WINDSURF MAGAZINE #426 AUGUST 2023
Pursuit: Guadeloupe guide with Antoine Martin; Sarah Hauser profile; Tested: 5.0 Freeride Wings; Ross Williams Scottish Highlands strike mission; Pumping Cornwall; Olympic gold and silver medallist Nikos Kaklamanakis; Harty on better gybing; Wind foiling tips.
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Cover Antoine Martin freestylin’ in the lagoon at Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe. Photo Mattéo Nativelle.
BIG JUICY READS
FRANCE’S BEST KEPT SECRET
Paddy Payne gives a British view on what he calls “France’s best kept secret” – Guadeloupe, while Antoine Martin provides local knowledge on his island home.
SARAH HAUSER
The 3 x IWT champion, and Guinness world record holder for the largest wave windsurfed by a woman, imparts some of her winning formula.
HIGHLAND STING
Ross Williams heads to the highlands for a Scottish strike mission, scoring solid surf and wind, but the trip ends with a sting in the tale!
DARE TO DREAM
With five Olympic campaigns, and windsurfing gold and silver medals, Nikos Kaklamanakis has had an incredible career. He tells John Carter about its highs and lows.
DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
A huge swell led John Carter and Timo Mullen to Cornwall for a sweet session, despite a few dark clouds of doom on the way.
FOIL TALK
Leading wing foilers, Klaas Voget and Henning Nockel, sit down with Axel Reese to talk about trends and developments in wing foiling.
SAM’S STORY
Racer and wave sailor, Sam Latham, tells us about his journey from Techno to RS:X and UKWA slalom, to the present-day owner of Worthing Watersports.
GEAR SHED
2023 5.0 FREERIDE WINGS
The test team pump up some of the latest freeride wing designs to see how they fly. These include;
AFS Diamond 5.0;
Aztron Aim 5.0;
Duotone Slick 5.0;
Ensis Score 5.2;
Freewing AIR V3 5.0;
GA Poison 5.2;
KT Air Direct Drive 5.0;
Naish ADX 5.0;
NP Fly 5.0;
Ozone Flux 5.0;
S Maui Raptor V3 5.0;
Slingshot Javelin 5.0;
Simmer UFO 5.0.
TEKKERS
PETER HART MASTERCLASS – THE PROBLEM(S) WITH GYBING ARE…
Harty identifies why the carve gybe remains a constant challenge to both first-time carver and expert – offering nuggets of advice all along the way.
MOVE ON UP WITH JEM HALL – MORE FOILING AROUND
Jem Hall offers some tips for wind foiling.
BOARDSHORTS
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SITTIN’ ON THE DUNNY
EDITORIAL – PURSUIT
In pursuit of your windsurfing goals, embrace all the ways to windsurf says the Ed.
AFFAIRS OF THE HART – GYBE OBSESSION
Harty ponders how it is that the humble carve gybe has held our attention for over 4 decades.
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