It's quite fun.. I had a go today, and did some planing versions of step 1. Pretty much the same as the intro to the video, just faster and wetter! He does a couple of quicker ones in the clips for step_1 - that's where I'm at.

I have no idea how your feet can possibly stay in the straps (nice loose wave straps) doing it though.

On review of the video again, it looks like he's really digging in the downwind rail which seems to help the board pop out and skip where mine was getting dug in and staying put.

No painful landings, and it is good fun to be spun into a blur, then realise that you're pointing the same direction as you started, just with no board.

Tomorrow I hope to have another crack at it, and maybe try adding in a bit of a pop to free the board a bit more. Sounds a lot like step 2.

king of the point said...

You got to gain confidence
Get a couple of sessions under your belt powered up.... you should be able to extend your floater jumps and stall jumps landing tail first by really controling the landing by floating down with power in the sail.

HOWS YOUR STALLED NOISE FIRST LANDING JUMPS.

These are the best jump to feel out tilting THE NOSE down wind and contolling your board in the air. and learning to feel whats it like to be looking forward.

and are also great for feeling out a back loop landings.(Pressures on your body straps board and rig)as you drop and spear it in.

Dont attempt to do forwards if its out of control windy ..........powered and a tad over and a little bit cross on is the go.

You dont have to OR want to pick the biggest ramp (ie vertical ramp) As demonstrated above flat water ones are very easy once you commit

ITS A CONBINATION OF BEING CATUPALTED AND using your legs to bring the board under and around with you.

The flatter ones you do them the more of your legs / feet have to locked into the straps .........but they will just follow you round ....got really lockem in.

aiming to go around side ways ........gotta hang on fken tight.

But hey you can pitch and go end over end ask waveslayer

More commitment = less damage you can not feel this move out.

Take on the power once you felt it once and gorn around once .......no turning back.

King of the point brother your back . we have all missed you so much how is WA son thease days??? your the man

you guys are ****ting me right ??? non of you guys can do this? I was doing forward loops like that 20 years ago.Grow some balls!

mofo has to be a kitesurfer. no windsurfer would talk like that to there buddys

You're right windtechno, Mofo is a kiter judging by their first two posts.

The future of Australia is in good hands, especially when someone's "balls" are most likely bigger than their brains

Their logon is Mofo = Mother F**ker.

What is it with these people?

Don't feed the dangle-troll.

mofo said...

And yes now I kiteboard cos I got sick of taking a trailor full of crap every time I wanted to go for a sail..

What kind of knob takes a whole trailer full of gear to go sailing?

Let me guess, you....

1) Bought every sail size from 3.5 up to 6.5 and rigged them all, even though all but 1 or 2 were never used each time (if at all).

2) then proceeded to make minor adjustments to every rig over the next 3 hours without actually going into the water

3) sat in your canvas directors chair (with 2 cup holders. perhaps a can of Tab Cola or Kirks Creaming Soda in each) and imparted your wisdom on those around you as they rigged up

4) once got Robby Naish's autograph at a demo day or the Sony contest, and from that point on you told people that you and he are mates, and that he thought you'd go well on the pro tour.

5) ...probably weren't that good after all

Seriously, regardless of what you're into, who'd give up such an awesome sport simply because you have to drive to the beach to do it?

Why don't you just take up frisbee and be done with it?

Not here to start arguments ,I see myself as a sailboarder first and a kiteboarder 2nd and I'm in no way ashamed of that. Like many of the guys/gals I kite with who 50% of them come from sailboarding background .
My problem is I want to be out there if it's 15 kts or 40 kts .the amount of gear you need to cover that wind range is a joke.
Ive put in thousands of hours into sailboarding over the past 25 years ,nearly every day after school and after work in summer and been out ther freezing my nuts off in the crappiest gustiest wind in winter.

I live 400m from the beach so after work I can usually grab a board and a couple of sails ,and most of the time be covered .If I go for a road trip or a full day I take enough gear to cover all conditions.You all know where this is going .3 boards , 5 sails ,3 masts ,3 booms and a collection of fins universals ect.
I'm not bagging sailboarding cos I love it,But now I throw in a couple of kites ,a harness and a small board ,this by the way all fits in the boot of your car and I'm good for anything from 12kts to 40kts flat water / or surf.

