(Almost) Mid-summer surf #2
Thing is though, Watergate is a bit ‘out of the way’ and Fistral is right in town which is why everyone goes to Watergate when it’s 3ft, offshore and sunny – to escape the crowds you see. So guess what happened?

Thing is though, Watergate is a bit ‘out of the way’ and Fistral is right in town which is why everyone goes to Watergate when it’s 3ft, offshore and sunny – to escape the crowds you see. So guess what happened?
The rip today was an absolute monster though so it was non-stop paddling and 6 chicken McNuggets with a Big Mac meal washed down with Coke, two pints of water and a For Goodness Shake to refuel before what I hope will be a productive go-out at Fistral in about 45 minutes.
Well I’ve uploaded everything to the FTP site and my final word is written, just need to check over the final draft PDF of the mag once the designers have done the last few bits. So that’s it; no more last-minute kit reviews, no more cobbling together press releases and a far more focussed email [...]
Since we’re in the subject of Cornish kitesurfing footage, I thought I’d share with you this – in his own words – shonky footage from Mike Newmwan from Saturday, same day as the video in the post below. Mike is an excellent surf photographer, in fact he’s an excellent photographer end of. Check his site [...]
This 2 and a bit minute rough edit was hacked away from about 10 minutes of footage. I’ve just trimmed the fat off the clips and muddled them about on the timeline but I think you can see what a lot of fun Smiler and Will are having here
If you turn up and there is no one else on the water, there’s probably a good reason for that so watch it carefully before rigging up.
I’m hanging up my quill as Editor of Kitesurf Magazine. I don’t know the exact number, I think I’ve handled about 31-32 issues of KS, plus a load of PK and 5 issues of SUP Magazine. It’s been a great lifestyle, there’s all the water time and last minute freedom you’d ever need and of [...]