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How to Make a Custom Fibreglass Sailboard
Construction of a board used for Sailboarding is straight-forward. The board is carved from a foam blank, painted, then fibreglassed. Sounds simple, but there are tricks.
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Information on the New Zealand Designed Blokart
The Blokart is a unique, land based sailing kart. Blokarts are growing in popularity throughout the world as a recreational and competitive wind-powered cart.
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Windsurfing During a Lightning Storm
Sailboarding in an electrical storm might be fun with the strong winds, but it can be dangerous. The risk is not huge winds or water spouts, but being hit by lightning.
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Windsurfing On Lake Cootharaba, Australia
Every sailboarder in South East Queensland knows Lake Cootharaba. The Noosa River flows through a series of lakes to the Pacific Ocean. The largest is Lake Cootharaba.
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Impact Of The Sun While Sailboarding
Sailboarders spend many hours in the sun when windsurfing. With skin cancer a significant killer, especially in Australia, sailboarders need to take precautions.
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Sailboarding Wetsuits
A good wetsuit can keep the cold at bay and, because any heat lost from the body is a form of energy, can lead to a longer day sailboarding on the water.
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How To Tie Knots For Use In Sailboarding
Knots play an important part in sailboarding. Good technique and equipment are useless if a knot comes undone during a race or when facing a three metre wall of water.
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How To Improve Sailboarding Technique
Every beginner windsurfer at some time would have watched the 'hotshots' carving fancy gybes and other tricks and wondered why they can't master those techniques.
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Surviving Spinouts On A Sailboard
Spinout after chop jumping! What could be more harrowing! The sailboard skimming sideways completely out of control with the board acting like it has a mind of its own.
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How To Carve Gybe On A Windsurfer
The fastest and most efficient way to turn a windsurfing short board is the carve gybe. This is where the sailboard stays on the plane through the entire turn.
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How To Duck Gybe On A Windsurfer
A duck gybe looks impressive and feels good. The board on the plane, a sudden flick of the sail, a neat semi-circle wake; testimony to a perfectly executed duck gybe.
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Deepwater Starts on a Sailboard
The deepwater start is an important skill a windsurfer needs on a short board. It is vital because it is difficult to up-haul the sail on a short board.
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Standing Start On A Windsurfer
A standing start, or beach start, is the technique of stepping straight onto the sailboard and sailing away. It is a useful skill to learn.
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Chop Jumping on a Windsurfer
Jumping a windsurfer on wind blown chop is a spectacular trick. It can also be done on flat water.
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The Windsurfing Body Drag
A Body Drag is when a sailor steps off the Windsurfer and is dragged along the water. The challenging part is getting back on without the board coming off the plane.
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