Windsurf

Windsurf

  A selection of results

  from the last couple

  of years of mast

  measuring - merged

  with other trustworthy

  results.

  The IMCS.

  Measuring method,

  formulas and

  mast categories.

 Videoklip:

 1. Fra Dragsmur, sept. '06.

 2. Fra Dragsmur, sept. '07.

 På windsurfing-togt på Århus Bugten.

    Klik på en af lokaliteterne med rød

    skrift - og få en røverhistorie.

  A little essay about masts

  from the spring 2006.

  Grouping of masts,

  interactions with the

  sails, advice ... and a

  lot of generalizations. 

  The IMCS -

  anything better?

  Some important

  demands for an

  objective mast

  measuring test.

  En lille artikel om master

  fra foråret '06.

  Stivhed, bøjningskurve,

  konsekvenser for sejlet,

  producenternes moral,

  gode råd ... mm.

 The LEGO-mast:

  A little study of the

  Neil Pryde X6 mast

  cross-fit possibilities.

 On Neil Pryde RS Racing.

 Personal experiences.

 and

 Response from the Neil

 Pryde Design Center.

 Informal slalom sailing

 and mach racing.

 Personal experiences

 with slalom fins.

  Windsurf "traffic" and some

  core windsurfer types.

  Do you recognize

  yourself or your mates?

   Windsurf-spots omkring

   Århus bugten.

  Skæring, Studstrup,

  Knebel Vig, Skødshoved,

  Begtrup Vig og Dragsmur.

  After Neil Prydes

  "Dynamic Compact Clew":

  DIY "flaps-up". A possible

  way to have a more

  stabile race sail.

 Grip of the leeward rail.

 Does this make sense.

  Trim af rig og board.

  Forslag til måling af trim

  - og nogle personlige

  eksempler.

  Ø-Grand Prix serien.

  Kort over lokaliteterne.

  What happens during

  a crash?

  Annotated examples

  of crashes.

  Nørdede og fortænkte

  overvejelser.

  Coriolis effekten, at kæntre

  brættet, close-the-gap,

  master og profilstabilitet

  forlængede master,

  konkave finner ...

  Forsøg med at måle

  et bræts volumen.

  Forsøg med at måle

  en boms deformering

  /sammentrækning.

  Videos (2006):

  Old males sailing formula.

  Video (2007):

  Old males testing their

   smaller equipment.

  Windsurf-grej

  til salg.

  Video (2010):

  Is-surfing på Egå Engsø,

  Julen 2010.

  Trimming rig and board.

  Proposal as to how to

  measure the trim

  - and some personal

  examples.

 Short video clip:

 Curious seal watching

 a windsurfer.

  Et par spots på Mols,

  der er velegnede til

  foto-session.

  Mest om knæskader.

  Noget om at holde

  skavankerne i ave, så

  windsurfingen kan

  fortsætte.

 Video (2010):

 First tentative attempts

 to ice-surf on very

 homemade "boards".

 DIY converting old

 formula fins to

 slalom fins.

 A cheap and simple

 way to have some

 quality slalom fins.

  DIY kite board chair.

  How to make a

  kite board chair.

  A way to estimate

  the volume of a board.

  Boom contraction when

  under stress.

 DIY making a usuable

 3-part mast from your

 broken mast.

 How about stiffness and

 bend curve? Be prepared

 for a surprise.

 DIY repairing the cracked

 luff of your race or slalom

 sail in a simply way.

 A couple of step-by-step

 attempts without a

 sewing machine.

 DIY removing a broken

 batten from your sail.

 Different problems and

 different methods.

 DIY shortening an older

 Neil Pryde X9 boom.

 A quick and easy job.

 Video (2010):

 Some local guys having

 fun with their slalom

 equipment.

 DIY raking your fin..

 A simple way to give

 your fin a new angle.

 DIY avoiding the

 tiresome boom-slip.

 An pretty easy solution

 that works.

 Cracked Starboard

 wood deck.

 A fairly easy DIY repair.

 Batten tip broken?

 DIY replacing a

 broken batten tip.

Archive

Arkiv

 Formula fins.

 Flex and bend curve.

 "Ny Åkrogen" som

  surfspot - eller ...?

  Illustrationer, indlæg,

  korrespondance, oplæg,

  referater m.v. vedr.

  Åkrogen og AAWK.

 What's marketing

 and what's a lie?

 A couple of companies,

 who can't distinguish.

  ... but nothing's just

      black or white ...

  Praising some companies

  that elsewhere in these

  pages are criticized

  for questionable moral.

 Marketing eller løgn.

 Et par eksempler

 fra windsurf industrien.

 Lidt nuancering.

 Intet er kun sort eller

 hvidt i windsurf industrien.

 Some windsurf statistics.

  What gear do you

  use most?

Lidt windsurf-statistik.

Hvilket windsurfgrej slider

en allround windsurfer

mest på?

  The quality and durability

  of big race sails (until  '06).

  What are the defects?

  How can we influence the

  sail makers to make more

  durable and functional sails?