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HIGHS, LOWS AND GOALS | IT’S BEEN EMOTIONAL
A dramatic slalom final in Noumea marked the end of the PWA 2019 calendar, capping off a windy year with some amazing performances, 2019 also saw the (…)
STORM BRENDAN – A RAINY DAY(S) STORY
John Carter spins a tale of dedication and frustration as he heads back and forwards to Cornwall chasing a brace of epic forecasts for nuking winds and (…)
MARCO LANG: TESTING TIMES!
Windsurf Magazine catch up with Duotone chief sail tester Marco Lang for an update on his season so far: Photos: PWA/ Carter #gallery-24 { margin: auto; } (…)
SPEEDY RECOVERY: KARO VAN TONDER, LUDERITZ
Karo Van Tonder suffered a serious shoulder injury at 2018’s Lüderitz Speed Challenge that required surgery. Far from setting her back however, she set her sights on (…)
TATY FRANS: BONAIRE UPDATE
Windsurf Magazine catch up with PWA all-rounder, Taty Frans who has been at home in Bonaire during the Covid crises, keeping the Frans Paradise school open and (…)
DECADE WAVES: JAWS
This story was featured in the March 2020 Issue of Windsurf Magazine. On the eve of a new decade, a XXL swell marched into Maui’s north shore (…)
FABIEN SHAPES: FABIEN VOLLENWEIDER
Fabien Vollenweider is one of windsurfing’s most respected shapers. As the man behind Tabou’s board designs he is known for his high performance shapes, but did you (…)
AQUAMAN – ARTHUR ARUTKIN
Windsurf Magazine catch up with Arthur Arutkin with this profile previously published in our March 2020 issue! By the age of 15 Arthur Arutkin was European youth (…)
BACK ON THE WATER: MATTEO IACHINO AND ANTOINE ALBEAU
With the lockdown easing for many countries many of us have been able to return to the water over the past weeks. Windsurf caught up with Matteo (…)
EMERALD PARADISE: MADAGASCAR
Pre lockdown, Bastien Ramery, Jules Denel and renowned photographer, Jérôme Houyvet took a trip out to Madagascar to visit the Emerald Sea, a pristine lagoon at the (…)
MANIC MONDAY: THOMAS TRAVERSA AND FRIENDS SCORE ÎLE AUX VACHES
Thomas Traversa, northwest winds with a monster swell and the famed French big wave spot of Île aux Vaches; put these four elements together and you know (…)
BRIAN TALMA: THE BEACH CULTURE WORLD TOUR VIRTUAL GAMES
It seems like 2020 could be without any windsurfing events at all, as the Covid 19 virus slowly eats into the calendar and competitions are cancelled months (…)
JEM HALL: POSITIVE VIBES!
We caught up with technique guru Jem Hall, for an update from Norway where he is at home during the Covid crises. Jem has been spending plenty (…)
WILLY MACLEAN: WILD DIAMOND UPDATE:
Windsurf magazine catch up with Willy Maclean, Tiree Wave Classic organizer, and owner of Wild Diamond Windsurfing in Tiree for an update on the situation up in (…)
KAI KATCHADOURIAN: THE BEAT GOES ON!
Windsurf caught up with Kai Katchadourian who is safely at home in Finland with his family biding his time until the lockdown is over and it is (…)