5 Sweet and Easy Windsurfing Tips
1. Look up! It’s that simple, just never EVER look at your equipment. Do you stare at your steering wheel when you drive? Your handlebars when you bike? Didn’t think so.
2. Harness lines: if your sail is pulling forward, adjust your lines forward, pulling you back? Adjust the lines back. You’re looking for the sail’s center of effort.
3. Look towards the direction you want to go. Turning upwind? Look upwind! When you do this, your body’s center of gravity automatically adjusts to make this turn MUCH MUCH easier. Same thing applies to gybes.
4. Keep your sail balanced over the board. Let the board do all the heavy work. Keeping your sail properly balanced over your board allows you to work less on keeping the sail upright. This also helps you prevent from going upwind or downwind when you don’t want to.
5. Don’t stick your butt out. Sounds goofy, looks goofy. Keep your butt tucked in and knees bent. This helps your center of gravity.
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