Issue #238
The January / February 2008 edition of BOARDS Magazine is now on sale, full of inspiration for the new year.
Technique:
Simon Bornhoft launches a new WindWise series with his toughest challenge yet as he sets about exorcising David's Demons.
Jem Hall's Wannabe a Wavesailor eases us painlessly towards the back loop - this issue, getting high and vertical jumps.
Our man at the cutting edge, Ian Leonard, presents his own looping innovation: the 49er, possibly our raddest ever Move of the Month...
Then John Skye unravels that most convoluted of windsurfing disciplines as he explains all the moves in Understanding Freestyle.
Kit: Also turning their attentions to freestyle, the BOARDS Test Team examine eight freestyle and eight freemove boards at 62-65cm wide (97-105L) . Which way to go, Move or Style?
Competition: It's time for an annual round-up as Dave White remembers the Year of Speed, John Hibbard recounts the UKWA Four Nations Wavesailing Cup, and Mike Simpson reports on the final round of UKWA Slalom.
Travel: Raphael Filippi and Xavier Huart report from Socotra in the Indian Ocean: The Windiest Spot on Earth.
And, much closer to home, Russ 'Crazy Horse' Tetlow and Steve Thorp take on November's storm surge in Norfolk: The Wild, Wild East...
Plus...
Brian McDowell takes us Behind the Scenes at a Board Brand.
What Has the RYA Ever Done For Us? The windsurfing girls reveal all...
Richard & Nikki Attree, not forgetting Basil the dog, introduce El Médano and their Life on the Reef.
Plus Readers' Pix, Diary of a Young Gun, Post, News.
