Dial-in your windsurf gear

Dial in Your Windsurf Gear

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Imagine that every single time you get to the beach you quickly rig your sail and perfectly tune for the conditions. You never fumble with your extension length, never need to stop to move your mast base, never have to adjust your boom height, never wish you had more downhaul tension and never fiddle with […]

Phil Soltysiak windsurfing mid-heat in Sylt, Germany. Photo by John Carter

Cappuccinoed in Sylt

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I got “Cappuccinoed” in Sylt, and it was fun 99% of the time. The fun times started in the 2nd round of the single elimination, the round of 32. I was up against long time friend Max Rowe from England – we roomed together on Isla Margarita a couple winters. He’s a solid sailor and […]

Sick freestyle spot downwind of the Event Site with the Hood River bridge behind me - Photo by Brian Sprout

Home and Hood

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Checking in my windsurf gear for free has become a norm for me! This was my 2nd check-in in a row with a ton of gear and taking it all for free. Leaving Fuerteventura I lucked out and the employee working the ticket desk didn’t show up for work, so the airline was not charging […]