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FEBRUARY 2011
Covershot: Graham Ezzy by Jerome Houyvet
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MINI TEST – THE UPHAUL CHALLENGE
While waiting for the wind to return Adrian Jones ponders the imponderable and attempts to crack one of windsurfing’s oldest chestnuts: just how small a board IS it possible to uphaul?
COCOS-NUTS
Jason Polakow gives us the idiot’s guide to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands – home to Australia’s smallest and most remote National Park, perfect waves breaking in crystal clear waters, and the world’s most beaten-up old boat…
GUYS ON TOUR – RICH PAGE
Windsurfing’s slightly taller, younger and less wealthy version of Bernie Eccleston talks with Dave White about life as PWA Tour manager…
TESTED – 4-BATTEN WAVE SAILS
Most manufacturers now have a specialist compact 4-batten sail in their line-up that claims to grant you access to the tight-carving slashy world of new school wavesailing. The big question is do you need one? Adrian Jones and his Clones investigate…
CORNWALL – THE OTHER SIDE
This month Dave White’s Home Ground series sets out to explode the myth that Cornwall only has one coast, taking in the delights of Par, Polkerris, Sibleyback, Looe, Seaton and the Tamar Estuary…
SURVIVING WINTER
With water temperatures still well below average after the big freeze, our extreme weather specialist Steve Thorp presents his top tips for surviving cold Runts (and anywhere else)…
RAIDERS OF THE LOST LAGOON
With a two-week photoshoot in Dahab almost over, Team Tushingham load up the camels and head into the desert on a quest to find a hidden gem…
HAVE YOUR SAY
Simon Bornhoft series looking at recreational windsurfers from different walks of life continues with the truly inspirational Moira Bastow, who at a sprightly 78 years of age often puts many youngsters to shame…
SPRINGTIME IN CORSICA
Thanks to the constant winds that whistle through the straits of Bonifacio, Corsica has become known for offering some of Mediterranean’s best windsurfing. Many of its best spots, however, are yet to be discovered. Gilles Calvet reports…
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