The East Coast Windsurfing Festival starts on Saturday at Hecksher! Here are some details from the organizers:
If you're competing in either the racing or freestyle, you need to
show up at Heckscher at 10am on Saturday June 7th to sign in. Skippers
meeting will be at 11:00. This way we can set up the freestyle heats
and get the racing groups together. The plan is to start competition
at High Noon on Saturday and continue until about 6 PM then repeat the
process on Sunday. We will alternate between racing heats and
freestyle heats. Sunday afternoon will be the freestyle finals and
the races will end. Trophies will be presented on Sunday evening at
the end of competition. We're looking to hold the Pro Men's freestyle
in high wind, so the timing on the pro men's freestyle is subject to
change with the forecast.So what's it take to win a freestyle competition? Other than
landing the biggest tricks of course. Well first off the judges will
be looking for a variety of tricks, so instead of doing the same trick
over and over, try and mix it up. Second, it's a lot easier for the
judges to spot you close to the beach. You won't score any higher by
doing the trick close to the beach, but you'll be sure to get noticed.
Watch the start flags to know when the heat starts. You can get that
extra move in that makes the difference if you time it right. Third,
start off with the tricks you know. Get those under your belt before
going huge on something you probably won't land anyway. Keep in mind
that you will earn some points by going big even though you might not
land it. Go for that first forward, vulcan, whatever. The last secret
is to do really short runs out and back. If you do half the length of
your normal run, you end up doing twice as many tricks.
More details on the East Coast Windsurfing Festival can be found here.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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