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  • How To: Upwind 360
    A fun trick to practice in both planing and nonplaning conditions, the upwind 360 is one of the most basic freestyle moves around, but it teaches sail handling for more advanced moves like the flaka. photos: Erik Aeder Step 1: CARVE UPWIND Initiate by oversheeting and carving hard into the wind, with most of your weight in the rig and on your front foot, bringing the nose through dead upwind...
    2011-03-24 09:58:42 | 14802 views | 8 Comments
  • James Blog: Wavesailing — It's all About Angle
    Since I'm always blogging about "onshore, offshore, sideshore, frontside, backside" etc., I figure I should make some pictures that illustrate what those terms actually mean in the context of riding waves with a windsurf board.
    2010-11-19 10:04:14 | 4599 views | 10 Comments
  • How To Windsurf: Where To Learn What
    For a few particular skills, there’s a couple of places that will really help you advance quickly. Check out our map to get the lowdown on where the best windsurfing spots are to learn what.
    2010-09-23 11:03:44 | 22513 views | 4 Comments
  • How To Windsurf: Uphauling and Basic Position
    Take your first steps to learning how to windsurf. In this windsurfing how to, learn how to get up on the board and get the sail out of the water.
    2010-08-24 16:42:14 | 4785 views | 4 Comments
  • Teach Your Kids How To Windsurf
    If your kids can swim, then they’re ready to start windsurfing! In this windsurfing how to, learn some tips to teach your kids how to windsurf quickly and easily.
    2010-08-24 16:34:15 | 2737 views | 1 Comments
  • 6 Fundamental Freestyle Windsurfing How Tos
    Freestyle windsurfing is impressive, but for many recreational sailors the idea of trying it is intimidating. Get started on the basics with these fundamental freestyle windsurfing how tos...
    2010-07-16 13:54:54 | 11177 views | 0 Comments
  • How To Do A Vulcan
    In this windsurfing how to, learn how to do a Vulcan, which is the gateway to a number of freestyle windsurfing tricks. In essence, you are stalling the sail so that body and rig can go around 180 degrees and the sail is now technically out in front of you...
    2010-07-16 13:13:00 | 3513 views | 2 Comments
  • How To Do A Sail 360
    In this windsurfing how to, learn how to a sail 360, a freestyle windsurfing trick that can be done in planing and nonplaning conditions. Although no longer really considered a trick in its own right, the sail 360 is fundamental for learning how to duck the sail for duck jibes and other more complicated freestyle moves...
    2010-07-16 12:40:38 | 3364 views | 2 Comments
  • How To Do An Upwind 360
    In this windsurfing how to, learn how do a upwind 360, a freestyle windsurfing trick to practice in both planing and non-planing conditions. The upwind 360 is one of the most basic freestyle moves around, but it teaches sail handling for more advanced moves like the flaka...
    2010-07-16 12:03:31 | 3148 views | 0 Comments
  • How to Heli-Tack
    In this windsurfing how to, learn how to do a heli-tack, one of the most common first freestyle moves. Once dialed, the heli-tack can also be a more consistent way of tacking smaller windsurfing boards...
    2010-07-08 16:47:26 | 4657 views | 0 Comments
  • How To Master The Flaka
    In this windsurfing how to, learn how to do a flaka. Once mastered, the flaka — a jump-initiated upwind 360 — can be one of the easier freestyle windsurfing tricks to throw in a variety of conditions. While difficult to learn, the flaka is considered easy to execute as long as the setup is right.
    2010-06-16 13:20:05 | 3917 views | 5 Comments
  • How To Duck Jibe
    In this windsurfing how to, find out how to duck jibe like Robby Naish in the RIP video. One of the most fun flat-water moves, the duck jibe, done correctly, can often be easier than a regular jibe — and can help keep you planing in lighter winds.
    2010-05-24 12:39:25 | 6157 views | 3 Comments
  • Antoine Albeau's 7 Speed Secrets
    by Dan Weiss Windsurfing is always competition. Even rigging up is a race. We try hard to outsail each other. Nobody keeps score (well, nobody speaks of it openly) and we all want each other to do well...
    2010-04-22 13:27:09 | 6073 views | 7 Comments
  • How To: Make It Work No Matter What The Wind Does
    Stan LeCain doesn’t live in a wave mecca, nor a place known for reliable winds. Yet he manages to get enough time on the water near his Panama City, Florida, home that all of his sailing buddies are jealous...
    2010-04-22 13:03:42 | 3804 views | 7 Comments
  • How to Fix A Fin The Right Way
    In this windsurfing how to, learn how to fix a windsurfing fin the right way. Your first step: Put down that sandpaper.
    2010-04-08 11:23:42 | 4147 views | 8 Comments