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learning to windsurf - overpowered
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Bunty Cachia Mar. 25, 2009.
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That's great news Joanna - you're progressing well by the sounds of it. Like with anything else it is practice, practice and more practice. Try and look out for the gusts on the water - you will see darker patches ahead - so you can anticipate there…
I found an Ezzy Superlight 4.7 sail that helped me be out more before getting tired. The advice you guys gave me about working on balance, sheeting out, and spending some time just moving the sail around to see how it turned the board, really helped…
Hello Joanna,
I agree with Bunty - a smaller sail of course would be even easier to handle.
Perhaps you find this video helpful:
Contains some good exercises, but forget about the straps at this stage (this is just specific to the board in the vid…
Hi Joanna,
Gear is good for learning except the sail size. I think you will find it much easier to use something like a 4.5m sail - not something like a wave sail which is too rigid but a beginners soft sail. It is better to start small so not all…
Hello Joanna,
First I think that your equipment is NOT to blame, but fits the needs of a beginner quite nicely.
Concerning your problem I think it's just what almost any beginner experiences in one way or the other: The sails seems to get just tooo…
Ok, I have looked at some of your profiles, and I am very much out of my league here! Maybe you could help me get started?
I have been trying to learn to windsurf. I took a 3 hour lesson and it seemed so easy at the time. Now I have been trying on…
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- Where do you live and windsurf?
- Central Florida, USA. I windsurf in the Gulf of Mexico.
- When (and where) did you start windsurfing?
- 2008 - Tampa Bay
- A few lines about me:
- A beginner.
- What does windsurfing (kiteboarding) mean to you?
- It is fun - even on days when all I do is fall :-), challanging, and I am starting to think, addictive!
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