STEVE THORP
Some say he has a 1m sail in his shed in readiness for the perfect storm and that he has big wave forecasts transmitted direct to his brain via a self-built router. Some might say that his van has racked up over a million miles between Leicester and West Kirby on the same set of tyres and that his dog Izzy can do the Times crossword in less than two minutes. Some even say he once paddled across the Irish Sea to save cash on a ferry ticket and he never got wet because he was too busy taking selfies to put on facebook. All we know is his name is Steve Thorp and he is one of the UK’s most adventurous and fearless windsurfers. From double mast high ‘Cribbar’ to perfect cross off ‘Thurso East’ to banging out a 50 knot run at Kirby, Steve is an out and out adrenaline junky and will drive the length of the country to score a fix. Riding Moo custom boards, Hot Sails Maui, his self-designed K4 fins and using his own go pro harness mounts to film himself, check out Steve’ s website for an amazing blog of his adventures on the road. www.stevethorp.co.uk