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not quite feeling / looking right - advice needed
Hi all,

I have just clocked over 1 year since starting windsurfing and very much a work in progress.

Wonder if the experienced old salts and pros wouldn't mind checking out the video below to see what I am doing wrong. Would appreciate any feedback.

Things don't feel quite "natural" in my position and the balance of the rig.

Here's the vid:



So far, my windsurf buddies have told me the following and it sounds pretty helpful - just trying to get a few more opinions from the brains trust of seabreeze:



According to Jem Hall.....

Your harness lines are too far forward as the centre of power on your sail is further back these should be moved back also, looks like you are using your arm more than you should to correct this. The sail should be perfectly balanced and you should be able to let go for a brief moment with either hand the there should be no change in effort on either side.

Your lines are too short (bent arms).

Your arms are wide apart and should be closer together nearer the straps at no more than shoulder width.

Cheers,

Jez


Another:

I’m by no ways an expert but here’s my thoughts:-


1) Try spreading your harness lines apart a little, it gives you a bit more room for error around the sails centre of effort. Once you know the sail really well you can make them closer together again.

2) I’ve never looked at myself, would be interesting to see! It doesn’t look like you’re sheeted in enough, which I suspect is because your lines are a little too far forward. As Jem Hall says, you should be able to let go of the boom and the sail should stay where it is fully powered up. That’s the test I always make with my harness lines, sail out and get planning then try and let go of the boom. Would be interesting to see what the dudes on Seabreeze have to say????

1) One other good tip someone told me was to try and look around the front of the mast, this makes you put on loads of mast foot pressure. This is especially useful when trying to get upwind.

James.

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