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Windsurfing Dictionary

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Created by FireEngine > 9 months ago, 3 Dec 2011
FireEngine
WA, 26 posts
3 Dec 2011 1:35PM
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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
WA, 4564 posts
3 Dec 2011 1:40PM
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FireEng.
All in here, open, scroll down the page and go for it.

sites.google.com/site/learnersguidetowindsurfing/guy-cribb-intuition

pierrec45
NSW, 2005 posts
4 Dec 2011 1:58AM
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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
WA, 23711 posts
3 Dec 2011 11:30PM
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Board. An item with always too much, or too little, volume for the conditions

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

Fin. Ditto.......

WindmanV
VIC, 826 posts
4 Dec 2011 8:45AM
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Money: never enough to overcome what Mark said.

FireEngine
WA, 26 posts
4 Dec 2011 4:48PM
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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
NSW, 1855 posts
4 Dec 2011 10:24PM
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this will help with exotic board parts terminology, remember google is your friend:
www.carbonartwindsurf.com/design/boardology/

FireEngine
WA, 26 posts
6 Dec 2011 6:27PM
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thanks for the site powerslosh.



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