With all shots from top photographer John Carter both showcase the talents of incredible riders, in equally incredible locations.

The 2013 Windsurfing Calendar was shot on location at Gnarloo, Margret River, Spreckelsville, Esperence and Maui’s north shore; John Carter takes us on an introspective of today’s world of new school wavesailing.

Victor on the cover

Cue a style clash between windsurfing’s old guard and the progressive lines of the sport’s next generation.

Calendar Specifics:

Size: A3 (297mm x 420mm).

Format: Portrait (ring bound w/ wiro hanger at top).

Paper: 210 GSM.

Printing: Full bleed single side edge to edge digital printing.

View: 14 pages, one month per page + cover & preview page.

Photographer: John Carter.

Sailors: Victor Fernandez, Scott McKercher, Philip Koster, Nik Baker, Iballa Moreno, Ricardo Campello, Ben Proffitt, Levi Siver, Mark Angulo, Jaeger Stone and Keith Teboul.

Locations: Gnarloo, Hookipa, Margret River, Spreckelsville, Esperence and Maui reefs.

New for 2013 is the UK Breaks Calendar, celebrating all that is great about British shores. 

Timo on the cover

Ever wonder why the British Isles continually father some of the finest wave sailors on the planet? Lineage of this calibre isn’t born out of warm water and tropical beaches, it’s forged from the harsh brutality of Atlantic swells, battering low pressures and unforgiving, isolated slabs.

Littered with world class reefs and beach breaks, we blow the lid on what the British Isles really have to offer – Introducing The 2013 UK Windsurfing Calendar.

Showcasing 13 awe inspiring images from windsurfing’s homeland, shot by the lens of John Carter and digitally printed onto super heavy weight paper. The UK’s never looked so good, nor has your wall.

Calendar Specifics:

Size: A3 (297mm x 420mm).

Format: Portrait (ring bound w/ wiro hanger at top).

Paper: 210 GSM.

Printing: Full bleed single side edge to edge digital printing.

View: 14 pages, one month per page + cover & preview page.

UK Breaks Calendar Overview

Photographer: John Carter.

Sailors: Jamie Hancock, James Cox, Paul Hunt, Chris Murray, Andy King,  Timo Mullen, Ross Williams, Phil Horrocks, Ben Proffitt and Ian Black.

Locations: Kimmeridge, Bigbury, Boscomb, Gwithian, Tiree, Ventnor, Sennen + Cornish, Welsh & East Coast Reefs.

Both calendars are available to purchase at http://www.openshutcalendars.com 

If it’s incredible wave shots, from both the UK and abroad you’re looking for, make sure you check out the new Boards Autumn / Winter Wave Annual on sale now!

Timo Mullen NW Donegal 1st September 2012 from Tam Mullen on Vimeo.

Timo Mullen and Craig Wood

“I just wanted to let everyone know I’m competing in my first triathlon this Sunday.

The event is organised by Formula1 driver Jenson Button, the event is for charity and my fundraising efforts are going to be in aid for Help for Heroes.

I chose Help for Heroes as my windsurfing friend, Craig Wood, lost both his legs and his arm whilst serving in Afghanastan, It’s a pretty bad thing to have happened, but even worse if your passion in life is windsurfing!  To cut a very long story of Craig’s fight to get his life back on track short, Help for Heroes have literally got Craig back on his ‘new’ feet again and he is now one of the countries top paralympic sailors in the dinghy class, maybe not the windsurfing he loves but back on the water, that’s the main thing!

Help for Heroes also arranged for Craig to fly to Hawaii and windsurf with his windsurfing hero Robby Naish!

Anyway if you can spare £1 to donate to my fundraising, that will help others just like Craig.

I’ve been training hard every morning and evening so fingers crossed I won’t make too much of a fool of myself come Sunday!

