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The first time… Chartering

Your first time chartering might be a nerve-racking experience. Read our guide on how to make your first charter go as smoothly as possible.

By WannabeWindsurfer, 1 year30/11/2022 ago
Windsurf Foiling
Foiling Learning Watersports Windsurfing

Learning to Windsurf Foil – First Steps

Learning to Foil Windsurf has been on my to do list for a few years now. This year I decided it was now or never. This is my experience.

By WannabeWindsurfer, 1 year13/10/2022 ago
Seamanship is more than just being in control of your boat
Kitesurfing Sailing Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Switzerland Watersports Windsurfing

Seamanship

What exactly is seamanship? Dictionary.com defines Seamanship as “knowledge and skill pertaining to the operation, navigation, management, safety, and maintenance of a ship.” I’d argue that Seamanship is a lot more than “just” this. I’d argue that all of us who go on the water rely on our own skills Read more…

By WannabeWindsurfer, 3 years06/09/2020 ago
Review Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Watersports

STX 11’6″ Touring Inflatable SUP – Review

The STX 11’6″ Touring SUP is a 3.5m long SUP with 270 litres of volume manufactured with a double layer construction. The board weighs a little more than some other boards of its size, but the double-layer construction makes it a reliable, durable and stiff iSUP for its 799CHF price Read more…

By WannabeWindsurfer, 4 years04/04/2020 ago
SUP Course
GoPro Kitesurfing Review Sardinia Travel Watersports Windsurfing

GoPole Dome – Review

Everyone likes to get great holiday snaps, but sometimes it’s nice to get something a bit different. Technology advancements now mean that the kind of photographs previously only possible by professional photographers are now achievable by the average person. The GoPole Dome is a simple product that can provide stunning Read more…

By WannabeWindsurfer, 4 years24/01/2020 ago
Kitesurfing Travel Viana do Castelo Watersports Windsurfing

Galicia and Portugal

With a window for a holiday coming up I tend to spend a lot of time looking at Windguru or Windy to try and figure out where the best place to go will be. In this situation, the North West of Spain (Galicia) was looking quite promising. With that decided, Read more…

By WannabeWindsurfer, 4 years03/01/2020 ago
Windsurfing on the STX 280 Windsurf Board
Review Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Watersports Windsurfing

STX Inflatable Windsurf 280 – Review

The STX Inflatable Windsurf 280 is the board that initially introduced me to the STX brand. I first discovered the board on display in a shop and it’s simplicity, versatility and price point immediately appealed to me. I had sailed a few WindSUPs, but this board seemed like it had Read more…

By WannabeWindsurfer, 4 years11/12/2019 ago
Dart 18 Sailing on the Urnersee
Sailing Switzerland Watersports

Sailing in a Swiss Regatta

On moving to Switzerland I would have been happy to go sailing at all, never mind sail in a regatta. I found it difficult to find somewhere that I could even occasionally get my hands on a boat and sailing. This wasn’t helped by the lack of information available about Read more…

By WannabeWindsurfer, 4 years03/12/2019 ago
Windsurfing Picture using the GoPole Dome
Kitesurfing Sardinia Travel Watersports Windsurfing

Sardinia

Living in Switzerland I have long been looking for a “go-to” spot for windsurfing. I’d been to Corsica and had a few sessions there but for some reason, it just didn’t quite gel with me (yet). Then a few years ago I saw a photograph on social media of Kauli Read more…

By WannabeWindsurfer, 4 years26/11/2019 ago
Stand Up Paddle Switzerland
Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Switzerland Watersports

Stand Up Paddle (SUP) in Switzerland

The many lakes in Switzerland make it a great place for Stand Up Paddle (SUP). I first stood on a SUP board way back in the early 2000s when SUP was coming out as a new way of riding waves. Back then, I was of the attitude that SUP was Read more…

By WannabeWindsurfer, 4 years22/11/2019 ago

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