TWC Freestyle
Jibes, Tacks, Old School, Jumps, Switch, Extreme and Wave Competencies
THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE IN FREE STYLE WINDSURFING
100 COMPETENCIES
How many do you have?
Check the list in this PDF -
the number of checked competencies gives you your percentage of excellence rating.
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BACKGROUND
The progression below is based on the textbook: Tricktionary, the Ultimate Windsurfing Bible available at Tricktionary.net.
The first two sections below follow the first two chapters of Tricktionary. The Free Style Competency Levels 1-12 are based on Tricktionary's "Guide to Learning" on page 52 of the textbook.
Please contact Christopher Hope for input - chope@attglobal.net
BEGINNER (Starting Out)
Pre-Free Style knowledge and Training
Beginner knowledge and Skills assumed for many of the Free Style manoeuvres:
B01 getting going
B02 steering
B03 tacking
B04 jibing
B05 use of harness
B06 planing
B07 footstraps
B08 carving/foot steering
B09 spin out correction
BASICS
Freestyle ashore and on water Exercises and Skills
The Basic ashore and on water exercises listed below are recommended skills required in order to complete tasks in the competency Levels 1-12. The majority of these exercises are either practiced ashore or on water in light Cherry Beach winds:
B10 Stretching
B11 Carrying your equipment
B12 Beach Start
B13 Water Start
B14 Sailing Back-winded
B15 Steering Back-winded
B16 Heli Tack Ashore
B17 Non-Planing Back-wind Jibe
B18 Non-Planing Push Tack
B19 Non-Planing Upwind 360
B20 Ducking the rig Clew First
B21 Sailing Fin First
B22 Pre-Exercise Willy 540
B23 Pre-Exercise Lollypop
B24 Changing to Switch-Stance
B25 Sailing Switch Stance
B26 Non Planing Reverse Duck Jibe
B27 Pre-Exercise Spock
B28 Pre-Exercise for the Speed Loop and Forward Loop
B29 Jump and Hand Technique for the Vulcan (Air Jibe)
B30 Board 360 (See level 1)
B31 Sail-Body 360 (See level 1)
B32 Heli Tack (See level 1)
B33 Clew-First Heli Tack
B34 No handed Reverse Sail 360 (See level 5)
