WINDSURF 
BOARDS, Volume vs. Width:
You may have done a little of you own research in this fabulous sport of ours and discovered that nowadays both WINDSURF BOARD WIDTH and BOARD VOLUME are coming up time and time again when referring to how a board performs. Yes, it is confusing! However, to simplify things a bit, nowadays the far more important factor of the two is BOARD WIDTH.
Unfortunately width is also the factor which is less easily grasped as an indicator of size particularly if the variation is small (does a 62cm wide board perform differently than a 65cm board?)
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The Categories of First Time WINDSURF BOARDS:
Here is a small description of what your choices will be as a beginner (find your description in the previous section). Please note that we haven’t gone into all of the characteristics in detail. This is only a guide to hopefully point you in the right direction. More »
Types of WINDSURF BOARDS:
With so many different types and sizes of windsurfing board available, the sport might seem just a little confusing at first encounter. Fortunately, it’s not as complicated as it seems; the boards are all for fairly specific roles and the large majority are aimed at the more experienced sailor. More »
Part 1 in a series dedicated to any windsurfer (beginner or otherwise):
You may ask yourself “Why are there so many different models of boards on the market?” A relevant question with a relevant answer: Because there are an infinite variety of different wind strengths and water conditions that you can go windsurfing in. More »
Sailworks Hucker 6.6
Interview with designer Bruce Peterson in 2007
Bruce, not too long ago, the Hucker’s largest sizing was a 4.8 built for extreme winds and airtime. Now you’ve got the Sailworks 6.6 Hucker. What’s changed?
What started as sail design concept targeted to aggressive sailors riding in high winds, i.e. more seam shape and more rig tension, has proven to be very effective in when set more moderately for low end range.
The Huckers are created, by design, so far up the loading plateau that even when set a low downhaul and outhaul settings they have stable rig tension. This allows the sail to be set for maximum low end without becoming sloppy and unstable. The range of the Hucker has proven to be quite amazing at both ends of the spectrum. More »
The RRD Longrider
This is RRD’s one and only windsurfing longboard, marketed as having “the performance of a freeride board with the accessibility of a beginner board.”
Being long yet light, the board really comes into its own as a light-wind freestyle machine. It’s definitely the easiest board on test to railride, but also great fun to put a smaller rig on and practice your sail-spinning tricks.
Character & Performance: In light winds, the RRD has a very lively and playful feel. It cruises upwind well with the daggerboard engaged, although not pointing quite as high as the Kona. Upwind performance can be improved slightly by using a larger fin. It reacts very well to footsteering and can be tacked very swiftly. Gybing, while still not being as snappy as the shorter boards in the test, can be done around a shorter arc than the Kona. More »
Windsurfing is a surface water sport using a windsurf board, also commonly called a sailboard, usually two to five meters long and powered by a single sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating flexible joint called the Universal Joint (U-Joint). Unlike a rudder-steered sailboat, a windsurfer is steered by the tilting and rotating of the mast and sail as well as tilting and carving the board. This method of controlling the board’s direction is called the free-sail system. More »