WINDSURF MAGAZINE #419 NOV/DEC 2022
Dedication: Profile of PWA Champions Marcilio Browne and Adrien Bosson; Sylt PWA Report; Weymouth Speed Week; 2023 85-Litre All-Round Wave Board Test; Camber Sands; Harty’s Spin Out Solutions; Matteo Iachino’s Corsica Crossing; Gybe Variations; The Isle of Wight’s Wild Side!
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Cover Arthur Arutkin slicing through a Maui lip. Photo Fish Bowl Diaries.
BIG JUICY READS
SUPER SYLT
PWA competition returned to the North Sea island of Sylt with close calls and challenging conditions, we hear how it all went down.
WILD SIDE
Ross Williams has been exploring the wilder side of the Isle of Wight and talks us through some recent recon missions to ‘Bonchurch’ and ‘The Grange’.
MARCILIO’S MISSION
Marcilio Browne’s years of preparation bore fruit with another world title in 2022. The extremely talented Brazilian tells us how he made it happen.
CORSICA CROSSING
Matteo Iachino set his sights on windsurfing to Corsica and in September got the forecast to make it happen. He talks us through the crossing.
NEVER GIVE UP
French freestyle sensation, Adrien Bosson, finally sealed the deal in Sylt in 2022 with his maiden PWA world title. He gives us an insight into his success.
CLASSIC CAMBER
Timo Mullen recounts a day mission to Camber Sands in southeast England, where he found reliable wave sailing conditions when it was below average elsewhere.
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
Finn Mullen takes a fresh look at how he views his good and bad windsurfing sessions.
THE BIG FIFTY!
Weymouth Speed Week celebrated 50 years of speed in style this year with falling records and a new wing class. Read the report on an epic event.
GEAR SHED
2023 85-LITRE ALL-ROUND WAVE BOARDS
The test team goes to work in the surf with some of the latest wave board designs on the market. These include;
AV-Boards Nytro 87,
Fanatic Grip TE 87,
Goya Custom 3 Pro 86,
JP Magic Wave 89,
Quatro Cube Pro 87,
RRD Freestyle Wave Y26 84,
Severne Pyro 83,
Starboard Ultra 86,
Tabou Da Curve 88.
TEKKERS
PETER HART MASTERCLASS – IS SPINNING OUT BACK IN?
Has the unfortunate habit of slipping sideways made a comeback? Or did it never really go away? Peter Hart offers explanations and cures.
GYBE VARIATIONS
Want to spice up your gybing? The NeilPryde and JP-Australia team give us tips for the ‘Laydown’ and ‘Donkey’ gybes!
BOARDSHORTS
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
Fingers crossed everything here is in your stocking on the 25th of December!
LATEST & GREATEST
Lovely press releases are wrapped up right here.
LOWDOWN – BOOM V HANDLES
Klaas Voget and Nik Baker offer some advice on the merits of booms or handles on wings.
CATCH-UP TESTS
The test team review some 7.5 no-cam sails that just missed the deadline for their original test – NeilPryde Speedster 7.7, North X-Over 7.4, Point-7 AC-X 7.5.
SITTIN’ ON THE DUNNY
EDITORIAL – DEDICATION
The Ed. discusses why he thinks brute force counts for little compared to dedication in windsurfing.
AFFAIRS OF THE HART – JUST WEIGHT A MINUTE
Harty catches up with Olympian Emma Wilson’s coach, Barry Edgington, to discuss a sensitive subject – sailor weight!
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