Awesome racing. We'll have that soon in aus I hope. Can't wait for melb racing. Game on.
That's very impressive to see the speed over choppy water that they are keeping those 70cm boards under control. A very close finish after 16 minutes racing - they both seemed to think they had won.
I was a bit surprised to see how bent in Johnny was at the start. I thought the idea of the sheeting line was that you held the most powerful stance you could and adjusted the kite's power with your sheeting hand, but maybe when maxed over chop you cant do that and have to just use the bar?
Also, some of the guys seemed to be waving their front arm before tacking to warn those behind them they were about to tack?
Someone stacked it at both starts but in the first start he seemed to keep his kite in the best position to avoid tangling.
Re the waving before tacking: pretty sure it would be to let the others know he has right of way despite tacking onto port due to the obstruction coming up.
That's a great video to see how the racing is played out. Pretty sure if you look at Johnny his stance is still 100% for power. Your upper body should t make too much difference to pow as long as you don't have to lift your hips. All the power comes from the kite through your harness and hips then down to the fins. As I can see he is sitting up probably making sheeting easier and more accurate as this for him is fastest.
I'm more interested in his kite, seems right on edge ( no pun intended) the whole time upwind. I'm thinking really overpowered upwind just holding onto it to get the extra grunt and depth downwind? His kite seems really unstable upwind. Very Interesting. Thanks for the vid post.
glad to hear him say that the equipment we use today will be nothing like we use in 4 years
