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Team OTC
- Aug 16
- 2 min
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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Team OTC
- May 17
- 4 min
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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Team OTC
- Apr 19
- 3 min
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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Team OTC
- Jul 28, 2023
- 8 min
Sailing into your sixties!
Meet the effervescent Philip Miles, aged 69 years young he has a windsurfing story that belongs in a novel! A book that is full of...
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Team OTC
- May 19, 2023
- 6 min
Meet the OTC Team: Bryony Webb
Here at The Official Test Centre we are so lucky that the bundle of energy that is our Centre Manager Bryony Webb is at the helm of our...
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Team OTC
- May 5, 2023
- 9 min
The OTC watersports Community, Ordinary Windsurfers: Extraordinary Stories!
If you are lucky enough to meet the legend that is Brian Tilbury you will know the sheer enthusiasm that oozes out of every pore of his...
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Team OTC
- Mar 31, 2023
- 3 min
Three Team Riders, three questions!
In the spotlight today are three Official Test Centre Team Riders and Three questions. If I asked you these three questions, what would...
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Team OTC
- Mar 24, 2023
- 5 min
How to nurture an Olympian!
When your mum is as strong, inspirational and driven as Penny Wilson the footsteps to follow are gargantuan, even with this pedigree...
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Team OTC
- Mar 17, 2023
- 3 min
Be somebody's inspiration!
How would you like to be somebody's inspiration? We all remember that person that believed in us, inspired us to follow our dreams, told...
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Team OTC
- Mar 10, 2023
- 4 min
Let us help you sail a different course!
Have you ever thought I would love to be paid to be on the water all day? The watersports industry has seen dramatic changes over the...
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Team OTC
- Mar 3, 2023
- 3 min
Instructor Training is for Everyone!
Did you know here at The Official Test Centre our RYA courses are inclusive of all abilities! Instructor training is for everyone, even...
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Team OTC
- Feb 17, 2023
- 7 min
Meet the Team: Mia Adcock
Mia has found her happy place by courageously stepping into the unknown and finding where she was meant to be and luckily for us that is...
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Team OTC
- Feb 10, 2023
- 5 min
Meet the Team: Ollie Rogers
Our super shooter Ollie was 13 years old when he asked for a camera for his birthday and that was the start of his love of the lens!...
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Team OTC
- Jun 15, 2021
- 4 min
IN REVIEW - Thommen Glide 265
Overview At first glance the Thommen 265 Glide looks like a simple, clean dedication to the past, with its longer outline, flat rocker...
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The Official Test Centre is a watersports school, retailer and test centre located right on the water’s edge, within the grounds of the National Sailing Academy on Portland, Dorset.
Due to our location, we are in the perfect place to get out on the latest kit and give it a go. On this blog we share our thoughts with you. And having tested for magazines for over two decades, we love to put the kit through its paces.
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