UKWA News

Brits on the podium in Marsala

7 GBR racers made podium positions at the Junior, Youth and Masters Worlds recently held in Marsala, Sicily.

Eastern Cup Formula Report

Clacton was the destination for the UKWA and this year's Eastern Cup. The great forces of nature had conspired to deny us a trip to Felixtowe as the spectre of coastal erosion took its toll on the Felixtowe sea defences and eroded away the promenade where we supposed to be staying.

Six of the best

Keith Atkinson, the UK's number one Formula Windsurfer, was again in action last weekend at Derwent reservoir near Newcastle upon Tyne.

RYA Youth and Masters

Information about the RYA/UKWA Youth & Masters Competition went live on the RYA website this morning. Entry is online only, so please follow the link for further information.

Fat Face National Windsurfing Festival 2/3 Sept.

This event is for you and you will all be pleased to hear that it's all coming together nicely. We thought that now would be a good time to give you all a bit of an update...

RYA invitational girls training, October

The RYA is investing in a weekend of multi-class training which if successful, and resource permitting, will evolve into a comprehensive programme for the future in order to create a lasting mental shift towards performance equality.

Keith Atkinson Dominates Eastern Cup

Keith Atkinson has just won the penultimate event of the 2006 British Formula Windsurfing Championship series, the UKWA ‘Eastern Cup', held at Clacton, the venue was changed from Felixstowe due to a major problem with the recent collapse of the promenade.

Red Bull Storm Chasers

Red Bull will be picking a storm, and then 1 rider per country will face this storm alone in his country on the spot he selects on that one day when the storm strikes...

Clacton - "spot the similarity competition"!

Results from Clacton have now been posted - event reports to follow. Congratuations to fleet winners: Lewis Robinson (Techno), Rob Kent (Raceboard) and Keith Atkinson (Formula). In the mean time, can you spot the "similarities" between these two photos taken at the prize giving.

TK Rigs Update 2

It's fair to say that it's been a steep learning curve for everyone involved with the UK Techno 293 OD class since the introduction of the first TK rigs almost six months ago. Read on for more details on recent developments.

Bridlington Formula Report

"Bridlington gives us a warm welcome every year and we are always made to feel welcome and privileged by not only the generous local council but also the hundreds of people passing by on the promenade and all taking an interest in what all the activity is all about." Chris Lewis reports back from the event.

Win New Fanatic Board

This is your chance to win your choice of board from the 2006 Fanatic range, This board was Scotty Harrisons prize for winning the 2006 camel cup in Dahab, organised by Dan Ellis and Clubvass
Scott is currently auctioning the prize on ebay, all Proceeds from this sale will go to a Cancer charity here in the UK.

TK 68 & 78 Rigging Guide

Tushingham Sails, with input from the Techno Support Group, have produced a rigging guide to help sailors get the best out of the Tushingham TK 68 and 78 rigs. The rigging guide will be supplied with all new rigs and from Tushingham dealers. It is also available on line here.

Bewl- Inland series 2 - Report

Rod Davis Reports on the inland series 2 event at Bewl

It was for many people their worst ever journey to a windsurfing event - on the Friday morning at 10am a container lorry had overturned and caught fire on the M25 near Leatherhead, crashing into a lamppost on the central reservation......

Gold for Nick in Turkey

Having already won 3 golds and 1 silver from the first 4 international events this year Nick Dempsey held his nerve and has become the European Champion in a fleet of 94 top class sailors including 2004 Olympic Gold, Silver and of course Bronze medalists.