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More From Mike Archer in Maui

Amy Carter - Editor — Wed, 08 May 2013 09:17:14 +0000

BWA competitor and judge, Mike Archer, has been out in the windsurfing playground that is Maui for just over a month, he’s seen some BIG days, some big crashes and some girls (well, Katie McAnena and Sarah Delaunay) taking on Jaws.

Mike has been getting to grips with Ho’okipa too, a pretty daunting and tricky break to sail as many of you will know, but what’s helped Mike? A brand new custom Quatro, that’s what! You can check out a full blog post about Mike’s adventures here and check out the gallery below.

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SUP Worlds – Update from Andre Le Geyt

Amy Carter - Editor — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:55:07 +0000

Boards catches up with ISA SUP World Championship competitor Andre Le Geyt to see how he and the team are getting on in Peru.

Andre Le Geyt. Image credit ISA/Michael Tweddle

Day 2

Day two was the distance done on a very foggy course with waves to go in and out of at each end of the course. Team GB members did amazingly, with Marie Buchanan placing sixth in the ladies, Ollie Shilston 12th in the men’s and Charlie Grey 17th in the men’s!! I ended up equal 16th in the men’s prone having never done it before so was quite happy!! But quite gutted as they stopped it short because the fog got so thick !! I was 2k from the finish gutted doesn’t come close !! At the front there was a very close race with Jamie Mitchell coming first !!

Day 3

I was in the first heat I had one wave, with 5 mins left the other guy on the inside one score to get feeling good when the fog came down !! Sat around waiting for the restart for 6 hours when it came the surf was a lot worse and my opponent just hassled me so I couldn’t get a wave ! Again fog not my friend I lost by 0.3 gutted !! Jimbo surfed well but was unlucky with wave selection which was a lottery !!

Day 4

The surfing was going through the roof some amazing performances from the usual suspects but a Japanese guy was going really well as we as the local Peru riders !! Abi Barker Smith was unlucky in her heat as big sets where washing through and it was hard to line up ! But she tried her best and hats off for going out, it was solid !! The two men’s tech races where unreal double overhead waves !! Ollie Shilston was awesome !! He was battling with Jamie Mitchell and Eric Terrien and was just pipped on the line to take 5th ! Paul Byrne from Ireland had the wave !! From the outside marker to the inside buoy it had the crowd on its feet !! He also made it to the finals !! Charlie Grey was in heat two and put on a fantastic performance in the heat 2 where the sets didn’t seem to stop to also qualify for the final !! I can’t wait to see that !!

Andre is a rider for Loco SUP, check out more about Loco here.
Check out more round ups from previous days on the next page.

Video: A Month’s Mind

Amy Carter - Editor — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:44:18 +0000

A month has passed since we learned that Mikey Clancy had passed away. In honour of this many friends took to the waters of Cape Town for a paddle out, lead by Mikey’s dear friend Katie McAnena.

“Today is Mikey’s Month’s Mind as we call it in Ireland, a month after he passed, today 06/02/12 which is a big event in Ireland. So many of Mikey’s friends were here in Cape Town for this event that we thought we’d do a paddle out in his memory. So many people came and I’d like to thank them so much; John Skye, Ross Williams, Chris Murray, Andy Bubble Chambers, Max Rowe, Jem Hall, Jamie Hancock, Steven Van Broeckhaven, Chris Friis, Amanda Beenan, Manuel Grafenauer, Dave White, Mike Archer and many many more. Again I am speechless at the loss of an incredible person, an incredible friend and an incredible windsurfer. I honestly have nothing to say that can articulate how the wind has been punched out of all of us and we are truly heartbroken. All our love and thoughts are with his amazing family; Bernie, Sean and Michael Snr today, and every day.”

Paddle Out Mikey Clancy from Katie McAnena on Vimeo.

Top News This Week

Amy Carter - Editor — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:11:51 +0000

The most talked about piece of windsurfing news again this week was of course the continuation of the Luderitz speed competition; the windsurfing section of the challenge is now over and the canal is being handed over to the kite surfers, but check out all the Luderitz news right here.

In more speedy news British slalom champion Ant Baker was showing off his 2013 North Warps this week; and speaking of showing off looks like the girls are having more than a little bit of fun in Maui here! We are sure yet more showing took place in the Liverpool SWA event last weekend too, check out the gallery and report on the event from Tushingham team rider Jo Wright.

Other big news this week was that it looks like there will be another edition to the PWA calendar in 2013, with Cape Town hosting the final round of the PWA Wave World Tour!

And so we leave you for another week, remember if you ever have any great windsurfing sessions, images, videos or news from your local spot please send through the info to amy@boards.co.uk

Ross Williams in action, how well could he do in Cape Town 2013?

Video: Girls Windsurf Maui

Amy Carter - Editor — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:22:31 +0000

It’s true what they say, girls do just want to have fun! Maui local and founder of the Butterfly Effect Tatiana Howard is joined on the water by Sarah Delaunay from New Caledonia, Irish ripper Katie McAnena and Boards editor Amy Carter. With some Ho’okipa action, slick freestyle, the odd loop and lots of laughs the girls show what windsurfing is all about to them.

For more news on women’s windsurfing and to find our more about FLOW – For Ladies Of Watersports follow them on Boards here.

Loisberg, Ireland Video Action

Amy Carter - Editor — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:34:59 +0000

Katie McAnena, Dan Gardner and friends hit Loisberg on the West coast of Ireland in the crazy winds of the last few days.

BWA Kicks off this Weekend

Amy Carter - Editor — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:10:16 +0000

Rhosneigr and Brandon Bay, both locations have provided epic conditions in the past and it looks like this year could be no exception. Plus, Boards will be there providing you with up to the minute news, info and gossip from the beach.

Proffitt BWA 2011

With pre-registration open for both events, which run back to back, entry if filling up quickly. Make the most of the discounted online pre-entry:

Sarah Bibby and Katie McAnena on the podium in 2011

The BWA have teamed up with the SWA in Rhosneigr, to provide a fantastic weekend competition for all the students and remember ladies get half price entry too, so no excuses!

With the forecast really hotting up, bringing south westerlies for Rhosneigr and a building well for Brandon Bay, the reunited judging ‘dream team’ headed up by Duncan Coombes, are set for a busy week.

Fantastic on water action, combined with great off water entertainment including Ski and Snowboard BBQ, Curry Olympics and of course the traditional Spillanes ‘Big Wednesday’ is sure to lead to a great set of competitions for all.

BWA Wales and Ireland, Boards will be reporting live from both event sites

Find out more about both events on Boards at ‘BWA set for Wales and Ireland’ and check out our interview with Rider of the Month, and previous title winner, Ben Proffitt, who gives the low down on how the competition is looking in the pro fleet and what conditions we could expect to see.

As previously mentioned Boards will be reporting Live from both event sites, but more on that tomorrow!