Race checklist
October 27, 2007
BEFORE LEAVING HOME
- Equipment is in 100% working order.
- Gear is packed securely on the car or trailer.
- Sailing bag is packed and includes wetsuit, towel, sunscreen, food, drink sailing instructions and any necessary race registration information.
- Toolbox is packed and includes screwdrivers,
Cruising a longboard
October 20, 2007
The island and the lake have been there for 15 years or more…..”there” in that list of places I have to explore one day. But through all the shortboarding, the slalom and bump and jump, that “one day” never happened. The island and the lake were always too far downwind, or too far upwind, or too shallow for a slalom fin, or the wind was too light.
Wallace Lakes, NSW Australia
It wasn’t until my lake sailing met the longboard renaissance that I finally got to sail to the island and the lake. A gusty, patchy nor’westerly was bringing an early promise of spring. Onto the water, up on the rail, twelve foot of board slicing through the chop.I love the way a longboard poised on the rail seems to meet the water, sliding it gently apart rather than slapping it down like a shortboard does when it planes.
Front-to-back sailing (part 1 of 2)
October 10, 2007
Today we look at a move that is both simple and elegant, and within anyone’s reach. This move has no pre-requisites (other than having a board to do it on!), you need not be a pro, and it’s a lot of fun to learn and to perfect.
Railing a raceboard
October 10, 2007
I am a self confessed windsurfing tragic who has a passion for all areas of windsurfing particularly longboard . However, at the top of my list of preferred longboards are raceboards both old and new. While I appreciate the Windsurfer One Design for its robustness and simplicity and I love my Lechner. There is nothing like a - they have the best all round performance, love a breeze and will also shine in light winds.
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