Gaastra
LEWIS – HEBRIDEAN HAWAI’I
The U.K. often proves that perfect conditions can often be right on your doorstep. Or perhaps just a full day’s drive from your front door. And a (…)
COAST | PHIL & BEN THE RHOSNEIGR MEN
For this month’s coastal sojourn John Carter heads over the treacherous Menai straights onto the Welsh island of Anglesey to check out the hallowed beaches of Rhosneigr. (…)
CORNWALL CLASSIC EPIC DAY 3 GALLERY
No words are required for this amazing third day gallery from an astounding finale to the 2013 British Wavesailing Association tour at the Pura Vida Cornwall Classic (…)
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN – 7.5M NO-CAM FREERACE SAILS TEST
7.5M NO-CAM FREERACE SAILS (This feature appeared in the July ’13 issue of Windsurf Magazine. Print and digital subscriptions are available here.) Report by Brian McDowell Pic Mark Kasprowicz (…)
NORFOLK AND CHANCE
NORFOLK AND CHANCE Mighty Dave White motivated fellow UK legends Ross Williams and Robby Swift to venture to the often-forgotten UK North Sea coast in Norfolk. (…)
WHAT GOES ON TOUR | PWA SLALOM
In the first of a new series, John Carter grills PWA sailors from each discipline on all aspects of life on tour. From the big hitters at (…)
VICTORY LAP – PART 2
Previously we followed the first episode of a spur-of-the-moment road trip where John Carter and Timo Mullen dragged 2012 BWA Champion, Jamie Hancock, on a celebratory tour (…)
GAASTRA SAVAGE 7.8 2013 TEST REVIEW
GAASTRA SAVAGE 7.8 2013 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR Aspiring racers or recreational sailors making the transition from softer, more manoeuvre-oriented sails to more powerful rigs. RECOMMENDATION Pair (…)
GAASTRA MATRIX 6.5M 2013 TEST REVIEW
GAASTRA MATRIX 6.5M 2013 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR Any type of freeride or freerace board (compact or narrower outlines) in all water states. A good match for (…)
EASY RIDERS – 6.5M NO-CAM FREERIDE SAILS
6.5M NO CAM FREERIDE SAILS TEST REVIEWS (This feature appeared in the June ’13 issue of Windsurf Magazine. Print and digital subscriptions are available here.) Report by Iain Hunter (…)
2013 TWIN-CAM 7.8 FREERACE BLASTERS
2013 TWIN-CAM FREERACE SAILS TEST REVIEW REPORTS Moving on from the recent 2013 7.0 Multi-Cam racing sails test, we now present our findings on the latest Twin-Cam (…)
GAASTRA COSMIC 8.0 2013 TEST REVIEW
GAASTRA COSMIC 8.0 2013 TEST REVIEW THE LOW-DOWN The Cosmic shares characteristics from both it’s Matrix (no-cam freeride) and Vapor (full-on racing sail) Gaastra stablemates. AT-A-GLANCE (…)
BSA 2013 ROUND 4 ABERDOVEY
The British Slalom Association Tour visited Wales for round 4 of the UK racing series (won by Ross Williams) at the same time as Boardwise held their mid-summer demo weekend. Here’s a (…)
CALL MY BLUFF
While Kai Katchadourian and Kevin Pritchard were scoring silky-smooth waves off the coast of Africa in Cape Verde, John Carter and Ross Williams were up at the colder (…)