Kids' windsurfing in the UK
Learn to windsurf with the Techno 293!
Welcome to Techno293 UK. We are the UK organisation dedicated to promoting kids' windsurfing in the UK through the Techno 293 class. With this board, there really are no limits! The windsurfing community is very welcoming and supportive, and you are always welcome to come and have a try!
Helping you get involved
This is the place to come to learn more about upcoming windsurfing events, local and regional youth championships, and how and where to go to get involved in windsurfing. Whether you are looking for the nearest place to learn or try windsurfing for the first time, or are looking for national championship results, we have the resources on hand for you.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ERIC TWINAME CHAMPIONShIP 3rd - 5th May 2025
Entry is open for the Eric Twiname championships over the early May Bank Holiday weekend. It's great fun, joining up with other sailors from your region and competing together as a team as part of this national event.
It's free to enter and being held in Plas Heli in Pwllheli. O'Shea are sponsoring the event with lots of prizes and medals too, for male and female sailors in each division.
Pwllhelli is a great venue to windsurf, the 3.5m category will be supported by class coaches and will be run from the sheltered beach area. The courses for the bigger sail divisions will be located further out in the bay. It'll be great to see lots of sailors there.
Camping in tents/campers is available at the club, along with a BBQ and games etc in the evenings. Any questions, please get in touch
WHY LEARN WINDSURFING?
- Any skill level can have fun and enjoy the outdoors
- Helps with self-sufficiency and independence
- Completely safe and supervised environments
- With a suitable wetsuit, it isn't even cold!
The Techno 293 Class is almost universally adopted as the board for youth windsurfing, meaning there are so many opportunities that come along with learning this class. It gives young people the chance to travel, socialise, learn independent decision-making, and compete to the level of their ability, right up to world championship level.
What is the Techno 293?
This board is now the premier board for learning to windsurf in the UK. Around 10,000 of these boards have been sold already, and since 2006, the class has been the feeder series for Olympic selection, as well as being an event in its own right at the Youth Olympics. There are now multiple windsurfing events in the UK featuring the Techno 293, with six regional leagues in England encouraging youth windsurfing across the country.
The Techno 293 Class
The Techno 293 is a highly forgiving setup, designed to help you learn and get used to the wind and the waves. It is used for kids' windsurfing in the UK from ages 7 to 17, and from novice and training levels right up to world championship level. It is an affordable competition spec design accessible to all levels of skill and purposes.
Why Techno?
With easy controls and a manageable size, the Techno 293 is a very stable platform for learning windsurfing. It is useable and fun in both light winds and breezier conditions.
It is a versatile and durable design, reducing costs to clubs and to parents and sailors, and it can be tailored in many ways to suit the sailor and conditions perfectly.
The class has four different sizes, enabling smooth progression from under 13 up to senior levels, while the feel and handling remain the same, enabling complete mastery of the setup.
The UK Windsurfing Association and the International Sailing Federation both recognise the Techno 293 class, and run regular competitions and events both in the UK and internationally.
The Techno 293 class is considered as a feeder series for the Olympic windsurfing and sailing teams, making it the ultimate class to learn and become proficient in.
Our mission
The mission of Techno293 is, above all, to promote kids' windsurfing in the UK. We aim to achieve this through the following activities:
- Supporting junior sailors to develop a lifelong passion for windsurfing
- Representing the viewpoint of windsurfers and parents in all racing and training matters at Regional, National and International level.
- Develop and deliver a strong and inclusive junior race and race training programme throughout the UK, with support of the RYA.
- Being the definitive and representative voice of the Techno293 sailors in discussion with the RYA and UKWA.
- Striving to create a strategic development structure for all sailors passing through the classes with the aim of their continuation within competitive windsurf racing participation.
Windsurfing Events
This is the place to keep up to date with all upcoming windsurfing competitions, training camps, and regional, national and international windsurfing events. We will also keep you abreast of all news relating to kids' windsurfing in the UK.
Regional Windsurfing Leagues
These are great events where you can both compete with some of the best young windsurfers in the country, and learn to improve your skills in a safe and relaxed environment.
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Contact
If you have any questions about youth windsurfing in the UK, email admin@techno293.org.uk or contact your local windsurfing club.