Aerials at Coros - how do they do it?

I had the same problem at corros, the wave doesn't peel off all that well and the wind is too onshore. I found really sheeting out as you come out of the bottom turn helped, but still not much power. The best rides I've had are on a peak, alternately doing reos on forehand and backhand, that way I managed to keep a bit of speed up.
I was going to say that good surfers can get aerials without a sail, so maybe it's through using wave power more than sail power, but most of the left handers there just crumble, there isn't that much power in the wave.
It's the same here, hardly any wind and I can only get planing on a fairly steep wave, but the pros are still doing forward loops!
Maybe it's just talent.

sailed Corros a few years back was surprised how some of the top sailors were wave riding so well in small-medium waves.

I noticed:
- good board speed (helps with tri/quads)
- front foot pressure/really lean into turn & stay close to sail
- smaller bottom turn (keeps speed)
- extend back hand & release sail at top turn & drive rear foot (destroy the wave!)

Larger waves make reo's easier as you can counter balance from the wave.

Aerials slight pop/launch off wave at critcal point - easy

I guess this can apply to side shore & X off sailing except sail will be more forgiving.

I often get asked this question

Coros is basically cross shore and offers an exceptional variety of back hand and forehand aerials in combination with the ability to do all the windsurfing jumps.

Is coronation cross offshore..... well in the true definition NO

To ride coronation one has to generate speed out of wave , when you bottom turn you often will be left with less power in the rig 3/4 of the way around your down wind turn ,you have to counter act this by driving your board and twisting your body and opening your clew to catch the wind for your top turn and aerial.

Obviously coros has several sections of reef that works better with different size swells and direction and some days are harder than others to do forehand aerials but you can nearly alway get a cut back and or slide with good timing and use of the wind.

Simply the best approach and advise i give is with coros is this .......................

1. You have to hit the first throwing section of the wave you are riding. back hand or forehand especially here as it quickly fades to half the size for that days swell.


..............often you will find your self cutting up wind riding back hand, then trying a bottom turn either after its broken.

So by the time you come around for your top turn the wave has faded and you thus LOSE DRIVE from your board and rig and find the wind to onshore, this is due to the fact the arce you are hoping to draw from riding backhand to forehand is to big


this does not give you the ability to drop in to the wave / open up the face and options for you to ride down wind with a more open clew ............so sail further out , get upwind give your self room to bottom turn on the outside / middle bowl before you head into the inside.

So even if your not getting an aerial your at least bottom turning and cutting back in the bowlly sections......... which i think is one of the highlights feelings sailing coros

The combination of the Tide ,swell,wind strength and direction at different times of the day/year gives the rider more or less options to initiate backside or front hand aerials

see that extra session may have been the session for better forehand aerials or was that session better for backhand ones

Stuff all that im going jumping
No stuff all that im just fanging around and doing some jibes

Now im confused i might sit in the car park and watch

Thanks everyone for your input.

KOTP - that really helps. That was the answer I was looking for. Thank you. Looking forward to getting up there asap to put this into practice.

Cheers!