3 REASONS why you STOP IN THE JIBE (& how to fix it) | Windsurf Tutorial 

Good points! I want to add "four" important points: (1) Never, ever lean backwards! This is easy to say than done because when you are carving you will be experiencing a high G pull, and it is a human instinct to lean backwards to protect protect yourself. Always, act aggressive and lean forward when you are going into carve with bend knees even though it is sort of scary, and you'll see how easy your jibe becomes. (2) Put your mast track a little forward. This way, you will be stepping on the leeward rail but more towards the front of the board where more volume is located, not so much on the tail which ultimately sinks the board during the turn. The whole purpose here is not to slow the board down. (3) Don't sheet out anytime during the turn until it is time to rotate the sail. Sheeting out too early will slow you down. (4) During the transition, literally push the sail away from you (if you have a large sail) rather than solely depending on the wind. My four cents :-))

No 1. tip for jibing: When you start carving, let the sail pull you up into the classic athletic stance: Bent knees (most important), slightly flexed at the waist but head up and eyes looking forward. If you ski, play tennis or basketball, it's a very similar position. The guy here does it at about 2:58. It will resolve a lot of the balance issues listed here, give you flexibility to ride through choppy water, and allow you to switch your feet faster and lighter. No. 2 tip: Stay sheeted in as you enter the jibe. That will keep pulling you the arc of the jibe. If you open the sail, then you will straighten out, which isn't good. So part of this is making sure you have the right sail for the conditions. Some people say they like to sail with lot of power because you get planing faster, but if you're overpowered, it's difficult to stay sheeted in through the jibe. At that point you begin to fight the sail, lean back and stiffen up, thereby throwing you out of the above-mentioned athletic stance. And then you blow your jibe because you slow down and sink the tail, or you hit chop and get tossed. So rig a sail that gets you planing easily, but no bigger. It's not a test of manhood. A bigger sail isn't going to make you go appreciably faster until you're into racing.

After 30 years of windsurfing, this year I changed my jibe so I now switch my feet first before flipping the sail. That is how you jibe and how every other pro windsurfer jibes. That change alone was a very difficult thing for me to learn after so many years of switching my feet after flipping the sail. Now that I have my footwork more or less correct, I need to re-learn how to plane through a jibe. I used to be able to do it at least some of the time, but I lost that ability now that I switch my feet first. I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing wrong now, but I'm working on it. My theory is that switching my feet first is still a bit awkward and deliberate for me. I need get to the point where it happens quickly and naturally. A few days ago I actually planed all the way through a jibe after switching my feet first. That was a huge breakthrough! This video is very helpful as I try to figure out what I'm doing wrong, so keep them coming!

Hey Nico. I admire your English skills almost as much as your windsurfing skills. Your usage and pronunciation is amazing. Keep up the good work!

I have windsurfed for more than 30 years and I have always struggled with consistently planning through my jibes. Thanks for the straight forward advice, especially the "cahonas" part.

your a very nice guy, no even the best in windsurf, but the best in teaching, sharing and living a passion ! thank you

Hi Nico, nice to watch your videos and follow your technical analysis like this one. A couple of days ago I was improving my jibes and noticed that to get the board on the rail is one of the most import thing to avoid stalling (and to avoid "highsiders" caused by too big water resistance of the flat board) . Often the "rail" is mentioned but its critical importance should be emphasized more often. As you mentioned in the video there are several details which can go wrong but unsufficient railing should be kept in mind as one common mistake. Thanks for your technical dedication and good tips!

!! Ha ! You gotta find your balls! That’s the best advise yet. And if you took the beating to learn windsurfing and are planing. You definitely got them. Most people just quit.

Thx 🙂 that's really a great piece of advice with using an easier board. I was learning jibe this year on my 113 73cm and was failing a lot, tried today on my old 134l freeride and it was super fun and easy!

Now, watching this video after a couple of months again, this is a good video to watch once more. Thanks Nico! :)

In my opinion , one of the key point is not looking at your feet when jibing, it's like when you walk your balanced is better when you look forward and not your feet, so when jibing it's better to take a look at the curve the board is taking.

Excellent tips. I think that when I jibe I turn too much and I tend to do a 180deg turn instead of a more or less 120deg turn. I've never though of this before. Thanks.

Hey Nico. Thanks for your work with all the videos. Could you make a video about sinker/waveboard- tacking and uphaul in low wind conditions? I always struggle on the wave board when the wind drops below planing conditions and I want to get upwind with tacks. Thanks a lot..

Hi- can you recommend boards for beginners and cost-effective way of enjoying the sport? Thanks for posting great content.

Many new tips really well explained 🤙👍🏻

Some insights into the competitions would be great, thanks, great content!

Great video.

