AWARD WINNING Instructional DVDs

Peter Hart made his first instructional windsurfing program 'Beyond thepeter and David Barrier' back in 1985. Since then he made 21 windsurfing videos/DVDs Produced in association with Acrobat TV, the programs are famous for their humour, lucidity and immaculate production values. Unsurprisingly they have picked up five IVLAawards (The Oscars of Sports videos)

Peter has brought his program making skills to a number of sports outside windsurfing including skiing, snowboarding, sailing and rowing. As a former Ski Instructor he's made SEVEN instructional DVDs for BASI (British Association of Ski Instructors) covering everything from raw beginnings to the most advanced freestyle and deep snow techniques. There's even a program on teaching kids. He's also teamed up with Olympic Gold Medal winner Tim Foster to make a series of rowing programs. Check them out opposite.

NEWS

NEW BEGINNINGS
I'm currently editing a new entry level windsurfing program. Well it's more of an encyclopaedia really containing EVERYTHING you need to know about getting into the sport - the kit, the rigging, the techniques, the conditions.
The thrust of the teachning section is to show just howquick and easy it can be to get planing and in the straps.
The relase date will be May 08 just in time for the warmer breezes.

beginners
Pete with co-presenter Charlie Connelly

 

 
Scroll down to find all the windsurfing, skiing and snowboarding titles.
 
 
LEARN to LOOP - NEW RELEASE!
3rd Sept 2007 ate
loop
The most ambitious instructional program ever! The bare bones, no-punches-pulled, uncensored account of how to get round that first forward loop, using 7 real victims! The program plots their amazing journey over THREE years! Peter is joined by Tush team mate John Hibbard and a host of international starts as they diissect the move and discover what it really is that makes people pull the trigger. Heart-warming, violent, hilarious and hugely informative, this has all the ingredients of a modern day epic., Essential viewing for all aerial desperadoes..
 
 
SKIING SKILLS - beginners and beyond ! NEW RELEASE
13th Jan 2008
skiing skills
This DVD does not only go into the mechanics of how to ski, in eight different sections it takes an encyclopaedic look at everything that makes the skii experience both fantastic and achievable. There are separate sections on pre-ski exercises, equipment, plus interviews around the psychology involved in overcoming fear and the thinking behind modern ski methods. There is also a top tips section and frequently asked questions with the Ski Club. Peter co-presents with Sean Langmuir, one of the UK's most successful competitors and now top trainer Filmed c/o Neilson in Hemsedal Norway. .
 
 
SERIOUS about WAVES pt 1
wave sailing tutorial
Carrying on from where ‘s go wavesailin’ left off, Peter and Britains most successful ever competitor Nik Baker explore the upper levels of windsurfing Nirvana. Filmed in Maui, the Canaries, Ireland and the UK, it is a 'no-expense-spared' production. Part one concentrates on wave-riding - there are separate sections on kit, conditions, getting out, survival tactics and of course, how to crack out those screaming bottom turns, off-the-lips and aerials.
 
 
SERIOUS ABOUT WAVES pt 2
serious about waves pt 2
Part two of this ultimate wave-sailing tutoriall concentrates on how to take to the air and then what to do when you're up there. Pete Hart and Nik Baker recap on the basic jump before moving on to hooked in jumps, how to control big air, table tops and front and back loops. But before that they expose the secrets of how to ride the waves up AND downwind when the wind is onshore. Once again the depth and clarity of both the demonstrations and the explantions is guaranteed to give you a better understanding.
 
 
FASTER
speed DVD
Harty, ably abetted by Dave White, Bjorn Dunkerbeck, Finian Maynard, Karin Jaggi - in fact every world record holder on the planet, reveals the true secrets on how to find that extra knot on windsurfer. There are sections on stance, tuning, gust control, sailing in chop and how to train. Harty and Whitey's sparky relationship built on mutual disrespect produces a hilarious viewing experience.
 
