ISLAND HOPPING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Water Nomads in Tonga Part 3 After 5 days of boardpacking, we developed a bit of a routine and gained confidence. The boards (despite the broken finbox on mine) performed well and we thoroughly enjoyed sailing them. However, it was time to get away from civilisation, and we had […]
ISLAND HOPPING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Water Nomads in Tonga Part 2 After over a week of trying to get a ride from Tongatapu to Vava’u and eventually making the most amazing passage via traditional waka, we were finally in our playground for our boardpacking adventure – the island group of Vava’u. All ready to […]
A WEEK AT LAKE CLEARWATER The Perfect Adventure Playground In anticipation of joining the CWA Womens weekend at Lake Clearwater end of February, we topped up on food and water to be able to survive a few additional days (or more than just a few) off grid no problem. For those of you who don’t […]
ISLAND HOPPING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC Water Nomads Tonga Story Part 1 Hmm, that’s going to be interesting. What have we got? An inflatable WindSUP with rear and center fins both knocked off, on an uninhabited island in Vava’u, Tonga. At least both of those fins are still there, I haven’t lost them completely. It […]
As the year comes to and end, we are looking back at all the fun we had in 2023.
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RUMINATIONS OF A BROKEN OLD WINGFOIL RACER Story by Shaan Miller The inaugural New Zealand Wingfoil Nationals were a roaring success, alas, we were in the South Island at the time and missed all the action. Shaan Miller was there, and penned his thoughts and experience of this fabulous event. Thanks Shaan for sharing this […]
5 Years Water Nomads Wow, what a journey it’s been! 5 years ago on a hot and muggy February day in Auckland, the idea of Water Nomads started to take shape. Since then, we came a long way. And we learned a lot about running a business. The initial idea was to close the gap […]
CARSEY | THE ENIGMATIC LEGEND Story by Mark “Curly” Thomas Read about a New Zealand surfing legend Graham Carse authored by Mark “Curly” Thomas, grab a coffee and enjoy. https://www.nzsurfjournal.com/carsey-the-enigmatic-legend/ Curly’s Facebook post introduction: “Here it is folks. I’m incredibly honoured to present this article in the New Zealand Surf Journal celebrating the life, times […]
Q & A with the Windsurfing Crew in Nelson During our last time in Nelson sailing with the crew, we found ourselves tied up in lots of questions regarding gear and tuning. As there is only so much you can answer on the beach or people haven’t got the specific gear with them they have […]
