Hydration: Do I Need It?
Posted on 19 December, 2011 | 4 Comments
Ever wonder why you don’t feel as fresh on Day 4 of the regatta as you did on the first day? Sure, your tired, you’ve been racing all week, but is it possible you’re not recovering in the same way that other athletes are recovering? After the last race of the day…
...Continue ReadingTo The Windward Mark: Advanced Tactics
We’ve already looked at how to get a great start in FW racing, but what about after the start? The first upwind beat to the windward mark is certainly the most important leg of the race, and with the trend for shorter races on the Pro FW Circuit these days, your position at th…
[Read More]Power to Weight: Your Stance vs Antoine’s
After the Antoine Albeau domination of the 2007 FW Worlds in Brazil, a great post was written by Andreas Macke posing some ideas on how one man could dominate an event so much. One thing to consider is that Antoine is around 100kg whereas 2nd placed Steve Allen was 82kg at the even…
[Read More]How fast can your FW kit go?
It all started with a post on the Star-Board forum about sailors having difficulty getting their new Starboard F161 formula boards over the 30 knot mark. From there, sailors from around the world reignited their interest in achieving the fastest speed on the gps-speedsurfi…
[Read More]Save your back … rig it right.
On the Formula circuit there is still a lot of people still using various downhaul-cranks or “ting-tuggers” (as they are known in Australia) to apply the high downhaul tensions required on the larger formula sails. The time and effort it takes you to insert and s…
[Read More]The new Gaastra Vapor board review
The rumours were in fact quite true… Gaastra planned to join the formula board market late in 2007 and delivered to their every word with the release of the Gaastra Vapor 2008/09 FW board. To comply with the ISAF regulations of a minimum production run of 10 boards, Gaast…
[Read More]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 rocks…
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