The RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show is home to dinghy sailing, windsurfing, winging and foiling, kiting, and paddleboarding and it returns to Farnborough International this winter on the 24-25th February 2024.
DISCOVER, INSPIRE, PROGRESS
Whether you're looking for boards, sails, foils, wings, boats, tech, holidays, the very latest in clothing or accessories, it's the place to discover the latest developments in the industry first-hand, while setting yourself up perfectly for the season ahead. With over 150 exhibitors and brands including Starboard, Severne, Forward Wip, OTC, Duotone, The SUP Co, Ease Distribution, F-One, Manera, Rooster, RS Sailing, Sailingfast, ePropulsion, and Sebago, you'll find kit and gear for all ages from the industry's biggest brands. Throughout the weekend you'll find experts ready to share their knowledge and answer your questions, from making the right windsurfing equipment purchase to improving your foiling technique. With the Paris Olympic Games just around the corner and the British Sailing Team looking to impress, let 2024 be the year that inspires you to get out on the water!
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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!
