FROM THE WATER & THE WORKSHOP
Spotguides, gear reviews, technique guides and stories — written between sessions by Nico and the crew.
8 Dec 2025 · 1 min read
40 feels fast, 50 feels wild, 60 feels like the world blurs. Most windsurfers plateau — and it usually isn't one more technique tweak. Five things really cap your speed.
Read the story20 May 2025 · 1 min read
Overpowered and don't want to change down? Here's how to take back control in strong wind — the trim tweaks, the body position, and the things most people get wrong.
5 Nov 2024 · 1 min read
Strong wind is the best wind — but it starts on land. Here's how to rig, carry and launch your gear when it's really howling, without losing it to a gust.
1 Jul 2024 · 1 min read
The power jibe in six steps — plus the two tips (board trim and mast position) that keep it fully planing all the way through the turn.
1 Mar 2024 · 1 min read
The tail slides away and you're suddenly sailing sideways. That's a spinout — and it comes down to pushing too hard against the fin. Here's the physics, the gear and the technique to stop it.
5 Nov 2023 · 1 min read
More top-end speed almost never comes from newer gear. Five things make the real difference — how you train, how you measure progress, how fit you are, how you tune, and how you adapt your technique to the wind.
20 Sept 2023 · 1 min read
Adjusting your harness line length is one of the easiest, cheapest and most effective changes you can make. Here's why the pros run long lines — and how to get there.
1 Feb 2023 · 1 min read
The next level for anyone planing in the footstraps — how to find speed, tune your gear properly, stop spinning out, and carve a fully planing power jibe. My full freeride masterclass.
