| SWA-Team |
Chris BengSIN69
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| D of B: | 27/10/88 |
| Height: | 5'10 |
| Weight: | 70kg |
| Years Windsurfing: | 12 |
| Learnt to Windsurf: | in a swimming pool! (mini bic!!) |
| University: | St Mary's |
| Sponsors: | Animal/North/F2 |
| Favourite Kit: | F2 Chilli |
| Favourite Windsurf Move: | Ponch |
| Moves in the Pipeline: | Eslider |
| Local Beach: | Avon Beach |
| Favourite Spot: | Gwithian (Cornwall) / Compton Bay (Isle of Wight) |
| Favourite Fancy Dress: | Mafioso |
| Favourite Drink: | Malibu/JD and Coke (or beer!...) |
| Biggest Fears: | Kit failure in 15ft waves (it has happened!) |
| Biggest Day Sailed: | Mast high at Costa Teguise (Lanzorotte) |
| Years Competing: | 9 |
| Best Results: | 8 times National freestyle and racing National Champion SWA Freestyle Champion 2008 |
| Future Plans: | Compete in UKWA and international representing the SWA |
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Sarah Bibby
| D of B: | 27/03/87 |
| Height | 165cm |
| Weight: | 60kg |
| Years Windsurfing: | about 4 |
| Learnt to Windsurf: | On holiday with Sunsail in Antigua, since then, the UK |
| University: | Southampton |
| Sponsors: | None as yet |
| Favourite Kit: | My Taboo freestyle 100l (as battered as it is!) |
| Favourite Windsurf Move: | Ponch |
| Moves in the Pipeline: | Perfecting loops, learning vulcans |
| Local Beach: | Avon Beach Park for waves, Poole Harbour for freestyle |
| Favourite Spot: | Isla Margarita, Venezuela |
| Favourite Fancy Dress: | Morris Dancers, covered in bells! |
| Favourite Drink: | Juicy cocktails/caipiriña! |
| Biggest Fears | Breaking myself so I can't sail! |
| Biggest Day Sailed: | Head to logo at Avon |
| Years Competing: | 2 |
| Best Results: |
1st female freestyle at SWA Nottingham Pondlife 07, 1st female wave at SWA Exeter Marazion |
| Future Plans: | Compete in the UKWA, continue with SWA and improve wavesailing in Morocco this summer |
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Seb Willis
Weight: Recent beer consumption dependent, call it 65-70Kg
Learnt to Windsurf: North sea, chilly to say the least
Sponsors: SB Windwise, my rents.
Favourite Kit: Tushy Rock 4.7 and F2 guerilla 71
Favourite Windsurf Move: Push loop forward but their a little way off yet
Moves in the Pipeline: loops, I'd like to say chacho's but it's gonna take time
Favourite Fancy Dress: Superhero's
Favourite Drink: Something strong
Biggest Fears: Breaking kit (i wish i was sponsored)
Biggest Day Sailed: mmm Tiree, smallish swell (head high) but 3.3 weather and stacked
Years Competing: 20, life's a competition!
Best Results: Cardiff SWA wave event 1st and Exeter 3rd
SJ
D of B: 23/11/88
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 75kg
Years Windsurfing: 10
Learnt to Windsurf: At Calshot
University: University of Southampton....woop
Sponsors: Fanatic/North/Pro Limit/4 Boards.....and University of Southampton
Favourite Kit: Something small on a big Wave
Favourite Windsurf Move: Air Chacho...Landed one
Moves in the Pipeline: Air chacho I guess (need more height)
Local Beach: Avon Beach Park
Favourite Spot: Any side off punhy wave.
Favourite Fancy Dress: A white sheet and a marker pen...The possibilities are endless
Favourite Drink: Budweiser.....then on to the VKRB's
Biggest Fears: Small waves and light winds
Biggest Day Sailed: Woolacombe this winter mast and a bit
Years Competing: 8 Months
Best Results: 1st SWA Exeter wave X
3rd Youth Tiree
11th Pro UKWA Ireland 2008
Future Plans: Windsurf lots, Have a good time over the summer...Fuerteventura!!!!
