PUMPING TARANAKI: HUGE WAVES IN NEW ZEALAND

David Neilson just sent us some incredible footage from Taranaki in New Zealand. The waves were a bit too gnarly for Dave so he pulled out the camera to capture this amazing session!

David Neilson: “Huge winter swell briefly rocked in for the day on Monday 17th August 2026… well above my pay grade so I was very happy to let them get on with it and film instead!”

Featuring the following local windsurfers in order of appearance…

James Dinnis – Carbon Art boards, S2Maui Dragon sails

Erik Noack – Flikka boards, Simmer Style Blacktip sails

Charles Dinnis – Carbon Art boards, S2Maui Dragon sails

Craig Williams – Carbon Art boards, Simmer Style Blacktip sails

Severin Thiebaut – Flikka boards, Simmer Style Blacktip sails

Christophe Massa – Flikka boards, Simmer Style Blacktip sails

Sound track courtesy of Leftfield Leftism album 1995

CarbonArtWindsurf.com boards made by James Dinnis for over 20 years in Taranaki, New Zealand.