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- 1st place Ireland / John Skye /
John SkyeVery happy to say I won Ireland. They managed to get quite a lot of the double done, but didn't get through to the final rounds, so the single result stands and I take the win. Obviously super stoked. Seems like the last ..
- BWA comps go off! / John Skye /
John SkyeSunday saw us finish both the single elimination and double in what ended up being pretty classic Rhosneigr conditions. Didn't really go too well for me in the end. I had Phil Horrocks in the semi and lost by half a ..
- Wales and Olympic windsurfing / John Skye /
John SkyeToday was the first day of the Funsport Event here in Rhossy. Conditions were classic contest conditions, with small waves, pretty light winds, side shore riding only. I made it through to the final, but it was cancelled ..
- Wales / John Skye /
John SkyeJust got back to the UK with Nayra and headed straight to Wales for the upcoming BWA comp. Forecast looks good for some wind at some point. Maybe tomorrow, but if not Sunday looks like it could howl in the afternoon. Fin ..
- Boards for sale / John Skye /
John SkyeIts been a quiet week out in GC, with not much wind or waves. A couple of small glassy days to get out on my SUPER sup 8'11. Back to the UK tomorrow for the 2 back to back BWA wave events. Wales and Ireland. There is ..
- Home sweet home / John Skye /
John SkyeGran Canaria is starting to really feel like home now and this week was great for action. Starting with a couple of really good sailing days in both Vargas and Pozo. Philip was off the scale at Vargas. I saw him do a hug ..
- 100% / John Skye /
John SkyeI made it. 100% sailing days, including a really fun last day at Hookipa before chucking everything in a board bag and heading straight for the airport. To top it all off I arrived back to GC and its more of the same. No ..
- 100%… well almost / John Skye /
John SkyeUp to today I had a 100% sailing success rate. I dont normally worry too much about that, but now that I only have 2 more days here, it suddenly became more important. Unfortunately today didn't really count for much ..
- Maui / John Skye /
John SkyeI have now been on Maui for just over a week and it has been pretty epic. So far I have sailed everyday, including 2 or 3 mast high days. Its pretty standard out here, with the whole world turning up for their photo ..
- Boards.co.uk Interview / John Skye /
John SkyeJust arrived in Maui and had a couple of pretty fun days so far. Its been quite hectic as we are shooting the new RRD boards and sails, but so far everything has run along pretty smoothly. I had a really nice interview p ..
- Windy GC / John Skye /
John SkyeLast week turned out to be pretty good here in Gran Canaria. Tuesday in particular was full power 3.7 weather, which although in the summer is fairly common, in the winter it doesn't happen so much. On top of that there ..
- China / John Skye /
John SkyeI just got back for a quick trip to China to visit the RRD sail factory. Really interesting to see it all working and fully understand the complete process. Unbelievable how organised it all is, splitting the sails into ..
- MYSTIC / John Skye /
John SkyeI have been a bit slack on the updates recently, but just come back from a great trip to South Africa. Bit unusual compared to normal, as the wind was not quite so brutal, but still sailed most days, including a few real ..
- SA Full Power / John Skye /
John SkyeWhat a trip this has been so far. Full power is the only way to describe it. Full power wind at times, and full power testing. We started with the new Wave Cults, and together with Jem we tried everything in every wind, ..
- Cape Town / John Skye /
John SkyeIts been pretty quiet here in GC. No wind and not much surf either, but we are off to Cape Town in a week, so cant wait for that. I have all the new RRD boards and sails to test, so will be lots to do. I think we should ..
- SA Adventure Wave Camp / John Skye /
John SkyeLast year I did my first Adventure Wave camp in Cape Town and it turned out to be a huge success. Despite a terrible forecast we were mobile and managed to catch every puff of wind in the area and sailed every day. The f ..
- Happy New Year / John Skye /
John SkyeHope everyone had a great Christmas. Here in GC its not been the best for conditions, but still we have been on the water a lot. Mainly surfing and bit of SUP action too. This week looks much better with plenty of waves ..
- Busy, busy! / John Skye /
John SkyeIts been a hectic couple of weeks since getting back to GC, including a day trip to Copenhagen, plus 4 days in Italy at RRD HQ. In between however the conditions have been pretty good. A couple of fun 'summer' style sail ..
- Early Christmas and finally back home! / John Skye /
John SkyeIts becoming a tradition now that every year we have an early English Christmas with my family. It costs so much to fly home at Christmas, so we do a fake one instead. This year it was Sunday the 27th, and we had the ful ..
- Last few days in Maui / John Skye /
John SkyeComing to the end of our Maui trip. We have had wind everyday I think, only problem has been slightly less waves than usual. Still cant really complain as we have been wave sailing nearly everyday, and despite taking a c ..
