Getting into freestyle

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directone
directone
VIC
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VIC, 17 posts
24 Mar 2008 7:41pm
Can anyone point me to the basic freestyle moves to learn first. I've been sailing for years, can carve jibe, duck jibe & tack fine but I'd like to spice up my (mostly) lake sailing with some of the new stuff. I saw someone do a Monkey Duck Jibe the other day so I gave it a go. Pulled off my first one! (none after that though). It all looks like a lot of fun. Some starting websites, DVDs, books etc. would be great. Any recommendations?

Also, my kit's a bit old (slalom & wave boards, cambered speed and slalom sails). Can I get by with buying just a freestyle board, or do I need to add new rigs as well?
hoop
hoop
1979 posts
1979 posts
24 Mar 2008 5:59pm
You might need to get some wave sails. Cambered sails will be just about impossible to do anything with.
directone
directone
VIC
17 posts
VIC, 17 posts
24 Mar 2008 8:48pm
I do have a couple of wave sails (5.2 & 4.7) but these don't get out much. I wear out my 6's mostly due to lack of wind
swoosh
swoosh
QLD
1929 posts
QLD, 1929 posts
24 Mar 2008 8:14pm
jord070 said...

windsurfing book, tricktionary is the best http://tricktionary.net no where is aus is selling it, but the shipping is fast, i orderd mine and 2 days later i got a knock on my door and there it was.




i had a few spare bucks and was gonna buy it but on the website "Unfortunately, the English Edition of the Tricktionary is currently sold out."

BOOO
555
555
892 posts
555 555
892 posts
24 Mar 2008 8:02pm
www.roynbartholdi.com has a good selection of classic stuff, with a few newer moves as well.
thewindmap
thewindmap
WA
51 posts
WA, 51 posts
24 Mar 2008 8:06pm
Can anyone point me to the basic freestyle moves to learn first.

Heli-tack
Sail/body 360
Backwinded Gybe
Carving 360, moving on to in the straps
Upwind 360 (non-planing first)

You can probably manage those in the kit you have at a push, but ideally get out there on your small wave sails and a big board to practice them first, then move onto doing them in planing winds. You don't need a freestyle board for this stuff, but fully cammed sails might make things a bit tough!
directone
directone
VIC
17 posts
VIC, 17 posts
24 Mar 2008 10:55pm


i had a few spare bucks and was gonna buy it but on the website "Unfortunately, the English Edition of the Tricktionary is currently sold out."


Yes. I found the same thing

sailpilot
sailpilot
QLD
787 posts
QLD, 787 posts
25 Mar 2008 11:01pm
I've recently got the dvd "feed your soul" . Its taken me from happily blasting around and gybing to blasting around and making a tool of myself at every turn.
Actually its very thorough in instruction and has heaps of moves.
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