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FIN MELLON: CHILE MIX TAPEFIN MELLON: CHILE MIX TAPEFinn Mellon has fallen for the wind, waves, and vibrant energy of Chile. Hes already planning his return next yearnot just to compete, but to host an exclusive wave clinic. In the meantime, check out his latest video and get a taste of the action!Finn Mellon: Few little clips from this years Chile trip, Once again this place absolutely smashes any expectations out of the park. I have done my fair share of travelling and other than home (Ireland) have I found somewhere I love quite as much as here. I already have my plans to return next year.. On which note I will be running a wave camp in Chile next year, So if you have been liking what you have been seeing over the past two years and would like a guide to the spot, shoot me a message, I have the plans set.The post FIN MELLON: CHILE MIX TAPE appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

Your essential read for SUP this summer! New June SUP Mag UK available nowPay by credit card with Stripe or Paypal. SUBSCRIBE HERE and receive your first issue of the full 2025 subscription of four magazines yearly starting with the April 2025 issue 44. Coaching and adviceQ&AsTravel and adventuresPaddle UK featuresRegularsSUPM supports and gives airtime to the UK SUP scene 100%. And were the only mag that does.The latest June 2025 issue of SUP Mag UK in print is available to purchase now Digital edition available @ https://joom.ag/CvsdFeaturing a huge array of SUP stories from across the planet and the crme de la crme of UK stand up stories, its a must have read for anyone into the art of propelling themselves forward on a board with a paddle.Available to order now.Any questions? Give us a call on 01480 465081 we will be glad to help.

SIMMER SHOOT: BEHIND THE SCENESSIMMER SHOOT: BEHIND THE SCENESAnyone whos ever been part of a photo shoot knows one thing for surethings dont always go exactly to plan. Case in point.the latest Simmer Flat Water shoot. After a sixteen hour drive through crazy thunderstormswhat was meant to be a few days of epic action shots turned into a masterclass in patience, as the team spent three, maybe four long days waiting for the all-important gear to arrive. (They did manage to squeeze in a few wave sessions while on standby at least!) But good things come to those who wait.and in the end, the wind, water and kit finally aligned for a happy ending! Check out the behind-the-scenes video to witness the frustration, the waiting and the sweet payoff.The post SIMMER SHOOT: BEHIND THE SCENES appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

BEST OF THE WORST ROAD TRIPS EVER! (PART 2)BEST OF THE WORST ROAD TRIPS EVER! (PART 2)If you enjoyed Part 1 of Best of the Worst Road Trips Ever, fear notthis second instalment delivers just as many juicy disaster stories. We asked a fresh batch of pro windsurfers to dig deep and relive the moments when their road trips went spectacularly wrong. These are the tales where optimism was tested, planes were missed, vans broke down and sailors were even deported, leaving behind a lot more than just bruised egos.Buckle up Windsurf brings you Best of the Worst Road Trips Ever! Part 2.MATTEO IACHINO: CHECK IN MADNESSI have so many airport stories I could write a book, but this one is definitely a fun one to sharefrom more than a decade ago.At that time, I was traveling a lot with Andrea Cucchi, Rosati, Malte, and Alberto. But for some reason, this time it was just me and Albi. I believe we were about to fly to South Korea for the first PWA World Cup event of the season. I think it was 2013; the year I finally broke into the top 10, and Alberto actually won the event there. But at that moment, I was still fighting to make it into the top 30, and money was my biggest concern.The airport experience was interesting right from the start. We drove to Milan and parked in the Kiss and Fly area outside the airport. At that time, there were no cameras checking how long you stayed there or anything like that. We emptied all our bags about 100 meters away from the check-in desk we were planning to use, so the bags wouldnt weigh double what they were supposed to. We laid everything out on the floor. Honestly, there was more gear lying on the floor in that airport corner than what we actually had inside the bags going on the scale.We went to check in and started weighing everything while the lady at the desk was genuinely impressed by how light our bags were. We were aiming to have three bags each, which we told them was just one set of windsurfing gear. That way, wed pay far less than we should have. Basically, we were trying to pay for one bag each, while actually having three that weighed as much as six.Our plan was to refill the bags after we got the tags and on our way to the oversized baggage entrance. But then came the bad news: the