Windsurfing Magazine

kristin
2008-06-25 14:00:00 | 2237 views | 0 Comments

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. Freeriders might enjoy cruising a local lake, or blasting across the protected waters of a bay or harbor - just being out on the water.

photo: courtesy Exocet

RACING
Challenging. Rigorous. Social. Hone your windsurfing skills and test them against others’ - while getting involved with the sport and meeting other sailors in your area. Intimidated? Don’t be. Almost every windsurfing regatta has classes for new sailors to compete against others at a similar level.

photo: courtesy North

FREESTYLE
Explosive. Graceful. Technical. The newest genre in the sport. Freestyle sailors push the limits of what can be done on a sailboard, introducing a complicated array of tricks sure to dazzle. In the air, sliding across the water, or pirouetting on the board, freestyle windsurfing is dynamic to do - and see.

photo: courtesy Exocet

WAVE SAILING
Artistic. Powerful. Sexy. Wave sailors enjoy the three-dimensional terrain offered by ocean conditions. The challenge of negotiating waves while sailing introduces another level of excitement, producing some of windsurfing’s most impressive sights. Aspiring wave sailors should be at the intermediate/advanced level before tackling the surf.