“Missing the National Windsurfing Festival is like a man dying of thirst turning down a cold beer!” Peter Hart

Just to remind you all that the UK's BIGGEST Windsurfing Festival is place this Friday to Sunday, 7-9th September, at Beachlands, Hayling Island, Hampshire. DON'T MISS IT!

Online entry closes Wednesday 5th September for admin. purposes, so don't delay! There is free camping on site. There may be limited entry on the day, strictly on a first come first served basis.

The very full schedule can be viewed on the website, www.nationalwindsurfingfestival.com, but here are some snippets; The whole event will be live streaming over the 3 days.

FRIDAY - Trade Show, Presentations and Demo of latest 2013 kit; free coaching from the likes of Hart, Bornhoft, Hall, Baker and Collis; FLOW (For Ladies of Watersports); Hayling Extreme Paddle; Evening Beach Party with the band Half Light; Charity Auction for W4CR - come along and bag a bargain. There are brand new boards and coaching clinics up for grabs along with many other items kindly donated by the industry!

SATURDAY - Trade Show & Coaching continue but today is Race Day, open to all, with fantastic prizes, including a signed, ltd edition board! Floodlit Night Windsurf; Professional Races; Spirit FM Live Roadshow; 1980s themed Beach Party with the band The Heathrow Jets. If you get 3 or more of you together, you can enter the racing as a team!

SUNDAY - More of the same plus a freestyle competition!

It is all about having FUN and celebrating our wonderful sport. I hope that I will see some of you there! It is the biggest N.W.F yet and it will be AMAZING!

Jackie Lambert