STORM BREWING
After being away for two weeks at photo shoots in early September, 1 had four days at home before my next assignment for the PWA in Sylt. I had managed to completely miss the Indian summer and arrived back at home bang on cue with a monster storm, the remnants of Hurricane Lee, which was set to hit on the 19th of September. My first thought was to stay at home and avoid any possible travel chaos that is usually associated with such wild weather but then after a message from Sarah Jackson, saying she was assembling her Duotone troops to face up to the wind and waves at 'Shorekipa', I felt drawn to head down to document the occasion. After all, I am never particularly happy when I miss shooting epic windsurfing in the UK and then seeing all the pictures and videos afterwards, FOMO they call it.
CHAIN OF CONSEQUENCE
Looking at the tides it seemed the prime conditions were going to be late in the day so, I decided to head east bound in the early afternoon, which would still give the guys and gal, plenty of time score two wave sessions at Worthing and then Shoreham on the dropping tide. The wind was forecast perfect west southwest gusting over 40 knots for most of the day. With that strength wind waves should not be a problem. I carefully studied all the timetables to make sure I would have a smooth passage of travel and in my estimation, I reckoned I could be from my front door to Worthing in around 2.5 hours.
If you don't know about some of my previous missions along the south coast, I have a very particular set of travel skills which I have acquired over a long career. Skills which have made such journeys nightmare for myself and all involved. I specialize in missing ferries, losing keys, travel chaos and generally having a miserable time! Sure enough this trip did not disappoint.
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New School
Slingshot’s windsurfing brand manager, Wyatt Miller, has noticed that kids are drawn to playing with wings and puts forward an interesting case as to why he thinks this could help entice them and others into windsurfing.
Changes
Wave sailor Flo Jung reflects on our changed world during his lockdown in Germany.
THE LAST WAVE
Lockdown stirred the creative juices of reader Björn Alfthan, who peers into the future to present a fictional story set in the wild waves of Norway, five years from now.
STILL IN THE GAME
After a horrific fracture in his leg from a crashed aerial in 2018, Alessio Stillrich is back! John Carter talks to the highflyer from Gran Canaria about his move to the Simmer team, recovering from injury and how he learned to windsurf in Gran Canaria!
MOVE ON UP - GET ON THE FRONT FOOT
This month we look at how our front foot weighting can affect and improve different aspects of our main windsurfing moves.
SOUTH' KIPA
Nik tweaking it over home waters.
A NEW NORMAL
On a trip to La Tranche-sur-Mer in France last year, Tris Best estimated over 80% of the windsurfers were foiling. This summer in Portland Harbour, foiling activity has increased dramatically too he reports. With the market offering plenty of choice to recreational windfoilers, our test team check out some of the latest foil offerings.
TACKING – THE SEQUEL
Having given you time to practice, Harty concludes his tacking series by critiquing various tacking options, including the carve tack, as well as offering solutions to common slip-ups.
‘NO VAPOUR TRAILS TO SCAR THE SKY' *
Realising we may be about to enter an extraordinary period in our lives, Harty decided to keep a windsurf-centric lockdown diary. Here are some of his choice excerpts.
REDEMPTION DAY!
Renowned for its windsurfing and variety of spots to sail at, Kimmerdige Bay is a wave sailing jewel on the south coast of England. Timo Mullen gives a guide to its shores while reflecting on why a recent session there was a reminder that there is no place like home!
