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| Longboard Cruising/Olympics Daggerboards | Shortboard Giant Slalom/Slalom | Shortboard Waves/Bump and Jump | |
| Level 5 Pro | Sails in all conditions. Excels in one or all: freestyle, course racing or cruising. Rarely falls on tacks and jibes. | Sails in all conditions. Excels in one or all: downwind slalom, course slalom or cruising. Rarely falls on transitions. Has repertoire of jibes. | Sails in all conditions. Excels in one or all: wave performance, bump and jump or shortboard freestyle. Has repetoire of transitions. |
| Level 4 Expert | Can sail in challenging conditions. Uses harness, footstraps, mast track and center board. Proficient at rigging and tuning. Completes 75% of tacks and jibs. Waterstarts easily. | Sails in challenging conditions. Uses harness, footstraps and multiple fins. Proficient at rigging and tuning. Completes 75% of tacks and jibes. | Sails in challenging conditions. Uses harness 100%. Jumps and rides big surf. Has repertoire of transitions. |
| Level 3 Advanced | Sails in limited local conditions. Uses harness 75% of the time; uses the footstraps occasionally. Can complete 50% of tacks and jibes. | Sails in limited local conditions. Uses harness 75%. Uses front footstraps. Jibes for transitions. Waterstarts easily. | Sails in limited local conditions. Uses harness 75%. Uses front footstraps. Jumps and surfs faces of small surf 50% of the time. |
| Level 2 Intermediate | On board more than off. Ocassionally uses harness; starting to move back toward footstraps. Initiating jibes and tacks. | Can keep board on a reach. Can hook in and out of the harness with ease. Waterstarts 50% of the time. Can move back on board in search of straps. | Can sail through small surf. Clears water on most jumps and lands. Hooks in and out of harness with ease. Uses waterstart 180's for turning. Waterstarts easily. |
| Level 1 Novice | Sails on reach without tether. Tacks for most turning. Learning how to use body leverage for control. | Sails short distances. Tacks for all turning. Waterstarts with feet touching the ground. | Sails through chop. Waterstarts with feet touching the ground. |
| Beginner, 6-8 Knots | Sails in controlled environment with supervision. Can self rescue. |
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