How to water start in windsurfing! The easy way to get there.

In this video we will be looking at how to water start.
The water start is one of the fundamental moves for windsurfing, which when mastered will help you spend much more time on the board instead of in the water and will also help you save a lot of energy during your sessions. Because, lets face it, up hauling is a killer!

The main difficulty with the water start is that it can be extremely tiring! Especially when you will be attempting to firstly lift your sail in deep water, get everything into position and then get up on the board.
So in this video we will see a way of learning it that progressively gets harder allowing you to slowly get used to it. Although, this way can take longer it is usually much easier both physically and mentally!

Summarized, the most basic skills you need in order to learn the water start are:

1. A perfect beach start (Check out my video on that if you are not yet there)
2. Knowing how to lift your sail and position your equipment
3. Patience!

So, lets get straight into it!!!

[jameskelley]

Great video. I've wanted to learn this for a long time but in the 80's when I was windsurfing, we had to either read a book or take a lesson. Yes I am a dinosaur but caught the windsurfing bug again and can't wait to work on my water start this summer. Efkaristo!!!

[ВладимирБеляев-бж]

licking the finger in the water to check the wind makes me smile :D nice manual, tho

[piotrwojcik]

Til now best tutorial I have seen, very easy and clear explanation of steps for beginers, thank you guys
Wish to see turns in the water, changing directions thank you and wish you more subscribers, as me now

[tdoytchev]

Very good video. Actually the best I have found for water start so far. Wishing you success, man.

[paulfelix]

Best water start tutorial on the YT! Congrats!! I subscribed to your channel!!!

[ROCKETRICKYH]

Really good instruction! I learned to waterstart decades ago but I am delighted to see your lesson matches exactly what I do (not all instructional videos do!). Your advice works in 45kts...excellent! I'm not quite sure sure why I watch instructional videos at my stage of windsurfing, but I do get some gratification out of seeing instructors align with what I learned (the hard way) as a teenager in the 1980s. Well done!

[bertrandc]

Tes vidéos sont excellentes, pas du bla bla ou de la frime comme d autres youtubers. Bravo et merci

[TheLindsay]

Hey Kyriakos, Thanks for your excellent videos. I started windsurfing about 3.5 years ago and watched a lot of instructional videos at the time. I feel like I’ve gone backwards lately on a few things so decided to go back to basics and came across your videos. I wish I had them back when I started. You’ve done an epic job. Cheers, Lindsay

[anders_dahlberg]

extremely good explanation. Keep up the good work. This channel will take off!!!

[m.barsgumusbas]

Thanks a lot my friend. One of the most helpful videos I have seen on water start. All best.

[kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

I do not recommend to skip any of the info in the videos but for those looking for something specific:

Skip to 2:30 to go straight into practicing the water start (you will miss a little info).
Skip to 4:30 for deep water practice (you will miss the progressive practice that makes it easier)!
Skip to 5:55 for different ways of lifting the sail.

[wadeseymour]

Great video, I've learnt something today, now to go try it out, thanks again!!!

[erikvoll]

Thanks, great video and good examples!

[jclaude]

Merci pour tes videos, elles sont bien faites

[erkaltarm]

Thank you very much for this nice explanation.👌

[CorsoInsegnantiYogaSamadhi]

Great video! so good the way you explain everything! Thanks

[chrisisinthehouse]

Great job on this one. Totally clear with lots of techniques demonstrated.

[philiprideout]

Great video, I especially like the tip about flipping the sail, I've always wondered about that. (8:09)

[fair]

Some great advice here. I haven't windsurfed in years but your video brought it all back. I noticed something you did but didn't mention (you probably do want to overload people with information), how you used the foot of the sail to control the board. A good example is shown from 7:10.

[EuricoArrenda]

Great content. Thanks man. Ur grate prof.