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Proof i can still sail :P

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Created by bubs > 9 months ago, 12 Jan 2012
bubs
SA, 924 posts
12 Jan 2012 12:02PM
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Well after 12 months dad and i had our annual holiday at goolwa... was a great weeks sailing, just glad to be back on the water - hopefully manage to keep it up. Only broke one boom and a baton in one of my sails, special thanks to Tim for helping repair the boom late last night... Thanks to dad for getting out the camera a few times - Video is nothing exciting but feel free to pick on anything, any advice appreciated ;)



hope to see you all on the water :D

Cheers
Bubs

divaldo
SA, 2878 posts
12 Jan 2012 12:19PM
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Good to see you back on the water Bubs, You are sailing pretty good!

Kimba
SA, 458 posts
12 Jan 2012 2:18PM
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Good to see you again Bubs (and Dad). 1000 is not too far off!

jimbob SA
SA, 999 posts
12 Jan 2012 3:07PM
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need a lot more downhaul on that Koncept and run your boom a bit lower to settle the board down a bit more and you then might been able to get the sail locked back into the deck better. ( i have Koncepts too )
bear off more downwind before you gybe.

JBFletch
QLD, 1287 posts
12 Jan 2012 5:35PM
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your sailing alot better then some dude.

keep enjoying the stoke

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
12 Jan 2012 9:07PM
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my observations are:
send your back hand back a bit before and during the gybe up until you swap sides of the boom, this spreads the load a bit and helps control the sail alowing you to lean into it a bit harder and maintain speed.
happy blasting

Zubby
SA, 896 posts
12 Jan 2012 9:45PM
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Well done Bubs! Great to see you back on the water!

firiebob
WA, 3175 posts
12 Jan 2012 10:31PM
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Funny, I was wondering just the other day how you were Bubs, good to see you on the water mate

bubs
SA, 924 posts
13 Jan 2012 11:32AM
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thanks for the advice guys... despite the chop there actually was not very much wind at all at goolwa, so i had absolutely no downhaul and no outhaul on the sail to try get as much power as possible out of it!!! maybe i went too far though? i prob shoulda got the smaller board (90L) off the ute but was too lazy. defs trying to improve my gybes, make them a bit smoother etc. bearing down wind makes it so much better but it was actually a pretty difficult day to sail, with 3 tossa jet skies just down wind of where im gybing i was trying to stay upwind a touch. Never thought of dropping my boom down though but this prob is a fair point - i need to shorten my harness lines and give it a crack i reckon ;) its great to get video so you can see your mistakes and with any luck improve on them!!!

had a ball the past week as goolwa so all the more motivation to get out more...

firiebob
WA, 3175 posts
14 Jan 2012 10:26AM
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Without knowing your hight or how long your lines are now, I'd say don't shorten your lines Bubs

hardie
WA, 4129 posts
14 Jan 2012 10:30AM
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Welcome back Bubz!!

mineral1
WA, 4564 posts
21 Jan 2012 9:39PM
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Just spotted your post, was wondering what had happened too you as I hadn't seen any post for yonks. Great to see you back on the water.
I just completed Guy Cribb skills session over here two weeks back.
On the sail flip, go underhand grip and under front arm on the first grab on the boom other side, dont go overhand, its too restrictive.

jn1
SA, 2653 posts
22 Jan 2012 11:01AM
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I rewatched Gem Hall's gybe section and a Guy Gribb youtube at the start of the summer as revision. The under hand grip was something that I had missed as I was learning them. Using this grip has improved my step gybes on the big gear heaps this season.

bubs
SA, 924 posts
23 Jan 2012 12:47AM
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i'm always underhand grip with my front hand and over on my sail hand as i find it easier to sheet in that way. but i always thought it was important to change the front hand to an over grip and slide it right to the the front of the boom as you come into your gybe? might be worth me seeing some of these videos!!!

jn1
SA, 2653 posts
23 Jan 2012 11:40AM
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Bubs. Have a look at this thread posted about a year ago. About half way down there's a Guy Cribb youtube.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Fix-my-gybes/?page=3

When you watch it, see what Guy does with his front hand before and after the rig flip.



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