You stand relaxed on the board and feel the power of the sail, everything fits and you fly along - sometimes at full throttle, sometimes a little more leisurely. That's pure windsurfing bliss!" It doesn't always have to be higher, faster or further. Even a windsurfing world champion can probably still remember the moment when he overcame the glide threshold for the first time. For most of us, getting there involved a lot of frustration, effort and perhaps even a little pain. Windsurfing is not a sport that you just learn, that you master overnight and where the learning curve only ever points upwards. The word passion is often associated with windsurfing. You have to suffer a little before you can do it.
Everything that has nothing to do with surfing is literally left behind on land - freedom in your head too!"
But then comes this one moment. You have more pull in the sail than ever before. You manage to hook yourself into the harness, letting the power of the wind take over and flow through your body into your board. The sound under your board changes from a muffled gurgling to an ever brighter and faster staccato of short strokes. The water splashes sideways off the edge of the board and you leave a trail of foam behind you like a vapour trail - you're gliding!
They say that the best surfer is not the one with the most spectacular moves, but the one who has the most fun on the water. In this respect, freeriders are the best surfers in the world!"
Caught the windsurfing bug
At this moment, your body starts to produce huge amounts of happiness hormones, and at the same time you can make an appointment for addiction counselling. You are now addicted to the windsurfing virus.
But where will your future path as a windsurfer take you? From your first gliding experience, you can take many directions and intensities. Do you try to learn freestyle tricks, are you drawn to the coasts in the waves or do you race around buoys with others? But in the end, nothing beats the freedom of leaving your foam tracks in the water, no matter where - the main thing is that you have fun.
I love looking at the coastline from the water while surfing. It's a completely new perspective."
