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Started windsurfing on a Wayler Chipper, back when you could buy one new in the shops! My first short board was a Chapter 295 pop out. I started racing with the UKWA (BFA back then) in around '93, just as short boards were starting to be used for upwind racing. I competed in course, slalom, and speed with reasonable success, my best results being 6th, 1st and 2nd respectively in very strong fleets. I stoppped racing in 2001 and decided to concentrate on wave and freestyle (i love 'em :-) ).
I'm still mad keen on windsurfing after 20yrs and doing my best to keep up with the fulltimers. Highlights in my career so far have been breaking 40knts at Kirby on an epic day with Whitey and Nik, and that night at Bercy, unforgetable. | Name: | SteveThorp | | Year of Birth: | 1972 | | Height: | 5' 10" | | Weight: | 75kg | | Hometown: | Leicester | | Sailing since: | 1985 | | Disciplines: | Wave, Freestyle, Speed | | Best Results: | 1st UKWA Profleet Slalom 2001,
4th British Wave Champs 2003,
6th British Freestyle Champs 2004. | | Sail Number: | K4 | | Sponsors | Nobles, Whiteboarders, Tabou, Gaastra, Ableflow, Surfkraft. |
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