I stil can't bloody CARVE! I can get the first half through planing then it just stops, sinks, I through the sail around and off I go again...One day soon I hopem the seabreezes are in now so I can start practicing again
I stil can't bloody CARVE! I can get the first half through planing then it just stops, sinks, I through the sail around and off I go again...One day soon I hopem the seabreezes are in now so I can start practicing again
Hey Tornado sounds like you are gybing from the back seat(leaning back too much). This causes the tail of your board to sink and kills your speed. Try leaning forward more to try and engage more rail in the water.This will get your board flatter and enable it to hold it speed through the turn.
We've all been there, and know the feeling! You're most likely going straight downwind and slowing down.
Number one tip is as Bender said don't lean back. Number two tip is to keep your weight well inboard of the turn: try to get your chest over the inside rail level with the mast base. It feels like you're going to fall over forwards but surprisingly you don't... When you're there the board will keep turning as you pass through the wind, you need to remember to keep opening the sail as the board carves underneath you.
That's the hardest bit sorted, then you can plane out clew first if you like and flip the rig at your leisure. Once you can do this then make the rig flip earlier and earlier until you're flipping at the same time as you change feet.
For you guys looking for tips to come out of your gybes NEARLY as fast as you go in..
check out :
www.star-board.com
on the home page :
There is a 10 minute you tube quality interview with Kevin Pritchard talking about his gybing technique - When it comes to race gybes He is one of he best in the business.
- actually some pretty good pointers there - like slowing down first! - get in quick becasue the interview is only there till Friday night.
Stribo, How will I recognise you now?? Since I last saw you, you have a new board, new sail, and now a haircut. If you also tell me that you have a different van I will be really stuffed (I will assume that you haven't lost weight as well). You may have to reintroduce yourself! Cheers, Rindwider (aka Windrider)
Stribo, How will I recognise you now?? Since I last saw you, you have a new board, new sail, and now a haircut. If you also tell me that you have a different van I will be really stuffed (I will assume that you haven't lost weight as well). You may have to reintroduce yourself! Cheers, Rindwider (aka Windrider)
Yep new van too. Working hard on the wieght factor 3kg's gone already. Oh and i don't smoke anymore..
Stribo, How will I recognise you now?? Since I last saw you, you have a new board, new sail, and now a haircut. If you also tell me that you have a different van I will be really stuffed (I will assume that you haven't lost weight as well). You may have to reintroduce yourself! Cheers, Rindwider (aka Windrider)
Yep new van too. Working hard on the wieght factor 3kg's gone already. Oh and i don't smoke anymore..
All new Stribo. Next, conversational Italian and ballroom dancing.
Tandem gybe with my son Campbell. It was his first time on the Tandem. Not exactly a planing carve gybe but we have done it.... really..... I swear..."
