Windsurfing Technique
willy skipper

Text and Pics: Christian Goebel/FYM Productions
Rider: Lars Petersen D-99

Let's have a look at the mother of modern aerial freestyle - the Willy Skipper! This is an awesome aerial move and gets you sliding backwards with your feet out the straps. Once mastered, the move has a huge variety of rotational endings.

Try this trick in moderate to fresh breeze on freeride, freestyle or wave sails between around 4.5 and 7.0 and a floaty wave or freestyle/freestyle wave board - preferably in flat conditions without too much chop. You can also take off coming towards shore using the back of a wave as a ramp and the smooth water in front of it to slide.

Let's have a look at it step-by-step. In the next pages, you can click on the images to enlarge and see a sequence slideshow...