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  • Kevin Pritchard’s 5 Tips for Sailing Faster
    Feeling the need to pour on the speed? Check out this video introducing the 2010 Gaastra Vapor for some inspiration. In 2010 the Vapor features an inset clew for shorter boom length and a locked-in COE, and a fuller profile combined with a narrower head for tons of grunt with plenty of top-speed control...
    2010-02-25 15:27:13 | 932 views | 4 Comments
  • How To: Jibe Like A Hero
    The wind is howling and the water is flat. You're coming in hot and there's only one thing to do: Jibe like a hero. In this windsurfing how to, learn the perfect jibe technique in five simple steps...
    2010-02-10 16:11:40 | 1533 views | 4 Comments
  • 6 Tips For Going Faster
    Feel like you’re getting left behind while everyone else speeds along? In this windsurfing how to, we'll share some tips to help you catch up — and then blast ahead of the pack. 1. Sheet in Your Sail ...
    2010-01-28 10:39:59 | 1645 views | 2 Comments
  • Winning Waves: Wave-Sailing Basics
    Bored with the bump-and-jump? Take our crash course in down-the-line wave-sailing basics. Set Up Your Ride Catch your wave where the swells are building but not breaking. Look over your shoulder to select the swell you want...
    2009-12-11 12:41:34 | 1548 views | 0 Comments
  • Fun Facts
    photo: courtesy North Take Two Not only can you windsurf with your friends, you can do it on the same board — tandem boards, like tandem bicycles, take two people for one ride. It's a great way for a less experienced sailor to experience the thrills of windsurfing...
    2008-06-25 14:00:00 | 365 views | 0 Comments
  • Taking Off
    Get the basics and your opportunities are endless. Windsurfing is as easy or as challenging as you want - check out where it can take you. photo: courtesy JP/NeilPryde FREE RIDE Simple. Fun. Safe. On a basic level, everyone's a free-rider - because free-riders are sailing for the simple fun of being on a windsurfer...
    2008-06-25 14:00:00 | 605 views | 0 Comments
  • What You'll Learn First
    UPHAULING AND BASIC POSITION 1) Maneuver the board so that it is positioned perpendicular to the wind. 2) Climb on with your hands and knees. Place a foot on each side of the mast base. 3) Grab the uphaul rope...
    2008-06-25 14:00:00 | 629 views | 0 Comments
  • 5 Ways to Hook Your Kids Fast
    photo: courtesy Starboard Not long ago, Mom and Dad would windsurf while the kids stayed on the beach. Today, that's changed. Sailors as young as 4 years old can hit the water thanks to lightweight, scaled-to-fi t kids gear...
    2008-06-25 14:00:00 | 315 views | 0 Comments
  • 3 Steps to Get You Sailing
    photo: Sandie Allen Step One: TAKE A LESSON Only a certified instructor can help you use an invisible force like the wind, or teach you how to maneuver a board and sail that can rotate 360 degrees independently of one another...
    2008-06-24 14:00:00 | 351 views | 0 Comments
  • Know Your Stuff
    photo: courtesy JP Know what's what - and get a head start on your first lesson. SAIL Provides the power that gets you moving. You'll start off with a small one that's easy to control - and learn to use larger ones that pack a bigger punch...
    2008-06-24 14:00:00 | 288 views | 0 Comments
  • Why Windsurf?
    photo: courtesy Mistral THE FUN You glide effortlessly along the open water, with no noisy engine and no limits to where you can explore or the skills you can learn. From cruising across a lake to jumping ocean waves, windsurfing's fun is endless...
    2008-06-20 14:00:00 | 329 views | 0 Comments
  • Check Out the All New Intro to WindSurfing!
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    2008-06-20 14:00:00 | 428 views | 0 Comments
  • Myths that Miss
    photo: courtesy Naish MYTH: IT'S ONLY DONE IN PLACES LIKE HAWAII. FACT: You'll find windsurfers in Alaska, Kansas, Utah, Minnesota — anywhere with wind and water. MYTH: EVERYBODY KITEBOARDS. FACT: There are far more windsurfers, though they're not as visible as kites, which require six times the space when under way...
    2008-06-20 14:00:00 | 254 views | 0 Comments
  • Why It's Easier than Ever
    If you can stand on a sidewalk, you can stand on today's learning boards - they're just as stable. Gone are the narrow, tippy boards of windsurfing's past. Now boards are wide, which allows newcomers to focus exclusively on sailhandling skills without balance problems...
    2008-06-20 14:00:00 | 403 views | 0 Comments
  • Glossary: Windsurfing Terms
    photo: courtesy Gaastra BEAR AWAY - To turn the board away from the direction the wind is blowing. Same as head down, fall off, bear off. BEACH START - A method of mounting the board in knee-deep water with the sail flying...
    2008-06-20 14:00:00 | 293 views | 0 Comments
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