HTTPS://PADDLEUK.ORG.UKShaun the Sheep champions our green and blue spacesShaun the Sheep is a champion for the Countryside Code and is now helping Paddle UK to promote our Paddlers Code this spring.The Countryside Code, developed by Natural England and Natural Resources Wales, encourages people to be responsible when enjoying the outdoors, focusing on respecting others, protecting the environment, and enjoying the natural world.Shaun and his friends are featured in educational materials and campaigns highlighting the importance of following the Countryside Code.The Paddlers Code was launched in 2022 by Paddle UK in partnership with a range of stakeholders, including Natural England. It sets out the principles for paddlers to help protect our blue environment.It mirrors the ideals of respecting, protecting, and enjoying the countryside outlined in the Countryside Code and applies these to water use.Ben Seal, Head of Access and Environment at Paddle UK, said, In 2022, following the sharp growth in new people taking up paddling, we felt it was a great opportunity to set out the sorts of things we as paddlers do to protect our environment, respect other users and safely enjoy being on the water.Happily, the Paddlers Code has been fully embraced by the community. We worked alongside Natural England, reflecting their work with the Countryside Code, and we created a simple set of good practice guidelines that people have been sharing and using every time they go out paddling.Paddle UK is thrilled to have the support of Shaun the Sheep this spring to showcase how to enjoy and look after our green and blue spaces.Sandy Drummond, Marketing Manager at Paddle UK, said, Working with Shaun the Sheep is a baa-rilliant way to raise awareness and encourage paddlers of all ages to help look after our blue and green spaces.We hope this will help more people become aware of the environmental work we do and get involved in events such as the Big Paddle Cleanup.What are the codes?The Paddlers Code mirrors the Countryside Code with three key messages:Respect Protect EnjoyWithin each of these, there are key actions that everyone can support. For many paddlers and countryside users, these actions will be what we do already, but for others, these might be new considerations and are excellent reminders of how we can look after our green and blue spaces.Look out for Shaun the Sheep across our social media channels! More details about the codes can be found here:The Paddlers Code:https://paddlerscode.infoThe Countryside Codewww.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/countrysidecode/

www.hellyhansen.comBy Chris StubbsMens LIFALOFT Hooded Insulator JacketThis jacket is warm, windproof, water-resistant, and incredibly lightweight, making it easy to pack. This has been my go-to jacket for these sunny but breezy and sometimes cool spring days.The jacket combines Helly Hansens LIFA technology with PrimaLoft insulation, offering impressive thermal efficiency. It is suitable for a range of outdoor activities and everyday wear.The heart of this jacket is LIFALOFT insulation, which is 20% lighter than standard synthetic insulation. This ensures excellent warmth retention even in damp conditions, a notable advantage over traditional down, maintaining warmth during hiking and casual outings, even in temperatures as low as -10C, Im told. Of course, though, our temperatures have been nowhere as low as that!Equipped with the PFC-free Durable Water Repellent (DWR) treatment, it offers excellent resistance against light rain and wind. Its not fully waterproof, but it performs well in drizzly conditions, making it a good choice for unpredictable weather.The jacket weighs approximately 390g, making it notably lightweight and compressible. Its an excellent option for travellers or those needing a compact layer to stow away when not in use. The jacket features two zippered hand pockets with brushed lining, offering warmth, secure storage, and two large interior pouches. An adjustable hem and elastic cuffs help seal out the cold, while the fixed hood provides additional protection.With its sleek design and subtle branding, the jacket transitions seamlessly from outdoor adventures to urban settings and stands out for its lightweight warmth, packability, and versatile design.Its overall performance and comfort make it a valuable addition to any wardrobe, especially for those seeking a reliable mid-layer or standalone jacket for cooler conditions encountered in the summer.Price: 175

