How to make a windsurfing Beach Start! The best technique for all conditions.

In this video you will learn how to beach start.
When you practice the techniques showed in this video you may feel like some of them are not completely necessary and opt to not focus on them. However, if you really focus on ALL techniques properly, this will help you out later on when you are learning the water start. So make sure to invest your time properly and learn them while its easy!
When trying to learn the beach start it is recommended to do so in the following order:
- Learn to lift and flip your sail easily.
- Learn to control the board without touching it (as much as possible).
- Make sure you have the correct body and sail position for stepping on the board.
- Practice staying low once on the board (even when not necessary).
Hopefully this video will give you the information you need to learn the beach start easily and to give you a good foundation for the water start. If you have any questions concerning the beach start or anything else let me know in the comments and if you found this video helpful drop a like and subscribe for more videos to come!
Good luck and don't forget to have fun!

[@aaplhk1010]

thank you

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

No problem! Hope it helps :)

[@kakn4129]

I appreciate the very detailed way this tutorial was deliverred.

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Thank you! hope it helped! :)

[@Beelzerat]

Hey, thanks man. I have been wanting to try this for a couple of years now, but life kept happening. Now, my two boys are in college but I still didn't have the money for a rig. Well, since I am well-known for my boat bottom painting skills, I traded a paint job for a used Mistral that looks brand new. I gave it to myself for my sixtieth birthday. Tomorrow, I am going to the boat ramp where there is a little beach and try it out. I have watched a ton of these videos and you certainly have the personality I was looking for in addition to some very good presenting. I am like the other guy, a little embarrassed, but I taught myself to rollerblade when I was forty. Maybe this sport will be a little less bloody. Anyway, I am going to watch each video as my skill improves. It may take me awhile, but I never quit. Thanks so much again.

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Hey Leo, I am glad you like the videos and I hope they help you on your windsurf journey! It is a hard sport and takes time but it is definitely worth it... and yes, less bloody than rollerblading! Like I have mentioned there is no need to be embarrassed! This is the only way to do it and failing is part of the process... Just stick to it, keep trying and overall have fun in the water! Enjoy and good luck!

[@dariobednarski288]

Thanks for your videos. I watched a couple of channels about windsurfing yet and I must say that your channel and your tutorials are the best. Keep rockin. Cheers 👌

[@ophthalmol2009]

Great instructions, thank you so much..

[@davidglover8060]

Great thanks I'm getting there bu it's good to come back to this and recap

[@martaskorulska99]

Some great tips. I'll give them a try. Many thanks, Kyriakos.

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Thank you! I hope they help :)

[@haymolin]

once again great video! wish you make some in greek as well!

[@fuatargun]

Thanks for really helpful video.

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

No problem! I hope it helps! :)

[@jacksbackable]

Some great info there Thanks 😎🏖🌴☀️🇦🇺

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Glad you like it! Hope it helps! :)

[@ArvellBass]

Great video. You're a good teacher! Keep the videos coming and thank you!

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Thanks for your kind words! Next video coming soon.. stay posted :)

[@motsbane]

Thanks for your video! Will practice.

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Thank you for watching! Hope it helps :)

[@salsamancer]

I really want to practice this more but it gets tiring and embarrassing dragging my rental board in circles on a crowded beach 😅

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Dont feel embarrassed! Any windsurfer knows the feeling and understands the process... they will not make fun of you! We have all been through it! As for the non-windsurfers, just think of how they will be watching in awe when you are finally ripping! ;) Good luck and keep having fun!

[@oroshix]

Thank you so much for your videos, now I understand the theory perfectly, and after 2 sessions of 3h each, I have a percentage rate of success of 80% on the left foot. But the other foot, I can't train often, as the wind always come from the same direction, so I have to directly try waterstart for this side (not easy). Anyway, your videos helped a lot! Please continue posting educational videos, your explanations are really clear :D

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Thank you for your kind words! Keep trying and dont worry! That is also how I learnt and how most people learn.. with a little more practice, soon both side will be super easy for you! :)

[@marneyman]

Great video this - are planning on doing at waterstart one?

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Yes! Definitely in my plans. Either the next one or one after that will be the water start! So stay posted!

[@Mariz650]

You make it look easy 😂

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

It is easy! :D You just need some practice

[@MrBarryliaw]

very good tutorial.. by the way, where is the location that you took that film? is that your main teaching windsurfing location?

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Thank you! :) In this video I am in Vietnam, Mui Ne. I spent last winter there but normally I windsurf and teach on Rhodes Island, Greece. (where I am writing from right now!)

[@markmalekian4383]

You stand up to fast. :) Tnx for the videos

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

I am sure you will too! soon enough :)

[@vascocostaantunes6826]

Does the video board have a fin?

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

When I use the board on the beach as a simulator always remove the fin. Even on sandy beaches... In the water however, of course I have a fin :)

[@neoquicler196]

Bueno no se si entiendes español. Si el viento viene justo desde la playa, se puede hacer?

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

My spanish is not so good but thats is why we have google translate! And the answer to your question is yes of course. You can always make a beachstart

[@neoquicler196]

@@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind thanks!!

[@vascocostaantunes6826]

Does the wind have to be under the sail to lift the body out of the water?

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

Yes, you have to have wind in your sail! Although for the beach start the wind you need is really not much you still need to have some :)

[@vascocostaantunes6826]

But is that wind under the sail that elevates the windsurfer?

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

@@vascocostaantunes6826 Partly yes but the windsurfer has to make a step up also. Thats why I said you dont need much wind. As long as the sail is pulling a little and assisting you slightly the rest can be done by you stepping onto the board (as if going up a large step) and pulling downwards on the boom to put the pressure on the mastfoot.

[@samueldacricketer]

@@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind Genius, cheers.

[@jimos9057]

Παλι με εσωσες ρε φιλε θενκς χαχαχα

[@kyriakosgiakoumaroswingandwind]

χαχαχα χαιρομαι!!!