I've been looking at pics of me gybing v hot shots and I can see they seem to have the rig raked towards the eye of the wind / forward as they over sheet and enter..My mast is further back.. When things are going well I can do planing gybes ( although after 6months off I'll be lucky to be able to do anything! ) but feel this is the tip to really improve..?
I would have thought bringing the rig forward and oversheeting could end up with a catapult..?
I'm talking about flatwater mostly..
I know your supposed to let the rig pull you forward as you enter.. I think i did it once and it felt great but too whimpy to do it again.. ( especially in chop! ).
I have a fang where I broke my front tooth crashing into the boom on a failed gybe years ago..
Once I get back on the water and build my fitness up I'd like to improve my gybes..