check-in agent informed us someone from the airline would personally escort us to the oversized baggage drop. That meant there was no chance to stop midway and refill the bags. Terrible news, considering that at that point our bags were basically empty, and all the gear was still lying 100 meters away around the corner. We also didnt have any extra empty bags in case they asked us to separate gear.We had no idea what to do, so we started texting each other from a few meters apart, trying to come up with a strategy. Then we faked a couple of phone calls from a colleague in Korea who supposedly saw a change in the wind forecast. We told the check-in agents that we urgently needed to switch our big boards for smaller ones, and swap out some sails, in order to be ready for the expected conditions. We promised the total weight would stay the same, we just needed to bring in a different board from the van parked outside.So, sweating like horses, we started making sneaky exchanges: leaving with two masts, returning with four; leaving with one boom, coming back with the same boom plusa fin bag until we managed to bring everything that was lying on the floor back into our bags. Meanwhile, two airline staff were watching us but, thankfully, not following us around the corner.Eventually, they started realizing we were bringing back more gear than we were leaving with. We played it off, saying that the smaller gear had more pieces and it just looked like more, but the weight was the same. We had to argue a bit, but somehow we convinced them, and finally, we were told to bring our bags to the oversized baggage drop.We had no trolleys, and being big boys, we had to act like it was easy to carry these bags; each supposed to be max 32kg, but in reality, we were dragging two bags that easily weighed over 50kg each for hundreds of meters through the airport, trying to look casual. We were drenched in sweat, like wed just come out of a CrossFit class, when we finally made it back to the van to move it and park it.Obviously, time had flown by and now we were incredibly late. We drove the van to the parking lot of a commercial centre near the airport, where we used to leave it for weeks to avoid the cost of regular airport parking. (We had to stop doing that later that summer when we got towed, but thats another story.)With the van parked, we had maybe 50 minutes left to get back to the airport and through security. The commercial centre was on the other side of the highway. It was still dark, around 6 AM, and there wasnt much traffic. We could literally see the airport doors on the other side. So instead of walking 800 meters north to the tunnel under the highway, we thought it would be a good idea to jump the fences and cross the highway.So there we were, with our backpacks and small trolleys, walking along the emergency lane in the dark, waiting for a good moment to cross the first two lanes. Suddenly, the emergency lane behind us lit upa car was slowly approaching. It was a police car.We froze.Two officers got out and stared at us like we were completely insane. They asked what we were doing walking on the emergency lane in the dark with luggage. We said wed left our van in the SOS area behind us and were just trying to find an exit. In hindsight, I realize how sketchy that story sounded. But we were desperate, running out of time and panicking about missing our flight.The cops were clearly confused and didnt know how to respond. Thats when Albi and I had the same idearun.We sprinted back toward the fence, threw our trolleys over it, and jumped. Only this time, we landed in ankle-deep water and mud, with the cops chasing behind us and yelling. Praying they wouldnt jump after us, we ran through the dark toward the normal road and into the tunnel under the highway, all the way back to the airport entrance.We didnt stop running until we reached the doors of the planedirty, wet, and completely out of breath. We looked like wed just crawled out of a cave. People stared as we passed through security, barely making it in time. We hit the bathroom, changed our T-shirts and socks, and finally felt ready for what was supposed to be a nice, relaxing trip to South Korea.NAYRA ALONSOFuerteventura blues!Well, my worst road trip was with John Carter back in 2009. He even called the story Disastertrip.com. It was a trip to Fuerteventura. We had just arrived home after being away for two months. The last thing I wanted in the world was to leave home straight away, but we saw a good forecast to Fuerte and we thought it could be a good short and productive trip. We told the photographer that by the weekend looked sick conditions for Fuerte. We meant the following weekend and he understood tomorrow.So next call from the photographer: I am on my way! what!!!!!!????? By then there was a massive storm over the Canaries, with huge and pretty un-ridable swell, dark ugly clouds