WINDSURFING. SQUASH
Windsurfing or board sailing or sail boarding is a water sport combining elements of surfing and sailing. Since 1984 the sport has been included in the Olympic Games as part of the yachting events. From 1992 men and women have to compete in separate categories. There are also annual board sailing world championships
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Windsurfing or boardsailing or sail boarding is a water sport combining elements of surfing and sailing. Since 1984 the sport has been included in the Olympic Games as part of the yachting events. From 1992 men and women have to compete in separate categories. There are also annual boardsailing world championships.
Men and women always have to compete in separate categories.
There are also annual boardsailing world championships.
Using the Lechner board, speeds in excess of 40 knots have been achieved. Windsurfing was invented in the mid-sixties by two southern Californian surfers, Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake.
They can’t achieve the speed of 40 knots, only using the Lechner board.
Using the Lechner board, speeds in excess of 40 knots have been achieved. Windsurfing was invented in the mid-sixties by two southern Californian surfers, Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake. Surfers need strong rolling waves, and hate days of calm sea.
Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake are the inventors of windsurfing and live in Carolina.
Windsurfing was invented in the mid-sixties by two southern Californian surfers, Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake. Surfers need strong rolling waves, and hate days of calm sea. Schweitzer noticed that on days when waves were not high enough to surf, there was often a strong wind and he set about finding a way to use it.
Surfers like strong rolling waves and days of calm sea.
Surfers need strong rolling waves, and hate days of calm sea. Schweitzer noticed that on days when waves were not high enough to surf, there was often a strong wind and he set about finding a way to use it. His first experiments involved standing on his surfboard holding out a piece of sail cloth in his hands.
Jim Drake set about finding a way to use strong wind.
Gradually he and Drake developed this idea into a basic design for a sailboard, but holding a mast(щогла) and a triangular sail (вітрило)which could be titled and turned in any direction. The windsurfer operates a boom which controls the amount of wind in the sail, for speed and change of direction.
A mast and a triangular sail could be titled and turned in any direction.
Gradually he and Drake developed this idea into a basic design for a sailboard, but holding a mast(щогла) and a triangular sail (вітрило)which could be titled and turned in any direction. The windsurfer operates a boom which controls the amount of wind in the sail, for speed and change of direction.
Only the operator controls the amount of wind in the sail.
Squash began at Harrow School in the mid-nineteenth century, but has worked since its way into almost every city and district in Britain and throughout Europe. Squash is one of the fastest games in the world. Two people play in a small confined space surrounded by high walls with no net to keep them apart.
Squash is one of the quickest games in the world.
Since 1984 windsurfing has been included in the Olympic Games as part of the yachting events. There are also annual board sailing world championships.Using the Lechner board, speeds in excess of 40 knots have been achieved. Windsurfing was invented in the mid-sixties by two southern Californian surfers, Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake.
Windsurfing was invented in the … by two southern Californian surfers.
Windsurfing or boardsailing or sail boarding is a water sport combining elements of surfing and sailing. There are also annual boardsailing world championships.
Using the Lechner board, speeds in excess of 40 knots have been achieved.
The surfers can achieve the speed of … … , only using the Lechner board.
Windsurfing was invented in the mid-sixties by two southern Californian surfers, Hoyle Schweitzer and Jim Drake. Surfers need strong rolling waves, and hate days of calm sea. Schweitzer noticed that on days when waves were not high enough to surf, there was often a strong wind and he set about finding a way to use it. His first experiments involved standing on his surfboard holding out a piece of sail cloth in his hands.
… first experiments involved standing on his surfboard holding out a piece of sail cloth in his hands.
Gradually he and Drake developed this idea into a basic design for a sailboard, but holding a mast(щогла) and a triangular sail (вітрило)which could be titled and turned in any direction. The windsurfer operates a boom which controls the amount of wind in the sail, for speed and change of direction. Schweitzer immediately went into business designing and making the new sailboards and taking the idea abroad.
The windsurfer … the amount of wind in the sail operating a boom, for speed and change of direction.
The windsurfer operates a boom which controls the amount of wind in the sail, for speed and change of direction. Schweitzer immediately went into business designing and making the new sailboards and taking the idea abroad. By mid-seventies, the sport had been spread to Holland, Germany and France.
Schweitzer immediately began to … the new sailboards.
The windsurfer operates a boom which controls the amount of wind in the sail, for speed and change of direction. Schweitzer immediately went into business designing and making the new sailboards and taking the idea abroad. By mid-seventies, the sport had been spread to Holland, Germany and France.
Holland, Germany and France were the … where this sport spread next.
Squash began at Harrow School in the mid-nineteenth century, but has worked since its way into almost every city and district in Britain and throughout Europe. Squash is one of the fastest games in the world. Two people play in a small confined space surrounded by high walls with no net to keep them apart.
Two people play without any … , but surrounded by high walls.
Squash is one of the fastest games in the world. Two people play in a small confined space surrounded by high walls with no net to keep them apart. The aim is to get to the point at the centre of the court and to stay there.
What should the players do to win the game?
Squash players hope that the game will make them stronger and fitter, but, like many sports, squash can be very dangerous. The most obvious danger is the small ball that shoots through the air extremely fast.
Why can squash be very dangerous?
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