WindsurfingUK Issue 8 September 2018 | Page 71

71 Warrior downwind – vision – opposition and touch points Vision: looking downwind, chin near or even on rear shoulder. Warrior: look and lean over a heavily flexed knee into the turn. Opposition: rig is leant out of the turn to counter balance. Downwind touch points: you’ll see that in many situations, we pull the clew hand in and down very close to the head to gain control of the rig. “Imagine you’re talking into a microphone, whilst pulling down trying to rip the boom off the mast!” Which is leant the ‘opposite’ way to counter balance. uk WIND SURFING SURFIN G 71