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translation into German: deutsche Version

source: www.snowfer.com
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Q1:

How easy is it to learn Snowfer?
Most people are able to sail away on their very first try with no windsurfing experience at all. It is easy to balance and requires very little physical strength. Snowfering is one of the easiest and newest exciting winter sports to learn at a recreational level with unlimited potential to advance.

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Q2:

Where can I sail the Snowfer?
Snowfers can be sailed on frozen lakes or open areas covered with snow for example golf courses, rolling farmlands, fields and even mountains.

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Q3:

Do I need to learn Windsurfing first?
No, you don't need to be a windsurfer. You can learn to windsurf on a Snowfer.

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Q4:

How much wind do I need to make the Snowfer go?
It requires very little wind to move with a Snowfer. The bottom of a Snowfer board has a waxed hi-tech base with little resistance on snow. Because of that there is a minimum of drag on Snow. On ice there is no resistance of the wet body of the Board. For that reason it is twice as fast as a windsurf board on water.

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Q5:

What is the age category for Snowfering?
You can start as young as 6-7 years up to the late seventies or so.

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Q6:

Do I need special clothing or protective gears for Snowfering?
No special clothes or boots are required. Your regular winter clothes that keep you warm and give you freedom of movement will do, plus boots and gloves. Wearing a motorized helmet is obligatory, plus elbow and knee pads. Lifejacket is recommended on ice or hard surfaces.

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Q7:

How do you compare Snowfering to Windsurfing?
Both are very alike so that I even sailed the Snowfer on water.Snowfer sailors use the same windsurfing rigs, and in general have the same feeling and same techniques.

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Q8:

Does cold temperature affect my Windsurfing sails?
At my experience in winter sailing since 1985, I have never damaged a sail or seen anyone's sails damaged because of cold temperature. All new sails bare cold temperature very well. Ultraviolet rays from the sun do more damage to the sail, than cold temperature do.

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Q9:

Is it too cold to be sailing in the winter time?
Absolutely not, Snowfer sailors are constantly in motion which keeps body temperature very warm even on those cold, frosty days.

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