Move Rating System
By Royn Bartholdi
(Easy) 0 <-----------------> 10 (Difficult)
I also developed the move rating system (MDRS) with the hope a similar system would be used in competitions since many sailors voiced their concern about the judging criteria used in competitions. This provides a quantitative perspective of windsurfing maneuvers but does not indicate the artist impression of a sailor, which is also very important.
The moves are rated by difficulty from 0 to 10 where 10 is the most difficult moves. Some moves are rated 11; which means the moves have yet to be performed. I consulted professional windsurfers to derive the move ratings.
A sailor can sum all their moves to obtain an overall index of their sailing level.
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Move Ratings ::
Jibes
Tacks
Jumps
Step
0.1
Standard
1
1-Leg
1
Snap
0.1
Haas
3
1-Hand
0.5
Jump
1
Haas: Clew-1st
5
0-Hand
1
Lay Down: Standard
0.2
Duck
8
Rail Grab
0.7
Lay Down: 1-Hand
0.4
Heli: Standard
2
Nose Dive
0.3
Duck: Standard
0.1
Heli: Stiffy
2.2
1-Leg, 1-Hand
2
Duck: Double
0.2
Heli: Clew-1st
4
Lay Back
1.6
Duck: Aerial
2
Heli: Jizz Style
6
Duck: Backwind
1.7
Heli: Double
3
Duck: Clew 1st
1
Heli: Pirouette
4
Duck: Piroutte
1
Backwinded
2
Backwinded
1
Nose: Standard
1.1
Ghost
0.7
Nose: Clew-1st
5
Monkey: Standard
1.5
Air
6
Monkey: Reverse
2
Jizz: Standard
4.5
Donkey
2
Jizz: Inside Booms
4.5
Fakee
4.5
Switch Stance
Willie Skippers
360
Standard
1.5
Standard
6
Sail
0.1
Cutback
1.6
Haas Tack
6.5
Flip
5
Jump-Slide
1.7
Free Willie
7
Upwind
4
Jump-Jibe
1.8
540
7.5
Sail-Body
3
Vulcan
5.5
Lollipop
8
Sail-Body: Reverse
2
Duck-Jibe
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Jizz Master
8.5
Downwind: Standard
2
Echo
8.6
Downwind: 1-Hand
2.5
Clew 1st
8
Downwind: Clew-1st
2.7
Omaezaki
8
Downwind: Strapped
4
Downwind: Piroutte
5
Board
3
Lazy Susan
9
Bender
4.5
Tucan
7.7
Frizbee
4.5
Tricks
Aerials
Flip Aerials
Cowboy
8
Vulcan: Standard
7
Cheese Roll: Standard
7.5
Body Drag: Standard
7
Vulcan: Tail-Grab
7.5
Cheese Roll: Clew-1st
8.8
Body Drag: Clew 1st
7.5
Shovet: Standard
8
Push Loop: Standard
9
Body Drag: 1-Hand
7.5
Shovet: 1-Hand
8.5
Push Loop: 1-Hand
9.5
Body Drag: 0-Hand
7.5
Shovet: Vulcan
8.7
Rodeo Flip
9
Sail Throw: Standard
4
Donkey Kick
5
Gutter Flip
8
Sail Throw: Boomerang
4
Table Top
6
Drum Roll
10
Fin-1st
2
Wymeroo
9
T-Bone
9
Contrarian
5
Dark Flip
9
Ponch
9
Backwinding
0.5
Air Christ
8
Fruit Loop
9
Backward
5
The Impossible
8
Teletubby
7
Loops
Spock
Grubby
Forward Loop: Standard
6
Standard
7
Standard
8
Forward Loop: Spin
5
1-Hand
7.5
540
11
Forward Loop: 1-Hand
7
540
8
Clew-1st
11
Forward Loop: 0-Hand
10
Diablo
9
Duck Jibe
11
Forward Loop: Double
9.8
Clew-1st
8
Switch Stance
8.7
Forward Loop: Rail-Grab
8
Air
10
Chachoo
8.7
Forward Loop: Table Top
9
Pipa
10
To 360
0
Forward Loop: 1-Foot
9
X-stance Clew-1st
10
Forward Loop: Clew-1st
9.5
Back Loop: Standard
9.5
Back Loop: 1-Hand
9
Back Loop: Clew-1st
9
Back Loop: 1-Foot
9
Back Loop: Flat-Water
9
Flaka
Wave
Undiscovered
Standard
8.5
Aerial Off-the-Lip
6
Superman: Standard
11
1-hand
8.7
Bottom Turn
6
Superman: Back
11
clew-first
8.7
Leeward
4
Superman: Forward
11
Switch Stance
8.9
Wave 360: Standard
10
Forward: Quad
11
Duck-Tack
8.5
Wave 360: Windward
10
Forward: 2x Flatwater
11
Diablo
9.9
Taka
10
Gu Screw
7
Auto-Rotator
6
Goiter
8.5
Lip SLide
6.5
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