Thank for your support! http://www.justgiving.com/timo-mullen”

On the second day of BWA Ireland local photographer and keen surfer, Tim Smith took to the lens to take some fantastic water shots.  After a solid first few hours of swimming, Tim had a great selection in the bag before the wind unfortunately died off.  Check out a selection of the shots below, for more from Tim head to his website  www.timsmithvisuals.com

Check out all the other galleries from BWA Ireland and Wales, courtesy of Dave White/Tim Smith/BWA:

Wales Full Gallery

Ireland Day One

Ireland Day One – part two

Ireland Day Two

Ireland Day Four

Final Day in Ireland

Final Day in Ireland

Joining the rest of the world’s best windsurfers in Hawaii, Timo demonstrates why he is one of the best wave sailors to come out of Ireland. Check out this awesome Wave 360 and follow Timo on Twitter for all of his latest news…

We reported yesterday that Guy Cribb had scored some good conditions at Kimmeridge – he wasn’t the only one! These great shots from Gary Lawton show Irish Starboard/Severne rider Timo tucking into some nice sets. Check out the full gallery and some more of Gary’s great shots here (www.garylawton.com/windsurf/)

A Kimmeridge rainbow

Timo goes vert

BWA Cornwall 2011 - Saturday at Gwithian

Ed Sinclair reports from the final day of the 2011 Pura Vida Cornwall Wave Classic.

Having been treated to an extra hour in bed due to the clocks going back, the sailors had just enough time to freshen up after last nights epic monster ball party hosted by the Sandsifter café.

Beaming sunshine shone down on Gwithian beach whilst mast-and-a-half high waves pounded the shore throughout the day, but yesterday’s wind was nowhere to be seen. The judges placed the sailors on standby with high hopes of finishing the double eliminations, however the wind failed to materialise therefore leaving the results unchanged.

Never one to sit back and relax Chris ‘Muzza’ Murray was first to pick up his surfboard to take on the extreme waves and keep the crowds entertained, but Mother Nature quickly got the better of him.

With the competition called off at 3pm all that was left to do was crown the event winners and the 2011 tour champions.

The 2011 Cornwall Wave Classic results:

Pro Fleet

1^st Jamie Hancock
2^nd Ben Proffitt
3^rd Timo Mullen
4^th Adam Lewis

Women’s
1^st Lucy Robson
2^nd Sarah Bibby
3^rd Jo Wright
4^th Arthur

Youth
1^st Luke Raistrick
2^nd Tom Bennett-Lloyd
3^rd Matt Cox

Masters
1^st Lloyd
2^nd Dines
3^rd Overington
4^th Cox

The 2011 Cornwall wave classic witnessed a record number of competitors make there way down to Gwithian beach and also made the fourth and final stop on the 2011 BWA tour, therefore all the points are in and the 2011 champions have been crowned, results to follow shortly here and at www.britishwavesailingassociation.com

The Cornwall Wave Classic is sponsored by Franklin & Marshall, hosted by Pura Vida Boardriders and the BWA, with support from No Limitz Masts, RB sails and Sandsifter, with thanks to the National Trust and Duchy of Cornwall.

Here’s the official BWA pic gallery of the weekend…

See what happens next at the Pura Vida Cornwall Wave Classic – www.cornwallwaveclassic.co.uk

Sam Neal in pro action on Friday. Photo: GlobalShots / Jay Haysey

The tension was mounting all morning as the sailors waited for the results from Saturday’s action. And just after midday, Head Judge Duncan Coombes announced the winners of the Pura Vida Cornwall Classic 2010:

AMATEURS

1. Adam Sims

2. Emile Kott

Joint 3rd Rob and Duncan Sheldon

MASTERS

1. Big Davey

2. Russ Jenkins

3. Craig Hamilton

LADIES

1. Debbie Kennedy

2. Jody Ward

3. Karina Pirhonen

Joint 4th Charmaine Randall & Sarah Frymann

YOUTHS

1. Lecky Gayda

2. George Bolwell

3. Ashley Couchman

So as there was no competition for the Pros on the Saturday, the results from the single elimination remain:

2010 Cornwall Classic Champion: Phil Horrocks (JP)

Vice Champion: Andy King (Goya)

Third Place: Timo Mullen (Starboard)