- Nayra ripping / John Skye /
John SkyeIts been pretty nice out here in Maui. Lots of wind and some fun waves too. I think we could have sailed everyday so far, which is a pretty good stat. My lovely wife just put together a sick new video, check it out. She ..
- South Africa Wave Camp / John Skye /
John SkyeEd from Oceansource has finally finished off the video clip from last winters South Africa wave camp. The wait was worth it though as he has done a great job. The week was a real success. Despite the worst possible Cape ..
- Italy to Maui / John Skye /
John SkyeIts been a very hectic week! Started off with a 2 day trip to Italy to RRD HQ again. Picked up loads of new toys. The final production FOUR sails, which are amazing, plus the new 91 Contest Hardcore Quad (which is also w ..
- UK going off / John Skye /
John Skye3 nations in 3 days was a success. Wales was going off yesterday. Had some really fun waves with all the PuraVida crew and of course Timo. I dont get too much free sailing in the UK now, so really treasure the good days ..
- Cornwall goes off (briefly) / John Skye /
John SkyeDespite only just getting back from the 10 hour trip from Scotland, I set off again for Cornwall with Timo on the promise of a good day at the Bluff. It didn't look too special from the beach, but when we hit the water i ..
- 2nd Tiree…. arhhhhhhhh / John Skye /
John SkyeAfter waiting around all week in first place, the final day came and I had my 4th title striped away from me by Ben. Absolutely gutted! In the first final I fought well, had a really good heat and lost by a tiny margin I ..
- Tiree / John Skye /
John SkyeSince Sylt I have been on the road almost non stop, including a quick trip to RRD HQ in Italy. However now I am on Tiree and even better yesterday I won the double elimination! The single didn't go too well and I lost ou ..
- No wind Sylt / John Skye /
John SkyeUnfortunately it looks like, once again, we used all the wind up in Klitmoller. The Sylt forecast is looking shocking for the week ahead. Yesterday was the best chance and there was barely enough wind to start the racers ..
- Klitmoller 9th / John Skye /
John SkyeThat was quick! 2 days and its all over. I managed 5th in the single, but then dropped to 9th in the double. I had a super close heat with Kevin Mevisen and lost on a 3:2 decision. I think thats the 4th time this year th ..
- Klitmoller RED alert / John Skye /
John SkyeIts all go at Klitmoller and tomorrow looks like being one of the gnarliest days of PWA competition in a long time. Wind is already 4.0 weather and its supposed to pick up another 10-20kts!!! I have my 3.3 primed and rea ..
- NWF and Klitmoller / John Skye /
John SkyeIts been a busy week. The National Windsurf Festival was another huge success. Massive turnout and some good wind too. I did the racing and finished 4th, equal on points to 3rd place, so I was pretty happy with that. Not ..
- New Video - Spring 2011 / John Skye /
John SkyeIts taken a while to put together, but finally here is some action from this winter/Spring. Same spots as usual, but hopefully you enjoy it. John Skye - Spring 2011 from john Skye on Vimeo. ..
- Offline / John Skye /
John SkyeJust came back from an amazing adventure. A week long boat trip to the Salvage Islands. It took 24 hours in a boat to get there and nearly 30 to get back and once on the islands they have almost nothing. The biggest has ..
- Tenerife Double / John Skye /
John SkyeToday we ran the double and I finished 13th. Pretty gutted as I sailed pretty good I thought. I got my best double ever in my first heat and probably my next best one in the second heat. Unfortunately I lost to Boujma by ..
- 9th Tenerife single / John Skye /
John SkyeThings went a little bit better here in Tenerife. I finished 9th in the single. My first round heat I went against Adam Lewis and it was probably the closest heat I have ever had. 2 judges sheets were equal and the final ..
- Solo session / John Skye /
John SkyeIts not often you get a good session in Gran Canaria on your own, especially when the tour is in town, but yesterday I headed to a semi secret spot and had the place to myself. It needs a lot of wind, so when I saw Pozo ..
- Pozo Double Disaster / John Skye /
John SkyeToday they ran the double elimination, so I had my second chance to prove myself. The first heat started well and I advanced, but in the next heat the wind picked up again and I spent the whole heat overpowered and out o ..
- Pozo disaster / John Skye /
John SkyeThe high of the wedding came crashing down today in my first heat at the Pozo comp. Had a bit of a disaster and lost straight away. My jumping was good, but I crashed every single wave. The wind had picked up to about 50 ..
- Married!!!!! / John Skye /
John SkyeFriday 1st July, Nayra and me got married. It was the most amazing day ever and thanks to everyone that helped make it so special. From the ceremony to the dinner right through to the party, everything went absolutely pe ..
