With dozens of full-color photographs, the perfect introduction to the skills and equipment needed to master the sport.

A basic, comprehensive guide to the latest in boards, equipment, and technique. For beginning and intermediate windsurfers. Chapters on reading the weather and choice surfing destinations worldwide.

Combine the thrill, freedom and exhilaration of surfing, skiing and sailing, and you have an understanding of the attraction of windsurfing. This book is the ultimate guide to windsurfing; packed full of information and with photographs by John Carter, it offers a full explanation of equipment, a detailed description of the basic as well as intermediate and advanced techniques, and has specific chapters on planing, sailing smaller boards, gybing, wave sailing and much more. With over 200 great photographs, informative diagrams, a glossary and list of useful addresses, this is the complete guide to the sport.

Discusses the choice of a windsurfing board, explains the fundamental skills of windsurfing and describes the special techniques used by champion windsurfers.