Turning downwind :
COACHING WINDWISE TECHNIQUE
SHORT BOARD NON-PLANING
This is hard work but so , so , so good for your windsurfing , especially IF you exaggerate your Warrior , vision and move your hands ! Get out there , do the hard yards and work down in volume until you can do it on anything .
Before you start … remember your touch points . 1 . Back hand down the boom . 2 . Back foot well back . 3 . Chin on rear shoulder .
Turning downwind :
Look downwind , chin near or on rear shoulder , wide hands ( clew hand pulled in and down towards your head . Lever the rig out of the turn as the body leans , in Warrior over that flexed knee ridiculously far forward and into the turn . If the tail sinks lean body ( and even the rig ) forward more .
This does wonders for your windsurfing flexibility , counter balance and ability to stay on that board in tricky situations . The amount of times I ’ ve been caught out on a wave , lost wind , speed , power and been incredibly grateful to still be on that board with crashing white water around me . Become amazing at it if you have any aspirations to wave sail .
SHORT BOARD NON- PLANING IN THE STRAPS
Warning – this is hard !
To get into the straps off the plane ( this was shot in six knots ), lean forward , ‘ sail ugly ’ by pulling down heavily on the boom , keep the rig forward more than you thought possible and slip both feet into the strap . If the tail sinks , get the body and rig forward more ! Then run through your FWWR ethos … and watch your wave sailing ability soar !
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