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Windsurfing long distances is a pretty niche activity. No less there are some who indulge. Henry Cartwright is doing things his own way and one of those aforementioned. Using his windsurfing kit as a vehicle [...] -
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 [...] -
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 in regular contact with us at Windsurfing UK Corky’s always [...] -
Windsurfing can often appear to be all about waves and performance sailing in strong winds. Of course, for many, this rings true. But it doesn’t have to always be the case. As Henry Cartwright proves [...] -
Interview: WSUK Words: Jamie Howard Pics: Amber Dennington Note: this interview originally appeared in WSUK’s 2020 issue. Jamie has now switched sponsors to Severne. A successful product of the RYA’s Team15 programme Jamie Howard quickly [...] -
Interview: WSUK Pics: Ellis Photography Since the renaissance of the Windsurfer LT enthusiasts have been popping up in droves everywhere. While there’s a committed crew of WLT racers there’re just as many real world sailors [...]
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Kid’s windsurfing sails aren’t always the easiest to get hold of in the UK. Also, the ones you can get are sometimes engineered for the already planing grom. Those riders are hard to come by. [...] -
Words & pics: Tez PavenieksI’ve read many windsurfing books, possibly all of them. The majority come as manuals and guides or training manuscripts, very few in the vein of Hooked!. Some more autobiographical windsurfing reads [...] -
Sroka will probably be a new name for some but with Bruno Sroka at the helm (an ex-pro kiter and all round knowledge watersports bod) you can guarantee the equipment will be solid and high [...] -
Challenger Sails may be a new name for some wingfoilers. But Claudio Badiali’s Italian sail brand has been around for a while. Taking the PWA Slalom Windsurfing title in 2022, with pilot Maciek Rutkowski standing [...] -
Wingfoiling boards come in many shapes and sizes. Your level, style and local conditions will dictate what type of gear you plump for. Pics: Mike Pringuer. The AK V1 Compact 105L, for most intermediate level [...] -
Words: Tez Plavenieks. Pics: Tez Plavenieks, Oli Lane-Peirce. I tested Nautix Windsurfing’s 5.2m windsurfing sail a while back. Since then it’s proved exactly as stated in the write up and more! A staple piece of [...]
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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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...]
