16 COACHING WINDWISE TECHNIQUE
The Windwise ‘touch point’
harness line guide
How to set your lines perfectly on the
water…
Sail along leaning outboard in the harness as much as the
wind will allow. If you’re planing, ideally get into the straps,
lock it down and blast.
Slide your rear-hand to touch the rear harness line. If the
clew lifts, you feel unstable, the apex of the harness line is
angled towards the tail or you have to move the backhand
quickly back down the again as you feel out of control, then
your harness lines are too far forward. So move both lines
towards to clew 1cm at a time until you can sail with your
rear hand close enough to touch the rear harness line.
If the board heads upwind, there’s excessive pull on the front
arm or the apex of the line is angled forwards, then move
both lines forward to fine tune.
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WIND
SURFING
Fine tune by asking yourself one
question!
Can you sail and touch and rear
harness line with your rear thumb?
If not, your rear hand is either too far
back or the lines are too far forward…
• Lighter winds, slower speeds or less sail power = lines
forward.
• Stronger winds, faster speeds or more sail power = lines
back.
In both situations remember your ‘rear hand rear harness
line’ touch point!
To adjust ‘on the fly’, head up wind, pull in on the mast arm
and then swivel the fixings to adjust.