WindsurfingUK Issue 3 May 2017 | Page 75

75 WARRIOR Words: Simon Bornhoft Pics: Windwise CONTENT: DERIVED FROM THE RESULTS AND FEEDBACK OF THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS I’VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO COACH, THANK YOU ALL In keeping with the Windwise ethos of breaking the sport down into the most important transferable and trainable skills, Simon Bornhoft illustrates the importance of a ‘Warrior’ stance which is dynamic action that is instrumental in pretty much every windsurfing turn, transition or aspirational move - be it basic tack, frustrating gybe, first time wave ride, turning a ‘350’ into a 360, venturing into the waves or so many spiny freestyle moves. Regardless of your level and especially if you struggle with shorter board tacks, gybing or have any aspiration to do anything other than blast up and down - you need to understand the importance of the ‘Warrior’. Who’s this feature for? Beginner-Improvers: Uphauling, tacking and your very first gybes! Improver-Intermediate: Fast tacking, making and planing out of gybes, plus turning on flat water or waves. Intermediate-Advanced: Wave sailing, Up/Downwind 360s, Helis and the majority of Freestyle. uk WIND SURFING