Another light wind play-time maneuver is riding the board fin first. In this depiction, I also demonstrate a very slow board 360.

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Rider: Royn Bartholdi

Steps

1) Unhook, get out of the straps. Sheet out and head the board downwind.

2) Let the board ride dead downwind.

3) Step the back foot to the front of the board and weight that foot. Then sheet in the sail.

4) Start sailing fin first, positioning your front foot close to the mast base.

5) Guide the board with your front foot and the sail.

6) Move the mast forward/backward to turn the tail of the board in the direction you want.

7) Ditto...

8) Turn the tail of the board downwind and step both feet to the front of the board.

9) Step the new backfoot around the mast.

10) Stabilize the board.

11) Complete the board rotation.