Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Windsurfing Diaries 3: Beginning on a downwind journey

We had 10 knots of wind last Saturday can you believe it!

And when the wind did not hit 10 knots, we were busy playing choo-train by connecting all our boards together.

I still had problems trying to figure out which direction the wind's coming from and all; bared away most of the time.

Tried to go downwind a little bit more this time; getting used to the different standing position seemed like we were learning how to balance on our boards all over again.

Tip of the day (from seniors): Look far ahead at where you're going, not down at your board. Understand how the tip of your board turns when you bare away or point into the wind.

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