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Tag Archives: UK
Winter windsurfing – the last few weeks of equipment testing
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
Posted in Windsurfing, Windsurfing UK
Tagged full power, James Jagger< Alex Irwin Sportography, storm, UK, Waves, windsurf, Windsurfing, Winter
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Autumn 2015 – spring 2016, SUP, windsurf and land paddle action
,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
Sunshine, gear testing and baby bump SUP
Here are a couple of preview shots from yesterday’s (second) sunny SUP session with my pregnant wife. It was also a chance to test out some new flat water stand up paddle gear and soak up some rays… Baby bump … Continue reading
Posted in Hayling Island, stand up paddle boarding, SUP, UK, Water sports
Tagged Fatstick, Flymount, kit testing, Leshlok, Loco stand up paddle boarding, Nectar Sunglasses, pregnancy, pregnant SUP, SUP, UK
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Bothering chop – Patrik Trailer Wave 85 windsurf board review
With its minimalist graphical good looks, trailer tri fin skeg configuration and stubby compact outline, the Patrik Trailer Wave 85 is guaranteed to turn heads at the beach. I’d been frothing to get a ride on this baby for a … Continue reading
Posted in Hayling Island, UK, Water sports, Windsurfing
Tagged Hayling Island, Patrik Diethelm, Patrik Wave 85, Patrik Windsurfing Boards, real world waves, Review, south coast, Test, UK, Wave sailing, Windsurfing
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The dawn patrol
Waking at first light, or sometimes before, to score a session before work or school is a right of passage for anyone into shredding waves. The UK’s surf breaks are dictated to by tides, as much as swell and wind, … Continue reading
After the ‘party’ – luxury glamping honeymoons
On the face of it you’d think this was off topic compared to my normal scribblings. Scratch beneath the surface though and glamping honeymoons is still a subject revolving around travel – of sorts… I was fortunate enough to head … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, UK
Tagged Camping, Glamping, honeymoon, luxury honeymoon, Travel, UK, wedding
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Cornwall kayaking – bite size location guides
I’m currently beavering away adding to/updating the long list of kayking mini spot guides on the sitons.com website. There’s already a significant list of locations – it’s now a case of making sure each entry gives a flavour of what paddlers … Continue reading
Posted in Kayaking, Sitons.com, Travel, UK, Water sports
Tagged Cornwall, Kayaking, Looe, Padstow, sitons.com, The Camel Estuary, Travel, UK
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Carbis Bay – watersports mini guide
Here’s another mini guide that’s recently been published on the sitons.com site. This time I spotlight Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall. Carbis Bay is a great little bolt hole for all types of watersports enthusiast – particularly those looking for … Continue reading
Posted in Sitons.com, Travel, UK, Water sports
Tagged Carbis Bay, Cornwall, St Ives, Travel, UK, Watersports
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East Wittering watersports beach guide
East Wittering is another local haunt of mine and great for enthusiasts who practice a variety of different watersports. Perfect for windsurfing, surfing, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking, kitesurfing and sailing – East Wittering is a super diverse location with … Continue reading
Posted in Kayaking, Kitesurfing, SUP, Surfing, UK, Water sports, Windsurfing
Tagged East Wittering, Kayaking, Kitesurfing, sitons.com, stand up paddle boading, Surfing, UK, Watersports, Windsurfing
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Surf zone etiquette
Summer seems to be finally here (in the southern part of the UK at least). With winter’s hardcore surfing crew left trailing in the ‘off season’ wake, (spring) and summer will see masses of watercraft, and their pilots, descend on coastal wave … Continue reading
Posted in Kayaking, Sitons.com, SUP, Travel, UK, Water sports
Tagged Kayaking, Rules of the road, sitons.com, SUP, SUP surfing, surf etiquette, Surfing, UK, Waves
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