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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

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

Emma Wilson reflects on Paris 2024!

Exclusive interview with our very own Olympic heroine!! As British Sailing Team windsurfer and double Olympic Bronze medal winner Emma...

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Aug 16, 20242 min read

Having a blast; Foil over Fin?

The Official Test Centre Pro-Rider Scotty Stallman is fresh from the latest PWA slalom fin event and who better to ask about 'Foil over...

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Jul 19, 20245 min read

Emma dripping with gold talent!

This month marks the Olympics and with the windsurfing events weeks away what a great time to chat to British Sailing Team windsurfer...

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Jul 5, 20243 min read

Caribbean Cruise for OTC Team Rider!

The Official Test Centre, Team Rider Lilia Yelland jetted off to an island in the Dutch Caribbean to compete in the 2024 Bonaire Youth...

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Jun 7, 20242 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

The Mother of all juggling acts!

With Mother's Day this Sunday, it is all about the mums, the strong woman in our life, our role models, our best friends, our...

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Mar 8, 20248 min read

Windsurfing prep; a bit of a stretch?

This week we are tackling something all of us should do before we go on the water, but how many of us actually do? Stretching! Let's all...

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Jan 19, 20246 min read

Team OTC; Being more resolute!

The custom of making New Year's resolutions has been around for thousands of years, but it hasn't always looked the way it does today....

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Jan 5, 20243 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

Iconic Harbour Dash raises courageous performances and funds for such a good cause!

The Harbour Dash! What an epic fundraising event, filled with all the thrills and spills that make a box office dramatic smash hit, we...

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Jun 16, 20236 min read

Gordon Squibb: Kind Soul!

Anyone that has the pleasure of knowing Gordon, will know he is one of the most genuine, kind windsurfers you will meet. He will always...

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Apr 14, 20237 min read