Windsurfing
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Windsurfing
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This man is windsurfing at the very end of Pleasure Island in North Carolina near Fort Fisher where the ferry comes in. It was a very windy day due to a storm off the island that later became a Nor'easter further up the coast. In the background you can see some of the dunes that are naturally all along the North Carolina coast.
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Windsurfing is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually 2 to 3 metres long, with a volume of about 60 to 250 liters, powered by wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and consists of a mast, 2-sided boom and sail. The sail area generally ranges from 2.5 m2 to 12 m2 depending on the conditions, the skill of the sailor and the type of windsurfing being undertaken.
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Windsurfing can be said to straddle both the laid-back culture of surf sports and the more rules-based environment of sailing. Although it might be considered a minimalistic version of a sailboat, a windsurfer offers experiences that are outside the scope of any other sailing craft design. Windsurfers can perform jumps, inverted loops, spinning maneuvers, and other "freestyle" moves that cannot be matched by any sailboat. Windsurfers were the first to ride the world's largest waves, such as Jaws on the island of Maui, and, with very few exceptions, it was not until the advent of tow-in surfing that waves of that size became accessible to surfers on more traditional surfboards. Extreme waves aside, many expert windsurfers will ride the same waves as wavesurfers do (wind permitting) and are themselves usually very accomplished without a rig on a conventional surfboard.
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Photography by Sandi O'Reilly, All Rights Reserved and copyrighted. If you have any questions, please email me through FAA's email service, glad to help!.
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March 12th, 2013
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Comments (59)
Tanya Filichkin
Very nice capture Sandi - striking colors and great composition make this image work pretty well. Like/Fav
Sandi OReilly
Appreciate your featuring this image in Ships Boats and Dingies, Chuck!! Thank you so much!!
Sandi OReilly
Bo, thank you very much for your great comment and greetings!! Appreciate your v/g and greetings to you!!!