and rain. But we had to go as he was already on the plane. We took the ferry across, when we arrived, the van broke down and we got a lift with the oldest and shitiest tow-truck ever, and it took us over three hours to get from the South to the North of Fuerte. I didnt even get on the water that trip as the swell was huge and gnarly and the winds were marginal. Poor John got the worst part, because as the days passed, I became waspier and waspier, and obviously, I paid it on him! I felt pretty bad after, but I could have killed someone that weekend!!PHIL HORROCKSPortugal Mayhem!We had a plan for a summer road trip to Guincho, driving from UK. It was supposed to be myself, my brother and Ben Proffitt. It was all arranged so that we would drive down in Bens van leaving on the1stof August. Anyway, at the last-minute, Ben blew us off saying he couldnt go for another week or something so suddenly we were without transport. I really wanted to go so I went and bought a 1000 quid transit van. To cut a long story short, we ended up buying an old tyre and garage supply delivery vehicle.We bought it in the morning, loaded it up and left in the afternoon, we didnt even have time to clean it! On the surface it looked not too bad but as you head through the sweltering summer heat and across the continent it became clear this was going to be a dirty journey! All the oil, dust, grease and everything was blowing through the van with the windows open, as you sweat the oil and grime stuck to you. Everything you touched turned black in your hands, youd touch your face or clothes and everything became black! Our plan was to drive solidly and do change over shifts sleep and drive, sleep and drive and so on. After a puncture and 17 hours solid driving we emerged from the van in 40-degree heat, covered head to toe in black dirt and oil, it was grim! Never has the cold Atlantic of Guincho been so welcomed!!!Driving back was a similar disaster, wed given it all a good clean, we even made it as far as Paris without a hitch, and suddenly the van cockpit developed a little water pool? Turned out our heater box sprung a leak! We made it all the way back to Calais, across the boat and all the way back to North Wales stopping every 20 minutes to fill the radiator with water!! Thats one way to make a long journey really long!! The whole trip was a mission start to finish! Its those little missions and disasters that when you come out the other side make the trip so memorable.LUCAS MELDRUM: DeportedWe all have a few nightmare travel stories we bring out at the pub from time to timebut this one from Lucas Meldrum must be one of the worst we have heard! Check out his video, which tells how he was deported from Australia and sent straight back home!CHRIS MURRAYCape Town burglary!I had been inCape Town three weeks when one night I woke up and my bedroom door was open my lap top was not next to my head where I left it. I went downstairs. I had a strange feeling. I looked around. things where not where they should have been. I woke up Ben Proffitt to ask him if he had my laptop. He instantly jumped up said SHIT! All his camera equipment was gone. When the police came, they found footprints in our garden where the burglars had taken a Poop. We followed the footprints of the buglers for over two miles to a big dense bush.The police man and I where there crouching down he said shhhhh shhh as he upholsters his gun. At this point Im absolutely bricking it what the F**k am I going to do. My god this was insane, are they there? Luckily it was all clear. Everyone was telling me it was lucky I didnt wake up as they could have been waking up to more than a burglary. There were crazy thoughts going round in my head as I am sailing out the next day after terrible nights sleep. I hit a wave on my second run of the day and my left foot got stuck in my foot strap and I felt massive rip. I ended up in casualty for X-rays after being carried up the beach. I had abad ligament tear and it meant I was off the water for two months. I was the cameraman for next three weeks. Well, I could have been if the camera was not stolen the day before.Good and bad times all makes great memories!THOMAS TRAVERSARoad trippin blues!My latest bad experience I had was last year in MayAntony Ruenes and I decided to drive to Galicia to catch three days of good conditions. It was a huge 1600 km drive to get there from Marseille, and after fifteen hours driving nonstop, we arrived in the middle of the night and could sleep a few hours, on the spot of San Xurxo. The next day, the windwas really light and kind of tricky to get out, with logo high sets closing the bay. After hesitating a lot, we decide to give it a quick try and then maybe move to another spot, Cabo Vilan, which is usually gets more wind. The conditions are actually not too bad, but still really difficult to move around and catch the setsafter 45 