Waterstart
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It is catalogued under the topic Windsurfing.
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- Overview
- Variations
- Clew-first waterstart
- Light wind waterstart
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A waterstart is a key windsurfing maneuver for recovering after a fall and getting back into sailing position by using wind. It is more efficient than uphauling the sail (standing on the board and lifting it by the rope, or uphaul), but requires a minimum level of wind to perform. Variations of waterstarting include the clew-first waterstart and the light wind waterstart.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Waterstart” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.