Windsurf - Issue 437 - September 2024

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Dreams: Fuerteventura PWA Freestyle & Racing; Olympic Heartbreak For Emma Wilson & Sam Sills; Thomas Traversa’s Transition; Duotone Young Guns in South France; Flo Jung Shares his Ultimate Safety Checklist; 25 Years of Harry Nass; Tenerife PWA Report & Peter Hart’s Wave Masterclass.

TRANSITIONING

Big wave guru, Thomas Traversa discusses a potential midlife crisis, winning the PWA Wave World Championship and Red Bull Storm Chase in the same year, and the implications of sailing Nazaré.

10+ mins

SO NEAR, SO FAR A PAINFUL ENDING

Candid reflections by Emma Wilson Sam Sills after two heroic efforts at the Paris Olympic Games, who did themselves and Team GB proud, but narrowly missed out on their dreams.

9 mins

MAKING THE SWITCH IN FUERTE

Over five days of brutal racing, some of the world’s best sailors tried to conquer switching between Foil Slalom and Slalom X. We hear from a selection of top sailors about how they coped...

10 mins

SOTAVENTO SHOWDOWN

Sotavento provided the world’s best Freestylers with the ultimate all-round test as they had to deal with anywhere from relatively light 20 knot winds to howling 40 knot offshore winds in their opening event of the year. We hear from the men’s and women’s top three.

6 mins

A MEDITERRANEAN STORM CHASE

John Carter joins a crew of Duotone young guns as they chase an epic forecast in the south of France, where the infamous mistral wind was whipping up a storm.

10+ mins

TENERIFE PWA WORLD CUP

After ten gruelling days in Fuerteventura at the PWA Grand Slam, John Carter made the short journey hop, skip and a jump over to El Médano, Tenerife to report on an epic week of wind and waves. This may have only been a four-star PWA event open paper, but it had all the hallmarks of a five-star competition and we hear the inside scoop from all the winners in both the men's and women's divisions.

7 mins

THE ULTIMATE CHECKLIST

With Europe's autumn storms just around the corner, German wave sailor Flo Jung draws upon his years of experience to share with us his 'Ultimate Checklist' for a safe and successful windsurf session.

10+ mins

25 YEARS AND COUNTING

John Carter tracked down Harry Nass who has been running world class windsurfing centres in Dahab, Egypt since 1999, and more recently Hurghada, to find out how it all started, what makes his centres so special and how he stays passionate after 25 years in the game.

7 mins

FIRST TIME WAVE HEADS

Of all the steps in wave sailing journey, the first one is the hardest. With the help of folk who have recently made that journey, Harty answers the key questions and tilts you in the right direction.

10+ mins

THE NAISH ADX

Noah Hoffman, from Naish’s Research Development department, gives us the lowdown on the new 2025 ADX.

3 mins

LOFTSAILS WAVESCAPE 5M

The Loftsails Wavescape offers a welcome balance of power and agility.

3 mins

THE FUTURE'S BRIGHT, THE FUTURE'S FUN

Scott Harrison looks ahead to the third UKWA Slalom event of the season, which will take place in Weymouth between 5th-6th October.

2 mins

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