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The Classic move group is certainly a subjective classification. I guess over time all moves eventually become Classic and all newer moves will be known as 'New School'. So in my definition Classic Moves are moves that contain elements of board and sail tricks that are independent of jumping the board and are not defined in one of the other categories.
1. Simple Tricks
The Simple Tricks are more or less exercises or studies that demonstrate windsurfing skills. Some of these tricks are helpful in learning other maneuvers and some are not. For Example, Backwind Sailing is a very helpful skill that is used in many tricks so I suggest mastering it on both tacks. Fin First Sailing might be helpful in Willie Skippers, I am not sure, but if the wind is light, you are at the beach, and your friends lean toward the lazy side of life then you can entertain them with this skill as well as sailing Inside the Booms.
2. Core TricksThree maneuvers make up the core of the Classic group: The Body Drag, The Cowboy, and the Sail Throw. In addition to the Standard Body Drag there is the One Handed, no handed, and the Clew Forward variations. The Sail Throw also has the Stall Tack, Bob, and Boomerang variations.
A Willie-Skipper is a move performed by jumping the board out of the water and spinning it 180 degrees while in mid-air and landing with your feet out of the footstraps, on the deck, and the board sliding backwards.
Once the board has landed and is sliding then the sailor can perform a Standard-Willie-Skipper (flip the sail, let the board stop, and begin to windsurf away in the other direction) or another variation.
1. Simple VariationsThere are two simple variations stemming from the Standard Willie Skipper. The first is entering into a Haas Tack at the end of the move. The second, Known as a Free Willie, is performing Willie Skipper with a board 180, a sail flip, and then a Sail-180 at the end of the move.
2. Intermediate VariationsThere are two intermediate variations. The Clew-Forward which is self expanitory and the Lollypop which involves a simultanenous Sail-360 and Board-180 at the end of the Willier Skipper.
3. Expert VariationsExpert variations involve appending another trick onto the end of the Standard Willie Skipper. For Example, the Omazaeki was invented by Josh Stone and fuses a Cowboy into the move. The Diablo adds another board 180 woth a sail duck at the end. The Echo Variation instills a sail duck into the move. The Jizz Master, as you might guess, incorporates a Jizz maneuver into the skipper. The Sleepy Hollow adds the Inside the Boom theme and the Freeze invloves backwinding of the sail.
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