minutes in the water, we were about to move on, but I want to catch one last wave. One stupid late hit in the inside and I get washed and feel something hitting my ankle. I look down and see a wide and deep cut exactly on the joint between the foot and the leg. I cannot believe it!! We pack everything on a hurry and drive to the closest hospital. I am so pissed off. All this driving, only a few waves and now Im almost sure I will have to watch Antony for the rest of the trip.. aghhh!!!Five stitches later, we leave the hospital and finally drive to Cabo Vilan. The spot is working perfectly! Logo high in the sets, 25 knots cross off, Im even more pissed!! I finally decide togo to the water, no matter about the stitches. I have fun, but I cant reallydo what I want, Im not sure the stitches will hold. Back home the wound still does not look good. A few days later I takeoff those stupid stitches, and fly to Morocco for five days. One hour of sailing there and the wounds gets completely messed up and deeply open again!!! That was the end of my sailing for the tripDisaster.A few weeks later aclean 15 to 20 feet swell is about to hit the Basque country, and the wind forecast looks good. We hit the road with Julien Taboulet, John Caste, his girlfriend and photographer Jean Souville, to try to sail a big wave called Avalanche. The wind blows all night long but suddenly dies in the morning. All we can do is watch the huge waves peeling one after the other. Aroundfour in the afternoon, we make decision to drive back homewe are all totally gutted. Six hours later, we are in Marseille, and I only have to drive 15 more kilometres to get to my place. Its late, I am tired. I suddenly wake up after hitting the side rail of the roadI cant control the van anymore, and I crash hard. The van is lying on the side, in the middle of the highway, Im bleeding from the ribs. After a night in the hospital and a dozen of inside and outside stitches, Im fine, but my dad explains me that the van is a write off and the insurance does not cover this. Utter disaster!!!The post BEST OF THE WORST ROAD TRIPS EVER! (PART 2) appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

Paddle UK aims to engage and inform a new wave of paddlers. Were helping those who are just getting started in this fantastic activity by providing them with reliable information on safety, kit choices, and basic techniques.To help make the journey onto the water as smooth as possible and to keep paddlers up to date with our safety advice, weve produced a series of videos called SUP Starters.These videos break down some of the fundamental skills, kit decisions, and safety guidance into easy-to-digest videos that paddlers can find on our YouTube channel.Meet the presenterPresenting this series is Clair Connibeer, a SUP coach and leader who practically lives on her board in Cornwall! Clair is a SUP Ambassador for Paddle UK and has been involved in paddleboarding for many years, so she knows what she is talking about.Want to check it out?The series has launched and is ready for the summer season, and were hoping to see more people take up SUP. You can watch them now here on the Paddle UK YouTube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCqk2hsUEs34lCQe6c9leuiQ.If youre looking to find out more about getting into SUP or more paddling-related tips and guidance, then head over to our Go Paddling website and have a read of our blogs: https://gopaddling.info/.So, what sort of topics are covered?Here is a bit about what you can expect. If you are just starting or know someone who is, encourage them to watch and subscribeChoosing your first paddleboardWhat board do you need? What are the choices? Clair covers the difference in inflatables and hard boards, different lengths and widths, and what each is good at.Find out more here: https://gopaddling.info/blog/tips-and-advice/choosing-your-first-sup-board-a-beginners-guide/.How to stand up and paddleIts called Stand-up Paddleboarding, so the goal is to stand up, right? Well, only when youre ready to. Sitting is also an option, which makes it so inclusive. In this video, Clair covers where to put your feet, how to stand up, and how to stay there! Find out more here: https://gopaddling.info/blog/tips-and-advice/mastering-the-art-of-standing-up-on-a-paddleboard-a-beginners-guide/.SUP gear for beginnersYou have a board, but what else do you need to get going on the water? Here, Clair runs through the essential bits of kit you need to be best prepared for paddling.Find out more here:https://gopaddling.info/blog/tips-and-advice/stand-up-paddleboarding-gear-for-beginners/.Coming upWe have many more videos on how to take you from novice to expert, including how to paddle and turn, what to do if you fall in, some common mistakes and how to avoid them, and much more! So make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel to avoid missing anything!

