Holidays/Trips/Adventures Archives

Duotone is Fanatic/Fanatic is Duotone….

Posted on 4th September 2023 by 2xs

The Boards & More Group – who own Fanatic, Ion, Duotone windsurfing & kiting – have decided to change the branding on Fanatic windsurfing, foils and wingfoiling boards all to Duotone for 2024 and going forward. For the Fanatic officinado’s this will be a bit of a surprise – those who owned the Ultra Cats, [...]

Paua 2XS Wing Foiling Travel Bags

Posted on 24th July 2023 by 2xs

We have been working with Paua over the last couple of years to develop a wing bag for 2XS, allowing you to transport your gear with ease through an airport and arrive without your wing board being smashed on arrival. The material, developed by a local guy and surfer named Pete Symms, is a patented [...]

Duotone Fanatic Ion // Tenerife

Posted on 3rd April 2019 by 2xs

I have just got from a dealer trip in El Medano in Tenerfie with Nik Baker, Jane and Tim Frampton. We all had to chance to test new Duotone windsurf sails (formerly known as North windsurfing), Ion Wetsuits, Fanatic windsurfing/SUP, plus Fanatic new windsurf/SUP/surf foiling. There were a lot of products for the dealers to launch [...]

2XS Team Riders Ian & Emile Sail Ponta Preta & Ali Baba, Cape Verde

Posted on 20th March 2019 by 2xs

Ian Whittakker, one of 2XS team riders has just got home from a trip to Cape Verde. He has been going to Cape Verde for the last four years and says that 2019 was his best windsurfing and conditions yet. Three swells and good winds made for dreamy windsurfing conditions and they (Emile Kott and [...]

RRD 2019 // Year 24 // Talamone Italy

Posted on 5th October 2018 by 2xs

We have dealt with RRD since they started selling just two models of windsurf boards which must be over 20 years ago now so we were looking forward to heading out to Talamone, Italy to see the new products, testing the gear and talking to the riders and designer’s at RRD’s Y24 product launch. On [...]

1-Day SUP Surf Mission to Devon

Posted on 12th June 2018 by 2xs

Team 2XS® went on a stealth SUP mission to Devon last Friday. We jumped into the van at 4.45 am and was at the beach nice and early to make the most of the 2-4 ft forecast. We originally planned to go in at Saunton Sands but when we arrived it looked quite busy. Croyde [...]

TESTED : :RRD Airwindsurf Freeride & Compact Freeride Rig

Posted on 24th January 2018 by 2xs

Nick Coleman has just been on a 2 week trip on a yacht to the Caribbean where he took the the new RRD Inflatable windsurf board and RRD collapsable windsurf rig. Nick is a passionate windsurfer who spends most of his time on regular lightweight windsurf kit, so he is used to the feeling of [...]

2XS big wave trip to Nazare, Portugal

Posted on 8th January 2018 by 2xs

I had the call from Glyn Ovens, (a friend of mine who is part of a tow surf team in Nazare Portugal) telling me that surf was going to be big at 20 to 35 feet @15 seconds during the beginning of January. So, I took a quick Easy Jet flight to Lisbon and after [...]

TESTED : : 2018 Ezzy Taka 4

Posted on 14th December 2017 by 2xs

EZZY TAKA 4 –TEST/REVIEW We have been using the new EZZY Taka 4 for the the last 6 weeks had plenty of time on the water and had plenty of clients use these too.The response had been very good and plenty of new customers are buying these after testing them. I have personally used every [...]

Sun, SUP, and … Dolphins

Posted on 18th October 2017 by 2xs

We have just returned from a trip to Gibraltar where I ran a BSUPA level 2 instructor course for Tom Cawthorn (from In2adventures at Sandy Bay and from the joint service centre in Gib with Wayne Willets and Fido . Not only is Gibraltar a good place to sup but we were inundated with marine [...]