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The ideal companion for those who are about to start, or who have recently begun, the increasingly popular sport of windsurfing RYA Start Windsurfing is designed as both an accompaniment to the RYA Start Windsurfing Course and as a reference tool for the first steps in learning this exciting sport.
Contents
1 Welcome to Windsurfing
2 RYA National Windsurfing Scheme
3 Your RYA Start Windsurfing Course
4 Equipment
The Board
The Rig
Personal Equipment
5 Rigging
6 Wind Awareness
7 Carrying and Launching
8 The Secure Position Upwind Rig Recovery
9 Static Turning (and 180)
10 The Sailing Position
11 Steering and Tacking the Board
Steering
Turning the Board
12 Stance
13 Safety and Self-Rescue
Prevention Rather than Cure
Attracting Attention
Self-Rescue
14 Points of Sailing
15 Sailing Upwind and Improving Tacking
16 Sailing Downwind and Gybing
Sailing Downwind
The Gybe
17 How a Windsurfer Works
18 Avoiding Other Craft
19 Choosing a Windsurfing Location
Wind and Weather
Tides
20 What’s Next
Glossary
Index
RYA Membership