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PAINT Finishing TOUCH

We asked Thames boatbuilder Colin Henwood, who teaches finishing to students at the Boat Building Academy, to give us a crash course in paint and varnish. In this second part, he tackles the subject of a perfect traditional gloss paint finish

GROWN GRAB RAILS

In the second of our ‘lockdown projects’ series, we make good use of a wooden windfall

10OF THE BEST SAILING DINGHIES

In years gone by, you’d have had a 12 or 14ft clinker-built, lug-rigged dinghy with a pair of oars, but there is now a plethora of boats to buy, or build from kit or plan

Unseasonality

You can’t rely on the weather in Shetland

If it ain't broke, don't break it

Getting stuck into lockdown inventions

New generation electronics

A few years ago I felt there was a risk that marine electronics manufacturers would find it impossible to compete in a changing marketplace.

How to troubleshoot your engine electrics

If your engine won’t start, knowing how to fi nd the source of the problem will help you get under way quickly, says Rubicon 3’s Bruce Jacobs

Groundbreaking affordable watermaker

Desalinators operate on a simple principle, but to date have generally been prohibitively expensive for many.

Environment review backs highly protected marine zones

Seas around England and Northern Ireland could receive greater protection as a result of a new review by former environment minister Richard Benyon.

Algorithms will aid search and rescue

Researchers at one of the world’s top universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a new algorithm which could improve search and rescue techniques.

Who Was Really The First To Discover America?

A historical replica voyage has proved that the Phoenicians may well have reached the shores of the new world a full two millennia before Columbus

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!

EDITORIAL - RESET

Finn hits the salt water reset button.

MARK OF A CHAMPION

‘Mark of a champion’ is a new series we’re running with some of windsurfing’s brightest stars, to find out the traits they think have helped them reach the top. And who better to kick offthe series with than Sarah-Quita Offringa. Born in Aruba, the exceptionally talented sailor has an amazing 17 world titles and no doubt many more to come. She gives us an insight into her world.

DELPHINE COUSIN QUESTEL

28-year-old French sailor Delphine Cousin Questel secured the 2019 PWA women’s slalom world title in Noumea, New Caledonia at the final event of the season. Despite starting with results below her normal expectations, Delphine managed to fight back and finish the event in 2nd overall to clinch her 4th slalom world title. John Carter finds out more about Delphine’s success story.

BOUJ NEWS

Moroccan sensation Boujmaa Guilloul has a new sponsor - sponsor – Goya Windsurfing! We caught up with him to hear more about the move, his new-found passion for foiling and how he ended up ‘stuck’ on Maui for the last 6 months!

STANDING Rigging developments

Racing yachts and cruisers place different demands on their standing rigging, yet, there’s much that each camp can learn from the other. Rupert Holmes reports on the latest developments

SOLENT to Dundee

The crew of yacht Nova set out around Britain anticlockwise to discover the past and present of 12 of our most significant ports. In the first of a series, Jonathan Winter describes their first sail north up the east coast

Paul Heiney

The LOA of the boat is of course important, but how about the LOA of the crew?

Tom Cunliffe

The choice of yacht can say much about the owner. And when it comes to type of rig, well...

Panache and performance

Performance-cruisers like the Italian Solaris 47 are designed to enjoy both sides of the yachting equation. Does she meet the brief? Kevin Green finds out