PRELUDE
After a hectic late season in 2023, I finally made it home, ready to start gearing up for some well-deserved seasonal celebrations. Surely there was no space left to squeeze in any more trips with only a few days remaining until Christmas? But just when I least expected it, the phone pinged: “JC are you available to go to Denmark or France? Leaving tomorrow and returning on Christmas Eve.”. The message was from Alex Hasch, Duotone’s Marketing Manager, who was checking to see if I was keen to join a crew of young guns on a last-minute storm chase. They were still deciding the exact location and I was told the decision would be made by the end of the day. Hmmm, I was not sure if this news was going to go down too well with my wife, but with Christmas looming, I decided I could do with extra pennies, plus it sounded fun to hang out with some up-and-coming young guns, so I volunteered for the mission, if they still wanted me and the last-minute logistics all worked out. Within twenty four hours a decision had been made to pull the trigger and Marseille would be the chosen location. After some frantic organisation, I booked an early flight from Gatwick, which involved travelling through the night for a 7am check in, en route to France.
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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!
