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258 Happy New Year! 2008 finished a little bit on the light side over here in Cape Town, a couple of days of wind and swell and some good se... 03-01-09
255 Windy Windy Windy :-) The last couple of weeks here have been blowing an absolute gale almost everyday... it`s been relentless... having saile... 13-12-08
254 Top Tips ? Just a quick mention, anyone coming to Cape Town this winter who fancies improving their windsurfing should give me a sh... 01-12-08
253 Cape latest Since our last session at Melkboss the wind has been a bit on and off but at times very much on!! Lucasz, our windsurfi... 25-11-08
252 Pure Gold! The first week or so of my trip over and we`ve not had too much to shout about conditions wise up until a few days ago, ... 10-11-08
251 Sharp Exit!! Well, after finishing second in the end at the Tiree Wave classic i`ve had a bit of mission on my hands again, i had to ... 04-11-08
250 Tiree goes off!!! Well, it went off big time the day before the event! it was the biggest waves i`ve ever seen on tiree, it was coming in ... 14-10-08
247 Sylt latest Right now i`m on sylt and we`re playing the old waiting game for contestable conditions. It`s been on and off all week ... 03-10-08
246 Fat Face - Night Windsurf Well, what a busy few weeks i`ve had! After a busy summer of working and windsurfing we`re now into just windsurfing ti... 10-09-08
244 Summer in Wales` Well, since the canaries finished i`ve headed back to wales, it`s been quite a windy summer so far and the sailing has b... 18-08-08
243 Pozo Over.. Well that was the windiest few days i think we`ve ever had in Pozo!! All week i had been sailing on my 4.0, really powe... 17-07-08
242 GC, the story so far...... With a 4 or 5 days sailing before the start of the contest i was just starting to get into my stride as the contest arri... 06-07-08
241 Windsurfing at last! Well, its little bit late updating but to be honest the wind has been a little bit late arriving too!! Right no i have... 24-06-08
239 Finally it blows! Well that,s been one of the longest windless spells i can remember, lucky for me it came at a time when i can`t really s... 29-05-08
238 Looking for Wind.... Well, the last few weeks have been pretty poor on the persoanl windsurfing front i have to tell you. National Windsurfi... 23-05-08
237 Winter Video It`s been a little time coming but i finally knocked together a new video from winter in cape town. go check it out at ... 26-04-08
236 Maui JP-Australia photo shoot 2008 Maui has been a mixed bag so far this year, we`ve had it all really. I`ve been here for 2 weeks now pretty much and have... 18-05-08
235 Happy Easter Coming back to wales after a fairly long winter away it was nice to get on the water. I`ll admit it`s not been classic ... 23-03-08
234 PWA Cape Verde This year has been a little different to the all time conditions we had last year. In 2007 we scored it big time! mast ... 10-03-08
233 3 weeks of solid wind !! The story in the last few weeks has been pretty similar, windy and wavey! It`s been one of the windiest spells i can re... 11-02-08
232 Wind, Wind.......and even more wind!!! The last 5 days has had perhaps 4 of the windiest days i`ve ever had in cape town! It started with a cold front coming ... 21-01-08
231 Happy Christmas and a great New Year! The festive period has been a fairly quiet one with the wind not really following its usual pattern. Luckily boxing day... 01-01-08
230 Cape Town Season Kicks off! The 2007 PWA world Tour is now over and the time has come to practice and train for next year already. I’m in Cape To... 19-11-07
229 PWA Tiree We waited all week and Finally! Finally!! the wind arrived!! we didn`t get enough for a complete elimination of competit... 18-10-07
228 Tiree Wave Classic Champion! Say hello to the 2007 Tiree wave classic champion ļ!! ... 08-10-07
227 Sylt Latest Well, as usual Sylt in Germany is playing its usual tricks, one minute it`s windy the next its not, one minute its sunny... 26-09-07
226 Brazil - Update We`ve just finished off the final round of competition here in brazil. I arrived 6 days early to try and get used to ... 15-09-07
225 Summer in Rhossy :-) The last few days have seen some great sailing up here in North wales. It started last week (thursday) with a day of fr... 20-08-07
224 German Windsurf Champs After getting back from Gran Canaria`s marathon i had to make a little detour to Sylt in Germany, as luck would have it,... 05-08-07
223 Time to go home :-) Gran Canaria is over for another year finally, 3 weeks here on the rock have taken their toll on me, i have cuts, bruise... 22-07-07
222 Thats all folks! Well thats the end of waves here out in pozo, Gran Canaria. We have completed a full double elimination of mens and wom... 13-07-07
221 Gran Ganaria Hello everybody, its been a couple of weeks since my last update, the first reason was no real wind to speak of, the sec... 08-07-07
219 Guincho world cup `07 With a brief blow of wind on the first couple of days and during the warm up day, we managed to complete a single elimin... 08-06-07
