#326 ON SALE NOW
#326 ON SALE NOW
ICE AGE – PATAGONIAN ADVENTURES
The June 2013 Issue of the world’s only monthly English-language magazine is out now! Get ready for summer with inspirational features to get your season rocking – grab your copy by App now or the Print version in the shops soon!
WHAT’S INSIDE?
ICE AGE
JC and the ‘Heading South’ movie crew adventure continues as the team score stunning sailing action in front of giant Patagonian glaciers!
MARSHALL LAW
Eric Berentsen tells tales of blood, gore and barreling tradewind-fanned waves on a trip with Kevin Pritchard, Keith Teboul, Brawzinho and Bernd Roediger to Micronesia’s Marshall Islands.
CORNISH GROWLERS
The Cornish call a pasty a Growler, but JC and Ross Williams devoured an altogether different flavour of meaty West Country morsel.
TESTED
Our new-look testing program took the latest 140-150L freeride boards and 6.5 no-cam freeride sails into some challenging real world UK conditions.
THE BOARDS LINE-UP
Starboard Carve 141 (Wood), Naish GT Sport 140, RRD Firemove 130 (LTD), Goya One 144 (PRO), Tabou Rocket 145 (LTD) & Fanatic Shark 150 (LTD)
THE SAILS LINE-UP
Naish Rally 6.4, Severne Gator 6.5, Tushingham Concept 6.5, North Natural 6.6, Gaastra Matrix 6.5, Goya Nexus 6.4 & RRD Evolution 6.4
PWA SEASON KICK-OFF
John Carter was on location for the opening freestyle and slalom events of the year in Austria and Korea.
BWA WALES AND IRELAND
The inside line from the opening two events of the British Wavesailing Association Tour
TECHNIQUE
Harty assess what it takes to become an effective self coach and Cribby explains that fin choice needn’t be rocket science
SPAIN AND CANARIES TRAVEL GUIDE
Top tips and inside info on the best places to visit for your summer holiday fix.
PLUS
Thought-provoking columns with pre-season thoughts from Jamie Hancock, Robby Swift on the DLG movie project, Harty paying tribute to Mikey Clancy and the Editor ranting on about how much he wants surf slalom to make a comeback! Chuck in all the latest products, a summer accessories guide and all the most-important news, unless it’s windy all month (and we hope it is!) you should be kept busy enough until next time!
PLUS
Thought-provoking columns with pre-season thoughts from Jamie Hancock, Robby Swift on the DLG movie project, Harty paying tribute to Mikey Clancy and the Editor ranting on about how much he wants surf slalom to make a comeback! Chuck in all the latest products, a summer accessories guide and all the most-important news, unless it’s windy all month (and we hope it is!) you should be kept busy enough until next time!
PRINT & DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS available HERE or via subs@arcwind.co.uk
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Windsurf Magazine
#326 ON SALE NOW
#326 ON SALE NOW
ICE AGE – PATAGONIAN ADVENTURES
The June 2013 Issue of the world’s only monthly English-language magazine is out now! Get ready for summer with inspirational features to get your season rocking – grab your copy by App now or the Print version in the shops soon!
WHAT’S INSIDE?
ICE AGE
JC and the ‘Heading South’ movie crew adventure continues as the team score stunning sailing action in front of giant Patagonian glaciers!
MARSHALL LAW
Eric Berentsen tells tales of blood, gore and barreling tradewind-fanned waves on a trip with Kevin Pritchard, Keith Teboul, Brawzinho and Bernd Roediger to Micronesia’s Marshall Islands.
CORNISH GROWLERS
The Cornish call a pasty a Growler, but JC and Ross Williams devoured an altogether different flavour of meaty West Country morsel.
TESTED
Our new-look testing program took the latest 140-150L freeride boards and 6.5 no-cam freeride sails into some challenging real world UK conditions.
THE BOARDS LINE-UP
Starboard Carve 141 (Wood), Naish GT Sport 140, RRD Firemove 130 (LTD), Goya One 144 (PRO), Tabou Rocket 145 (LTD) & Fanatic Shark 150 (LTD)
THE SAILS LINE-UP
Naish Rally 6.4, Severne Gator 6.5, Tushingham Concept 6.5, North Natural 6.6, Gaastra Matrix 6.5, Goya Nexus 6.4 & RRD Evolution 6.4
PWA SEASON KICK-OFF
John Carter was on location for the opening freestyle and slalom events of the year in Austria and Korea.
BWA WALES AND IRELAND
The inside line from the opening two events of the British Wavesailing Association Tour
TECHNIQUE
Harty assess what it takes to become an effective self coach and Cribby explains that fin choice needn’t be rocket science
SPAIN AND CANARIES TRAVEL GUIDE
Top tips and inside info on the best places to visit for your summer holiday fix.
