Windsurfing is a surface water sport that is a combination of surfing and sailing.[1] It is also referred to as “sailboarding” and “boardsailing”, and emerged in the early 1970s from the surf culture scene of California. Windsurfing had gained a following across North America by the late 1970s[2][3][4] and had achieved global popularity by the 1980s.[5]
Windsurfing is predominately a recreational sport and is popular at flat water locations around the world, due to reasons of safety and accessibility.[6] The sport has two distinct interest groups, namely Racing and Riding, with many participants embracing both. Each discipline was influenced by yachting and surf culture respectively.
Racing includes long-board classes of Raceboard,[7] Windsurfer One Design,[8] and many other one design fleets, while short-board disciplines include the Formula class,[9] high speed slalom racing,[10] foil racing,[11] extreme speed sailing,[12] and ocean Marathon using high speed slalom equipment.[13][14][15][16] There are three major competitions in Racer windsurfing; these are the Olympic Games,[17][better source needed] the PWA Slalom Tour,[10][better source needed] and the Defi-Wind Gruissan. In Olympic windsurfing, competitors are on identical long-board equipment with a yachting regatta format, while PWA Slalom Tour competitors are at liberty to use unlimited amounts of high speed short-board equipment. The Defi-Wind Gruissan is the largest and most prestigious long-distance racing event in the world, and is held in France.[18][19]
Riding includes disciplines such as wave riding,[20] wave jumping, big wave riding,[20] freestyle[21] and big air and storm riding.[22] There are also three major competitions in Rider windsurfing; these are the PWA Wave Tour,[10] The IWT Wave Tour,[20] and the Aloha Classic.[23] These competitions are characterized by the use of unlimited equipment, with wave riding and jumping performances assessed by a panel of judges. Winning all three contests in one year is called the ‘Triple Crown’; the Triple Crown has never been attained.
Briefly about Professional windsurfing
One of the most popular and affordable for the average amateur is:
Slalom – speed race
Freestyle – performing tricks
Wave – riding on the waves
But we should remember that this sport is very dangerous, so you need to be careful.
Riccardo Campello is the only windsurfer that has approached the indicator of 2.5 turns. The Brazilian athlete is a multi-champion of this sport. But that’s not the pick if the athlete performs a triple somersault, as the sponsors promised to pay him $ 10,000 for better result.
An interesting fact is that the higher the professionalism, the smaller the volume of the board is. That is, an athlete who ventured to try his hand at windsurfing must necessarily be able to cope professionally with a small board that slides on the water.
The volume of the size is indicated in m3. The sail is indicated in the amount of its area (m2). The selection takes into account the strength of the wind and the rule – the stronger the wind, the smaller sail is . They are produced most often from polyester coated with Kevlar fabric.
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