Surf-Glossary
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Aerial
"Complex" small-wave maneuver in which both surfer and board launch into the air off the top of a wave, before dropping back down into the same wave. The surfer often grabs a rail of the surfboard for stability and to control the surfboard’s rotation in the move. Originated from skateboarding.
Backdoor
The act of taking off deep behind the peak or a section on a hollow wave, and surfing through the barrel or tube of the wave to the other side of the peak. (Also a proper noun: the short intense right peeling off the reverse side of Pipeline in Hawaii.)
Backing off
The action of a wave as it passes from shallow water into deeper water closer to shore. The wave becomes less steep, or the broken whitewater fades away. Tends to occur shoreward of offshore reefs or sandbars. The wave may reform and break again in even shallower water closer to shore.
Back foot
The foot closest to the stern.
Back hand
The hand closest to the back of the boom - the clew hand.
Battens
Carbon rods that remove creases and improve stability. A long thin slat inserted into the sail to add rigidity and shape.
Batten pocket
A sleeve in the sail into which a batten slides.
Beachstart
A technique for getting underway in knee-deep water without uphauling.
Beaufort Scale
The Beaufort Scale is an empirical measure for describing wind speed based mainly on observed sea conditions (on land it is categorized by the physical effects it has on vegetation and structures). Its full name is the Beaufort Wind Force Scale.
Force 0 through 3 is sub-planing speed, force 4 and above are planing- and lifting-speeds.
Force 0 through 3 is sub-planing speed, force 4 and above are planing- and lifting-speeds.
Boom
A boom is a piece of equipment that attaches to the mast, providing structural support for the sail. Booms are commonly made from aluminum, or carbon fibre, and are often referred to as a wishbone boom due to their symmetrical shape. Windsurfers use the boom to hold and maneuver the rig, either directly gripping it in their hands, or through the use of harness lines. The boom mast attachment; is the inhaul and the boom sail attachment (at the opposite end) is the outhaul.
Gear
Wetsuits
Men,
Women,
Junior,
Kids,
Coat,
Convertible,
Long John,
Monoshorty,
Overknee,
Short arm,
Short John,
Shorty,
Steamer
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