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#426 AUGUST 2023

17/07/2023
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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

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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.

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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.

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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!  

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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. 

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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.  

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FOIL TALK
Leading wing foilers, Klaas Voget and Henning Nockel, sit down with Axel Reese to talk about trends and developments in wing foiling.

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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


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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

 

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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.

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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

 

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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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