The Cascade watersports magazine went through several court cases during its 10 year life, mainly because it was the only magazine of its kind being produced in the UK and with it being produced in the editor's home, they were sitting ducks for the authorities.

Some issues of the magazine were confiscated, but the majority were OK to carry on with issuing. But it was such a great shame that police raids and court appearances were what it took to find that fact out. 'Images that corrupt & deprave' didn't really apply as it was never advertised for sale to the public, it was kept to subscribers only, but that's history now.

Nevertheless, Cascade carried on, mainly because the editors were committed and what's more, they enjoyed putting it together. But eventually enough was enough - the dawn raids, the court fines, the replacement of equipment, plus the humiliation in the local papers, so it was rounded off at the millennium. The next step would have been to produce Cascade in colour, which would have put subscriptions up and the risk of further prosecution would have been evident.

So, there's a bit of Cascade retro watersports magazine history, most of the issues are now available to download to your iPad or your Android mobile phones at a fraction of the price it cost its subscribers back in the 90s. The website is still running for back issues: cascademag.com There are full descriptions of the Cascade magazines that are still available, there are also some compilation magazines that were put together because of subscriber's interest.