Guys, no point in being rude to this idiot. And kiters that are courteous and don't stand in the way forever untangling their lines are OK.
Albers' note and the fact that he needs a full trailer all the time, that's enough.
I too may consider kiting or cricket when I retire from physical activity, so please be nice.
Tried a few of the step 1 & 2 with a 6.4 and 112 skate last night - its actually harder than it looks doing the low speed ones - the semi planing one was easier - my kids were paying me out saying "dad why do you keep falling off" - must say I must've looked like a gumby from the beach.
Off subject slightly - i am coming to the conclusion that SUPing in surf is having a huge +ve affect on my windsurfing (duck gybes, SB tacks, No wind gybes) - or maybe it's all psychological. any one else finding this?
have a look at the kiteboard that bloke is riding. its like a kite formula board
Wave slayer was the end over end forward pole pilot in the early 90s.
Sick end over end forwards.......
What attitude and mental preperation is required ?
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WAVE SLAYER As for your posted photo above
The windsurfing bloke would like to thank the kiter, for doing good , bringing his board in ........but can he please return the foot straps and fin ?
in fact,,,,, may be he is really thinking the board he has towed in could be better to ride than the **** under his arm
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1 rescue / 10 to go to even the ledger
or
Thats a carton off the list of 10 i owe to da boys in the car park
This 4-steps thing is easy...
Didn't try any totally stacked last night, but tonight got fully into step 3 on my second outing. Aim is to throw a step 4 before the end of the month...
BRING IT!!!!! Totally fired up for this... took 18 months off the water and forgot how to do them (having only tried a few and landed one before then).... been back on the water nearly 2 years and having trouble growing the minerals ... this is really helping.
WANT MORE WIND!!!!!!
With the wind on Monday night I was trying to do some of the first steps...
I think I got up to step 0.5 I went around OK ...but my board won't let go of the water...it just stayed there!
After re looking at the video I think I was not starting the gybe first and thats why my feet kept on getting ripped out of the straps.
I think I need to put this vid on my phone so I can review it on the beach.
Roll on Steps 2, 3 & ...4
Just need the wind again.
What a great vid! Finally I got round (without the board, but hey you've got to start somewhere)...
All quite safe and controlled. Now all we need is some more wind and a bit of swell
had a lash at steps 1/2 on Sunday in a 15-20knot SE at Botany Bay. very keen to try it with a bit of a wave to try and get the board out of the water a bit. basically just doing a half gybe, trying to move the back hand down the boom and falling in at the moment. tried about 20 and out of that 2-3 felt like i was doing the right thing. the others were purely for the entertainment of the other windsurfers and the people on the beach.
knee deep in water in both straps pumping like hell for some speed to try steps 1 .. didnt quite work out .. i dont think thier was enough wind .. i was moveing back hand as far as i could doping wind down to windward and almost in the water .. NOTHING..
Did a couple more boardless ones today. I think the main thing these 4 steps teach is to not be scared, and to start the gybe on the wave.
Interesting about your progression Mikey, have you gotten around yet (with the board)?
Just need some nice juicy SHARP ramps and it's time to try step 3 and 4 [}:)]
Stopped windsurfing and took up kiting 10 years ago but this thread makes me want to pick up a board & sail and get back out there. I never got the forward down and hurt myself trying.
Good luck nailing it.
Here is another vid that shows the need to really throw the mast into the wind and lean back for the initial learning stages.http://broadbandsports.com/node/5564
This is the accompanying text:
Sail at 90?? to the wind, depower the sail and bring your weight over the center line of the board. The sail should be nearly perpendicular to the board and balanced. (This position in fact is the start position for everything you want to do in windsurfing) Now put the sail as far over towards the wind as possible with out engaging power. Once it is over as far as you can get it , you will find that your back hand is near your head. Now to sheet in just move the mast forwards a little and engage the power and lean back. The board will do a very fast turn down wind and jibe. What you should be looking for is that when you move the mast forwards the power comes into the sail quickly and the power is in you front hand not the back hand. Also the board turns very quickly. If you just get pulled forwards you have not put the sail far enough over towards the wind. If you get pulled forwards before you can get the rig over you have not depowered the sail enough. When done correctly you will either just float around the front of the board and land in the water or the board will turn 180?? and you land in the water. The further over the rig is the more horizontal the float will be. Because of the light wind it will only be a float, not hard.
The next exercise is to do this in the straps. Again the lighter the wind the better as we are still wanting to concentrate on getting the power onto the front hand and learning to float around pivoting on the tail. Notice we are not throwing yourself or the rig forwards but looking for the rig to pull you AROUND and turn the board. When you are comfortable with this and are being pulled at least 180?? you can go onto the next stage. Again exercises 1&2 the board only just has to be moving forwards.
The next exercise can be done just planning. You have found the position needed to make the board rotate. So you just have to do this a lot faster. The difference now is that you no longer lean back but allow the rig to pull you forwards AROUND
the front. Make sure your back foot is well into the strap. You are aiming to slide around on your back so no jump is needed. Also it is important to get the rig as far over towards the wind as possible. This in fact can be done at very high speed and is an excellent way to control a high-speed catapult, in or out of the straps.
By now you have found the power needed to do a forward and it is important from now on to never release that power during rotation. Sheeting out is no longer an option. You will also find sometimes you stay in the straps some times not, it is not important, keeping the power is. Now it is time to work on timing and releasing the board from the water. This is not a jump, you are just taking your weight of the board. You do not need to be planning fast just comfortably.
First we will look at flat water.
Sail at 90?? to the wind.
Step 1: Transfer your weight onto the back foot and release.At the same time move the rig as fast as you can over towards the wind. Timing: The release of pressure on the back foot should coincide with the rig being at its furthest point. You can practice this by letting go with your back hand. It stops you rotating to fast at this point and is very good for a Volcan exercise.
Step 2: The release of pressure and movement of the rig will have lifted the board of the water and it will be starting to turn down wind. Now engage the power and lift the back leg. Remember the pull is on the front hand and it is pulling you around the front. The nose of the board will turn down wind very fast and go down. Do not worry about it touching as most of the time it will and it is not a problem, in some cases it helps. Timing: The moment the nose starts to go down wind you must try and get as much power in the rig as possible.
Step 3: After the initial pull the rotation seams to slow down. It is because your body is overtaking your equipment so you have to extend your front hand more and make sure that the sail is sheeted in (back hand near your face). Also make sure that your back leg is tucked up under you. This is when it can help to look back but is not necessary. You will find that you have rotated 3/4 of the way round and will be sliding on your back. Timing: You must be very sensitive to the slow down and react as fast as you can.
Step 4: Now all you have to do is extend your front hand the same as a water start and you have completed a wet forward.
What happened? Did the vid get too popular or something? Or maybe Remko had enough of people hassling his nose..
Youtube says that the video has been removed by the user.
I think I nabbed a copy.. Hope I can find it somewhere!
i am almost certain it was the section on looping from 7 sons of freestyle.
i'd guess maybe some copyright issues.
that is where it came from. i bought the video some years back and found it on the end as a bonus section.
the best and easiest way to learn i found, worked for me anyway......
Here's a link to someones experience with this method:
forwards4cowards.blogspot.com/2006_09_01_archive.html
