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Windsurfing history: V

V – V-shaped windsurfing board hull

The V-shaped hull is one of the most significant innovations in windsurfing board design. While not a specific piece of gear, this hull shape revolutionised speed and control in certain windsurfing board designs. The V-Shaped Hull was particularly influential in the evolution of slalom and race boards. By incorporating a pronounced “V” in the bottom contour of the board, designers […]

Windsurfing history: A

A – Antoine Albeau, a French windsurfing legend.

Antoine Albeau, a French windsurfing legend, is another standout. Albeau has won over 25 world titles across multiple disciplines, including slalom, formula, and speed sailing. He holds world records in speed windsurfing, consistently pushing the limits of how fast a windsurfer can go. His dominance over two decades cemented his status as one of the sport’s greatest athletes. And as […]

Anders Bringdal windsurfing history
Windsurfing history: A

A – Anders Bringdal, one of the most accomplished windsurfers in history.

Anders Bringdal is one of the most accomplished windsurfers in history. Although his name starts with “B,” his first name, Anders, qualifies him for this list. A Swedish windsurfer, Bringdal was a dominant force in speed sailing and slalom competitions. He won multiple PWA (Professional Windsurfers Association) events and was a key figure in pushing the boundaries of board and […]

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Wetsuit care: EXIT brand’s unique take on watersports accessories.

Wetsuit care is a big talking point. Not only does looking after your wetsuit properly impact the cost of watersports accessories. It’s also about sustainability keeping petrochemical materials out of landfill. Thereby being kinder to the planet. Enter Irish brand EXIT and their unique and innovative take on wetsuit care and watersports accessories. The EXIT XRail wetsuit hanger. Wetsuit hangers […]

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Watersports Nomad, the story so far – with Adam Chubbock.

Watersports Nomad exited 2023 with a bang. The Vassiliki based windsurfing, sailing and paddle boarding instructor training company had undergone a rebrand. This is never easy. But with grit, guts and determination Watersports Nomad’s main man – Adam ‘Chubsey’ Chubbock – lit a fire and never looked back. Here’s the Watersports Nomad story far… Pics: Miles Taylor / PROtography. Tell […]

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Windsurfing UK autumn 2023 issue FREE to download and read.

Windsurfing UK autumn 2023 issue is now FREE to download and read (hit the link below or ready with the website). Featuring a bunch of good stuff from a variety of contributors hopefully, this’ll bring the stoke of wind sports straight to you, live and direct, whether you have a penchant for sail, wing, fin or foil. In this issue, […]

Windsurfing autumn 2023 in full swing!
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Windsurfing autumn 2023 in full swing!

Windsurfing autumn 2023 is in full swing at time of writing. Having spent a considerable amount of time on foil through summer those off season gales have started coming through and we’ve been getting amongst on the finned kit. The last few days at WSUK HQ have seen full power conditions to say the least – like in the accompanying […]

Get after it in 2023 - setting windsurfing goals, with Olli Anderson.
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Get after it in 2023 – setting windsurfing goals, with Olli Anderson.

Olli Anderson talks through setting windsurfing goals for 2023 and sticking to them, achieving what you’re planning and taking it beyond. Over to Olli for all that inspirational good windsurfing stuff. Time and time again we hear; “This is the year I’m gonna final crack that carve gybe” and so on… 80% of New Year’s resolutions end up being unfulfilled […]

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Challenger Sails Claudio Badiali interview (video) – with Andy Stuart-William.

Challenger Sails’ head honcho Claudio Badiali recently made the trek to Blighty from his home of Italy. Chaperoned by Challenger Sails UK Andy Stuart-William Claudio did the rounds, stopping off at various locations – including here at WSUK HQ (as you can see in the image below). Having met Claudio in the flesh it was fascinating to hear his take […]

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2022 Challenger Sails deals from Foilshop UK.

Whether foil or fin the Challenger Sails are championship winning (as was proved recently during the PWA slalom event where Maciek Rutkowski took the title). And now’s your chance to own a slice of that good stuff and bag a deal in the process. As it stands the UK’s pretty blowy with plenty of opportunity to get out sailing. There’s […]