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GYMNOPDIES: SALOM & NASCIMO FOURNIERGYMNOPDIES: SALOM & NASCIMO FOURNIERCheck out this captivating freestyle video edit byby Salom & Nascimo Fournier, set to the hauntingly beautiful music ofTHYLACINE Satie II. The soundtrack perfectly complements the smooth, stylish action, all filmed against the stunning backdrop of Karpathos, Greece. Definitely worth a watchthe music truly elevates the vibe.In addition to Saties music, the Gymnopdies reference the dances of young Greeks in antiquity, initiatory summer dances, unarmed. In this vein, Salom and Nascimo Fournier repeat their freestyle moves scales on Karpathos spots, in the Dodecanese, in the limbo of the Aegean Sea. Studying mathematics at university, they will soon rediscover their poetic dreams, their next memories, mixing freestyle and wandering ideas.Gymnopdies The Dodecanese, in the limbo of the Aegean Sea. The island of memories of the air of water.The Gnossienne.. What is written in the clouds? Next memories? Photographs from below? Gods ideas? The day is transforming, the wind rises, the curtain disappears, further away the sun rises again for an immense day, a day that gets longer, that doesnt close, no more clouds, only the sun, the blue. The day adapts. What is written in the clouds? the history of the world, philosophy, mathematics, geography, the reflection of the sea, the appearance of the sun..? Always the same day, infinitely. Poetic. PoliticRebetika and Satie play the gymnopdies, they dance. And have several geometries play simultaneously. Satie removed bar lines for the sake of mythos, demystification, no borders. Rebetika rejects gnossos, for the sake of didactics. She pushes the sound of the wandering oud beyond the water of the air. They discuss and get tangled into communism and humanism. Learned. Up above the clouds have no borders anymore, no border!The air of the water, Gnossienne. Always the same day, infinitely. Artistic. Anarchic. There, all is but order and beauty, luxury, calm and delight.Baudelaire, exiled from the opium he was, looking for the rainbow of the poet mate, drank ouzos with Pythagoras and Socrates while scrutinising Jasons fate, the immigrant disappointed by his Uncle Toms capital. Shooed away. Looking for the rainbow, as he looked for the fleece. Stranded, in the triangle of the submerged city, with its uncertain walls, that of a summer nights dreams, simply under the Moon, timeless, without borders, without boundaries, without limits, the sequence Fibonacci counted it, he too crossed the triangle of the Atlantises to find his theorem, his own Archimedes principle. The Christian Democrats and the Arabic numerals met somewhere around here, built pyramids with Greek pebbles of Venus marble then, after the war, found themselves at sands edge on the beach, in the wind, under the clouds and the sun. The sea carries along a heap of absurdity: from the sand to the commanders plastic, from the Sirens music to the theorems of religions, everything is transformed, there remain clouds, calm, beauty, bits of the Argonauts boat. No borders. Malleable, common. Shaped. Mythical. Raw. Destructured. Thought. Next memories.Clouds are pushed by the meltemi. No borders. Rebetika and Saties suite resonates between Thylacines eares, the strings cross the Aegean Sea, as the clouds pass in Verlaines wind-soled head, no borders. The triangle widens, becomes a piano quartet, round, no measures, no borders. Only clouds in the sky. Common.Free. Rebetika and Satie repeat again the borderless paths, keep on playing Oriental scales on occidental measures. From the South of the Sun to the North of the Moon. Under the clouds, enough with the figure that doesnt know if it has three sides, between port and starboard of culo, if it becomes quadrilateral,.. if not blending, endlessly, to suddenly appear without limits. Freestyle. No borders.Pics and Txt by Atzori / Fournier Greece, Karpathos, summer 2024Music by Thlylacine Satie II THYLACINE Live session 2024 @ Intuitive Studio Trans by OscarHThe post GYMNOPDIES: SALOM & NASCIMO FOURNIER appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

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HTTPS://PADDLEUK.ORG.UKHave you checked out the Paddle UK events calendar?The Paddle UK events calendar is overflowing with late spring and early summer events!If you are interested in watching or participating in competitions and organised recreational paddling activities, the Paddle UK event finder is the place to go.Here is a selection of competitions over the coming weeks listed on our event finder. Dont forget to register your event or activity on the Paddle UK website.May/JuneAquaPaddle 5km Challenge events.Various locations.24 May-8 JuneBig Paddle Cleanup 2025 cleanup eventsVarious locations (find out how to get involved on page 62).24-25 MayLondon Open Championships Classic Clash & Sprint Showdown WildWater.The Sharks Canoe Club Shepperton Weir.24 MayStart Paddling with Southampton Canoe Club Flatwater.Southampton Canoe Club.25 MayMatlock Classic and Sprint 2025 WildwaterDerwent, Matlock26 MayStart Slalom At Proteus Canoe Club.Proteus Canoe Club.Peterborough.31 May 1 JuneOpen and British Masters National Sprint Racing Championships Regatta, including Under 23 and Junior selections.National Water Sports Centre, Nottingham.7-8 JuneGB SUP British National Championships.Falmouth.14-15 JuneCanoe Polo National Championships 2025.Spring Lakes14 JuneMaidenhead PaddleFest.Friends of Maidenhead.Our event finder has many more events, courses, and competitions available. For more information, visit the Paddle UK website.To take part in a registered event, you will need either a single event membership or a full Paddle UK membership. Details are on our website.

