Windsurfing: Effects of Youth-Specific Changes in Materials and Techniques Concerning the Load on the Lower Back During the Lifting of the Sail

During the last decade windsurfing has known a spectacular growth. Both in leisure and in competitive windsurfing, a lot of youngsters are involved. It’s difficult to have an exact idea about the number of windsurfing adherents. Most of them practise their sport in family or with friends, on holiday or combined with other leisure activities. The federal Windsurfing Federation of Flanders (LWF) estimates the “known” windsurfers, who are member of club, as less than 10% of the total number of practitioners. The data in Table 1 give an idea about the number of youngsters involved.