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TOBAGO - CARIBBEAN
Best for Flat water / All Levels / Value
Tobago in the Caribbean has direct UK flights with steady northeast trade winds from December to June. Winds average 15-25 knots with warm air and 21°C water temperatures for sailing in board shorts. With idyllic palm fringed beaches and a vast, turquoise lagoon, Pidgeon Point is ideal for all levels of windsurfer, having side-shore, flat water freeride and freestyle conditions and an offshore wave spot. The windsurf centre stocks the latest equipment from JP, Fanatic, Neil Pryde and North and now offers foiling equipment plus bioluminescence tours, kayaks, mountain bikes, Hobie Cat sailing, SUP, scuba diving or kitesurfing. Book early for carnival week. 1 week BB starts at £899 including flights and transfers. TOBAGO - PRO COACHING CLINICS with Peter Hart and Jem Hall are January, February and March 2020.
LE MORNE - MAURITIUS Best for flat water and waves / All-inclusive / Luxury
この記事は Windsurf の Issue 389 - September 2019 版に掲載されています。
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この記事は Windsurf の Issue 389 - September 2019 版に掲載されています。
7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。
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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!
