Blogs
AFFAIRS OF THE HART | BACK UP AND RIDING
Harty tells us why Dave ‘Whitey’ White, 2 years after a stroke, takes resilience to a new level. PHOTOS BY HART PHOTOGRAPHY I’m sat here in my (…)
RYA | TEAM15
The RYA tell us more about their Team15 programme for young windsurfers. Words RYA // Photos Richard Aspland/RYA Team15 (T15) is a windsurfing club revolution! Powered by the RYA, (…)
FOILING TECHNIQUE | SUSTAINED FLIGHT
You’ve had lift off and you’re hooked! The next question is how do you turn this bucking bronco of a ride into that serene image of cruising (…)
AFFAIRS OF THE HART | THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WINDSUP
In keeping with the windSUP theme, Harty relates his personal 13 year relationship with these overgrown surfboards. “You need a permit for that young man.” Said the (…)
AFFAIRS OF THE HART | BIG TRUCKS AND OPEN PRISONS
Many dream of jacking it all in for a life by the sea. Harty talks to a couple who have turned alternate living into an art form. (…)
RYA KNOWLEDGE | BENEFITS OF WINDSURFING FOR KIDS
The RYA explain why windsurfing helps develop positive character traits. Words & Photos RYA Why do you windsurf? Well, the most common answer is that it’s lots of (…)
PAST PERFECT | PETER HART
Harty ponders if history lessons in our sport should be compulsory for all windsurfers? My old friend Mark Wood took his son to Vassiliki last summer for (…)
PETER HART | STORMY DREAMS
Harty sings the praises of the storm chasing shenanigans in Donegal. “I fancy a go at that Storm Chase,” said Dave (not his real name because I (…)
RYA KNOWLEDGE | INVASIVE SPECIES WEEK 2019
The RYA tell us about the ‘Check Clean Dry’ initiative to help stop the spread of invasive species and diseases. Words & Photos RYA The 13th – (…)
GUY CRIBB HYDROFOIL JUNE 2019
Watch Cribby get ‘loyal to the foil’! – for more about the Cribbster check out – http://www.guycribb.com/windsurfing_technique_holiday0010v01.htm
ROCCO CRIBB AND TOM COVELL OCEAN CLEAN-UP
In June 2019 Tom and Rocco aged 12 and 13 sailed in a Topper and windsurf board around all the islands of Poole. Here is the video of (…)
AFFAIRS OF THE HART | TWO BIG ONIONS!
This month Harty sings the praises of Tobago, a very special island. The daily minibus ride from our hotel in Crown Point to the windsurfing centre at (…)
PETER HART | PRACTICE OR GENETICS… OR A BIT OF EACH?
The jury is still out on whether good windsurfers are born or made. It’s the role of science to keep disproving itself; which is at the same (…)
RYA KNOWLEDGE | LEARNING TO WINDFOIL
The RYA tell us how to learn to fly on windfoils. Words RYA // Photos Paul Wyeth Over the past few years foiling has become one of (…)
ANDY KING | PERSPECTIVE
KERNOW KING Andy King has been settled in Cornwall for a while now and with conditions like this on his doorstep we don’t think he will be (…)