GOYA CARRERA 5: BUILT TO FLY...TUNED TO CARVE!GOYA CARRERA 5: BUILT TO FLYTUNED TO CARVE!Check out the Carrera 5; the lightest fastest freecarve board Goya have ever built! Engineered for precision and speed, its designed to elevate your ride.Goya Say:Step on the new Carrera 5 Carbon and it immediately feels personal. Quick to plane, effortless over chop, and locked in through every jibe, this board delivers pure connection from start to finish. With a wave-inspired outline and Carbon Monocoque build, its the lightest and most responsive free-carve board weve ever made. From fast straights to full-rail carving, its tuned for riders who want flow and precision in all conditions.Available in 107, 117, and 127 liters.Built in the spirit of our Maui customs light, strong, and alive under your feet.Rider and interview Adam LewisDesigners: Francisco Goya & Adam LewisCinematography: Elliot Leboe, Fish Bowl DiariesCarrera 5Carbon.Freecarve.The lightest, fastest, and most advanced Freecarve board weve ever built.Available in 107, 117, and 127 liters.CNC milled Masters. Hand-built Carbon Construction. Biaxial Carbon Monocoque. S-Glass. Hyper Skin full top & bottom HD Sandwich. Vacuum Lamination.New Quatro Ultra Light Mast Box.New slanted single Outboard or Inboard footstrap insert range.New KT Foiling Single-to-Dual Density Pads. New MFC Footstraps.Single Power Box Fin System. New MFC Liquid Pro Fin.Neon Blue Tech-Reveal finish over Carbon and Red gradient artwork.Goya Windsurfing Boards Carrera 5 CarbonThe post GOYA CARRERA 5: BUILT TO FLYTUNED TO CARVE! appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.

LA PALME: PRINCE OF SPEED UPDATELA PALME: PRINCE OF SPEED UPDATEPete Davis is currently in La Palme, France, covering the Speed World Record attempt running from June 7 to July 7, 2025. Following an epic foiling session where records were broken, the forecast now shows promising signs of strong winds on the horizon setting the stage for windsurfers to make their move on the open water speed records.The beach is Plage du Rouet the location is La Palme, Aude, Occitnaie, in the Cote du Midi. France. It is the without doubt the best open water speed spot in the world, period. The stats speak for themselves since starting running world and national record attempts here they have recorded 23 World Records and 63 National Records. The event run by Andrea (Principe) Baldini and Vanessa Battle is now in its 8th year and its still delivering.This year the standby event runs for one month and already subject to ratification by the WSSRC a new womens Wingfoil world record of 27.52 knots has been achieved by Audrey Marieagnes from France (Chabunga foils and Challenger Wings) beating Britains Zara Davis record set last year at the same spot.On the same day after a monster 16 non stop drive from his home in Cleethorpes in the north of England, Richard Hobson with hardly any sleep on his new PPC Duel skin wing and Mikes Lab foils set a new British Wingfoil record of 28.70 knots. This record beat Farrel Osheas record also from last year and we know he was looking down from on high and would be the first to congratulate Richard on his achievement.With still a few weeks to go before the end of the event whats next? Well both Audrey and Richard are retuning and training for another chance and this time the number starting with at least a 3! The big Tramontana winds that this location is famous for have yet to show up but the end of the month and early July is looking good and the Windsurfing big guns like Antoine Albeau, Bjorn Dunkerbeck, Roger Ornvang are all waiting for the call to head down to improve their Nautical Mile records. This place is one of the only places in the world with a natural mile and a half of flat straight beach and strong winds.Richard Hobson breaks the BritishWingfoil record: watch here:So keep watching for updates on here and Prince of Speed Facebook page.(20+) FacebookFingers crossed for even more records.The post LA PALME: PRINCE OF SPEED UPDATE appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.