Category Archives: Freestyle
In this article, we will learn to ‘pull’ the basic, forward railride. We sailboarders are lucky. The wind Gods – or the Gods of wind, if you will – have given us windsurfing, and for longboards, they’ve given us the … Continue reading
Why freestyle? Simple: freestyle is fun, and I want to share this with you. It doesn’t matter whether it’s longboard or short board, beginner stuff or advanced – there’s nothing more delightful than seeing someone try new moves, tr
This article is a mish-mash of general advice and thinking around freestyle and practicing freestyle. There is no one-shot, magic tip that will make all tricks easier to learn. Freestyle is an attitude as much as skills. If freestyle was … Continue reading
This is an article on railriding in general. Further articles will address the different railrides, one at a time. This is special enough a move that it deserves its own introduction. Railrides is half the sp
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 … Continue reading
In the first article on front-to-back sailing we learned the basics of pushing the sail, or sailing front-to-back. I promised then that this move could lead to much wilder fun sailing, so let’s look here at some of the possibilitie