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The sport has a considerably steep (i.e. longer) learning curve when compared to other so-called "extreme" sports, like snowboarding, freeride Mountain Biking or kitesurfing. The average beginner starting off on a large board with a tiny triangular sail in less than 5 knots of wind on a shallow lake often struggles to see the similarity between what they are doing and the images they see in magazines of a more advanced sailor using a 2.25 m board to ride waves in 20-30 knots of wind. Learning to windsurf used to present the biggest barrier to the sport's growth, but with the development of new 'wide-style' beginner boards the transition time from beginner to intermediate has been reduced. Learning to windsurf can be compared to chess in that there are many pieces moving in different directions which you have to keep track of. After a few goes most finally catch on.
Whereas learning to kite board is more like learning checkers.
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Posted - 01/28/2011 : 15:14:42
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