Windsurfing News

- Oceansource Alaçati, Turkey
- Reliable winds, boutique accommodation and world-class cuisine combined with rich cultural experiences make Alaçati the perfect destination this summer for all levels of windsurfing and kitesurfing.
  Oceansource has teamed-up with the best kitesurfing and windsurfing centres in Alaçati to provide you with a comprehensive range of rental and coaching packages.
  To celebrate this launch, Oceansource are offering: €50 off [...]
- Tagged with: alaçati, oceansource, turkey

- Brawzinho retires from PWA Freestyle
- 2007 PWA Freestyle World Champion, Marcilio ‘Brawzinho’ Browne has retired from the PWA Freestyle discipline to concentrate fully on his quest for a Wave World Title! Over the last four years, there have been only a handful of sailors able to beat Gollito Estredo (V-01) in the PWA Freestyle Tour, Brawzinho has been the only [...]
- Tagged with: brawzinho, cape town, freestyle world champion, manoeuvres, marcilio browne

- BWA website goes live
- The British Wavesailing Association has launched their website with all the information you need about the 2010 Wave Tour. Including specific event info, how to join the BWA and also a unique ‘Rookie’ page designed to blow away all those myths, worries and fears you ever had about entering a wave event.
  And of course this [...]
- Tagged with: brandon bay, bwa, ireland, road trip, wales, wave event, wave tour

- Fuerte Wave Classic – Day 1
- The wind and waves finally arrived on the North Shore of Fuerteventura yesterday . All the riders were ready to go sailing at 10:00. At first the wind was a bit shy, but it quickly came in and the organisation saw the opportunity to run the first heats. All day the wind was quite offshore, [...]
- Tagged with: north shore

- Matanzas, Chile earthquake appeal
- From www.neilpryde.com – Robby Swift writes from Chile where he is stuck in the earthquake zone
  
  The last two days have been probably the most frightening of my entire life. The violence of the initial earthquake was quite unbelievable, they say it was the 5th most violent on record, and it was quite astounding. I was [...]
- Tagged with: chile earthquake, matanzas, tsunami

- £500 to go windsurfing?
- Yes, totally Mars sponsored, but if you’re after funding read on – it worked for young windsurfer Tom Bennett-Lloyd in 2008…
  A recent survey, undertaken by MARS Refuel Drink has revealed that two out of five people aren’t interested in taking part in any form of exercise*.
  A further third feel that they are too unfit to [...]
- Tagged with: club houses, deserving applicants, improving training, raising money, tom bennett-lloyd

- SWA ‘Reservoir Dogs’
- This weekend at Llandegfedd reservoir Cardiff University Windsurfing Club and Pura Vida Boardriders (www.puravidaboardriders.co.uk) will be hosting the first SWA core event of the 2010. With Racing, Freestyle, Guest appearances from Nik Baker and Mat Pearch plus more Demo Kit than you can shake a skinny mast extension at. This is going to be an [...]
- Tagged with: cardiff university, mat pearch, nik baker, pura vida, reservoir dogs, swa

- Dany Bruch on Patrik Diethelm boards
- Médano ripper and rising PWA talent Dany Bruch is the first big name to sign for Karin Jaggi / Patrik Diethelm’s new board brand, PD Boards. Look out for the April issue of BOARDS mag for a full interview with Karin, and be ready to see this exclusive new brand appearing in PWA competition [...]
- Tagged with: bruch, lancelin, margaret river, OTC, pd, perth, scarbourough

- BiC sets sail for summer 2010
- Looking for a sail that’s quick and easy to use, and offers the best way to progress in windsurfing today? Then why not try out the new Nova rig package. If you’re a beginner to intermediate who enjoys leisure sailing on relatively flat water, then this baby is going to be your ticket to a [...]
- Tagged with: beginners, BiC, dacron, durability, reliable equipment

- Have your say on Marine Conservation Zones
- Have a say in the future of our seas
  Kitesurfers and windsurfers across England are being urged to have their say about the future of the seas and marine life before it’s too late.
  They have until Autumn 2010 to come forward and share their information and observations about the areas of sea they use, so that [...]
- Tagged with: conservation zones, inshore waters, marine conservation, marine nature reserve, wildlife habitats, windsurfers