Level of blood in Alco Stream: Low
Stef Hilder
D of B: 19/07/1987
Height: 5'11
Weight: 78kg
Years Windsurfing: nearly 3
Learnt to Windsurf: Where I teach sailing - Gwent Adventures at Llandegfedd reservoir
University: Southampton
Sponsors: Rat Rigs
Favourite Kit: 4.7 and my Evo 74
Favourite Windsurf Move: Wave 360
Moves in the Pipeline: Air Chachoos (fruitloops), Vulcans, Push Loops, Takas
Local Beach: Avon Beach Park
Favourite Spot: Avon/Highcliff
Favourite Fancy Dress: Beach!
Favourite Drink: A nice cold pint
Biggest Fears: Being unable to sail
Biggest Day Sailed: Solid logo high and a bit at Highcliff
Years Competing: 2
Best Results: 3rd SWA mens Freestyle Nottingham + Aussie Kiss
Future Plans: Compete in the UKWA wave and freewave series, and sail as much as possible!!
Nick Moffatt
D of B: 29/06/82
Height: 61
Weight: 82kg
Years Windsurfing: 12
Learnt to Windsurf: in spain and italy on summer holidays, thanks dad!
University: Uni of Nottingham graduate 01-04, Bath Spa 08, Bath Uni 08-09
Sponsors: Goya www.goyasails.co.uk
Gul www.gul.com
Pat Love www.pat-love.com
Amex www.zerogravitydistribution.co.uk
MFC www.mauifin.com
BathSpa www.bathspa.ac.uk
Favourite Kit: 81 goya custom and 4.4 goya wave3d
Favourite Windsurf Move: big smack off the top
Moves in the Pipeline: watch this space!
Local Beach: anywhere uk is my local at the moment
Favourite Spot: Gwithian
Favourite Fancy Dress: cowboys/girls, not condoning riding bareback mind
Favourite Drink: vodka lemon fanta, Vassiliki style (that's 80%vodka )
Biggest Fears: serious injury
Biggest Day Sailed: mast and half, big, messy and rippy, Perrenporth, on my own,
Sep '07 NNW F6-7
Years Competing: Here and there occasionally since 5 years ago
Best Results: traveling the world for a number of years working in
Windsurfing/holiday industry/coaching
Future Plans: keep progressing as much and as fast as possible wherever I am with
the free time I have available, enjoy windsurfing for as long as
possible, sail with fun people in new places, keep coaching and being
involved with the windsurf industry
Tom Malin
| D of B: | 21/04/85 |
| Height: | 6'1 |
| Weight: | 67kg |
| Years Windsurfing: | 9 |
| Learnt to Windsurf: | Broxbourne Lake, Essex |
| University: | U.W.E |
| Sponsors: | SWA |
| Favourite Kit: | Evo 70 & 4.0 Gastraa Manic...It makes everything so weightless and fun |
| Favourite Windsurf Move: | Good bottom turn and top turn for sure...maybe pushloops |
| Moves in the Pipeline: | Landing clean ponches |
| Local Beach: | Weston Supermare |
| Favourite Spot: | Gwithian (Cornwall) or Daymer (Cornwall) |
| Favourite Fancy Dress: | Bright Fluffy Stuff |
| Favourite Drink: | RUM...or cider...or rum...uuummmm |
| Biggest Fears: | Acting too sensible and growing up |
| Biggest Day Sailed: | Lacelin, WA - Big hold downs! |
| Years Competing: | Entered first proper comp in 2007 |
| Best Results: | 1st SWA Cardiff Wave Expression Session |
| Future Plans: | Have a wicked time in Fuertaventira this summer and then hit every UKWA and SWA comp in the Autumn |
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SWA-Team 2005-2006
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| Sam Stevens | Big Bob Joylove | Hugh Sims-Williams |
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| Tanya Saleh | Gordan Margery | David 'Lukie' Evans |