This category of maneuvers involves moves that have some sort of
circular (360 degree) rotation involving the board, the sail,
and/or the body. Many of these moves were inherited from
the long-board freestyle maneuvers in the 1980's but rest assured,
all the great New School windsurfers have flirted with
these maneuvers as well. They are key in the
development of sail control, balance, and connectivity.
Rotating just your body is called a
Pirouette.
The simple rotations using the mast base as a pivot include the following:
Rotating only the sail is a
Sail-360,
with the
Reverse Sail 360 as another variation.
Rotating only the board is a
Board-360.
Rotating your body and sail together is a
Sail-Body-360.
An extension of the Sail-Body-360 is to jump on the leeward side of the sail and perform a
Reverse-Sail-Body-360.
More of the same include the
Frisbee
(a Reverse sail body 360 with a sail throw) and the
Sail 360 Piroutte.
Making a complete circle either upwind or downwind results in another subset
of 360 maneuvers. The upwind variety involve two very similar
maneuvers called the
Flip 360
and the
Upwind 360.
A unique style to the Upwind 360 is the
The Gecko
and the
Clew-1st Gecko.
