FREESTYLE windsurfing TECHNIQUE:
clew-first flaka

By Mattia Pedrani I-00

The Flaka has been around for quite a while now, and it has become of the pillars of modern freestyle, it's pretty much the benchmark move from which you can access the new world a powermoves.It was invented roughly at the same time by Ricardo Campello, Bieuzy Mauffret and the Gorge's ripper, Web Pedrick (who called it the Swayze) some 8+ years ago.

As time passed by, Ricardo once again decided to raise the bar, pulling some of his very clew first flakas in Maui in 2005. This trick is the trademark move of frenchies Antony Ruenes and Nico Akgazciyan, and it's really technical and can still score some solid points even in PWA heats.

Here's how it's done...