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JULY 2018 ISSUE ON SALE NOW

08/06/2018
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WINDSURF MAGAZINE #377 JULY ON SALE NOW

The July 2018 Issue of the world’s only monthly English language windsurfing magazine is out now!


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Foiling Special – Freeride Foil & Foil Board Test, Peter Hart’s Foil Tuning & Technique, PWA Foil Racing, Dave White Interview, John Skye’s Defi, Lanzarote Waves, Ricardo Campello’s Wave Paradise, Jem Hall’s Flat Water Tips, British RS:X Team and Tom Hartmann Profile.

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BIG JUICY READS


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HIGH FLYERS
The pros tell us about their foil racing setups and technique and we hear from the PWA race director on the challenges of foiling courses.


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CANARIES CALLING
Timo Mullen and John Carter felt the lure of Lanzarote and teamed up with Noah Vocker and Philip Köster at Jameos for a solid session.

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LE DÉFI
It’s the legendary event that puts over 1000 windsurfers on the same starting line! John Skye tells us why Défi 2018 was one to remember!

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LOS ROQUES
For Ricardo Campello, Los Roques is the place he comes to recharge during the PWA tour’s off-season. He recounts his most recent trip there.

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WHITEY 10.0
If a cat has nine lives, then Dave White surely has ten. He tells us about his recovery from a stroke that nearly claimed his life.

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TOM’S TALE
Tom Hartmann spends half the year as a PWA & EFPT judge and the other half in Mauritius. He tells us more about his globetrotting life.

 

GEAR SHED

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FOIL TEST
The test team review a selection of freeride focussed foils and windfoiling boards. Equipment on test as follows:

AFS W85 & AHD Fury 145,
Fanatic Flow H9 & Gecko Foil 133,
Manta Foils Mono Windfoil,
Moses Vento 91,
Naish Thrust WS1 & Hover 142,
Neil Pryde RS:Flight AL & JP Hydrofoil 135,
RRD WH Flight Alu 85,
Slingshot Hover Glide Fwind & Levitator 150,
Starboard Freeride & Foil 122,


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PETER HART – FOIL TUNING
Now you’ve got it up, the fun is just beginning! Harty, well aided by Sam Ross and Tris Best, looks at the next level of foiling fun – tuning.

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MOVE ON UP WITH JEM HALL – FLAT WATER TIPS
Jem Hall explains how to get the most out of flat water.

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SAM ROSS – PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS
Sam Ross advises us how to make sure you’ve matched your foil to your board and how to get the most out of your first flights and beyond.


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LATEST & GREATEST

This is not a drill, we have classified information on the latest and greatest kit and deals. The words the windsurfing establishment don’t want you to read are all here.

RYA KNOWLEDGE – A NEW BREED OF WINDSURFERS
The RYA give us a guide to the RS:X windsurfers of the British Sailing Team due to compete at the World Championships in Denmark this summer.

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LOWDOWN – LOFTSAILS SKYSCAPE
Loftsails have introduced a well developed foiling sail to their range, the Skyscape. We get the lowdown from test pilot Fernando Martínez del Cerro Delgado and designer Monty Spindler.

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LOWDOWN – FANATIC JAG
Fanatic describe their new Jag board as “A freerace board set free from the racecourse!” Fanatic brand manager Craig Gertenbach gives us the lowdown on the concept.

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LOWDOWN – EZZY HYDRA
Ezzy Sails have released a dedicated foiling sail with a unique design; we get the lowdown from designer David Ezzy.


SITTIN’ ON THE DUNNY

EDITORIAL – THE QUIET REVOLUTION
Foil windsurfing may be silent, but the editor discusses why its effects aren’t.

AFFAIRS OF THE HART – MAUI – THE BOX IS TICKED.
Harty mentors a first time Maui survivor.

 

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