Product Description

Arguably one of the most diverse, exciting and accessible of water sports, windsurfing attracts an estimated twenty million participants worldwide. This instructional volume is packed full of information. Illustrated with photographs by John Carter, one of the world's most respected water sports' photographers, it will inspire both the beginner and the expert.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99829 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

About the Author
Peter Hart has over twenty five years' experience in every aspect of windsurfing and is arguably one of the best-known windsurfers in the UK. Peter belongs to the elite club who have sailed faster than 40 knots. He is, perhaps, most famous as a coach, writer, television commentator and programme maker.

Customer Reviews

Could be alot better!
There aren't many books on windsurfing technique out there and having seen the authors' excellent instructional DVD (Turn for the Better - Excellent!!) I reckoned this was bound to be pretty good. Content wise, the book is good. I just get the impression the whole thing was a rush job. Little or no effort has gone into building on the content to assist conveying knowledge to the reader.
A couple of things strike me particulartly.
There's lots of scope for using instructional graphics however all we get is a few arrows beside pictures.
The cover picture is not a good windsurfing picture.
Who cares who actually took each one of the pictures in the book (it's either David or John by the way)
I wouldn't be suprised if we see a far superior second edition in the near future with this one published to meet some sort of deadline.
Anyway, that's all - The content is good - I just think that the "Learnability" could be a lot better!!!

despite Windsurfing since the age of 8
I roped my wife into windsurfing a couple of years ago. She bought this book to take with us to Venezuela, Isla de Margarita. I had a quick flick through on the beach for about 20 mins, before I knew it I was body draging, finishing off my 360s and finally a few spocks too. Above all this book is great for your confidence. I highly recommend it to all windsurfers new and old.