PWA Judge Thijs van de Meer wrote back on the Levi Siver 'Is it an Air Taka or a Goiter?' issue.
Thijs says it's a Goiter because "In the picture [above] you can see the mastfoot is clearly higher than the top of the mast.
To me, that's where an Air Taka turns into a Goiter.
Goiters are being done a lot flatter these days, it looks less radical, but the guys are sticking them more consistently this way.
A tough trade off. Compliments to Levi for staying in the wave in these offshore conditions. Too bad he lost it at the end." Thanks Thijs for that insight. If you disagree why not vote in the Poll to the right?
By the way. Eagle-eyed readers might have noticed the various spellings of Goiter in circulation.
Irish Pro Oisin Van Gelderen did some research and found that a Goiter, as opposed to a Goyta or Goita, is related to an overdose of action in the Adrenal glands!
From memory I think that's why the move was named that back in the 90s. So who invented it? Was it Mark Angulo? Any answers, medical or windsurfing related are appreciated in the Comments section below. Thanks.
Here's a revolutionary new way of choosing a sail from Boardseeker.
I had a great response to yesterday's 'arty Blogs' post, and received a lot of links such as Frank from River-Rippers.net's recomendation.
Yann Sorlut sums-up the AFF event in Almanarre, France.
Take a deep breath and hoooooooooold.
Even The King goes on the Rocks from time-to-time.
GP get's his readers to take some of the strain and posts other people's videos for a day. Good idea.
More new perspectives from Dani Miguel.
Err how glad am I that never bought any Quiksilver stock? Thanks to [Twitter] @Ian Votteri for the alert!
