This clearly isn't one but I'd be interested to see a video of what people think is perfect. It's not me by the way

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=33774&whichpage=1
Here it is

something more like this (at 0:35)

certainly in light winds strap to strap seems to be good, i was trying it today.

if you want the perfect jibe here you go, this by Jacques van der Hout its a 28.48 alpha 500m

agrelon said...

This one is pretty insane. The guy is using a really light sail on an iSonic, and the water is super flat so he has everything going for him but still, you can see how effortlessly his sail comes round.

without wanting to be a gybe nazi, but 12 seconds to 15 seconds aren't perfect.. he doesn't move his hand up to the boom and when he catches it his bum doesn't look cool...

I'm not saying I can do better but if we're judging out of 10 for style like olympic gymnastics then...

lao shi said...

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=33774&whichpage=1
Here it is

Jez - lets see this tomorrow!

lao shi said...

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=33774&whichpage=1
Here it is

Is this the "Elder Statesman" from the SRM

I would recognise that classy gybe anywhere

Ginger pom the answer is easy. I'll show you on our next sandy sw trip.

In fact I'll show you all day.

Rail pressure and modulation is the key. The board will turn it's self and will feel effortless. Usually you will find you exit speed is greater than the entry speed because your riding the rail rather than the whole deck which offers more resistance.

Other key is to exit well before the 180 degrees. So gybe to 130 ish. Speed up. And come back to your entry point as a cross cross about 50 metres. On some days you will still see the wake.

what's all this alpha stuff and graphs?... it's not about a to b to a

It's about form and style

The jibes Guy Cribb does are fantastic, definitely close to perfect.

ginger pom said...

what's all this alpha stuff and graphs?... it's not about a to b to a

It's about form and style

Izaac does some nice one handed lay downs with flair

ginger pom said...

what's all this alpha stuff and graphs?... it's not about a to b to a

It's about form and style

sorry just goes to show go in fast and out fast, that way you know you did a great carving jybe.

ok well the smoother the board goes around the quicker it will be.so if the board went around smooth the technique would of been good.

ginger pom said...

nah, it just means you came in fast and went out fast...

You can do that with unbeautiful technique..

If you watch the alpha video above (and watch the sailor rather than the numbers at the bottom), the board wobbles on the way out. He goes strap to strap but not in a super cool way.

A small tight one always looks better than a big loose one[}:)]

i was trying strap to strap jibes in light wind the other day and it did seem to be better due to it seemed to make the board more fluent threw the turn and stayed on the plane better as i flipped the sail over....it might of just been me but did seem to work.might have to see what Andrew D says about it.