VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

I'm looking for some input on what the first few skills/tricks that should be learned (or are most easily learned), looking for stuff to start working on.

I'll start at the obvious first few ones:

Getting back to the same place you left your sandals
Popping off waves
Basic Jumping
Back Rolls
Riding Toeside
Carving transitions/downloop transitions
Jumping transitions

...After that I'm not sure whats easier than what (or are at least less painful if you botch it)

After you have mastered those fundamentals young grasshopper, only then, are you ready to start windsurfing.

Sorry Gdawg but didn't you recently post about the worst display of windsurfing at Jordan river recently?

Kitesurfing has so many tricks, airs and variations that there are endless things to learn... That best of windsurfing 2013 posted on the message board was kinda lame!!

Just saying

abetanzo wrote:Sorry Gdawg but didn't you recently post about the worst display of windsurfing Jordan river recently?

Touché.

Progression's progression:

http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/6557219/ ... __Advanced

Both wind sports have endless amounts of tricks. Takes much longer to get really dialed in with windsurfing and that's likely why so many more people go for the more 'instant gratification' of learning to kite and progress with that sport. Daily, here in LaVentana, where we are staying (up by The Generals wave area), after my wind session, I get a show of an amazing eye candy of windsurfing and kiting tricks right in front of our RV. It's been spectacular to watch. Gratitude for both sports and the people who have put so much T.O.W. to really challenge themselves. Watching a lot of 'dark slides' kiting moves (with the board) and hydrofoil upwind/downwind kiting machines cutting straight through the 'mowing the lawn' packs here on the Sea of Cortez. Wind is good!:)

The best surfer on the water is the one having the most fun! Not the one doing 360 whirly birds and getting agro when it goes wrong.

The best trick you can do is to stay safe and show ettiquete and have fun

But to answer your question:

Level: 1
Flat water carving toe, heel.
Little 180 pops toe to heel
Transitions from toe to heel

Level: B
Wave/ chop hops
Flat water jumps
Bigger jumps
Can you see the joggers?

Level: III
Kiteloop jump
Unkooking
Wave riding

Level: F
Strapless (lots of milaege in this one)
Raceboards

And this is where I stop because I have maxed out on the fun/ frustration ratio.

I would recommend unhooking and trying rallies, right after you are landing most of your back rolls. It will open you up to a whole new world of tricks, and the raillie is not very hard at all.

Work on self rescue No jet skis out on the big water Then work on self launching / landing

abetanzo wrote:Kitesurfing has so many tricks, airs and variations that there are endless things to learn... That best of windsurfing 2013 posted on the message board was kinda lame!!

Just saying

Both have endless combos as does figure skating, roller blading, heelie shoes, parkour and freestyle canoeing. But there are differences such as you can't go upside down with your kite directly underneath you. Vice versa you can't use your sail to loft yourself up high without decent ramps. Both have their short comings.

#deadhorse

ffs, how about windsurfers just stay outta the damn kiteboard forum! this leads nowhere and just comes off as insecure.

Yawn. This thread is so 2013

Get some Progression DVDs or visit their site as there are tricks galore in their videos.

Arial transitions. the more u turn the more u learn