{"id":5639,"date":"2016-02-21T11:25:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T21:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pritchardwindsurfing.com\/?p=5639"},"modified":"2016-02-21T11:25:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T21:25:11","slug":"cover-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pritchardwindsurfing.com\/pw2020\/cover-boy","title":{"rendered":"Cover Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-large wp-image-5641 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pritchardwindsurfing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WindWarriors-Cover-640x905.jpg\" alt=\"WindWarriors Cover\" width=\"640\" height=\"905\" \/>My first cover was from the fall of 1990, I was a junior in High School and it was one of those gusty light wind days at the Hatchery in the Gorge that you would have never guessed a cover would come out of! I can remember photographer Eric Sanford yelling out SMILE and LOOK at the Camera in his over animated crazy lingo! \u00a0Over the years I don't know how many cover shots I have\u00a0amassed but there have been a lot! Some of them are on my office walls and I can pretty much remember the exact shot and how they all set up- Nothing like a picture to tell a great story!<\/p>\n<p>This most recent shot came for the Gaastra\/Tabou photo shoot and was taken by John Carter from a helicopter off Hookipa Beach. Nothing too radical, just some cool colors and a look back to the copter to make sure were were getting the job done!<\/p>\n<p>A big thanks to the guys at Windsurf Warriors for the great interview and photos! If you are looking for a great read on some windsurfing tips and tricks and all around interesting stuff have a look <em><a href=\"http:\/\/windsurfwarriors.com\/ww003\">HERE!<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>To make it a real no brainer, punch in this code and save some bucks-\u00a0<strong><span class=\"s1\">MATT16<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See you on the water!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My first cover was from the fall of 1990, I was a junior in High School and it was one of those gusty light wind days at the Hatchery in the Gorge that you would have never guessed a cover would come out of! 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