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New school freestylers should configure their footstraps to be much tighter and higher than in other disciplines. The objective is to create significant pressure on the sides of the foot with almost no contact on top. This setup is essential to prevent the board from detaching during the extremely f
Tom Brendt explains the hydrodynamics of rip currents, a critical safety topic for any wave sailor. The energy from incoming waves must return to the ocean, creating strong outgoing currents in deeper channels where waves are not breaking. In contrast, the areas with breaking waves are shallower and
Tom Brendt explains that windsurfing is not necessarily more difficult to learn than other sports, but it is fundamentally more time-consuming. The primary obstacle is not the complexity of the maneuvers themselves, but the environmental factors that limit the frequency of practice repetitions, a cr
Tom Brendt outlines the precise execution of a duck dive, instructing riders to position themselves on the sail between the boom and the mast while pointing the mast top towards the wave. Hand grip must adapt to conditions: for smaller waves, both hands on the mast suffice, but for larger, more powe
The underhand grip on the boom triggers a natural reflex to pull the arm inwards during moments of instability, such as hitting a strong gust or crossing a wave. This involuntary action flexes the front arm, which brings the sail closer to the body and causes it to open, resulting in a direct loss o