To be honest the two sports are that close it's not funny ,Sailboarding you get more speed ,and kiting you get serious air time.love em both.

mofo said...

Not here to start arguments ,I see myself as a sailboarder first and a kiteboarder 2nd and I'm in no way ashamed of that. Like many of the guys/gals I kite with who 50% of them come from sailboarding background .
My problem is I want to be out there if it's 15 kts or 40 kts .the amount of gear you need to cover that wind range is a joke.
Ive put in thousands of hours into sailboarding over the past 25 years ,nearly every day after school and after work in summer and been out ther freezing my nuts off in the crappiest gustiest wind in winter.

I live 400m from the beach so after work I can usually grab a board and a couple of sails ,and most of the time be covered .If I go for a road trip or a full day I take enough gear to cover all conditions.You all know where this is going .3 boards , 5 sails ,3 masts ,3 booms and a collection of fins universals ect.
I'm not bagging sailboarding cos I love it,But now I throw in a couple of kites ,a harness and a small board ,this by the way all fits in the boot of your car and I'm good for anything from 12kts to 40kts flat water / or surf.

To be honest the two sports are that close it's not funny ,Sailboarding you get more speed ,and kiting you get serious air time.love em both.

You need a trailer full of gear? what a load of crap. Maybe in the 80s, but mate it's not the 80's any more. all i take windsurfing now is one board, 2 sails, 1 mast and 1 boom, that's it.

Hey you ever heard of the new quad fin wave boards?? you can wave sail in light wind and when the wind blows over 25 knots. They are so stable, that ya dont need to change down ya board size, anymore. when the wind realy starts to blow. You can sail the one board in all conditions.
Also most new sails have the new boom cut out design. So you only need 1 boom, now.
And the sails designers are now making sails from 4.0 to 6.6 that all rig on 1 mast.

windtechno i agree with you. i'm not sure which one of you i agree with but none the less i do agree.

rob1977 said...

For those that are ready to take it to the air. The biggest tip i can give is to look back before you sheet in.This will help you go around the mast instead of over it or into it.It will also allow you to spot your landing.

Years ago I was struggling for a long time with them and someone told me this and it made all the difference. Also make sure you reach a fair way back with your backhand.

ROB1977

Just trying to visualise this with the video. I will be attempting this hint you gave me but scares the hell out of me not being able to look forward can you give a bit more detail?

cheers
GCMOZ

My question is, whats a kiter doing lurking around a windsurfing thread?? I've never found myself reading in the kiter threads.

The problem was back in 1980's gear was..... crap! So I agree, with all that frustration! I mean, how long did you have to battle just to learn how to get in the straps. I went through all that when I was a kid and I hated it, but I pressed on. Luckily.

On the whole I think windsurfing is more difficult compared to kitesurfing, but thank God now days the gear is much more easy and user friendly. I only have 1 board and 1 sail, which I use everywhere. At home I have a 4sqm for those heavy days.

They say most windsurfers went to kitesurfing because kitesurfing was easier and you dont need to be very fit. So I guess if I couldnt windsurf, id settle for kitesurfing. You'll notice the kitersurfers that went back to windsurfing are the ones who could windsurf.

I think this is because of the gear issue, people try buy crap gear to spare a buck or two cause the right gear is expensive, but then they end up hating the sport cause its just so hard and tiering. Along comes kitesurfing, cheaper gear, easy, and not tirering. Just take a look at the physique of kiters.

Personally, I'd prefer to spend the extra cash and get 1st prize. But thats me.

Rider5 said...

mofo said...

Not here to start arguments

Bullsh1t re read your 1st 2 posts, sarcastic, arrogant, challenging and insulting.
Give up Windsurfing PLEASE ! and stick to kiting they need more people like you , we don't!

lol

Rider5 said...

mofo said...

Not here to start arguments

Bullsh1t re read your 1st 2 posts, sarcastic, arrogant, challenging and insulting.
Give up Windsurfing PLEASE ! and stick to kiting they need more people like you , we don't!

+1
was a bit rude [}:)]

Rider5 said...

mofo said...

Not here to start arguments

Bullsh1t re read your 1st 2 posts, sarcastic, arrogant, challenging and insulting.
Give up Windsurfing PLEASE ! and stick to kiting they need more people like you , we don't!

And mothofu kitesurfers are openly gay