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Oh Buoy! OTC Team Rider sums up the Youth Champs!

The Official Test Centre Team Rider Finn Knight was one of 230 of the UK’s top young talents that took part in the 2025 RYA Youth...

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May 23 min read

Team GB Athlete Sam Sills the highs and lows!

After the fantastical highs of the Olympics in Paris British Sailing Team windsurfer Sam Sills came down to earth with an almighty bump...

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Mar 282 min read

Reach for our stand at watersports show!

Annual watersports show flings open its doors tomorrow and The Official Test Centre and SurfDoctor team, including Director Tris Best,...

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Feb 213 min read

Olympian Emma smashes China!

The 2024 Hong Kong Open Windsurfing Championships are taking place right now up until the 10th of November, windsurfers from across the...

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Nov 8, 20242 min read

Annual speed competition is a watersports treasure!

One of the charms of Weymouth Speed Week is the history, the memories and the nostalgia. In this weeks blog I speak to one of the...

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Oct 25, 20245 min read

Get your kit on and fill your boots!

As the weather starts to change and your thoughts turn to thicker wetsuits and stepping into your boots here at SurfDoctor we have it...

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Oct 4, 20243 min read

Sam sails into the history books!

British Sailing Team Windsurfer Sam Sills is weeks away from making his Olympic debut, as he crosses the start line he will join a very...

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Jul 12, 20243 min read

Never give up on your dream!

Olympian Emma Wilson is a true legend, she is highly respected and admired for her achievements, she is someone who leaves behind an...

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May 17, 20244 min read

Meet the team: Callum Blackwell!

We have some exciting news! Introducing the newest member of The Official Test Centre staff, we are pleased to announce that we have...

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Apr 19, 20243 min read

Writing a new chapter; James Hardy!

When James Hardy announced at the end of December 2023 that he had been appointed as the Test Editor of Windsurf Magazine, anyone that...

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Mar 1, 20243 min read

Olympian Emma Wilson; sails her own race!

The Olympic Games symbolises unity and exuberance of the human spirit. Swifter, Higher, Stronger! Olympian and The Official Test Centre...

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Feb 2, 20242 min read

Sam Sills; an Olympic Effort!

With the start of the Olympic Year now underway. I thought it would be a good opportunity to catch up with British Sailing Team...

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Jan 26, 20242 min read

The OTC Team Rider Simon Winkley; My 2023!

As we reach the end of 2023, the new year symbolises a new chapter, a new verse, ultimately we write the next chapter, the choice is...

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Dec 29, 20235 min read

The OTC Team Rider Scott Norman; My 2023!

In the third of this series of blogs we hear from The Official Test Centre Team Rider Scott Norman. Scott has had a marvellously...

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Nov 24, 20234 min read

Fin v's Foil? Loyal to the foil or fin for the win?

As the dust settles on another legendary Weymouth Speed Week, one of the hottest topics for discussion is always 'which will be...

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Oct 20, 20235 min read

Windsurfing legend Peter Hart writes a letter to his younger self!

Take yourself back to 1999 and the iconic Baz Luhrmann, Everybody's Free (to wear sunscreen) song, then you will have the soundtrack to...

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Sep 15, 20235 min read

Testing the Water in Olympic style!

A year out from Paris 2024 Olympics, the world’s best sailors have been in action at the Marseille Marina at the Paris 2024 Test Event....

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Jul 21, 20233 min read

Nurturing your talented offspring!

Part two of this fascinating insight into supporting your talented offspring, this week we meet The Yelland's an extraordinary family,...

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Jul 14, 20237 min read

Nurturing your talented offspring!

So your youngster has a talent for windsurfing! As a parent what is it like to watch from the sidelines as your child unleashes their...

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Jul 7, 20234 min read