Less high wind days so less wind surfing time on the water = more time for taking pictures

Kiters need less wind so they spend more time on the water = less time to take pictures

dism said...

That could be true

The other potential reason (without trying to sound/pissoff kiters) is that many of your tricks look the same in a photo from the shore (some type of loft - so a pic of a kite with a kiter under it somewhere), whereas in windsurfing tricks look a bit different from the shore, with us poleys not just somewhere under our rigs

Not overly trying to stir, but i just went on a google-rampage to actually find out what windsurfers call tricks and couldn't really find much other than THIS LIST (http://www.windsurfing-academy.com/progressive_windsurfing/tricks_moves/move_descriptions/tricks/) of moves which all sound rather the same to me (and quite dull).

Cowboy: Backwind the sail on a beam reach then turn your back to the sail and cause the the sail to wrap around you body by pulling the boom.
Body Drag: Standard: Jump off the board and drag your feet.
Body Drag: Clew 1st: Rotate sail to clew 1st and then body drag.
Body Drag: 1-Hand: Stay hooked in, Body drag and then let go of front hand.
Body Drag: 0-Hand: Stay hooked in, let go of both hands during drag.
Sail Throw: Standard: Throwing the sail toward the nose of the board by releasing both hands (while on the beem reach) and letting the apparent wind push the sail back to you.
Sail Throw: Boomerang: A sail throw while performing a jibe.
Fin-1st: Spin board around 180 and sail fin 1st.
Contrarian: Sailing switch stance and back to the sail.
Backwinding: Sailing on the leeward side of the sail.
Backward: Sailing on the leeward side of the sail and back to sail.
Teletubby: A switch stance sail throw followed by a body pirouette. The sail will spin 360 degrees while the body rotates 360 degrees in the opposite direction.

I know there's the back flip and forward flip and i've seen them in pro-footage, but other that than i've never seen a windsurfer do anything that remotely resembled a trick at any of my local beaches around Port Phillip Bay.

Can you point the windsurfing ignorant amongst us (most of us kiters to be honest...) to a website with a list of tricks that i might actually see out on the water? This might aid me in identifying what is and isn't a trick instead of just thinking that the old 'headbutt the sail and fall off' is the best move i've seen. Is there a generic first move that most windsurfers aim for, like the 'teabag' in kitesurfing's case?

Actually windsurfing tricks all have really cool star-trek names like spock and vulcan

Tons of windsurfing tricks. Helicopter tack, sail spins, rail rides, 360s. They were tricks invented about 40 years ago.

hey Koma, they are oldschool light wind (ie: before even you fellas hit the water) or 'sailboarding' moves, not really windsurfing moves of current usage (apart from body drags and some people doing oldschool moves)

Here is some links to vids and tips on ws moves

www.continentseven.com/moves.php

roynbartholdi.com/ws_move_flips.htm

I'm not saying its harder or not to ws or kite, just what it looks like in a photo from a distance (maybe my observation is flawed by lack of information but), but to the general observer it may look like this)

No doubt many of yours tricks are hard, but kiters would appreciate a hard move maybe more then a photo of it would give an idea of skill to the observer

Btw, I can't really do any tricks, but do look at alot of trick photos (one day!)

So not slagging anyone, just trying to make an observation about how photos capture things

Rabs said...

I do both. Windsurfing is much more technical especially freestyle...

That and kiter moves look boring

dism said...
That and kiter moves look boring

For further reference please see: www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=44200

Our forums are quiet, just seeing what the wind is doing over here

Read: Opposite of User/Waveslaves missions over to Windsurferland, minus the actual bad intent

Plus was having a proper conversation, till I decided to be silly and post my last comment to stir ya's, and you bit like the proverbial hungry sharks

Mission: Complete?

echostorm said...

Why is it that half of us here come from windsurfing, only never to go back due to the lack of freedom, air, speed, and manouverability that a windsurfer offers. Dont you get it? Windsuring is oldschool mate. All these needs can now be achieved with a kite, half the price, and one tenth the garage space.

I'd really like to see someone kite backwinded.

i have never seen a dirty dancer do any tricks like those ones. where i kite all they do is little sailing tacks. looks pretty sh!t and boring to me to tell you the truth.

and when you go to the beach, majority of kiters can boost and do mooore than tacking.

kiting=sick
windsailing=gay

I think I am just about at my whits end with these forums (not just this particular post btw). So many windsurfers talking up how good their sport is and how dangerous kitesurfing is. the majority of whom are groselly under educated on the matter of kiting and dont take the time to appreciate the merits of the sport.

While the kitesurfers look upon windsurfing with disdain, casting it off as an archaic pastime with too many hassles and too little gratification, while completely missing the point, not realising the joy a windsurfer feels from their level of acheivment within what is a very technical and challenging occupation.

for goodness sakes, stop trolling, get over yourselves enjoy your sport for what is and if you want to cast paltry comments upon one another make sure your doing so from and educated angle.

Sandman, over and out...

Why does it have to be about who has the best tricks?

To me, windsurfing = sailing.

Somehow people that sail yachts manage to enjoy it without pulling airs and flick-spinny things.

Consider that for a moment.

Hi guys, sorry for invading your forum we just wanna be friends.
We've got a game going at the momeny you can come over any play if you like.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=44149

he he he.... no wind an nothin better than a good slagging match with with the poley homos....

bring it on i say

Strap a foil to the bottom of your windsurfer............. make it interesting!