WindSurfing Blog

John B asked:


I am a beginner, windsurfing on area lakes with a used 12-foot Obrien, 5.4 sail. I can only do it with the mast between my feet. Why are the footstraps so far toward the back? With my feet in that position, I could not even reach the boom or the mast, and could not possibly hold a steady direction. I can’t get anywhere near them without falling off the board. I just don’t get what the footstraps are for, or why they are so far back, or how I would ever use them. Help?

ar s asked:


I am going on a week long trip to a camp where i’m going to learn to windsurf. i’m an upbeat guy who likes fast and adrenaline pumping stuff. Will this be fun because it seems slow..