Here at Boards we decide to catch up with pro freestyler Philip Soltysiak for a breakdown on some of the more older school carving moves....
Olympic windsurfer, Nick Dempsey and Volvo have teamed up to bring you this technique video which we are sure almost everyone will enjoy. In Nick’s...
Next up in the Get Windsurfing technique video series is this useful one on how to get planing and into the footstraps: [series align=”left”] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB30KgpTnZ4
That’s right, Guy Cribb, who is well known for his long distance feats is setting off on another adventure today. To mark the occasion we...
Ever considered taking part in a wave event? Well not that there is any reason to hold you back from entering one of the popular...
A simple guide to ‘slalom’… everything you need to know if you are thinking about entering your first master blaster or slalom event. Click here to...
Following yesterday’s feature ‘My First Carve Gybe’ Boards now present stories of the next mile stone move in many windsurfers lives, the forward loop. Find...
Originally published in the Spring Summer 2012 edition of Boards print magazine, a collection of British windsurfers recount the first time they mastered one of...
To complete his Make Your Move series Simon Bornhoft looks at some inspiring training methods to start, improve and master your jumping skills. Photos:...
With deep winter on its way Simon Bornhoft looks at a fun, dynamic, body warming windsurfing exercise with great added value. Photos: Karen Bornhoft...
As winter tightens its grip we all want to spend what time we can blasting over the cooler water rather than submersed in it....
Can’t gybe? Don’t worry, you stand a very decent chance of duck-gybing! Simon Bornhoft breaks down this seemingly elusive ‘trick’ to make it achievable...
Simon Bornhoft strongly suggests working on these skill and move enhancing drills, which will help you MAKE YOUR MOVE while having a great time...
Simon Bornhoft breaks key transitions down into component parts to dramatically speed up the understanding, training time and probability of actually MAKING YOUR MOVES!...
In this new series Simon Bornhoft gives us the best possible method to achieve the ‘stock moves’. A self-coaching, run-by-run methodology and specific skills...
Simon Bornhoft identifies a counterintuitive eureka moment that enables beginners and intermediates to master helicopter tacks, and links the same theme into the granddaddy...
In the penultimate feature of the series Simon Bornhoft looks at a very counterintuitive action that influences waterstarting, non-planing and planing gybes, duck gybes...
Simon Bornhoft looks at a very common counterintuitive moment that affects us every time we rotate our rigs at the end of a transition. Simon...
If you’ve been overwhelmed when waterstarting, confused when cornering or dunked when duck gybing, there’s a high chance that you might have been fooled by...
Simon Bornhoft explores the counterintuitive moments in windsurfing… Photos: WindWise / Karen Bornhoft A frustrated gyber once proclaimed that windsurfing was like getting in a...
To finish off his expose on how the windsurfing body works, Simon Bornhoft summarises the key performance enhancing actions for you to try the next...
Simon Bornhoft looks at when technique, form and normal perceptions go against conventional wisdom. Photos: WindWise / Karen Bornhoft Simon Bornhoft looks at when technique,...
Simon Bornhoft reveals how our body mechanics determine if we can or can’t move our feet for tacks and gybes. “Everything’s fine until I move...
Even if spring has well and truly sprung, it’s still a good idea to have a tinker and a tune with your kit. So lets...
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