A whole lot of windsurfing! Just learning again after having not done it for 30+ years. All the equipment has changed! And for the better. Maybe a few motorcycle videos, and some other odds and ends. But mostly my journey back into windsurfing. Oh, and video of the guys I windsurf with! Tampa Bay Area Windsurfing. tbwindsurfing.com/
Thinking of getting a 125 Kode and curious what type of sail your on, Is that a free ride/free race sail? I have a smaller severe gator but my larger sails for moderate to light Florida wind are free-ride no cam sails, I think they would be okay. Looks like a fun board!!
That is a 7.5 Firelight wave sail from 2020. Hot Sails Maui. I have also ridden it with a Severne Turbo 8.1, 2 cam sail. The Gator would be a great sail on this board and have also looked at those too for this board.
I am using Insta 360 x3 with a Flymount on the mast and a 6 inch extension. Ben Profitt on Windsurfing TV has a video on it too on that RU-vid channel. Thanks for watching!
These weather disturbances in the Gulf have brought us a great East wind this week. I. Bet the rivers get choppy. Probably gusty too being narrow. I have not sailed on a river before. Flat and shallow is a treat for sure!
You know you're seriously hooked on windsurfing when you sail even with the sharks! If it's blowin', I'm goin'... That was our mantra on the east coast in Ft. Laud. 🤙
I stopped the video at 3:26 . It clearly shows the boom attaches to the mast in the bottom half of the cut-out. - so the boom isn't too high. And at 32 inches the harness lines are not too short. I ride with 30 inch lines and my boom is in the top half of the cut out. You need to drop your hips lower and away from the board (it helps if you do a stomach crunch). Could your lines be too far forward ? It's hard to tell from this angle. When I am blasting, I usually find I am actually pushing the boom away with my front arm to sheet in. Am pretty sure you are still pulling with the front arm which makes me think you need to move the lines back - this will allow you to drop your hips down, out and back with an extended front leg.
I think you have some good observations there. Appreciate it. Will drop the hips next session and think about what my front arm is doing. See if I am pulling(I think so) or pushing.
The commenters below are right... Didn't want to say it myself because I know there's a lot to absorb about this sport and I sometimes think I already say too much! But I think we are all just trying to help fellow sailors get it dialed in so the sessions are more fun than struggle! Thanks for posting as always. 🤙
You know Jake I was thinking about you today and I know you use a waist harness and that's probably the reason why you have your booms up higher than normal. I thought I heard you say at one point you were trying a seat harness and I can tell you that is the harness I use the most especially for speed sailing. It requires you to rig your booms lower but it's much more comfortable when sailing and going for speed. You should try it along with lowering your boom height. Once you get used to it I think you will like it better than the waist harness. 🤙
Dude, if I May give you some tips? 1 -Your boom is too High 2- Your harness Lines are too short. Boom hight should be between shoulder and nipples. Harness Lines should be as Long from the Elbow to the Fist. Now you are Sailing on your Arms and you can't stretch your Arms. That's why there bended. When the Lines Long enhough you are using your Weight to put the Sail in Balance. Then you have much more Control. When you have a big Gust you Probebly Will be katapulted. When your Lines are longer you also can stretch your front leg and bow your back leg. Now your stance Will be much better. Watch some video, s of other dudes the most Will Ride that way. And your speed Will also increase. Good luck whit that. My stance was also not Wright for a Long time. Lucky enough an other guy told me. I improved a lot. Keep up the good work and enjoy your time on the water. Greetz Martinez
Thanks so much for the pointers. I have wonder why when seeing the videos that particularly my back arm is bent. Lines are at 32, and will get some longer ones, I think the Severne Red go to 36 or so. I will lower my boom first before buying new lines though. Thanks again!
@@gusthunter8780 you wright , your front arm isn't Bend all the time. Then I sughest that you First Lower your boom. Try it on the Beach when you rig your Sail. I have point 7 an they have Marks on the Sail so every time i use the same Mark.
Hey, can i join the XXL Surfers Club with 105kg? ;) like your Videos, Hopefully this Weekend is Wind we head to our homespot. I have 150l rocket that is now old, the Starboard looks very nice and it was hard over the last years when i searched for a new Board to find one in 150l+ category. Will have a look at that one.
Welcome to the XXL Club! Yeah the 159L and 169L are super fun for the bigger guys. Smooth jibing! Hope you get a great session in this weekend. Thanks for watching!
Good stuff!. I go sailing and am looking to get a windsurfer... I have to ask, if you had a more stable, more bouyant board would you enjoy it more? I'm looking to windsurf on the sea and don't want to go in that much. I think I'm going to buy a Starboard Start (theres the Go, but the start is like a proper boat)
Yeah for just starting out you are on the right track by looking at a Starboard Start. Another option is the Starboard Rio line of long boards. I started with a Rio larg, 259L.
@@gusthunter8780 Cheers for the reply, I think the Start is the one, it's massive and so bouyant. The right forecast here gives no shorebreak. Cheers, happy sailing!
good vibes, love the 360 shots but i wouldn't overdo it on the distortion. i like the earth to be a bit more flat. you can call me old fashioned 🙂 Hang loose and keep riding, jibing, have fun!
Looks like a nice spot. It's great that you have so many places to sail over there on any wind direction. We didn't have that luxury on the east coast in Ft. Laud. You had to go to Miami... Virginia Key or Rickenbacker Causeway depending on wind direction. Or you could just keep going all the way down to the Keys!!!!! But sailing off the beach in Pompano taught us how to sail in the ocean in the waves which is a whole other ball game than flat water. But you can't beat flat water for all out blazing speed runs!! 👍🤙
Dreamy conditions! Tip for hand work next time. Slide mast hand forward before the flip. Helped me alot. Your gybes are getting better. Wish I could join you!
