Wave Sailing
Light wind wavesailing
March 18, 2008 ·
How much wind do you need to go wavesailing? Big surf in light conditions is adding a new dimension to longboard windsurfing. Simply, there is no waiting for those big wind fronts or seabreezes. LBWS was sent a few photographs from the legendary Brittany, France. The shots were taken last week and are very worthy of a mention. The rider is Patrice Belbeoch carving it up on a Kona 11′5 in only a wind range of 7 to 12 knots. Photo's courtesy Exocet Photos courtesy Exocet For info on the Kona check out kona-windsurfing.com Read More →
The Glide - the new sport of longboard wavesailing
November 14, 2007 ·
Jeffrey Henderson, sailmaker of Hot Sails Maui, lives in the home of the shortboard. Waveboard heaven. High-wind nirvana. And what is Jeff doing for fun and for the future of windsurfing? He’s becoming a prophet of longboard wavesailing. Longboard wavesailing seemed almost like an oxymoron for years. Wavesailing meant shortboards. Longboards meant flat water. But as Jeff and a few other people realised 'Kona Surf' Photo curtesy KONA_WINDSURFING.COM , modern longboards (like SUPs) under sails can be just as effective in... [Read more]
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