CLINIC: Advanced Windsurfing Theory

This land lesson is for windsurfers curious about the technical elements of windsurfing. It's most applicable for students who are planing, but anybody curious about the deeply technical components of the sport are welcome to join.

Given timing, if you plan to join the jibe class direclty afterward, please bring your lunch with you!

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This class over the underlying theories and concepts that power windsurfing. Some topics we'll cover:

• Relationship between Center of Effort (sail power) and Center of Lateral Resistance (board drag) and how the relationship changes based on speed, body weight manipulation, etc.


• Wind direction vs. Apparent Wind


• Yaw steering


• Maybe board and sail shapes?


• And Q&A