yeah man. vulcans are way more stylish than a gybe.
However - if you insist: its all about really sheeting in with the sail hand and dropping the mast hand in and forward. This holds strgon mast foot pressure and keeps the carve constant. The knees absorb the shop, but this shouldnt change over the various water states (chopy, flat etc).
This process should give you the speed. next when you just pass through the wind - PUSh the sail around - dont let it float (unless you are very tired or drunk). as you push out with the sail hand - follow it forward with the foot change into the new side andkeep the old mast hand coming up to your chest. This will mean the sail flips faster, and is in the right position as you come fangin out the other side!!
...or just loop and tack out. its easier.
have fun!
Mayb thats my prob, im letting it float around.. So all you guys push it when flipping the sail? Hmmmm... makes sense, cause when I flip it, the sail is flapping back and forth then I'm leaning forward and pulls me over etc..
If you plane through a gybe, the sail will flip itself. If you are not planing through your gybes, it's likely that you are leaning back, rather than a bit forward, through the turn, and bogging the tail.
I got a tip once, to try and dip my knees in the water, which was very helpful. It encourages a nice rail pressure while keeping your weight forward , which turns the board without disturbing the trim. Sheet in, lean forward while applying even steady rail pressure, and plane around like a beauty.
At the flip, slide your hand up the boom so it is close to the mast. If you let it flip in the sailing position, the axis of rotation is too far back, and it all goes very bad.
I've been stuffing my port-side gybes recently, so I've had to go back and re-analyse a lot of this stuff. It's a beotch when you get out of practice or into a bad habit. Gybing when running out of wind produces very bad habits, which was my problem.
I had the old Carve Clinic videos by Peter Hart, which were very good. I think I still have them, but they might be in a rubbish box. I need to rescue them. I haven't needed them for years, but then I've had a few years off too, and I need to review a bunch of stuff.