 
SHOWING OFF pt 1
freestyle windsurfing
What a cast! Harty, Peter Volwater, Karin Jaggi, Ant Baker, Dave White and Brian Talma. They dissect and demonstrate the major old and new school freestyle tricks with such astonishing clarity that they almost look achievable! Lots of freeze frame. slo mo, wind arrows and outrageous humour. Check out Brian Talma's bodydrag - it's one of the great cinematic moments.
Part one concentrates on the carving moves...
 
 
SHOWING OFF pt 2
freestyle windsurfing
More from the dream team. This time they take to the air and pop, slide and spin their way through the latest ‘News School’ stunts - Vulcans, Spocks, Willy-Skippers, as well as a bunch of tricky tacks. Even if you have no intention of trying them, it makes great viewing!.
 
 
RIG IT RIGHT
tushingham rigging
Peter has made the most lucidly informative guide EVER to rigging and tuning sails. Rig it Right comes FREE with all new Tushingham sails or you can get one (without buying a sail) by sending a cheque for £5 made out to Peter Hart, to 2 Rose Cottages, Woodmancote, Emsworth, PO10 8RD. Alternatively get one (unsigned!) via the Tushingham Sails website.
 
 
WINDSURFING FUNDAMENTALS
beginner windsurfing
Taking you from the rawest beginnings to using the harness and footstraps, this official RYA program is unsurpassed as an introduction to the sport. Filmed in Bitez in Turkey, you will be seduced by the beautiful scenery, the stunning images and end up profoundly informed.
 
 
TURN for the BETTER
windsurfing DVD
The award winning ‘Turn for the Better’ is the intermediate windsurfer’s ultimate encyclopedia covering all the essentials from getting planing through to carving manoeuvres and tricks. At over 2 hours long this is the most comprehensive progarm ever and has been lauded wordwide for its wonderful clarity. Directed by award winning cameraman Simon Normington, it reallly is a wonderfullypolished and professional piece of work.
 
 
LETS GO WAVESAILIN'
wave sailing
Peter teams up with Barbados ‘irie man’ Brian Talma to introduce you to the crowning discipline of wave sailing and prove that it’s not the sole preserve of the super-hero. The pair of them keep the whole thing very real by doing all their demos in small waves on standard free-ride kit. They cover all the essential topics like launching, busting through white water, the tactics of getting out and of course, jumping and wave riding - both up and downwind. It's the ideal guide to those looking to give it a go.
 
 
SKIING SKOOL
beginner ski tutorial
Presented by Pete Hart with BASI's technical development manager Peter Kuwall, this is the official and most comprehensive learn to ski program. It covers everything you need to know, the gear, the mountain, the lifts, the runs and of course the essential techniques, with clarity, economy and a good dollop of humour..
 
 
SKIINGS KOOL AGAIN
improve skiing
Pete Hart and BASI trainer Mark Jones, along with various specialists from all corners of the sport join together to set the struggling intermediate on a path - bumpy, steep or powdery - to true enlightenment
 
 
IN DEEP
off piste skiing
Does your technique fall to pieces the moment you encounter soft snow? BASI trainer Mark Jones shows you how to adapt your technique to leave the tidiest tracks in the powder.
 
 
IN DEEPER
advanced off piste skiing
In part 2 Peter and Mark take a step further off piste and explore what is needed in terms of technique, knowledge and equipment, to go on a proper back country tour.
 
 
NO MORE TEARS
kids skiing
Ever thought of taking your kids on a snowsports holiday but found the prospect too daunting to even consider? Well this program tells you al you need to know
 
 
BOARDING SKOOL
snowboarding beginner
It's the official BASI training program on how to snowboard - never has a sport been made to look so easy
 
 
BOARDING SKOOL 2
advanced boarding
It's the defining guide to freestyle snowboarding - simple piste tricks right up to the wildest and least pronounceable aerials.
 

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