Equipment
LOWDOWN – RRD COMPACT WAVE
Inflatable SUPs transformed SUP sales with their portability and compact storage and kitesurfers regularly cite the compact nature of their kit as one of the reasons for (…)
LOW-DOWN – QUATRO PYRAMID
“Head meets heart meets athlete” is the fitting tagline that accompanies Keith Teboul’s bio. A passionate, extremely talented windsurfer and constant developer, the prolific Maui based shaper’s (…)
OCEAN ELEMENTS FOILING HOLIDAYS
This summer Ocean Elements is launching foiling for windsurfes at its Porto Heli and Vassiliki resorts. Learn to foil! If you thought you’d never master the art (…)
SIMMER STYLE – G4 MONSTER
Insane top speeds with full control at all times, combined with impressive early planing and easy gybing. This is what make the Monster on the of the (…)
LOW-DOWN – FANATIC GRIP
Fanatic have a new all-in-one wave board for 2018, the Grip TE, we asked Fanatic Wave R&D Manager and PWA Pro Klaas Voget for the low-down! With (…)
KID’S KIT – DESIGNERS CHILDREN
John Skye gives us an insight into his latest rig designs for children. Words John Skye // Photo Pons Training As a designer, one always tries to (…)
LENA ERDIL – ESSENTIALS
2016 PWA Slalom World Vice-Champion, Lena Erdil, is no ordinary woman with no ordinary essentials to travel with; Lena guides us through her kit bags. 1. (…)
LOWDOWN – ION TECHNOLOGY
ION is one of the leading brands of wetsuit innovation for windsurfing and watersports but how do they develop their key features? The Ion crew give us (…)
DAY 2 DAY | NORTH SAILS
Check out the latest video clip from North featuring their R&D test team and chief sail designer Kai Hopf testing & developing new sails on Maui.
INDONESIA LEFTOVERS – LEON JAMAER
Leon Jamaer enjoys the dreamy waves on Indonesia. Camera: Pierre Bouras.
FANATIC FOILS: OUT NOW
Windsurf Foil H9: Our entry level Flow H9 Foil brings new and exciting sensations to the amazing sport of windsurfing. With a high specification aluminium mast, it’s (…)
FOIL BUYER’S GUIDE
To help you navigate the world of foils we’ve compiled a buyer’s guide to some of the latest offerings on the market, but first Sam Ross gives (…)
WAIST HARNESS BUYERS GUIDE
Considering a new waist harness? We get some tips from the pros followed by a round up of some the latest products in the market. PRO TIPS (…)
NEW STREAMLINED BOOM SIZES
Streamlined’s top rider Josh Angulo and chief designer Dave Dominy have been working together on slalom booms for the last five years and can now offer three (…)
WINDSUP BOARD REVIEW 2017 – RISING APPEAL
RISING APPEAL WINDSUP BOARD REVIEW 2017 Test Editor Tris Best // Review Team Maurin Rottenwalter & Joe North Photos Alex Best // Location Portland Harbour When we conducted our review on WindSUPs last (…)