News and gossip from UK windsurfing and beyond.
Learning to windfoil, with Dave Ludgate.
Irish windsurfer Dave Ludgate has recently begun his windfoil journey. The man from Cork says it’s been on his radar for a while. But only […]
Windsurfing UK News
Home grown UK watersports brand – North Coast Wetsuits – commits to windsurfing.
Windsurfing often bears the brunt of being ousted in favour of new fads and ways of wind riding. There’re plenty of stories about how the […]
Legendary surf brand Mistral enters next growth phase with Dutch investor NMG.
Mistral, one of the most recognized watersports and lifestyle brands in the world, has been acquired by the Dutch brand equity investor NMG. The Haarlem-based […]
Windsurfing and Corky. New horizons with Kirkham.
Words: Corky Kirkham. Pics: Gilbert Bara, Corky Kirkham. Windsurfing has always had its long term colourful personalities. And Corky Kirkham’s surely one of these. Keeping […]
Windsurfing autumn 2021. Not too bad! (Gallery).
Windsurfing header image: Nik Baker, Avon Beach, South Coast. pic: Radical Exposure. Windsurfing this autumn (2021) has been pretty good by and large. At time […]
Autumn moves – time to step up your windsurfing skills?
Words: WSUK Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce, Mike Pringuer With autumn powering through as we write all this wind (which looks set to continue for a while […]
Good news for Irish windsurfing – Mayo Mahem 2021 is on!
Yes, Yes, Yes, we are back! It’s time for all us windsurfers to meet up with friends old and new. From near and far, to […]
Dave Ludgate (aka Subowti) joins NCW’s Tahe Techno/Nautix Windsurfing freeride windsurf team.
You probably won’t know Cork based Dave Ludgate. He’s not a pro windsurfer and doesn’t charge huge Pe’ahi in Maui. He’s not a radical windfoil […]
Wing surfing/wing foiling (call it what you will) – what’s it all about?
Words: WSUK Pics: Oli Lane-Peirce There are some that see new sports (particular wind driven) like wingsurfing/wing foiling as the continued dilution of windsurfing. The […]
Versatile freedom ride – AV Boards Free BT 103L freestyle wave windsurf board test.
Review: Tez Plavenieks Pics: Nick Kingston & Oli Liane-Peirce A new brand to some AV Boards is the brainchild of Italian shaper/designer Aurelio Verde who’s […]