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UK Market Insight: Its tough out there, Weathering the Storm in UK Boardsports Retail

We lost a friend and a key member of the UK boardsports community. Farrel O’Shea was known to just about everyone in the watersports industry. He was a fantastic all-around waterman and founder of O’Shea International, supplying kit to many retailers over decades. Not only a highly accomplished windsurfer and enthusiastic speed sailor, but he was also an all-around great guy. Life with Farrel was always “rock n roll.” He will be missed. RIP Farrel. A sobering start to this month’s…