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AFFAIRS OF THE HART | KNEE-MONIA
A painful joint doesn’t necessarily spell the end… I woke up to see an earnest young doctor standing over me. We were in the recovery room of Queen (…)
HARTY AND WHITEY HEAD TO HEAD
Fancy some light-hearted entertainment from two of the UK’s best loved windsurfing characters: Yes, we are reliving the infamous Harty versus Whitey head to head that took (…)
THE 1987 SURF FUNBOARD CUP FROM CORNWALL PRESENTED BY PETER HART!
Check out this nostalgic clip of the 1987 SURF funboard cup From Cornwall! There really is some gold in here, with no other than Peter Hart (sporting (…)
AFFAIRS OF THE HART | IN DEFENCE OF A SMALL INDUSTRY
Harty poses the question of how, in a modern world, does windsurfing stack up against other industries? You absolutely can’t stand your little brother, who since he (…)
AFFAIRS OF THE HART | FIGHTING THE RUINATION OF MAGHEROARTY
Harty reflects on the potential ruination of one of the world’s best windsurfing spots and home to the Red Bull Storm Chase – Magheroarty, County Donegal, Ireland – and (…)
THE HARTY 2020 JERI MASTERCLASS
Yet again Peter Hart’s Jeri Masterclass found that perfect blend of fun, coaching and action in one off the world’s most vibrant venues. Via Peter Hart
AFFAIRS OF THE HART | JACK OF ALL TRADES AND MASTER OF ONE
Are you better off for having NOT windsurfed from the cradle? Harty champions ‘generalism’. It’s been a great day and as you finish it off with a (…)
PETER HART | MAURITIUS MASTERCLASS 2019
Sweet colours, stunning views and watery action of huge variety for Peter Hart’s windsurfing Masterclass in Mauritius. Via Peter Hart
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 (…)
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. (…)
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 (…)
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 (…)