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NOVEMBER 2010
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Ricardo Campello by Jerome Houyvet
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TESTED – 5.3 POWER WAVE SAILS
The Clones down their protein shakes and get pumped up to feel the power on eight of the best big-hitting wavesails on the market…
TIREE WAVE CLASSIC
The 24th edition of this legendary event may have got off to a shaky start, but Tiree rarely fails to deliver. George Shillito reports…
WORLD WINDSURFING GUIDE
Duncan Slater talks with publisher Udo Hölker about the latest epic edition of this must-have guide, which covers 100 top regions and details more than 1,200 of the best spots on Earth…
PWA ALMANARRE
This late addition to the World Tour saw a week of oestrogen fuelled racing in the south of France to determine who would be crowned 2010 PWA Women’s Slalom World Champion
PWA KLITMOLLER
Paul Griffiths reports on an action-packed double elimination off the Danish coast as 48 of the world’s heaviest hitters smacked and spun their way to precious world ranking points…
PWA SYLT
The September Sylt spectacular is the biggest event on the PWA calendar, and this year saw the conclusion to a scintillating season of world-class men’s PWA Freestyle and Slalom…
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Our perennial Greek correspondent, Freddie Andrews, celebrates his 71st year and a decade of windsurfing and writing for BOARDS with this report on some of his favourite locations…
HAVE YOUR SAY
Simon Bornhoft’s new series provides a platform that gives real windsurfers – that’s you – the chance to voice your opinions about windsurfing and what the sport means to you…
FUERTEVENTURA XPRESSION
Ten go mad in Fuerte! Steve Thorne tells the tale as a motley crew of top UK freestylers hit the island’s windy shores fully amped for an Xpression session…
SPEED HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!
With the incredible growth of GPS speedsailing there’s never been a better time to find out just how fast you really can go. Pete Davis shows you how to get your GPS unit singing…
CLUBBING IT
Amanda Van Santen, RYA Chief Windsurfing Instructor, enlists the help of Steve Bowens to encourage windsurfers to get more in by getting out more…
REUNION WAVE CLASSIC
With eight days of non-stop hardcore action, 10 ripped sails, nine broken masts, three broken boards and four injured riders, the 2nd La Réunion Wave Classic took no prisoners. Jamie Hancock reports…
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