Foiling Windsurfing Learning Watersports
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.
Windsurfing Sailing Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Kitesurfing Watersports Switzerland
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…
Windsurfing Sardinia Kitesurfing Review Travel Watersports GoPro
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…
Windsurfing Viana do Castelo Kitesurfing Travel Watersports
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…
Windsurfing Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Review Watersports
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…
Windsurfing Sardinia Kitesurfing Travel Watersports
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…
Windsurfing Watersports Switzerland
Windsurfing in Switzerland
In the 80’s windsurfing was huge. In some parts of Europe it was said that every second family had a windsurf board, but the sport evolved and it became somewhat a victim of its own success. Gone were the days of big floaty boards which could be sailed in light Read more…
Windsurfing Learning Watersports
The Beginning
I still remember it like it was yesterday, despite it being more than 30 years ago… The first day I stepped on a windsurfing board was quite literally the day that changed my life. I was that little kid who never quite fit in, the last to be picked for Read more…