PWA

The PWA is the most important competition in this sport. Here you can find the best windsurfers of the world. There are a lot of categories to race that I will explain one by one.

This competition is like a world tour. Professional windsurfers compete in their categories in different races around the world. The winner will be the windsurfer that has more points because in every race they can win some points.

Now let's talk about the different categories, which are divided into women and men. 

The fit one is the freestyle. In this one people get into the water and they try to do their best tricks with the board. These tricks will be evaluated by a professional trial. The windsurfer with the better score wins.

The second category is the waves one. It's really similar to the freestyle because they have a trial that will evaluate their best tricks. But in the waves they have to ride some waves and do some jumps. In this two categories they compete two windsurfers for race.

The last PWA categori is the slaloom. Here we are talking about a big race. It's really easy. The fisrt one in arrive to goal wins and passes to the next race with the other group winners.

THE SECURITY

Security is a really important aspect of windsurfing. We usually think that if you don't wear a helmet or the necessary equipment it doesn't matter but the reality is another.

The first one I have to name all the security equipment. The most important thing is the helmet. You can fall and get hurt in your head. If you wear a helmet you will prevent yourself of have really big problems.

The second thing that I can recommend is the protector vest. In this sport is really usually to fall and hit your chest. If you wear one of this you can avoid breaking some ribs. Another important use of the vest is the flowability that it can give to you. In case that you get really damaged, you will be lonely in the sea. With the vest, you will be floating.

The last thing is not any equipment part. Now I will talk about actions to prevent an accident. For exemple you can tell to your friends or family were you are going to be or just sail with more people. If you are in a lonely place it's easier to have problems.

ESSENCIAL EQIPMENT

If you are interested in windsurfing and you want to buy your first gear you have to know some important things.

The first thing that I will recommend to you is that you must have a budget and know how much money you want to spend. If you have a lot of money you can buy new things. But if you don't have it or you just don't want to spend it the second-hand gear is a really good option.

In my opinion, it's necessary to have two or three boards and a minimum of for sails with their masts and complements. I say that because the wind isn't always the same and if you want to sail in different conditions you have to be prepared. 

The second thing is neoprene. It's really necessary to have one or two. It depends on the season that you want to sail. If you are sure that you only will use it in summer you can just have one. In case that you sail in hot seasons, you can sail without it but if you have a summer neoprene it will help you