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FireEngine
FireEngine
WA
26 posts
WA, 26 posts
3 Dec 2011 1:35pm
Hi all,

I am relatively new to the sport but super keen to get into it. I've been trying to read up on the forums all about windsurfing but there's alot of terms that I don't quite understand. Does anyone know a good website that has a list of definitions or if this topic has been brought up before? Would appreciate it, cheers.
mineral1
mineral1
WA
4564 posts
WA, 4564 posts
3 Dec 2011 1:40pm
FireEng.
All in here, open, scroll down the page and go for it.

sites.google.com/site/learnersguidetowindsurfing/guy-cribb-intuition
pierrec45
pierrec45
NSW
2005 posts
NSW, 2005 posts
4 Dec 2011 1:58am
FireEngine said...

Hi all,

I am relatively new to the sport but super keen to get into it. I've been trying to read up on the forums all about windsurfing but there's alot of terms that I don't quite understand. Does anyone know a good website that has a list of definitions or if this topic has been brought up before? Would appreciate it, cheers.

If you meant real basic parts definitions:

Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23685 posts
WA, 23685 posts
3 Dec 2011 11:30pm
Board. An item with always too much, or too little, volume for the conditions

Sail. An item with always........ ditto

Fin. Ditto.......
WindmanV
WindmanV
VIC
824 posts
VIC, 824 posts
4 Dec 2011 8:45am
Money: never enough to overcome what Mark said.
FireEngine
FireEngine
WA
26 posts
WA, 26 posts
4 Dec 2011 4:48pm
I'm good with the basic stuff thanks pier, meant the more techinical jargon people tend to speak on here like overpowered/underpowered, tail rocker or mast base tendon etc. Mineral thanks for the link, a lot of handy stuff there.
powersloshin
powersloshin
NSW
1855 posts
NSW, 1855 posts
4 Dec 2011 10:24pm
this will help with exotic board parts terminology, remember google is your friend:
www.carbonartwindsurf.com/design/boardology/
FireEngine
FireEngine
WA
26 posts
WA, 26 posts
6 Dec 2011 6:27pm
thanks for the site powerslosh.
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