#437 SEPTEMBER 2024WINDSURF MAGAZINE #437 SEPTEMBER 2024Dreams: Fuerteventura PWA Freestyle & Racing; Olympic Heartbreak For Emma Wilson & Sam Sills; Thomas Traversas Transition; Duotone Young Guns in South France; Flo Jung Shares his Ultimate Safety Checklist; 25 Years of Harry Nass; Tenerife PWA Report & Peter Harts Wave Masterclass.Subscribe andreceive your copy in either premiumPrintorDigitalformat.(Prices include delivery anywhere globally 10 times a year.)The Digital Edition is available now, and the print edition will be in shops and with subscribers soon.CoverVictor Fernandez slicing through a Hookipa lip! PhotoJohn CarterBIG JUICY READSTRANSITIONINGBig wave guru, Thomas Traversa discusses a potential midlife crisis, winning the PWA Wave World Championship and Red Bull Storm Chase in the same year, and the implications of sailing Nazar.2024 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMESCandid reflections by Emma Wilson & Sam Sills after two heroic efforts at the Paris Olympic Games, who did themselves and Team GB proud, but narrowly missed out on their dreams.FUERTEVENTURA MAKING THE SWITCHOver five days of brutal racing, some of the worlds best sailors tried to conquer switching between Foil Slalom and Slalom X. We hear from a selection of top sailors about how they copedFUERTEVENTURA FREESTYLE SHOWDOWNSotavento provided the worlds best Freestylers with the ultimate all-around test as they had to deal with anywhere from relatively light 20-knot winds to howling 40-knot offshore winds in their opening event of the year. We hear from the mens and womens top three.A MEDITERRANEAN STORM CHASEJohn Carter joins a crew of Duotone young guns as they chase an epic forecast in the south of France, where the infamous mistral wind was whipping up a storm.TENERIFE PWA WORLD CUPThe Tenerife PWA World Cup returned for the first time in five years and El Mdano reinforced its reputation as one of the best wave sailing spots in Europe. We hear from a selection of the top sailors.THE ULTIMATE CHECKLISTWith Europes autumn storms just around the corner, German wave sailor Flo Jung draws upon his years of experience to share with us his Ultimate Checklist for a safe and successful windsurf session.25 YEARS OF HARRY NASSJohn Carter tracked down Harry Nass who has been running world-class windsurfing centers in Dahab, Egypt since 1999, and more recently Hurghada, to find out how it all started, what makes his centers so special, and how he stays passionate after 25 years in the game.EQUIPMENT GARAGECATCH UP TEST: LOFTSAILS WAVESCAPE 5MJames Hardy shares his thoughts on the Loftsails Wavescape 5m.TEKKERSPETER HART MASTERCLASS FIRST TIME WAVE HEADSOf all the steps in the wave sailing journey, the first one is the hardest. With the help of folk who have recently made that journey, Harty answers the key questions and tilts you in the right direction.BOARDSHORTSLATEST & GREATESTThe best and latest selection of windsurfing news and products.UKWAScott Harrison looks ahead to the third UKWA Slalom event of the season, which will take place in Weymouth between 5th and 6th October.SITTIN ON THE DUNNYEDITORIAL DREAMSThe ed. discusses whether the current Olympic system finds the best sailor.AFFAIRS OF THE HART THE HAPPINESS DELUSIONOlympic windsurfing. Has the desire for jeopardy trumped fairness?Get yourPrintorDigitalcopynow!The post #437 SEPTEMBER 2024 appeared first on Windsurf Magazine.