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- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- In this windsurfing how to, learn how to fix a windsurfing fin the right way. Your first step: Put down that sandpaper.
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lola noo 08:02pm Feb 3rd
Daida Moreno action – Video: Daida performs extremely radical in slow motion at Pozo Izquierdo http://t.co/wuXfGqB0
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Continentseven 06:18pm Feb 3rd
Daida Ruano Moreno on fire!! http://t.co/k59zVYYV
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lola noo 06:11pm Feb 3rd
Down Under Pro 2012 – Video: Watch some highlights from the races on days 1 and 2 in heavy conditions at Hawks Nest. http://t.co/FyDfJitd
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Brian McDowell 05:30pm Feb 3rd
@mikeyclancy @boardseekermag @grahamezzy @Continentseven @BrandwaveTeam @K4FINS @TimoIR69 right on I see double figure temps for w.e. too!
- Mikey Clancy 05:22pm Feb 3rd
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