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Technique guides and masterclasses. Learn windsurfing skills step by step with the NP7 crew.

Technique Guide

16 Oct 2026 · 15 min read

Windsurf Planing Tutorial: Harness, 3 Moves and Footstraps

How to get planing in windsurfing and into the footstraps. My whole path: the right gear and days, hooking into the harness and the three moves to power up.

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Technique Guide

8 Dec 2025 · 15 min read

Windsurfing Top Speed: Why Most Never Hit 60 km/h

Stuck at 40, 50 or 60 km/h? The 5 barriers that can cap your windsurfing top speed, and how to windsurf faster: discipline, time, fear, gear and weight.

Technique Guide

20 May 2025 · 9 min read

Windsurfing in Strong Wind: 9 Ways to Stay in Control

Overpowered? My 9-point checklist for windsurfing in strong wind: trim on the beach, hip out and lines down, reading gusts, fitness and mindset for high wind.

Technique Guide

5 Nov 2024 · 9 min read

How to Carry Windsurf Gear in Strong Wind Without Losing It

How to carry windsurf gear in strong wind, plus how to rig it and get into the water safely: my storm day routine for the board, the sail and the launch.

Technique Guide

1 Jul 2024 · 10 min read

Windsurf Power Jibe: 6 Steps and 2 Tips to Stay Planing

The windsurf power jibe in 6 steps, plus my 2 tips for a fully planing jibe: keep the board level and flip the sail with the mast upright to keep your speed.

Technique Guide

1 Mar 2024 · 9 min read

Windsurf Spinouts: Why They Happen and How to Avoid Them

Why windsurf spinouts happen and how to avoid them: how your fin makes lift, the technique that keeps it gripping, and the fin and sail setup that helps.

Technique Guide

5 Nov 2023 · 13 min read

How to Windsurf Faster: My 5 Secrets for More Top Speed

How to windsurf faster on the gear you already have: my 5 secrets for more top speed, from a training system and buddy checks to tuning and technique.

Technique Guide

20 Sept 2023 · 10 min read

Windsurf Harness Line Length: The Easiest Upgrade

Harness line length is one of the easiest upgrades in windsurfing. Why longer lines give you leverage, speed and control, and how to switch step by step.

Masterclass

1 Feb 2023 · 23 min read

Freeride Windsurfing Guide: Speed, Tuning, Tacks and Jibes

My freeride windsurfing guide for riders in the footstraps: windsurf tuning for board and sail, more speed, fewer spinouts, the tack and power jibe.