ARE WE MAD? JC AND TIMO'S DAY TRIP TO IRELANDARE WE MAD? JC AND TIMOS DAY TRIP TO IRELANDWILD MAGHEROARTYJohn Carter and Timo Mullen, AKA the Motley Crew head out on a ridiculous day trip to Magheroarty on the west coast of Ireland chasing a monster 4.9m swell at 16 seconds combined with nuking SSW winds. Here is the timeline of how this lunacy unfolded!Sunday 2nd February 20253pm: Call from Timo Mullen. JC, I have just booked my flights to Belfast, Ive got it all worked out we can get to Ireland and back all in a day, simple! Its going to be epic.3.05pm: Are you absolutely off your rocker, I retort. That would mean 20 hours travelling for about four hours at the beach, for gods sake! No way I am doing that!4pm: We are both booked.Monday 3rd February 2025.12.30 am: My alarm goes off and the wife scowls at me for waking her up. Then I wake up the dog as well, she growls at me tooThis ridiculous mission is about to start. My trusty VW Polo is frozen up outside but luckily it splutters into action!1.30am: Bleary eyed, I catch the Red Funnel ferry from the Isle of Wight to Southamptonno going back now!2.50am: Timo arrives in his tiny Renault Twingo, a vehicle that could double as a shoe box. The passenger floor is a black hole of discarded snacks and general filth. I wedge myself in.5am: We arrive in the long stay car park at Gatwick. The weather outside is icy cold and dubious thick fog. Ideal conditions for a flight delay!6am: All checked in with EasyJet. My bag is overweight by a mere kilo, meaning I now have to lug a massive jacket around the airport. I start the day with porridge and a latte. Timo, in true elite athlete form, goes for a sausage sandwich and black coffee. The breakfast of champions!6.30am: We are on our way, both score rows of three and fall asleep for whole flight! Bliss!7.50am: Land in Belfast. I grab my bag while Timo heads to get the rental car. Small issue: he forgot to book one. Panic ensues. Thankfully, Hertz has a spare car, and we are back on track. Crisis averted.8.30am: Arrive at Timos mums house. A heros welcome: sausage and bacon sandwiches. We wolf them down, load up, and hit the road.10.30: Road diversions due to fallen trees from the last storm, delay our arrival time by twenty minutes. Not ideal!11.00am: Message from Finn Mullen who is already at Magheroarty It is small and tide too high!. Not exactly what we wanted to hear! Fabulous!11.30: Call from Jamie Hancock who is at Mullaghmore to shoot surfing. Some big sets starting to hit and it is hell windy down the coast. Maybe?11.50am: Stop at fuel station just outside Magheroarty to load up on snacks. I was almost tempted to buy some cans of Guinness just in case the conditions are a total write off!12.05pm: Finally arrive at Magheroarty to the site of half mast high sets pluming in the offshore winds.12.15pm: Timo and Finn rig up 3.7m and 4m respectively, while I change into waterproofs and wellington boots.12:30pm: After 12 hours of travel, Timo finally hits the water. Swell starts kicking in. Its go time!1:00pm: Conditions fire up. Side offshore winds make for super-clean waves. Massive aerials. Hollow bowls. This is what we came for!1.30pm: Finn has to come off the water for a work zoom calldoh but not to worry his wife Katie is subbed on to take over on the water. Katie is on a 3.7m and looked maxed out on the wave.2:00pm: More aerials, more hollow bowls and more epic ridesYou have to make the most of these days when you have travelled all this way!4pm: Lars Peterson rocks up to join the party and hits the water just as some of the biggest sets of the day start to roll in.4.15pm: Myself and Timo and locked and loaded back in the car, racing to return Timos gear and catch our 8:50pm flight. No stress at all.6.45pm: We make it to Timos mums where there is some lovely brazing steak, mash potatoes and pees on offer, followed by apple pie and ice cream. There is not much time for niceties, and we have to leave for the airport by ten past seven.8.00pm: Checked in at Belfast with Easyjet. Security done. Ready to collapse.8.50pm: Planes departs. Both fall asleep immediately for the duration of flight. 10.00pm: Land at Gatwick. Retrieve bags. Then spend 30 minutes trying to remember where we parked the car.10.30pm: Found the car in the long-term parking and hit the road bound for Southampton.11.15pm: Hit a diversion that takes us backwards 10 miles! Just what we needed!1.00am: Timo drops me at the Southampton ferry terminal where the waiting room is closed. I have not alternative but to sleep outside on the concrete until my boat goes at 3am! A true low point!3am: Finally on the ferry home. Fall asleep and am waken up by staff as we arrive at 4am in Cowes.4.10am: Back in my car and homebound. Almost there!4.40am. I stumble back into my house. Dog wakes up and barks, wife scowls againfinally home. Was that all worth it? Hmmm tough one!The post ARE WE MAD? JC AND TIMOS DAY TRIP TO IRELAND appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

BEN PROFFITT CHECKS OUT THE GOYA STAND AT THE DEFI WIND!BEN PROFFITT CHECKS OUT THE GOYA STAND AT THE DEFI WIND!Join Ben Proffitt from Windsurfing TV as he visits the Goya stand at the legendary Defi Wind event! He catches up with Andy Chambers to get the inside scoop on the latest Goya boards and sails. Dont miss these interesting insights into some of the most exciting gear on the market: watch the video below!The post BEN PROFFITT CHECKS OUT THE GOYA STAND AT THE DEFI WIND! appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.