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Save your back … rig it right.

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…

The new Gaastra Vapor board review

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…

Windsurfing Rockstar Guide To Sponsorships

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…

Why your FW starts need to be better.

Why 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 off…

Why do masts keep breaking?!

Why 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&#…

Welcome aboard! Need more sugar?

Welcome 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, arti…

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