Who is Jan Sleigh?
That’s me! I have been windsurfing since I was about 15 years old. I competed in wave events in the UK for about 12 years or more and had a brief, but fun, stint doing wave events on the PWA tour. I am sponsored by Naish boards and sails, REEF shoes and apparel and Quiksilver wetsuits, eyewear and watches. I love windsurfing more than I can possibly explain and I love the gear that I ride. I am even more passionate about windsurfing now than the day I stepped on a board 24 years ago, and that is why I decided to set up K172, my online shop. I am a real person; I have to go to work, and I work really hard – in fact I work my ass off so that I can go and play even harder and travel round the world looking for wind and waves. I have constantly tried to push myself at work and in my windsurfing and now in surfing. I love what I do and the life that I have and I am proud to be associated with the products I ride and use – so much so that I want to make sure that people get the most out of t