Finally, bro! Someone like me, using 169 L board and 9-10 m sail. I'm tired to watch all this light-weight guys flying around! Stay strong and make fun!
I should have named my Channel the XXL Windsurfer! I am with you. Being on the heavy side we have a different experience than most windsurfing you see. Thanks for riding along with me!
Yeah go for it! Push down with your back foot and lift up with your front foot at the same time. Soon as you get the nose up out of the water immediately push the nose of the board off the wind a little and it will make your landing more stable and on track. 👍🤙
Ahhh push off the wind once in the air! Great tip! I understand it now that I have a little feeling for it. Will keep that in mind next session. Like a backside bone in skating or snowboarding....got it.
@@gusthunter8780 Yes, once the board is out of the water immediately push the nose with your front foot off the wind a bit and you will land nice and even and on track instead of rounding up into the wind and stalling, also cavitating on the landing. Keep grinding bruthah!!
Thanks for your analysis, as I was literally looking at your videos, shorts and trying to figure out when to flip, and thought I need to do it earlier after looking back as some of mine. Always appreciate your input!
Great job on the jibes! Keeping your jibes dry is a huge energy saving! BTW, I already went through 2 Insta360 X2: First one was dead on arrival. They replaced it. The second one didn't withstand immersion and died because a bit of moisture entered the poorly engineered USB port seal. I literally had 2 sessions before this thing died. Unless they send me a new one, I won't buy this thing again!
Wow! My insta x3 has been reliable, and taken some good crashes. Another friend had similar issues with the X2. I dodged the bullet on that one. Sorry you have had issues. Yes, dry jibes are nice!
It is in Tierra Verde, FL. It is not a named beach but just an access of the road. I do like the Carve better, and happy about that since it costs $1000.00 more. It was worth the money in my opinion. I don't have an 8.5 Severne, just an old Ezzy Lion, like 2016 i think. My Severnes are 9.2 and 8.1. Here is a link to find 75 cents and other spots in Tampa Bay: tbwindsurfing.com/
Jibes are getting better! Remember to move your back hand down the boom 5 or 6 inches before you start to carve and stay sheeted in more!~ You're spilling a lot of power if you don't stay sheeted in. Looking good out there! 👍🤙
Yes, need to sheet in to keep my power going...been a point I have been thinking about as I jibe and not to lean back either. I'll keep at it for sure. SO MUCH FUN! Thanks as always for watching and the encouragement.
@@gusthunter8780 You are right on the doorstep of planing through the jibes! Just remember... SPEED is vital to planing through the turns. The more speed the better! Move your Back hand down the boom a bit and sheet in... Knees bent, Keep your weight leaning more towards the nose of the board as you carve. I would say you should even try to exaggerate that part more than you think you need to because it helps to keep the board flatter, thus you don't sink the tail. This also helps to keep the board planing through the turn because your weight is "centered" over the middle of the board not over the tail of it. Keep the mast a bit more away from your body as you carve and sheet in.Then you just need to time the sail flip and bingo, you're off. Keep grinding!!! 👍🏄🤙
Nice to see you are enjoying every bit of it! I'd be curious to know how long is your extension behind your Insta360? Are you using a cage and tether of some sort? Are you using a lens guard? Thx
Thanks! So for the Insta mounts, from the end of the boom I an not using any extension, just connecting the Insta to the FlyMount. On the mast I am using a 12 inch extension with the Flymount. I do use the Aluminum cages they make for insta 360 as I feel it is more secure using the GoPro style connection versus the Insta 360 screw on deal. Hope that answers your questions.
Hi, what do you mean by closing the gap? Do you mean bringing the clew down to the back of the board? If so, I'm strugling with that as wel. What's the technique? Thx.
Sheeting the sail in is what is meant by closing the gap...at least in this area. And yes I also thought it was raking the sail back too, but as explained to me it is really sheeting in by getting further out and back and the key that helped me is that you go into another planing mode by taking pressure off front foot and pushing on the fin with the back foot. The sail does rack back as you do this, and then you get the riding the Fin feeling people talk about. Feels like next level of planing....Hope that make sense. My goal is to try and have the bottom of my sail sheeted in or over the leeward foot strap to have "closed the gap".
Fyi, I'm following your channel as I'm more or less your level (bit less) and a pretty heavyweight rider. So, I'm looking at your gear as well as your technique. Perhaps you can follow me to as I have posted some video's as well 😊
@@ignacevanbuggenhout6353 Yeah that sounds great! Windsurfing heavy weights have a different experience than the average weight guys. I will be on a 9.2 while others are on 7.5s LOL!
Great video. Check out this video, as I think Cookie is explaining what you’re describing as closing the gap…and he’s done some other great windsurfing technique videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Mj3eIFpZN4M.htmlsi=GG_cVjvw4LnnXdep
Yes, I got some great advice recently that really helped. New harness lines that are stiff and not sloppy that bounce all over. Got some severne adjustables 26-32. Get my backfoot in the footstrap earlier when getting on plane, and once fully planing really trust the harness and push outboard on your back foot against the fine and not so much through the front foot once fully planing. That I think was key in keeping pressure on the harness. Fully Commit to Harness! LOL anyway that worked in my head, and once in that position the chop is easier to handle like a shock absorber with legs while pushing against fin with back foot. Surprisingly it works and feels secure.. Next level of planing!
