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Contents 1 Spelling 2 Freestyle and tricks 3 Picture 4 Equipment and E2 article 5 Vacation destinations 6 History Section 7 Indoor Windsurfing? 8 Rigging Instructions 9 Youth Windsurfing 10 Nothing yet written about the greats 11 Fin choice & performance 12 origin rewrite of 2006-11-4 13 Rigging

[edit] Spelling

It should be noted that "windsurfing" is the generally accepted spelling. The same goes for boardsailing.

Spelling gybe. is not how we spell it in Hawaii, or how i have ever heard anyone spell it. I believe it is spelt Jibe, not gybe.

193.118.251.61 14:02, 21 June 2007 (UTC)Ganlyb Gybe is a sailing term, jibe is to scoff.

[edit] Freestyle and tricks

A lot more could be dedicated to freestyle and tricks. It's a growing part of the sport that can be done in many different wind speeds.

[edit] Picture

And we _really_ need a more exciting picture! (Don't think I have any, will look). Mat-C 17:50, 18 Apr 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Equipment and E2 article

Where should the information about the windsurfing equipment go? Different kinds and shapes of boards, etc.? Also, I have a nice article about modern windsurfing sail design on Everything2, but I'm not sure where to put it.

Alga 00:34, 2004 Aug 18 (UTC)

Moving over my stuff on windsurfing sails from e2: sail and Rotating Asymmetric Foil -- Alga 00:49, 2004 Aug 22 (UTC)

[edit] Vacation destinations

Perhaps we should mention that people go to windsurfing vacations, and list the most prominent locations. Alga 21:36, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

I've added some links to the Hayling Island development, as this would be great for windsurfing in th UK - a boost of traffic and some exposure on here would be awesome as they are still bidding for the development. Incorporated hopefully into vac dest.?

I suggest that the Beaufort scale reference in the article be changed to knots or to miles per hour. I've never heard of windsurfers using the Beaufort scale to measure wind speed.. ----Flashywordz

[edit] History Section

This would benefit from a Timeline structure. Additionally the brands and boards that created the sport in the early days are not mentioned in any significant manner. What about the "Windsurfer" and the "Bic" etc?

This paragraph seems not to be up to date.

Windsurfing has experienced a boom in the 1980s. Windsurfing became an Olympic sport in 1984, and a shortboard was invented around the same time. However, windsurfing was in a sharp decline in mid-1990s, as the equipment got specialized and hard to sail. Now the sport is experiencing a revival, as new beginner-friendly designs became readily available.

Fiddle Faddle 17:54, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

I added some sentences about the development of the Windsurfer as a one design sailboat. This concept was influenced by Hoyle's discussions with Ian Bruce and perhaps Hobie Alter. His other choice would have been to have more of a development class. This is one of the reasons the class got to be old because new designs were certainly easier to sail and manouver but his sticking with one design led to his path to the Olympics. I also added a section about computer scoring, something that Schweitzer sponsored and was unique at that time. I was the one who developed the computer program he used. This program was subsequently used by the Laser class and many yacht clubs after I ported it to the then new TRS80 computer - it was more affordable than the HP9825 - Hoyle had an arrangement to fly me in to score the regatta and fly Jay Thomas in who worked for HP who had a HP9825 and printer we could borrow. That portable computer cost about $20000 back in 1976 dollars so this was one of the first applications of portable computers outside the lab, I think. I also ended up working in HP for the manager of the HP9825 computer project, strangely

Familywells 11:16, 6 August 2007 (UTC)familywells

[edit] Indoor Windsurfing?

No mention of any indoor windsurfing, which is suprisingly popular...

I know they have a tournament at the London Boat show every year, and I think there is a big one in Germany - some links and info would be good? Incidentally - The London boat show (and the indoor windsurfing tournament) are held on the same dock where Peter Chilvers has setup his windsurfing and sailing centre - and lives today! So this should be added - I'll scratch around and see what I can find... I know there will be some good photos from the boat show (as bad as their indoor tourny is) but i've got *technical issues* with uploading photos - if i can post links in here - can someone update the page with the pics please? 212.158.239.172 21:27, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/photos/04/0118pwa/

There are some AWESOME shots on this link from the London Boat show - i'm sure a mention of Schroders

[edit] Rigging Instructions

It appears the rigging instructions section has been taken from / adapted from instructions provided by a company. Perhaps I am wrong, but "Easy-Uphaul" sounds like a commercial product (attached to the rig to allow easier uphaul, maybe?) that would not apply to all rigs. In either case, whether it is applicable to all rigs or not, the title of the section is wrong, as they are not rigging instructions, but more uphaul instructions.

Good catch. Yes, the material was copied from a commercial website. I've removed it now. Cheers, -Will Beback 22:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Youth Windsurfing

Isn't T-15 etc only UK/RYA specific?

[edit] Nothing yet written about the greats

Hey, there is nothing yet written about the greats here. I'm talking Robby Naish, Bjorn Dunkerbeck, Anders Bringdal, Jason Polokow etc

These guys (and many more) should all have their own entry that links off this page.

[edit] Fin choice & performance

Could someone add information on fin choice and how size and shape affect performance. [Brian 26/7/2006]

[edit] origin rewrite of 2006-11-4

Uh oh! I hastily reverted what might be a legitimate edit by 81.153.11.95 (talk · contribs). The revert was based on the introduction which was an unencyclopedic introduction, vanity, apparent deletion of most of the text, and the editor's short history. I'll leave it to those knowledgeable about the sport to reinstate valid sections. — EncMstr 16:54, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rigging

It would be great to have a short tutorial on rigging a wind surfer.

I just added this section.

Letsrig (talk) 18:59, 30 January 2008 (UTC)