PLUS
Thought-provoking columns with pre-season thoughts from Jamie Hancock, Robby Swift on the DLG movie project, Harty paying tribute to Mikey Clancy and the Editor ranting on about how much he wants surf slalom to make a comeback! Chuck in all the latest products, a summer accessories guide and all the most-important news, unless it’s windy all month (and we hope it is!) you should be kept busy enough until next time!
PLUS
Thought-provoking columns with pre-season thoughts from Jamie Hancock, Robby Swift on the DLG movie project, Harty paying tribute to Mikey Clancy and the Editor ranting on about how much he wants surf slalom to make a comeback! Chuck in all the latest products, a summer accessories guide and all the most-important news, unless it’s windy all month (and we hope it is!) you should be kept busy enough until next time!
PRINT & DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS available HERE or via subs@arcwind.co.uk
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BWA IRELAND 2013 GALLERY
BWA IRELAND 2013 GALLERY
Here is Dave White’s final day gallery of images from the 2013 British Wavesailing Association (BWA) Round 2 event at Brandon Bay, Ireland, won by Ross Williams and Lucy Robson.
BWA Sponsors pool:
RRD, Ezzy, Flying Objects
Hotsails
Starboard, Tushingham, Aeron
JP, NeilPryde, NPSurf
Simmer, Simmerstyle, O’shea
Fanatic, North, ION
Goya
Tabou, Gaastra, Vandal.
Spartan
Black Project
MaverX
Flymount
No limitz
Weendy
Big Salty
Sufadviser
Event Sponsors
Funsport – Wales
Puravida – Wales & Ireland
Jamie Knox Watersports – Ireland
Spillanes – Ireland
Kathleen McAuliffe – Ireland
Kerry Sail Co – Ireland
Stena Line – Ireland
Crean’s Brewery – Ireland
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Ross Williams Interviewed
Ben Proffitt interviews Ross Williams after he wins the Ireland stop of the BWA tour…
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BWA IRELAND 2013 | DAY 1 GALLERY
BWA IRELAND 2013 | DAY 1 GALLERY
Dave White took these images capturing all the atmosphere and action on the first day of the British Wavesailing Association (BWA) 2013 Round 2 event at Brandon Bay in Ireland.
Day was called as a lay-day with some more wind and waves possibly on-the-cards before the finish on Friday 24th.
BWA Sponsors pool:
RRD, Ezzy, Flying Objects
Hotsails
Starboard, Tushingham, Aeron
JP, NeilPryde, NPSurf
Simmer, Simmerstyle, O’shea
Fanatic, North, ION
Goya
Tabou, Gaastra, Vandal.
Spartan
Black Project
MaverX
Flymount
No limitz
Weendy
Big Salty
Sufadviser
Event Sponsors
Funsport – Wales
Puravida – Wales & Ireland
Jamie Knox Watersports – Ireland
Spillanes – Ireland
Kathleen McAuliffe – Ireland
Kerry Sail Co – Ireland
Stena Line – Ireland
Crean’s Brewery – Ireland
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BWA Wales 2013 Podcast
The BWA Rhosneigr unfortunately passed without any wind or waves, however the competitive spirits of the riders were satisfied with go cart racing, board tossing and a fairly epic party. Check out all the action in the latest Boardseeker podcast…
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UK Wave Champion Interviewed – Debbie Kennedy
Boards Magazine (UK) caught up with Hot Sails Maui team rider Debby Kennedy, 2012 & 2010 UK Wave Champion in this extremely interesting article which looks at her career, views on training and future plans. Thanks to Debbie and Amy … Continue reading
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BWA 2013 Dates
BWA announce all four dates of the UK Wave Tour 2013 as follows:
2012 Amateur title winner, Alfie Hart. Image credit BWA/Dave White.
ROUND 1: Wales (Rhosneigr), 17-19 May. Friday: Pros only, Sat and Sun: all Fleets
ROUND 2: Ireland (Brandon Bay), 20-24 May.
ROUND 3: Tiree Wave Classic, Tiree, Scotland; 12-18 October.
ROUND 4: Cornwall Wave Classic, Cornwall, England 25-27 October. Fri Pros only, Sat and Sun all Fleets
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UKWA Freestyle and BSA 2013 Dates Confirmed
The UK windsurfing calendar is already hotting up, with a whole host of BSA events now confirmed, along with the first three dates for the freestyle tour. These along with the BWA and further racing events make up one of the most successful national tours, bringing international talent as well as the best of British along to compete.
BSA racing
If you haven’t entered an event before, why not make this year your first? Check out the calendar of events below and head on over to the UKWA events section here for full information.
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EPIC sessions in Cape Town with British Wave Champ
Current BWA British wave sailing champion Debbie has been testing some Black Project Fins in Cape Town during her winter training. Choice of fin has been crucial for Debbie who has recently gone back to a single fin board – looks like she is getting the results she wanted! Here she is riding with a 17.5cm MiniEPIC …
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