Nick Welsh

Sail number: GBR-945

Age: 18 DOB: 12th October 1995

Years windsurfing: 5

Lives in: Gloucestershire

Best results:

 1st amateur BSA/UKWA Aberdovey Slalom 2013.

 3rd amateur overall (1st youth) BSA/ UKWA 2013 Slalom series.

 1st amateur BSA/UKWA Marazion 2014.

I really got hooked to windsurfing when:

I started racing with friends. It was the best way to learn and enjoy being on the water. Once I was good enough to sail in the elements on the open sea when the wind was stronger there was nothing I’d rather do. I found that as a sport that you can do on you own, it’s even better when with others. For me, what also makes windsurfing special is how many different ways there are to have fun. You can have just as much flying round a course, riding waves, or attempting some freestyle. It doesn’t matter, you can do whatever you want the way you’d like to.

Though the coming year, I’d like to attend as many of the remaining events as I can and continue to enjoy getting out with some of the best in the UK. I aim to carry on improving and gaining experience to race in the pro fleet next year. As always, I want to fit in as much windsurfing as possible.

With thanks for support from Puravida Boardriders, Simmer Sails and Black Project Fins.