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Editor's Ramble

No, you’re not going mad! We have experienced a time warp in the Boardseeker offices and gone straight to November. With our magazine coming out mid month, and us not wanting to call it Mid Oct to Mid Nov (not very catchy) we have decided to name Issue 4 the November issue.

It really doesn’t matter too much, what matters is that we continue to bring you exclusives, exciting video footage and the very latest news in every issue.

So this month we have for you:

	Interview with the Formula World Champion, Micah Buzianis
	Video footage from the most recent UK and PWA contests
	Travel feature to Dahab: the perfect winter destination
	The stubby war: we review three 2005 ‘stubby’ wave boards
	Beachseeker: including the start of Oisin’s guide to the best beaches in Ireland

Please remember that in order to receive a copy of the magazine each month, you need to subscribe by filling in your name and email address.

So click the subscribe button to ensure you get next month’s issue!

Thank you and enjoy
the Mag!

Louise Emery.

Wipe-out of the month

Ricardo Campello goes for a shaka: nearly but not quite…

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If you have any spectacular wipe-outs caught on camera that are worthy of public viewing please let us know about them: wipeouts@boardseeker.com

Jem Hall Clinics 2005:

Pick your level, choose your destination and get some top class coaching from the UK’s best windsurfing coach.

Tobago: Feb 28 – March 7	Intermediates
Safaga, Egypt: March 11-18	Intermediates
Brandon Bay, Ireland: April 16 – 23	Waves
Brandon Bay, Ireland: May14 - 21	Waves
Prasonisi, Rhodes: June 1 – 8	Intermediates
Prasonisi, Rhodes: June 8 – 15	Advanced
Cabarete, Dominican Republic: late June/early July	Advanced
Prasonisi, Rhodes: Aug 24 – 31	Intermediate/advanced
Prasonisi, Rhodes: Aug 31 – Sept 7	Ultimate looping boost
Egypt: October (exact dates TBC)	Intermediates/advanced

Intermediate: improve your stance, water start, early planing, control, nail those gybes and tacks, feasible freestyle

Advanced: tune up those gybes, duck it, 360 it, jump it, rotate: forwards/vulcans

Waves: get out and get back in with style, launch some big air, rip those waves apart, complemented with intro and development of your surfing

To check that Jem can actually sail go to: www.jemhall.com/moves.jsp

To check what Jem can do for you go to: www.boardseekermag.com/technique

For more info about the clinics contact Jem 07762 664077 or e-mail jem@boardseeker.com

For bookings and more info about the resorts please call Sportif on 01273 844919 or visit www.sportif-uk.com

Bookings for Ireland are through Jamie Knox on +35 (0)3667 139411.

More Champions

UK Freestyle Champions 2004:

Sonia Pavelin (Naish)
Ben Proffitt (JP/Neilpryde)

Ben Profitt in action:

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PWA Wave World Champions:

Scott McKercher (Severne/Starboard)
Daida Moreno (North/Mistral)

Bjorn to be fast

Sit on Bjorn’s shoulders and break the Crossbow record!

What a week in Weymouth! Bjorn won the speed week by beating the 22 year old local record held by the catamaran Crossbow. We have an exclusive video interview with the great man next month. But here is a snippet of what he said and what it looks like to ride on Dunkerbeck’s shoulders down a speed course.

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Tiree Awaits...

The 2004 Tiree Wave Classic starts Saturday 16th October. Log on to www.tireewaveclassic.com for daily reports from the Island and witness the showdown between Ben Proffitt and John Skye as they head up to Tiree on equal championship points. Plus see British Melting Pot for our guide to the Pro Fleet.

Ben Profitt in action:

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Who will win?

John Skye in action:

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The Melting Pot of British Talent

The British wave sailing scene is bursting with exciting talent. So with two events left on the UK Freewave calendar, the finale of the Triple Crown in Tiree and the National Wavesailing Championships in Rhosneigr, we thought it was time to check out the form.

Reef Competition

What are the girls running away from?
Well they have left poor Brianna at the bar to pay the drinks bill with no cash. Naughty girls! Can you find Brianna and pay her drinks bill for her?

If you do, you could win some Reef goodies!!

Congratulations to Tim Simmons who wins a pair of Reef shoes for his detective efforts in finding
last month's Reef girl in the The Moves that Mattered special feature.

F2 GPS board

Speed is back! It actually never really disappeared especially for the average consumer outside the windsurfing world. GPS has been used for years as a navigation device to calculate speed and distances and integrated into electronic devices in cars and watches. So why not for windsurfing?

Together with a windsurf addicted engineer, F2 developed an integrated GPS version for Windsurf boards. With this system, on a display in front of your feet, you can now check the actual, maximum and average speed and distance whilst sailing.

Contact info@604distribution.com for availability in the UK.

Photos courtesy of:
www.surf-fascination.com

MINGING or BLINGING?

The 2005 Kauli Pro Range.

The new look Kauli Pro wave range for 2005 will certainly turn heads.

The yellow swirls have been likened to the ends of a blonde haired woman, octopus tentacles or underwater seaweed!

But what matters is: what do you think?

BLOW OUT: Julian Da Vall and Brian McDowell let rip!

OI !.....DRAKE, BELBEOCH, DIETHELM….NO!! The Ranters let rip on the Olympics.

Poll results

Thank you to everyone who voted in our online poll last month. We asked the question:

When buying new equipment, do you tend to:

Your answers were:

Buy the latest from shops	16%
Buy clearance from shops	39%
Buy 2nd hand from shops	15%
Buy 2nd hand privately	30%





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