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TRIUMPHANT IN TIREE: CLAIMING THE PRESTIGIOUS SWORD
TRIUMPHANT IN TIREE: CLAIMING THE PRESTIGIOUS SWORD Lucas Meldrum wins the 39th Tiree Wave Classic to become British Wave champion for the first time. Words: Lucas Meldrum (…)
ROSS WILLIAMS: MAGIC MOMENTS
ROSS WILLIAMS MAGIC MOMENTS When the first major swell of 2023 pounded the UK in early January, Ross Williams hit the ground running and scored an epic (…)
GUADELOUPE: FRANCE’S BEST KEPT SECRET!
GUADELOUPE: 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 (…)
SAM LATHAM: SAM’S STORY
SAM LATHAM: SAM’S STORY Sam Latham started windsurfing aged nine and sailed right through all the classes from Techno to RS:X and UKWA slalom. Now an entrepreneur (…)
THE NORTH CHANNEL: A CELTIC CROSSING
THE NORTH CHANNEL: A CELTIC CROSSING Dr Will Verling, a consultant paediatrician, set a world record for crossing the Irish Sea on a windsurfer, while also raising (…)
BRIGHTON: SHOOTING THE PIER
BRIGHTON: SHOOTING THE PIER Brighton’s iconic West Pier was the setting for John Carter to shoot local hotshot Lucas Meldrum. The dynamic duo tell the tale (…)
HOOKED // CHEERS TO THE DIE-HARDS
HOOKED // CHEERS TO THE DIE-HARDS New Zealand reader Phil Penney recounts his own windsurfing journey and celebrates the die-hards of windsurfing! PHOTOS – John Carter, (…)
ROSS WILLIAMS: ROSS SKILLS
ROSS WILLIAMS: ROSS SKILLS In the first of a two-parter, Ross Williams, gives us the benefit of his extensive knowledge on wavesailing, starting with some tips (…)
PWA JAPAN: OMAEZAKI’S RETURN
PWA JAPAN: OMAEZAKI’S RETURN The Spicare Omaezaki Japan World Cup in March, marked not just a return to the famous waves of Omaezaki, but the start (…)
IRELAND: INTO THE STORM
IRELAND: INTO THE STORM With a monster low looming in the Atlantic, John Carter and Timo Mullen hatched a plan to try and catch one of (…)
RUARAIDH SOMERVILLE: DIFFERENT DIRECTION
RUARAIDH SOMERVILLE: DIFFERENT DIRECTION Young Scottish wavesailor Ruaraidh Somerville always wanted to compete on the PWA, he tells us why he’s now happy to take his (…)
JOHN SKYE: BATTENOLOGY
JOHN SKYE: BATTENOLOGY Battens are fundamental to a sail’s performance but how much do you know about them? RRD sail designer John Skye gives us the (…)
FIRST REEF: LE MORNE
FIRST REEF: LE MORNE Fifteen-year-old K66 Team freestyler, Freddie Sargent, trades the Witterings for Le Morne, Mauritius and shares his experience of riding his first ever (…)
DANISH STORM: TOP GUNS
DANISH STORM: TOP GUNS When John Carter heard that Marino Gil and Liam Dunkerbeck were heading out for a late session in wild 40-50 knot winds, (…)
ANTOINE ALBEAU: NEW CHAPTER
ANTOINE ALBEAU: NEW CHAPTER Right before the final PWA slalom event of 2022 in Japan, twenty-five-time world champion, Antoine Albeau, announced that he was retiring from (…)