Author Archives: Tez Plavenieks

About Tez Plavenieks

Content creator - writer - editor - social media manager Windsurf - SUP - snowboard - surf - kayak - drums - art

2019 – foil, foil and more foil!

Posted on December 12, 2019

Keeping things on sport 2019 has mainly been about foiling. 80% of my board riding shenanigans have seen my flying above the water. Windfoil and SUP foil are addictive. I’m also keen to investigate surf foiling – but that’s a … Continue reading →

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Windsurf, windfoil, windSUP – the latter part of 2018

Posted on December 13, 2018

Further to my last post featuring a bunch of images from 2018 relating to windsurfing and windfoiling there have been (as is inevitable) a few more sessions that have been captured to camera via James Jagger. Here’re the pick of … Continue reading →

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My year of windsurfing and windfoiling, in pics, 2018

Posted on September 21, 2018

As part of my work for Windsurfing UK magazine I test and review a whole raft of equipment – sails, boards, foils and windsurfing accessories. This is in conjunction with similar work I do for SUP Mag UK. Those who are … Continue reading →

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A bit about me, in video form

Posted on March 21, 2018

I made this little brown paper bag video ditty for LinkeIn but thought I’d share it here as well.

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Winter 2017/18 stand up paddle boarding video content roundup – non-complicated edits to help spread the stoke

Posted on February 28, 2018

As anyone who works in content creation knows video content is a good way to increase engagement on your website or social media feeds. This is even more so when dealing with action sports and lifestyle hobbies where conveying movement … Continue reading →

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Conditions all change – SUP and surf kayaking, Jan 2018

Posted on January 12, 2018

The weather can change in a heartbeat – pretty obvious for anyone living in this very same neck of the woods. Having had weeks of full power windsurfing the last seven days have seen a raft of pulsing swells – … Continue reading →

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Winter windsurfing – the last few weeks of equipment testing

Posted on January 9, 2018

Pictures speak a thousand words. So without writing reams of prose teh following are a bunch of images that highlight what’s been going (generally) during the past few weeks. Full power windsurfing kit testing for Windsurfing UK mainly, as you … Continue reading →

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Sunrise to sunset – images that make getting up early and getting out late worthwhile

Posted on December 23, 2017

Love a sunrise or sunset pic? Me too! And we get some crackers where I live. Allow me to demonstrate…

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A focus on windsurf hydro foiling – my (main) 2017 muse

Posted on December 22, 2017

While 2017 has had its fair share of full power windsurfing days there have been plenty of lighter air periods that normally I wouldn’t even sniff at. Previously breeze strengths in the low teens would have seen me paddling SUP. … Continue reading →

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Autumn 2015 – spring 2016, SUP, windsurf and land paddle action

Posted on May 18, 2016

,It’s been a decent off season on the UK’s south coast. We’ve had the usual mix of wind, waves, wind and waves and flat water days. The beginning and middle part of winter was stupidly blowy whereas 2016’s kick off … Continue reading →

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