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Windsurfing is a surface water sport that is a combination of surfing and sailing. It is also referred to as “sailboarding” and “boardsailing”, and emerged in the early 1970s from the surf culture scene of California. Windsurfing had gained a following across North America by the late 1970s and had achieved global popularity by the 1980s.
Windsurfing is predominately a recreational sport and is popular at flat water locations around the world, due to reasons of safety and accessibility. The sport has two distinct interest groups, namely Racing and Riding, with many participants embracing both. Each discipline was influenced by yachting and surf culture respectively.
Racing includes long-board classes of Raceboard, Windsurfer One Design, and many other one-design fleets, while short-board disciplines include the Formula class, high-speed slalom racing, foil racing, and extreme speed sailing, and ocean Marathon using high-speed slalom equipment. There are three major competitions in Racer windsurfing; these are the Olympic Games, the PWA Slalom Tour, and the Defi-Wind Gruissan. In Olympic windsurfing, competitors are on identical long-board equipment with a yachting regatta format, while PWA Slalom Tour competitors are at liberty to use unlimited amounts of high-speed short-board equipment. The Defi-Wind Gruissan is the largest and most prestigious long-distance racing event in the world and is held in France.
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Windsurfing Tomas Leclerc, M.S. (Editor) April 27, 2020 3,203 Professional Windsurfer Karo Van Tonder Talks Windsurfing and Water Safety Professional Windsurfer Karo van Tonder In the late 80’s and early 90’s, Windsurfing was the hottest sport in the world. For Karo van Tonder seeing her dad blasting across the lagoon years ago, inspired her to take up the challenge and ended up joining him on the water. No wonder she has been a sports fanatic from a very young age; not knowing she would become a professional Windsurfer and even breaking… Read More »
Professional Windsurfer Karo van Tonder In the late 80’s and early 90’s, Windsurfing was the hottest sport in the world. For Karo van Tonder seeing her dad blasting across the lagoon years ago, inspired her to take up the challenge and ended up joining him on the water. No wonder she has been a sports fanatic from a very young age; not knowing she would become a professional Windsurfer and even breaking…
Windsurfing Nikola Girke September 6, 2011 6,560 Nikola Girke 2-time Canadian Olympian & Windsurfer Nikola Girke 2-time Canadian Olympian & Windsurfer by Nikola Girke Looking Back I learned how to swim from my dad. He was a swimmer in his youth and when I was young we always went to the beach in the summer. I also took swimming lessons at the local pool. My first real attempts of windsurfing were made when I was 16 on Lake Arenal in Costa Rica. I say real attempts, because I did… Read More »
Nikola Girke 2-time Canadian Olympian & Windsurfer by Nikola Girke Looking Back I learned how to swim from my dad. He was a swimmer in his youth and when I was young we always went to the beach in the summer. I also took swimming lessons at the local pool. My first real attempts of windsurfing were made when I was 16 on Lake Arenal in Costa Rica. I say real attempts, because I did…
Recreational Activities Allison Shreeve March 21, 2011 5,976 Water Safety On The Bass Strait Challenge With World Class Windsurfer Allison Shreeve Water Safety On The Bass Strait Challenge With World Class Windsurfer Allison Shreeve by Allison Shreeve Safety on the water is one of the initial lessons I learned from my first coach. Always wear a life jacket, take spare rope, sail with other people, or tell someone if you’re going out alonewhere you are going and for how long. Due to the nature of sailing we do have to consider the natural elements before we… Read More »
Water Safety On The Bass Strait Challenge With World Class Windsurfer Allison Shreeve by Allison Shreeve Safety on the water is one of the initial lessons I learned from my first coach. Always wear a life jacket, take spare rope, sail with other people, or tell someone if you’re going out alonewhere you are going and for how long. Due to the nature of sailing we do have to consider the natural elements before we…
Windsurfing Tomas Leclerc, M.S. (Editor) February 11, 2011 3,335 Wind And Water – The Invention of Windsurfing Documentary Video The first and only documentary of its kind about the invention, history, and the evolution of the lifestyle of the windsurfer. Wind And Water – The Invention of Windsurfing Documentary Video from Joseph Schuster on Vimeo. Read More »
The first and only documentary of its kind about the invention, history, and the evolution of the lifestyle of the windsurfer. Wind And Water – The Invention of Windsurfing Documentary Video from Joseph Schuster on Vimeo.
Windsurfing Erik Loots February 5, 2011 4,054 Speed surfing with professional windsurfer Erik Loots Speed surfing with professional windsurfer Erik Loots by Erik Loots About speed surfing Speed surfing is a windsurfing discipline. It is about going as fast as possible on water, only wind driving you forward. The feeling is great to fly over the water, hanging in your harness just a few inches above the water surface, as it feels like going 200km/h in a car. I have found that even when you loose control of… Read More »
Speed surfing with professional windsurfer Erik Loots by Erik Loots About speed surfing Speed surfing is a windsurfing discipline. It is about going as fast as possible on water, only wind driving you forward. The feeling is great to fly over the water, hanging in your harness just a few inches above the water surface, as it feels like going 200km/h in a car. I have found that even when you loose control of…
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