5 Reasons to Windsurf this Summer
Wind surfing is one of those sports that can really get you hooked on sand, sea, sunshine and speed, an intoxicating combination for any sport! Even after only a few lessons you will enjoy sailing your wind surfer, gliding over the waves. It’s a great way to get fit, healthy and have fun at the same time.
Here are 5 reasons why you should try windsurfing –
- Windsurfing is Easy to Learn
- Windsurfing is Great Fun.
- Windsurfing is an Outdoor Sport
- Windsurfing keeps you Fit and Healthy
- Windsurfing is available All over the World
Get Good Instruction
Experts make looks so easy but finding an experienced instructor will start you off on the right breeze to ensure you progress quickly. To make sure you stay motivated your instructor should keep everything at a pace you can handle. After a few days you will be surprised at how much you have learned. The first time you make a successful tack and jive you will be over the moon!
With seven tenths of the world covered with water there are plenty of places to enjoy wind surfing. Wind conditions do play an important part so choose a good windsurfing area to start learning. The best places are where the sea breezes are constant, the water is warm and there are established wind surf schools.
At any time of the year you can find suitable places, from European lakes to Pacific islands, from windswept coasts to calm tranquil bays. Imagine balmy breezes around the Greek Islands, riding the waves during the day and eating delicious Greek food by night. Or perhaps watching the sun setting over the Red Sea, Egypt after great day on the water is more your style. There are also some inexpensive destinations that are suitable for wind surfing in winter so you won’t ever need to put your board away.
Use Good Equipment
Initially it’s better to be somewhere with a large range of boards and sails. If you have a sail too large for the conditions or your body size or a board too small and unstable, you will find everything so much more difficult. A good instructor should keep everything as simple as possible and gradually ease you through any frustrations. They will choose the best equipment for you and for the conditions to keep you safe and enjoying learning.
If you decide that you love wind surfing and want to invest in equipment seek good advice about which equipment might be best for you. Talk it over with your instructor and check out places online for information. This article about windsurfing sails is packed with current information about the latest equipment for beginners through to experts. As a keen surfer you may end up with a range of sails to suit different conditions.
Have Fun and Get Fit
Like any physical sport you should start with some level of fitness to reduce the risk of injury but you don’t need to be super fit. As you learn you will find that your fitness level increases anyway. Wind surfing is an active sport though, so as your fitness improves and your muscles adapt you will find muscle you didn’t know you had.
Wind surfing is a good all round work out from upper body through abdominals and core strength down to your legs. It’s a bonus that you don’t need to pound any pavements or spend hours inside at the gym as you will be outside in the fresh air doing something you love. However for those weeks when you are not able to get out on the water stay fit with a few of these exercises designed for wind surfers.
Stay Safe
It is also important to learn in an area where there are good safety procedures in place with reliable boats that can bring you back to safety should you get blown off shore. Shallow bays with sandy bottoms make it easy to start when you fall off into the water. Save the deep water for later in your training.
Make windsurfing your next outdoor sport. There are great windsurfing areas all over the world. You get to enjoy fun in the sun, stay fit and healthy and hang out in some of the most beautiful places on the planet. It’s also a great sport to make new like-minded friends.
