the Atlanta Boardsailing Club
windsurfing, kiteboarding and wingsurfing in the Southeast

Almost every beginning windsurfer looks forward to the day when he or she can hook in and plane. The first planing day is a milestone - few of us ever forget the first day the board begins to slip and it seems everything goes to warp speed.

Planing speed Mr. Sulu

However, that's when the trouble begins. We've planed once but planing again seems so problematic. Everyone else is buzzing around and our board is just ploughing through the water. Worse, when we do get up to speed, the next step - getting into the straps - feels like we are standing one legged on top of a box car roaring around a mountain.

Frustrations mount. Again, while we struggle, others seem to so easily pop up on a plane, slip into the straps, drive upwind all while we are just bubbling in the water. Aaaagh!

Well, windsurf instructor extraordinaire, Jem Hall, has written a great article that will help. The writing is sparse but dense. There is no flowery prose but just a bunch of great points to keep in mind. Read it and reread it. And, hit us up with any questions.

Windsurf Magazine: Enhance Your Stance

I stumbled across this wonderful video via the Facebook page of a member of the WindsurfAtlanta Facebook group. I thought is was beautiful - wonderful photography, drone shots and a killer music track. I emailed its creator and star, Chad Ozdinc.

"Where in the world were these shots taken?" Brazil - yeah, the blue water makes sense - and closer to his current home of St. Louis, Carlisle Lake in Illinois. Chad considers Brazil his second home and it takes about 30 seconds of video to understand the appeal. But, the drone shots in Illinois are breath-taking on their own and serve to remind us how beautiful our sport is where ever it happens.

The Fall Classic is Cancelled due to Hurricane Michael impacting so many of our friends who attend each year. We hope to reschedule as soon as we can. Our thoughts are with those directly affected

The Atlanta Boardsailing Club and Lake Lanier Sailing Club
invite you to compete in the

Update: the trip is sold out. If you are interested in going in the spring, contact Barrett for details.

Barrett is planning another couple of weeks in Hatteras this fall and has a few openings. He stays up in Nags Head which shortens the drive a bit and there is good windsurfing out the back door. It's always a good trip and if you have ever wanted your picture taken windsurfing, this is your best bet as Barrett always takes great pics.

Quit reading about how much fun Hatteras is, just go already!