The windsurfing mayhem cheat sheet tips technique help. Welcome to international windsurfing association website. This video is about your stance and how to improve your upwind sailing through. Wave sailing, speed sailing, freestyle, formula, freeride, windsup. An introduction to the physics of windsurfing jim drake 2005 all sailboats including windsurfers use the wind for propulsion. Club vass believe anyone can windsurf and everybody should, but its best to give yourself the best possible chance they tell us more the danny seales fuerteventura video.
Rick hanke, maui ultra fins, june 2015 revised april 2017 sailing performance in order to calculate the performance of a sailboat, a windsurfing board or a kite we have to look at the. The british windsurfing torpedo enjoyed a very fast speed sailing session during the first days of the year 2012. When launching from a beach where the wind is blowing from the beach towards the water you simply keep the boat pointed into the wind. A sound understanding of the principle of apparent wind will help in improving a sailors technique on. A contribution to the discussion on speed sailing based on the mechanics of windsurfing. Learning how to rig a sail, finetuning the art of luffing, uphauling, tacking and jibing, controlling speed, managing the water start and harnessing. Lighter winds, slower speeds or less sail power lines forward. High speed sailing in flat water, where the ratio of induced wind to real wind is very high, works best with short lines. Want to get into speedsailing, but not sure where to start.
The following windsurfing speed icons guides you through the most essential tuning tips for your windsurfing speed sail video. If youre going upwind hard, bring the sail back a bit, bring your body weight forward, push down with your back leg and look upwind. Youll want the minimum sail size that ensures you get some acceleration, given your. Read the wind keep an eye on the water ahead and upwind of you so that you know what kind of wind you will be sailing through. I believe the us windsurfing team used to train there. After the last video of the sunset sail at primbee i came back a few days later on a much stronger forecast on the saturday. How to learn basic windsurfing with pictures wikihow. The current world windsurf speed record is held by antoine albeau, who, in 2008, reached 49,09 knots, 90,91 kmh, on the canal which was specially built for record attempts at saintesmariesdelamer in the camargue, south of france. Over time this passion project grew into the top resource for learning how to windsurf, with a complete guide, digital magazine and. Windsurfing 2 windsurfing objective in this water sport, the surfer needs to ride on a board of 2. You must be able to consistently waterstart on both sides in wind speeds of 11 knots and above. Windsurf magazine how to windsurf, technique, tips, news. Two points that seem to make a big difference get up to a good speed to maximise the apparent wind you really do get more power from it.
Boards have teamed up with record breaking speedsailor farrel oshea to guide you through everything. Technique by guy cribb tacticsthe big three tactics for improving your speeds are flat water, sailing on a broad reach, overpowered. How to speed, technique and tuning boards windsurfing. Here, andy bubble chambers joins boards to refine your freeride speed skills and more to get you ready for the latest speed boards.
Pdf physiological demands of different sailing techniques of the. World sailing news is the weekly online newsletter of the world sailing. Current status in the speed kiting v windsurfing xtremesport. Isa instructor manual this provides information on the core coaching skills. The behavior of apparent wind under different conditions has a profound effect on the performance of all sailing craft. About speed test your speed against the rest of the world. First, the forces that are captured by the sail and that drive the board forward all go through the sailor literally. This is especially true in the case of windsurfing where the speed of the board very often exceeds that of the true wind. The abilene sailing association has a large selection of windsurf boards and sails the club members are allowed to use. In the very earliest days of windsurfing when we just cruised along slower than the. Windsurfing had gained a following across north america by the late 1970s and had achieved global popularity by the 1980s. While you can windsurf on most bodies of water, the best windsurfing takes place where its easy to launch, the wind is clear and not subject to obstructions like trees, mountains, etc, and a large enough area so you can enjoy the speed. You are sailing right on the edge, often sailing at full power over the back of wind blown chop.
It features the latest news and events from the sailing world together with features and info in an easytouse format. A windy broad reach over chop is the hairiest and most exhilarating point of sailing. Tips for building a windsurfing sail quiver loftsails. Top10 tips for beginning speed windsurfers in 2010. Gps devices speed sailing feature comparison 06072010 issue 2.
A quick and easy guide to getting started in the world of windsurfing knowing your kit is helpful as when others give you advice you need to know what they are talking. Pdf the introduction of the new olympic class windsurfboard has prompted sailors to develop a new technique of sail pumping rhythmically pulling. Letting the downhaul off literally just stops the sail from twisting off properly, thus increasing pull into your backhand, pulling you directly sideways instead of propelling you forwards with the correct sail twist. She is getting lift just a water ski boat gets lift. Drift backwards with the rudders in the up position and your weigh towards the front of the boat. Technique plays a greater part than strength, and its a well known fact that women and children make better pupils than men. Windsurfing is a game of balance, so understanding the ways to keep oneself upright on the surfing board and knowing the skills needed to stay afloat once in the water, is very important to be a surfer. Windsurfers differ greatly from all other sailboats, however, in three respects.
