For a sport that heavily depends on one’s personal capability & preference to doing things, it’s very difficult to be specific on the guidelines. However there are certain profound techniques that can be adapted to improve your sailing. The tips laid down below are a few of the many essentials skills and tricks that have been long practiced by the professionals then passed down to others from time to time.
Enjoy the ride –
I will be holding FREE Windsurfing Lesson 101 course on each weekend starting this week. Anyone particularly interested please kindly contact me here.
The objective is to introduce windsurfing to any young blood wishing to experience windsurfing first hand. The course will include all the basic things you need to know about windsurfing namely rigging, foot positioning, balancing, up-hauling, maneuvering & some other safety issues.
Please contact me in advance to arrange time & date.
And did I mention it’s FREE? Yup. So just bring your sunblock lotion and drinks!
See you on the water!
Everyone has their own version of story when it comes to getting into the harness. You hear things like; use waist harness, use longer lines, practice on land etc. I am not here to cover all these stuff. Perhaps it is best to just let your own experience to decide which is the best way to do it. Why? Because hooking into harness is relatively easy! But controlling the sail & board while hooked-in is another whole issue you should be more worried about.
So I am rather here to cover the basic fundamental problems that usually associated with when you’re hooked. Let’s look into these in details… continue reading...
Here’s the truth. There is no single *reliable source for windsurfing gear in Malaysia.
Trust me. Been there, done that.
Singapore is the closest where you can find truly exceptional quality, bang for the buck windsurfing equipment. Gear in Singapore are generally cheaper than anywhere else in the world. There’s a few online windsurfing shops in Singapore. Now I’m not here to advertise anybody but rest assured, they are quite easy to find, so google is your friend.
For used market, there is no better place than the Bluefinz’s Marketplace. Keep watching and you’ll find what you’re looking for eventually. Prices are usually very reasonable too.
Lastly, contact this guy PJ. He owns Bluefinz Windsurfing Shop, very friendly and you can trust him for the quality.
Like every other purchase, study what you want to buy, study your seller ( see if he has any good/bad review before) and most importantly, don’t rush into anything.
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*not reliable in this context means an organization/person that has any of these issues;
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UPDATE: (July 2010) You may also want to check Oxbold.com – These guys are official distributor for the famous brand Starboard in Malaysia.
What is the big deal about foot position?
During my earliest attempts at windsurfing, I have made several mistakes that slow down my progress. One of it by not considering where I position my feet on the board. I have taken a bad advice that basically says “…your feet will naturally know where to step on with a lot of practice.”
This particular advice, while not 100% incorrect, led me to believe that I should not be bothered about where to step, and focus more on getting good balance wherever my feet are on the board. Things will just sort out themselves intuitively.
Of course, it works, but not without a lot of falling and uphauling and breaking my back. continue reading...
Windsurfing is a serious sport.
Therefore I have to be seriously honest with you.
Windsurfing is not cheap. A brand new carbon mast alone can set you back more than a thousand ringgit. A whole set of the least branded windsurfer could cost you up to RM3000. It sounds ridiculous. But is it worth it?
Let’s look at other sports that are similarly ridiculously priced, but in long terms proved to be a somewhat worthwhile investment.
Let’s start with mountain biking. Sure, you can always get for less than a thousand for a cheap bike to start with. But once you’re serious in the sport, a professional bike frame alone can cost you nearly RM5000. Same thing with BMX frames. Adding tyres, brakes, rims, etc will give you an estimate of 7000-10000 ringgit! That’s not cheap doesn’t it?
Now let’s go to motorsports. Cars for example is already generally known as not cheap, let alone if you’re into cars that can race! Maintenance are vitals and they cost a bomb each time. How about golf , a club for a friggin RM2000? How about Scubadiving? The license alone will empty the pocket of an average salary guy, not to mention every single diving session have serious overheads to consider like hotels, transportation, rentals, guides etc. How about Motorbikes that cost you over RM30000 just for occasional riding & showing off, or the least expensive one i.e the Rempit Machine.. Well let’s not even go there!
The truth is there’s not so many serious sports & hobbies out there that are not expensive, or at least sounds very expensive.
But these things have something in common. It is the so-called ‘Personal Satisfaction’. To further elaborate this, there is nothing out there that can beat the feeling of achievement and personal satisfaction when you have invested serious time and money into something.
On windsurfing’s point of view, there is huge difference between having to carve gybe after several weeks of practice compared to completing 10 levels of Command&Conquer’s Red Alert 2.
So what is this ‘feeling’ that these big spender morons trying to achieve? How does it really feel? It is for you to find out. Just a hint – It’s better than sex!
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