218 Marocco Windsurf Challenge I`ve just got back from a killer trip to marocco! I was invited out to the marocco windsurf challenge, its an event whe... 22-05-07
217 Photo shoot finished That`s it, the end of the trip to Maui for another year. On recent visits to the island i`ve been less than impressed b... 29-04-07
216 JP Photo shoot The JP photo shoot has kicked off properly now with some pretty strong winds here in Maui. Everday of the shoot i`ve be... 20-04-07
215 Aloha Here`s a cheesey shot from last year! expect to see plenty more of that!!!.......... I`ve been in Maui for a week now,... 8-04-07
214 Is it spring yet? Since returning from Cape Verde and what was the most amazing conditions i`d ever windsurfed in, i went straight to rhos... 19-03-07
213 Cape Verde Just got back from Cape Verde. Awesome!!!! We scored the sickest conditions they`ve ever had there, and it was d... 05-03-07
211 Wind at last! After a pretty shocking December we finally have some wind and managed to get some sailing in out here.. There have been... 10-01-07
210 No wind At the moment its pretty quiet on the action front out here.... we had a jolly christmas but since then the wind has jus... 29-12-06
209 Whitsand The wind has been a bit off the boil the last few days to say the least really? with light and variable winds and not a ... 14-12-06
207 Cape Sessions Things are kicking into gear nicely now as we move into summer here in SA, so far we`ve had a few decent swells. The be... 24-11-06
206 SA Things have moved on pretty swiftly since my last update!!!! we managed to squeeze in the Red Bull Storm chase which wen... 06-11-06
205 Tiree Wave Classic Here we are, mid week through the tiree triple crown and the wind has deserted us! its swung around to the east and gone... 17-19-06
202 Back home but not for long! Well, Sylt may not have delivered much in the way of windsurfing but the crowds were definitely there in force again! me... 04-10-06
201 Sylt So far the wind has not materialised for us wave sailors, there`s been just about enough to squeeze in one sketchy race.... 25-09-06
200 Come on wind, play ball Finally the wind has come around again to save me from going mad! We`ve had a few days up here recently, no real classic... 15-09-06
198 Night windsurf The first ever Fat Face night windsurf event went off this weekend at hayling island. During the day there were a serie... 04-09-06
197 Storm chase a go! go! We`re in! Ben and i have been chosen by you, the happy voters out there, to represent Britain in the Red Bull Storm cha... 16-08-06
196 Wind ahoy!!! Well it looks like there`s a bit of wind on the horizon, finally, i think we might have to do a bit of driving to get th... 07-08-06
195 Back in the UK Finally i`m back in the UK again, i`ve just returned from a good event for me in pozo, i did manage a quick trip over to... 26-07-06
194 Pozo over The PWA world cup wave double elimination finished this morning with victor fernandez taking the title, he sailed a stor... 15-07-05
193 Single elimination After a not sailing my best heat in the world i still managed to scrape past Boujmaa Guillouol in the first round, next ... 11-07-06
192 Back in Pozo Having just finished the Lanzarote world super X series its time to get back on the wave tour! Pozo, Gran Canaria is ba... 06-07-06
191 Turn around Just got back from a quick trip of europe, guincho and costa brava world cup events both delivered good wind and good wi... 22-06-06
190 Costa Brava Super-X Sorry for the delay in bringing the action to you but that`s spain for you! when the internet goes down over here it ta... 16-06-06
189 Guincho Well this is about all the action thats going on out here at the moment! Check out that howling wind and massive waves!... 07-06-06
188 Waves Well its good to be back, if not for long? I`ve just booked up my trip to Guincho, Portugal and then over to Costa brav... 31-05-06
187 What a week....... and a half! Apologies on the delay in bringing the news but its been a busy old week or so. The forecast for the Ireland triple cro... 21-05-06
186 Shooting Practice The last week or so in Maui has been an entertaining one, although not classic conditions by any means it was photo shoo... 11-05-06
185 More Maui The wind and waves are starting to back off a little finally, after 3 weeks of solid action its time for a rest! well, ... 26-04-06
184 Maui latest The wind is fully blowing here in Maui! at last the rain abated and the trade winds have returned, with some avengence ... 15-04-06
183 Haleakala On the last day of no wind we decided to get some serious tourism points, we drove to the top of Haleakala. From sea le... 04-04-06
182 Wind at last!!! Finally the wind has blown!!!!! With no wind for 10 days in a row we were all starting to pull our hair out! we`ve jus... 27-03-06
181 Noooooo Wind...... At all!!!! The forecast, in a word, is diabolical!!! there`s been 2 days of marginal 5.7 freestyle over in kihei during the last 7... 22-03-06
180 Aloha Hello from Maui, what`s new? Ricardo has arrived so i`m expecting to see some extra rad stuff in the coming weeks! i nea... 14-03-06
179 Maui latest The last couple of days here on Maui have been all about jumping! we`ve been sailing down at upper Kanaha mostly, the c... 10-03-06
