Ant Baker

Ant Baker will cover all aspects of freeriding so whatever level you are at we will have something for you.

Rigging, Set-up, Gybing, Jumping, Upwind, downwind, s-turns, tacking….. need work on any of these things??

Then you need to be on this clinic!

This clinic is pre booking only so contact Ant: 07595 835978
info@baker-academy.com

£60 for the day

Meet at Widewater car park on Shoreham beach at 11 please 

• When: 06th – 06th May 2013
• Where: Shoreham Beach
• Minimum ability: waterstarting
• Availability: 8 places left
• Costs: £60
• More Information and Bookings: mailto:info@baker-academy.com or head to the Baker Academy website here. 

First up Boards caught up with one of the Team15 teams to watch out for, The Kielder Kestrels as well as BWA youth competitor looking to mix it up with the amateurs this year,Liam Ellis.

Of course the big news this week is that you can now pre-order the Boards Spring Summer 2013 edition – which will hit shelves, or your doorstep, on the 28th March.

We also had the latest edition of the Freestyle Secrets: part three – remember you can also check out parts one and two in the technique section of the website here.

Victor Fernandez in Shoreham - in the news this week one of the World’s top wave sailors, some say the one man that could take the title from Koester, was on British shores hanging out with Nik Baker.

Hayling Island slalom is starting very soon, a little further afield Fanatic have announced further coaching dates in Lanzarote. Another option if you’re looking to head away is to take the ferry, with routes to Ireland and more Stena Line are a great travel option, particularly as at the moment they are running a kids travel for free package!

Boards also has a new video only section on the homepage – currently located just below the news, all videos will appear in this separate section, so if you’re looking for the latest videos to hit the windsurfing world make sure you continue down past the news! Top videos this week are: Ant Baker showing his slalom style and up and coming racer Tom Wells going full speed ahead.

Until next week….

Check out more technique from Boards here. 

Ant Baker. Image credit Oisin van Gelderen.

“Defi Wind long distance AWESOME clinic

More action at home came from West Kirby last weekend, where some incredible speeds were notched up by some of the UK’s, Ireland’s and Holland’s finest, check out the gallery here and a video from Ant Baker here. 

This week also saw the launch of a great new APP from Puravida Boardriders, making searching the latest info on their windsurfing equipment a lot easier.

And our final highlight for this week is to remind you that entry for the amazing Defi Wind is now open, all the info is here and we look forward to seeing a lot of Brits taking on the event this year!

Until next week….

Image credits Oisin van Gelderen.

Another eventful week in the world of windsurfing has flown by! The competition is still going in Miami as RS:X competitors get close to the winner takes all final race, follow the progress of Nick, Bryony, El Carney, Izzy Hamilton and more here. Of course this week was dominated by another competition, the much awaited Red Bull Storm Chase, which hit Ireland early this week. Check out all the action here and we will have brand new interview with the only Brit to make the chase, Robby Swift, very soon too!

The week started off with an amazing video from Max Rowe in Brazil, as well as footage from a secret speed spot! Though temperatures are  not finally on the up, we had a few more ice and snow windsurfing videos for you too here. 

Ant Baker took advantage of the slightly warmer weather and took out his brand new North and Fanatic slalom set up out for a spin, just before North Sails released the official video and new information on the very same sail.

Another top slalom racer also looking to get ready for the BSA season is Ross Williams, who will be hosting some training and warm up clinics over at the OTC Puravida centre in Weymouth.

Our final note this week goes to Andy ‘Buzz’ Buchanan, another incredible windsurfer who sadly left us this week. RIP Buzz, hope you’re ripping it up with Mikey.

RIP Mikey. 

Mikey Clancy, image credit PWA/JC.

In other news the PWA have announced their 2013 calendar, as have women’s watersports group the Butterfly Effect.

If you’re looking to improve your windsurfing skills in 2013, there are a number of clinics popping up! Ant Baker is taking an intro to wavesailing course in Maui, Laure Treboux is on hand for coaching in Perth, whilst Colin and Marco of Windsurf Coaching have announced their first clinic in Tarifa.

We have also been treated to a few amazing videos including this offering from Jersey, Mike Archer‘s last sail of 2012, Jamie Drummond in Malta and Thomas Traversa and friends in action here.