Most of the time I am happy just to get on the water but at this time of year as Tassi chills down and the light starts to fade at 330 pm a little bit of introspection happens.
What does it take to improve, how can I get more time on the water next summer, should my board have more fins or less fins ,what is a wave, is the Flying Spaghetti Monster really real...you know the " Big Questions".
Its possible that some of the answers are on Graham Ezzy's site Surf-Matic.http://www.surf-matic.com/intervals-vs-10000-hours-a-look-at-windsurf-training/
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, after Lord Kelvin and Hermann von Helmholtz, can occur when velocity shear is present within a continuous fluid, or when there is sufficient velocity difference across the interface between two fluids. One example is wind blowing over a water surface, where the wind causes the relative motion between the stratified layers (i.e., water and air). The instability will manifest itself in the form of waves being generated on the water surface. The waves can appear in numerous fluids and have been spotted in clouds, Saturn's bands, waves in the ocean, and in the sun's corona. The theory can be used to predict the onset of instability and transition to turbulent flow in fluids of different densities moving at various speeds. Helmholtz studied the dynamics of two fluids of different densities when a small disturbance such as a wave is introduced at the boundary connecting the fluids.
10,000 hours eh? At this rate I'll be... about 100.
Totally agree with Mr. Ezzy about intervals. I've noticed the effect myself when I stopped surfing for a few years. You don't lose any skill whatsoever, and it seems you have actually improved in your sleep. Not so much improved, but you've lost your bad habits. It seems that the 'good' muscle memory remains, and the 'bad' goes away if you take a break.
That back loop is crazy.
I don't think Graham Ezzy is a good example, as he took the last 4 years easy after sailing intensely during the first 8 years of his windsurfing life.
So he most likely reached the 10,000 hours to establish the "base of windsurfing excellence" in those first 8 years, his muscle memory and fine-motor skills being fully developed.
The next 4 years allowed time to reflect, fine-tune and add a level of finesse that makes him such a great sailor today.
Plus, he started at a very young age, and sailed almost every day there was wind on Maui (at least that's what he said in one of his videos)
Cheers