178 Maui! Well its been a bit of a challenging trip to start with! I`ve already had my first trip over the rocks at hookipa, bust... 06-03-06
177 bbbbbrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!! After a mammoth trip home from Cape Town, via a tropical storm in Jo`burg and a wait in Amsterdam i finally arrived home... 28-02-06
176 Online again! Finally!! The old beast had been playing up and had to go to Sony for some serious R&R..... now she`s back and i`ve bee... 19-02-06
175 Big weekend We`ve just come off the back of reasonable size swell so it was a bit of a bump back down to earth going sailing on the ... 08-02-06
174 Cape Point After a morning of dodgey 5.0 wave riding at sunset and some smaller waves it didn`t look like it was going to be a clas... 04-02-06
173 Cape Cobra`s With a distinct lack of wind over the weekend it was time for a little R`n`R..... The Cape Cobras versus the Highvelt l... 30-01-06
172 All the Action Just to update you all on what`s happening... Soo much has been going on in the last couple of weeks.... where to start... 25-01-06
171 No wind I can`t believe it!! the wind has finally given up? having sailed all but 2 days since i arrived the wind finally abated... 13-01-06
170 Happy New Year! Happy new year to everyone! This is becoming a bit of a fimiliar scene here in Table View, every day the wind just seem... 03-01-06
169 Merry Crimbo! Christmas day was a bit different this year, i wasn`t doing the family thing at home in the UK as usual but busting the ... 26-12-05
168 Lease UK Pledge support I’m very pleased to announce LeaseUK as a part sponsor for the coming season………………………. Established in 1995, Lease UK ar... 19-12-05
167 Sharky! With the wind looking as though it’s coming back today it couldn’t come at any better timing! Another big swell is due ... 17-12-05
166 Cape Town This big bird was the saviour of my Autumn!!! With only 1 day of sailing in the last 3 weeks at home it was time to tak... 07-12-05
165 Gallery Update A distinct lack of wind has set in here with nothing but light north winds, bringing with it icy temperatures, hail, sno... 28-11-05
164 New Van! Well, not so new? given the old transits now packed up and off to the scrappies, its time for an upgrade. i was fortuna... 21-11-05
163 Wind`s gone? Well that has to be the longest period of wind i can remember ever having in Rhosniegr!!! We`ve sailed everyday for the... 13-11-05
162 Rhossy soooooo good!!!!! This has been the windiest and waviest week of sailing we have ever had!!!!! wednesday, thursday and friday saw a huge ... 31-10-05
161 Done Over!!! Done over like a kipper!!!!!!!.............. An outrageous decision to rush a sub standard wave competition put pay to ... 21-10-05
160 Super-X Yesterday we had the Super - X here in Gott Bay, Tiree. It was an action packed day where a few noses were put out of j... 19-10-05
159 Tiree wave classic It`s the best!!! rock on!!!! Things are going good at the moment, 3rd in the waves on saturday, 2nd in the waves today... 17-10-10
158 No wind With no wind here in Sylts its back to sigining autographs for the fans!! You wouldn`t believe how many people are here... 3-10-12
157 Single Elimination After a 7.30 start we rattled through the first stage of the ladder, i advanced over Ross Williams in the windy port tac... 30-09-05
156 Sylt world cup After the usual grand opening of the Sylt world cup the wind promptly died off,it has been threatening to comeback but a... 28-9-05
155 Poole Animal windfest 3rd at the UK Freestyle finals!!! wahoo! A cracking result amongst the strongest fleet at a uk event ever! The conditi... 20-09-05
154 Pic of the week This shot was taken by JC in Tenerife this summer, can you guess what it is yet? Air Chachoo for those of you who haven... 11-09-05
153 Tiree August `05 Just got back from doing a quick trip to Tiree, looking at the forecast for the week we deicded that it was going to be ... 29-08-05
152 Forecast and a half!!!! August has not had much to shout about windwise so far, but look whats on the horizon!!!! it seems like the UK`s going ... 22-08-05
151 Update Hi all, This week we`ve had a little bit of sailing in, saturday was 4.7 weather at rhosneigr and small waves but m... 15-08-05
150 I wish it was like this at home! Now that i`m home and looking through the photo`s of my trip, i`m starting to miss the canaries! The UK is awesome when... 08-08-05
149 A Room with a view! Having finished now with the rigours of the PWA world tour for the summer, it was time to head over to Tenerife for a qu... 27-07-05
143 Lanzarote With the high winds and thrills and spills firmly behind me, it`s time to load all the gear in a container and hop onto ... 10-07-05
139 Waves in Pozo!!! Finally, after over a weeks wait the waves kicked in good on the incoming tide this morning. With head high ramps rolli... 24-06-05
131 "Andy`s Craic" Hi all, Just got back from a week in Ireland, I’ve been out there for "Andy`s Craic". An event to commemorate the de... 24-05-05
130 JP + NEIL PRYDE Well you might have noticed it`s been a little quiet on the news front lately, its certainly not through a lack of news.... 15-05-05