28 PROFILEMARK DOWSON
WINDSURFING OBSESSION
MARK DOWSON
Q&A
INTERVIEW: WSUK
PICS: RUSSELL GROVES
REGULAR WINDSURFING UK
CONTRIBUTOR, LANZAROTE
LOVING, COMMITTED WAVE
SAILOR AND (NOW) BWA PRESS
OFFICER MARK DOWSON’S
ENTHUSIASM FOR WINDSURFING
IS SECOND TO NONE.
Frequenting many different UK
beaches, as well as putting in
hours across the drink in Lanza,
he’s a committed wave hound
and a nice guy to boot. We
caught up with Mark for a long
overdue natter.
uk
WIND
SURFING
Tell us about your
windsurfing
background: where
it started, who got
you into windsurfing
and what made the
bug bite? ’
I first got the chance to try windsurfing back in France on
a BIC when I was 18. My friend, Nick, was working out
there on a campsite and they had one as part of their
setup for the campers. My brother and I had been itching
to give it a try it as we’d seen it on TV and thought it
looked amazing fun. It did not disappoint. From that first
try we were both hooked and I’ve sailed every year and I
just love it!