Archive for December, 2007
Windsurfing Rockstar Guide To Sponsorships
So you consider yourself a bit of a gun. You’re already throwing stalled one-handed double forwards, or punishing the top guy in your National fleet using only the stock Drake fin. Ready to throw the conventional 9-5 job in the garbage bin and live the windsurfing rockstar dream? It may be a lot harder than [...]
Full StoryWhy your FW starts need to be better.
With the trend on the international racing scene for shorter races in Formula Windsurfing (FW), it is now more important than ever to get the best start possible. There are a few startline basics tutorials out there that I have seen, including one from Kevin Pritchard (now offline, but a version with just the text [...]
Full StoryWhy do masts keep breaking?!
At every international event in the history of FW racing, there has been a plethora of masts buckling under the high-downhaul loads and vicious air-temperatures that high-performance racing gear is put through. Brands don’t even need to be named because there isn’t a company on the planet who hasn’t had a warranty claim for a [...]
Full StoryWelcome aboard! Need more sugar?
Hello and welcome to CarbonSugar.com. Hopefully you are here because you windsurf. If not, this is probably the site for you – please click here. Windsurfers: This weblog was a result of having never found any decent ‘windsurfing-specific’ books, articles, tutorials on any racing related tactics, technique, design or construction of high-performance windsurfing gear. Sure, [...]
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