Now this sounds like a good idea... Instead of your normal windsurf package holidy where the hire centre is connected with one (or maybe two) brands of board and sail, how about a centre with boards from:

F2
Fanatic
JP Australia
Mistral
Naish
RRD
Starboard
Tabou
Tiga

and sails from:

Ezzy
Gaastra
Naish
Neil Pryde
North Sails
Severne
Tushingham

All for you to try and test.... Sounds like an excellent idea to me and its true, take a look here.

Time to start saving for an other holiday by the sounds of it.

Al.

Cheers Al,
nice find - already saving

Just had this from Boardwise too:

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Boardwise are delighted to help promote the launch of the OTC. As one of our valued customers and keen windsurfer, we thought that you might be interested in this new board and sail test centre located in the Canary Islands.

THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE - OPEN JULY 28TH

The Official Test Centre is a windsurfing centre with a difference. Opening on the 28th July 2006, it is based in the South Bay of El M?©dano in Tenerife and stocks equipment from each major windsurfing brand in all the key disciplines, from wave to crossover, freestyle to Super-X and freeride.

Consistently offering around 250 days of planing winds each year, M?©dano has three superb sailing areas, offering coastal freeride conditions to bump & jump and onto a challenging cross-onshore wave sailing arena.

Opening their doors with the latest 2007 kit, the OTC provides the first real opportunity for you to try the boards and sails from each brand for yourself before you decide which one to buy…and all in the relaxed atmosphere of a holiday environment.

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