Sailboard Rating Guide

SAILBOARD RATING GUIDE

This is your Beginner Windsurfing Guide to the MSC Sailboard Rating.
You should find just about everything you need here to be successful.

• Sailboard Rating Sheet

Start preparing yourself for the Sailboard Rating:

1. Join: You MUST be a member.
2. Print: Basic Sailboard Rating SHEET
3. Study: Club Rules (unless you already have a MSC Basic rating.)
4. Read: Beginners Guide to Windsurfing
5. Watch: Introduction to Windsurfing (6:03)
6. Watch: Basic Sailing Concepts (14:10)
7. Watch: Basic Rigging Guide (12:48)
8. Watch: Advanced Rigging Guide (for Ezzy Sails) (8:40)
9. Watch: Right of Way Rules (3:50)
10. Pass: Our Rules Test (unless you already have a MSC Basic rating.)
11. Sign Up: Join us and start learning how to windsurf!

FURTHER STUDY

General Guide:

• Beginners Guide to Windsurfing

Videos:

1. Introduction to Windsurfing
2. Basic Sailing Concepts
3. Windsurfing 101 Guide
4. Basic Rigging Guide
5. Advanced Rigging Guide (Ezzy Sails)

Advanced

• Water Starting
• Footstrap Positioning (Advanced but will give you the general concept)
• Winter Windsurfing
• Board Repair Tutorial
• Buying a Board Guide
• Windsurfing Mistakes

Terminology

• Windsurfing Terms
• Windsurfing Slang

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