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Basics

First Steps
Beginner
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896 riders can do it
Get some information about the spot, select beginner equipment, put on your wetsuit and come out on the water.
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Beach Start
Beginner
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1031 riders can do it
Starting from the shallow, just over knee depth, water.
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Water Start
Beginner
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454 riders can do it
During a waterstart, a rider clears the sail of water and powers it up in the wind. The powered sail then pulls the rider out of the water enough so they could step up and onto the board.
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Tack
Beginner
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695 riders can do it
A turn that takes the nose of the board through the wind.
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Jibe
Beginner
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652 riders can do it
A turn that takes the nose of the board away from the wind.
Water Start Clew First
Beginner
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210 riders can do it
It is a variation of waterstart when you keep the board off the wind, get on the board and continue moving clew first.
Planing
Beginner
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705 riders can do it
It is when a board reaches sufficient speed to travel on the minimal of wetted area or surface of water.
Planing in the Footstraps
Beginner
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438 riders can do it
Planing with feet in footstraps.
Duck Jibe
Intermediate
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210 riders can do it
A move where the rider flips the sail around the clew while moving forward.
Heli Tack
Intermediate
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192 riders can do it
Variation of Tack, a turn that takes the nose of the board through the wind, where you don't need to step around the mast.
Body Drag
Intermediate
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130 riders can do it
Rider travels across the water at high speed and steps off the board while still holding on to the boom then steps back onto the board and continue sailing.