remembering Menegatti
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