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- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- A perfect addition to enhance your windsurfing skills - This surfing-oriented part of our series focuses on how to catch waves and how to ride them properly. Because you can catch waves extremely early on a paddle board, it is important to stay out of the way of any fellow surfers and swimmers...
- A hot new water sport offers big benefits for your sailing. Why Stand-Up Padde? For starters, when there is no wind I have something to do. Unlike traditional surfing, stand-up paddling doesn't require waves, so there's no getting skunked...
- Okay you finally did it: you bought one of those new Gucci waist harnesses you've been reading so much about. And it wasn't cheap either! Trouble is, you just shelled out all that money and now you're experiencing the same problems you had with the old one...
- Planing through a jibe can look so easy yet seem next to impossible when you try it yourself. One of the most common problems is that people lose speed midway through the turn. A simple solution to this problem is to bear off and sail sheeted in farther through the turn, which forces you to carve less...
- Adjustable outhauls allow you to take advantage of the incredible range that today's sails have, and they save time and effort because you don't have to go back to the beach and re-rig every time the wind changes velocity...
- Backward beach starting saves expensive fins from bottom rash, and allows you to sail away in very shallow water. Plus, it looks cool! The technique starts with a setup similar to that of the normal beach start, except you put the tail of the board where the nose is usually located...
- Most people don't plane out of their jibe for one simple reason: When they begin carving, they lean back against the pull of the sail, digging the tail in and slowing the board down instead of leaning forward and powering into the turn...
- C'mon. You know you want to. But first, a few pointers: Wear a helmet, even if you think it's not cool - It's obvious that this maneuver is not for the faint of heart, but it's also by no means for the vain at heart...
- Let's put it this way... the precise, step-by-step description of how to reach your top speed could take up half of this page. So instead, here in a nutshell is a guaranteed formula for going faster: Rig Big
If it's comfortable, it's not big enough -- you need to be overpowered + Test and Tweak
Find a testing partner and tweak your gear... - On high-wind days, typically a sailor will concentrate solely on what's above the deck - i.e., sail size, proper rigging, sail handling during gusts, etc. But when sailing in winds of 25 knots and higher, the force of the wind against the board itself can mean the difference between a great session and crashing and burning...
- Backward beach starting saves expensive fins from bottom rash, and allows you to sail away in very shallow water. Plus, it looks cool! The technique starts with a setup similar to that of the normal beach start, except you put the tail of the board where the nose is usually located...
- Although this maneuver sounds like something only pros do, it's actually not that difficult if you can plane and do a water start. When you step off the board and drag your body over the water, you'll often tend to sink, which slows down your board and causes your sail to lose power...
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lola noo 09:09am Feb 9th
Starboard Photoshootings 2012 – Video: Interested in the Starboard photoshootings for 2012. Here is the HD clip by MNP. http://t.co/LH92n4YL
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Continentseven 08:32am Feb 9th
Marcilio Browne updated his website into GOYA look:
http://t.co/gRoNpSZn
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Mattia Pedrani I-00 08:15am Feb 9th
@Continentseven Frozen, sunny and flat as a pancake... =(
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Mikey Clancy 07:16am Feb 9th
@Continentseven no wind no waves :(
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Continentseven 06:37am Feb 9th
Hi guys and girls. How does it look like at your homespots at the moment? Windy, flat, wavy, snow at the beach or even frozen?
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