While committed fanatics aspire to the high speed waveslashing aerial antics of the experts, you dont need the athletic prowess of a decathlete or the body of a greek god to enjoy windsurfing. Go downwind and build up some speed before heading upwind. To start, i like to find a nice piece of chop and bear off at it. Weymouth speed week in october, and the gps speed ladder that runs through the year. The wind was 10 35 knots and the drone was struggling with the gusts. Whatever conditions were sailing in though, firstly i need to dispel a dreadful myth that haunts windsurfing technique one of many closing the slot, or raking the rig back.
Although the features were very basic and there was no way to link it up to a pc, it was a. Essential improvers tips for windsurfing part 1 stance relax. Windsurfing is a sport that caters for all age groups. Your shoulders and hips should be parallel to the sail square off your shoulders with knees and hips knees slightly flexed. Now its sams turn to look at tips to becoming an advanced windsurfer and his advice is a lot more common sense than technical. If youre not going well upwind, jib trim is one of the first places to make an adjustment. The surfer whose board touches the finishing line first is declared as winner. Check out the previous features in the technique series here. One of my favorite tips is to stay centered over the board. Choppy water sailing, when your board speed doesnt exceed the wind speed, can better be handled by just a slight lengthening of the lines. Fifth episode of tws technique series a series of short instructional videos to explain you tips and tricks about windsurfing. Learn to sail a hobie cat sailing blog mariner sails. Resting on your heels tends to sink the windward edge and kill the lift from the fin, whilst standing up and pointing your toes, flattens the board off and gets it riding right on the edge. The bigger sails are harder to control, take more effort to pull out of the water, and will make you go faster than youre comfortable with.
Tuning slalom sails for speed sailing windsurf magazine. Going upwind requires bringing the upper body more forward, as if youre trying to look around the front of the mast. Windsurfing is a surface water sport that is a combination of surfing and sailing. Windsurfing is a sailing experience without the need for a boat or crew. The first windsurfing books hit the shelves in the 1980s, when the sports popularity exploded in europe and in the rest of the world. Windsurfing still trails kitesurfing but speed trials are constant in an effort to break the 50 knot curse.
Closing the slotraking the sail back literally went out of fashion with flares. On the plus side, it looks cool, it will get you home, and after mastering sailing on a run, a nonplaning jibe will be literally a snap. A contribution to the discussion on speed sailing based on. How to windsurf faster sailworks online windsurfing store. So if you want to go upwind, keep your head up, look upwind and youll get there. So what kind of speed is minimum planing speed, both in terms of wind speed required, and the.
When entering a gust slowly start to steer downwind, try to find the point with the highest acceleration. Hold the position until youre on course then bring the rig back to the sailing position. If you have a favorite place that weve missed or our information here is inaccurate, please let us know. Sailing on a run requires having the sail in a different position than in normal sailing and it takes some concentration. Call us for help and technical advice 07515 553535. According to the wind direction, decide how you need to move, as it is completely a play of sailing with the help of the wind. This is pure windsurfing, with lots of propulsion, speed and.
Its called planing, and its the goal of a happy, healthy life. This sailboat racing tactic is used most often on singlehanded small boats, that either dont carry compasses or are bouncing around too much for them to be dependable. From 8 to 80 windsurfing can be the sport for the entire family. Top 3 tips to becoming an advanced windsurfer boar. The best windsurfing tip for beginners we can give you is where you look is where you go. Different points of sail require different body positions if youre going upwind 1 and down left the body position is different compared to going downwind. Your board should get to maximum speed and begin planning. In pleasant planing conditions, good speed comes from getting your weight off the board. It is also referred to as sailboarding and boardsailing, and emerged in the early 1970s from the surf culture scene of california. Tips on upwind sailing and other windsurfing discussion in the seabreeze general forums, page 1. The kids will happily spend the day messing about on a summer afternoon. Teenagers can blast at speed and test their skills in freestyle moves.
A third way to determine sailing wind shifts is by your relative position to other boats. Top10 tips for beginning speed windsurfers in 2010 hereby my best 10 tips i could give windsurfers when they would like to start speedsurfing in 2010. Load up the board and rig to get some spring in your step. Here are his three top tips for getting to the peak of your windsurfing powers. I really wanted to at least break the 40knot barrier. Flat water if theres one thing that hinders a windsurfers speed, its chop. Specifically, i know that a windsurfer needs some minimum wind speed to get planing, and that is where the fun starts.
Windsurfing is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. This is the same message that runs from beginners to intermediates and beyond. If you can anticipate gusts, lulls and shifts in the wind direction you have. Thorp got the most out of the 4080 knot winds that blew over uk and ireland and he may have become the fastest windsurfer in the world, if the gps records are ratified. You can do this on 2 boards and only one extra sail. Smooth water and downhill are always faster than going up swells or over steep and unorganized chop.