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EL CONFITAL – THE DESTROYER
Words DANY BRUCH & JOHN CARTER // Photos JOHN CARTER El “Confital” or its original name, “La Machacona” (the destroyer) is in my opinion, one of the (…)
ESPERANCE – GREAT WHITE HOPE
Story & Photos JOHN CARTER Many say the pearl white sandy beaches of Esperance are the finest in Australia. Throw in translucent blue water and steady cross-offshore (…)
2014 85L WAVE BOARD TEST REPORTS
BREAD AND BUTTER Ask any retailer or distributor and they’ll say that hardly any 75L boards arrive, or leave, through their doors these days. Maybe the odd (…)
STARBOARD QUAD 82L CARBON 2014 TEST REVIEW
STARBOARD QUAD 82L CARBON 2014 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR Any level of wavesailor will step aboard and love this shape. In terms of conditions we can only (…)
WHEN THE NORTH WINDS BLOW
COAST – WHEN THE NORTH WINDS BLOW Story & Photos John Carter (This feature originally appeared in the September 2013 issue of Windsurf Magazine. Print and digital subscriptions for readers worldwide (…)
STARBOARD KODE WAVE 92L CARBON 2014 TEST REVIEW
STARBOARD KODE WAVE 92L CARBON 2014 TEST REVIEW BEST FOR Heavier riders who enjoy sailing well- powered. We didn’t get to try it in true down-the-line conditions, (…)
2014 95L WAVE BOARD TEST
IDENTITY CRISIS? As you’re reading this we’d wager a guess that you’re either (a) of heavier build and wanting a dedicated wave board, (b) not sure if (…)
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF – WONDER OF THE WORLD
(This feature originally appeared in the September 2013 issue of Windsurf Magazine. Print and digital subscriptions for readers worldwide are available HERE.) Our boat is punching into a stiff south (…)
CLOUD BREAK – CHASING THE DREAM
FIRING FIJI (This feature originally appeared in the August 2013 issue of Windsurf Magazine. Print and digital subscriptions for readers worldwide are available HERE.) It’s rare to find a pro (…)
ALL GO ON GREEN ISLAND
2013 AUSTRALIAN SLALOM NATIONALS Report Ian Fox // Photos JOHN CARTER Green. The color of go. And go we most certainly did. To a small island, a mere (…)
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 (…)
JAWS – LAST OF THE WINTER SWELLS
Story & Photos John Carter During the big-wave winter season on Maui, fierce storms off the eastern coast of Japan and south of Alaska’s Aleutian islands radiate (…)
TAHITI – CHOMPIN’ ‘CHOPES
Fearless Moroccan charger Boujmaa Guilloul, 29, loves nothing more than a mid-year trip to the Polynesian paradise of Tahiti and, more specifically, to windsurf the bone-crunching super-slab (…)
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 (…)
MARSHALL ISLAND ADVENTURES
Eric Berentsen joined Keith Teboul and a host of talented pro windsurfers and surfers on a savage boat trip to the Marshall Islands, where blood was spilt (…)