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Technique Articles

The "Technique" artcles focus on skills necessary to master windsurfing, and are written by different members of the club. We presently have 7 members who are BIG-certified instructors. We hope that you will find these articles useful.

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For the begineers out there ABC would like to make the following suggestions:
1. Purchase boards at least 75 cm in width and 180 liters in volume.
2. Purchase sails that are non-chambered, xply construction, between 4.0 meters and 6.0 meters and less then 5 years in age. Buy a downhaul crank.
3. Try not to purchase heavy fiberglass masts and old tie on booms. Carbon fiber masts and clamp on booms make life more fun.
4. Do not purchase packages off of EBAY unless you are sure of the contents. 15 year old stuff that
have been sitting in the basement seem to be big sellers on EBAY. This writer bought a package from someone in town and ended up with a tippy board and big baggy sail. Almost took me out of the sport.
5. The club recommends the Starboard GO, the Bic Nova and Techno 293 D, and the Mistral Prodigy as good learning boards.

• Twisted Downhaul Click here for the best explanation on how to rig downhauls properly from Andy at WIND-NC.
• the official ABC windclock so you can figure out the no sail zone,
• the Old Man Knot so you can quickly tighten your downhaul
• From the San Fransisco area a good guide to learning the basics.
• From the AWIA their begineers guide
• Petra Kanz now has her own web site for her clinics.
• The official ABKBoardSports 2013-14 Camp schedule
• Jem Hall's Wannabe a Wavesailor Series or
• Boardseeker magizine technique videos
• Jem Hall's Website with videos
• Mark Lefebvre's technique forum
• Essential tips from Windsurfing.org (by Peter Hart)
• Safety FAQ
• and not to scare you but hypothermia is something windsurfers need to be familiar with so check out U of Minn or Keep Warm from the Scouts
• Sam Ross Technique Videos (windsurfing and SUP).
• The Sailing Source has lots of info including rules.
• Finally from Royn Bartholdi an English freestyle site
• first windsurfing moves tutorial, click on action,moves
• second windsurfing moves tutorial, click on moves
• third windsurfing moves tutorial(so it's a landsailor.)
• Fourth windsurfing moves site. Click on OBRATI IN TRICKI to see tricks.
• Continentseven has videos of all the moves
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 revised 1/27/2014
technique links from the Adirondack Boardsailing Club
vikingsail at Earthlink
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