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9th May, 2012
Been an interesting month here in the UK. Without wanting to obsess about the weather we've had the wettest April/May in 100 years. As if that wasn't enough when it's been windy one hasn't seen the thermometer needle rise to or above the 10 degree mark, brrrr. That said it must be summer as the postman is wearing shorts, the tennis courts are full of an evening and we have a hosepipe ban - all mad as cheese...
9th Apr, 2012
What can we say, every year we troop out to Sal, and it's always a splendid mixture of wind, waves, turtles, amazing colours and progress in real world conditions. This year as an added bonus we had a few days of Sahara sand storms, which fortunately didn't affect the wind, but perhaps gave us some extra protection from the sun. The wind pumped through 5 from 6 days and the waves at kite beach were on the l...
14th Mar, 2012
We have a series of technique videos that we're putting together for the Cabrinha website. It's not quite a clinic, but the idea is to keep it simple with a bit of talking, emphasis on the key points, common mistakes and plenty of repetition and slow mo, so you can remember what you need just before hitting the water and claiming it. The first series is on all things blind, and to give you a taste here's th...
13th Feb, 2012
We've said it before about other places, but honestly we mean it as much as the first time - we'll definitely be going back. Our first clinic in South Africa delivered on every single front. It would be unfair not to start by thanking Grant at Cabrinha South Africa for twisting our arms into coming over and for pointing us in all the right directions. Jonny at Friday Island also has to get masses of thanks ...
20th Jan, 2012
Once again Brazil dished up its not so secret recipe of endless wind, fabulous food, sunshine, smiley friendly folk, unreliable buggies, flat water and confidence boosting hero sized waves. All those wonderful fruits, Acai, fresh fish and just cooked cow, even Waitrose can’t compete. And in case you’re wondering the traditional last night fancy dress theme was – Magnum PI does Rio Carnival….
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