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Windsurfing - beginner. How to steer upwind?

adminHair
windsurfing
Mellers asked:



My instructor just confuses me when she says about no go zone and having to steer into the wind.

An easy way of remembering how to steer into the wind.

My mast forward or backward etc is there an easy way of remembering how to steer into the wind.


One Response to “Windsurfing - beginner. How to steer upwind?”

  1. Ourson

    first you need to figure out which way is down wind (usually in front of you if you are windsurfing normally). if you move the mast forward the nose of your board will go downwind (and the tail will go upwind), if you move it backwards the tail of your board will go downwind (and the nose upwind) this will change your direction: forward = you’ll go away from the wind, backward = you’ll go into the wind.

    May 28th, 2008 | 12:09 am