Risks
Learning to do a front loop may have more perceived than actual risks. With the axis of rotation nearly vertical, the rider's hands remaining on the boom, and the board heading downwind at initiation, there is little danger of landing on the equipment. While learning, it is possible to tear top, monofilm panels of a sail without X-Ply if the front of the mast drives hard into the water during the rotation.
Landing incorrectly from higher loops can break the board in half.
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