Sportif Summer 2007

Sportif have just launched their new summer brochure, which is now available to order by calling Sportif on: 00 44 (0) 1273 844919

The brochure comes with a free DVD from Club Mistral showing all their summer destinations, including new resorts in Djerba and Tunisia.

Or visit the new interactive website at www.sportif-uk.com, a dramatic change to the old one.

Resort news:

Mauritius: Now you can stay at the deluxe hotel of Shandrani on the Island of Rodrigues and use the latest Starboard/Tushingham gear.

Dahab: The Meridian Dahab opens its doors at the beginning of May and is home to Club Mistral Centre 2 at this great sailing spot.

Cape Verde: Fly direct from both Gatwick and Manchester this summer.

Tobago: The windsurf centre has been re-named Radical Sports and introduces Paragliding to accompany the very successful Windsurf and Kitesurf centre on Pigeon point.

Plans are now being finalized for Sparky’s third Youth Training Camp – a scheme masterminded by Sparky (Mark Hosegood) himself, and drawing inspiration from the Andy Funnell Foundation, to help raise the level of youth windsurfing within the UK and abroad.

Building on the success of the two previous camps in Dahab, Sparky has seen his recent appointment as the OTC’s Beach Manager as a perfect opportunity to develop the camp concept further. Due to take place at the OTC in El Médano, Tenerife during the May half term (26th May-2nd June) the camp will now benefit from the use of the

For more information on the camp: Contact Sparky: sparky@otc-windsurf.com
Visit the OTC website

Or contact Trevor Funnell on: t50rev@freedom255.com

The minimum ability required is waterstarting, harness, footstraps and staying upwind on a sub 100L board.

Amateur to Pro!

2006 UKWA Challenger Fleet Champion Rob Stack will be joining the Naish UK Race team for the forth coming 2007 season. Being the winner of the Challenge Fleet, Rob automatically gets elevated to the Pro Fleet were he will be competing with fellow Naish

Race team mates Dan Ellis & Kevin Greenslade.

Richard Marsh from Naish: "Rob had an amazing year as a racing rookie, resulting in his overall title victory. We look forward to working with him as he races and establishing himself in the Pro Fleet”

Rob Stack: “Having personally used Naish Sails for the last few seasons and in last years Challenger Fleet, I'm proud to be given this recognition and opportunity by Naish to join their full time on their race team and look forward to a positive year ahead competing against the UK ’s best ”.

Transfer window

Steffi Wahl From F2/North to F2/Gaastra.

		John Skye from F2/North to F2 and Naish Sails

		Julien Taboulet from JP/Neil Pryde to F2/Naish Sails All portraits: PWA/Carter

		Zane Schweitzer joins North Sails International team, at only 13 years old!

		Sarah Quita-Offringa moves from Maui Sails to Neil Pryde, but remains with Starboard.

Two Italian windsurfers brutishly murdered on the Island of Sal, Cape Verde.

With so much attention being focused on the PWA Cape Verde event in this months issue, it would be remiss not to pass comment on the shocking news about the brutal murder of two Italians: Giorgia Busato (28) and Dalia Saiani (33), only days before the PWA event.

The girls loved windsurfing and like many fell in love with Cape Verde’s beaches and lifestyle. Both had bought small houses to spend the winters in their new paradise.

Their friend, 17yr old Agnese, was the sole survivor of the brutal attack and although left for dead managed to raise the alarm the next morning.

To express condolences you can go to this local windsurfing community: www.adriaticowindclub.com

Dalia