Make a tutorial of bechstart or waterstart

Great video always find something I didn't know or some useful hint or trick in your videos

This is excellent.. also, very good video editing. Thank you for all this advice. ❤️👍

A good Pro freestyler friend of mine says drive on your front foot by pushing your knees into the direction you are travelling, that will put you forward in the turn keeping your weight Central..... It's all work in progress for me still 😁

Thanks, Nico. Looking forward to your inside scoop on the pro racing tour.

Danke für die Tipps 👍🏻super Video wie immer

Me: *exists Nico: Here's an animated chart about everything you're doing wrong in your jibes! Me: 😭

ich finde deine videos echt einfach immer cool zum anschauen. Würde mir persönlich aber mal ein deutsches Video wünschen.

Hello! I'm really enjoying and learning a lot from watching your windsurfing videos and learning about what's it like to train and compete in windsurfing. I'm having difficulty turning the board to perform a tight radius jibe (where I can lean my body nice and low into the turn like you do at 2:58 into your video). When you're carving a planing tight radius jibe to your right, how much FORWARD push are you exerting onto the board with the left foot vs. your right foot? Is it a 50% left 50% right foot ratio and you're letting the sail and mast base turn the board through the jibe, or is it more like 60% 40% ratio, or even 70% 30% ratio? Or, is the problem that I am not placing my right foot and pushing down with my right foot too far from the tail of the board?

This was very good.

Thank you Nico. If you perform live master classes I would be happy to join.

Wir lieben Tutorials. Mehr davon

I would love for you to make a playlist of slowmotions🤙 As in just 1 video for the gybe with a couple camera angles and all in slo-mo

Always fantastic videos! Keep it up!

Very nice video. Help me a lot 🤙🏻

If you’re too far back, put more weight forward. If you initiate too slowly, go faster. Great advice, why didn’t I think of that.

Gracias por los subtitulos en español, espero ver más videos así.

Great tutorial!! Water start tutorial next? 🤙🏻

Thanks as always for the video and tips !, last time in Viana I was going downwind a little first but then entering the gybe I just couldn't close the sail it would push me forward, struggling with my back hand to try keep closing it and of course slowing me down...

Nice work, thank you

Great video, could you clarify something for me? at 2:58 i see you sail pops back at you for a split second, is this common in a planing jibe? I'm assuming you are going faster than the wind speed for a moment. Recently this has happened to me and i'm not sure if i should make adjustments or accept it as normal. Thanks.

That sound fantastic!

Great Analysis and true. Also a too small arc will get you off the plane. Watching the video gives you a good idea of how much time you really have...

good job

Hi Nico! Good video as all the times! I see a lot of people jibing with closed arms, and that keeps the weight back so far i think. Is it possible? Thank you for all!

Nice video

Thank you!, very helpful

great idea to watch and comment other people mistakes in jibes :) I'd love to see them more and more

"Don't think too much, just do it." Robby Nash. Forget this video, fast.

My main tips: grip wider and don’t jibe in the low wind area ==> jibe where is wind, full power and enjoy

Some good advice!

How would you jib on an 85l wave board in 30mph wind and big chop??

Tip number 1 - don't weigh 200lb plus :o) I found having the mast foot fully forward makes a big difference in preventing too much weight on the back...

Great tutorial :-)

I want to become a windsurf videomaker!!! I am a good wave Surf but i dont know how to make the videos!!!! Is it difficult or easy then i think?

Can you continue planing during a jibe on a Waveboard?

Who wants a video of nico with andy laufer ->

Incredible jibes

Hey, I would like to know what smart watch you used in the video from some time ago that showed you how fast you went.

How can I do a power jibe

Richtig hilfreich! Vielen Dank

Impressive..😍

thanks

I've tried SO MANY TIMES to get your pdf but it never goes to my email. Just shows on the screen in thumbnail and never sends. Pleas help. Newbie learning on old gear in gulf coast alabama. Old surfer and sailor who always dreamed of windsurfing 💕

Sehr hilfreich!👍

Grazie!!!

i want a surla sunset

hhahahahahaha COJONEESS!!! I'm learning english and looked as if you know so!! It´s cool

Please Nico my actual board is about to broke I need some stuff 😅 and the giveaway is a chance

I want something plsss😍😍

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Tolles Video,- glaube ich ,- :-),- leider kann ich es mit meinem Schulenglish von vor fast 40 Jahren nicht richtig verfolgen. Da muss wohl doch mal Babbel ran. Hang Loose.

Nah man, you can't really get far forward enough for it to be an issue. When my PWA friend was helping me, he told me to get my head over the mast base to engage the full rail of the board. Sometimes chop can mess you up, but that's about choosing the right spot to do it. And big radii. Very big radii. Nice video though! I'd recommend getting to the point a bit quicker though, otherwise the RU-vid algorithm will bump you down 😉

OK, but radius is not measured in degrees... That's the swept angle.

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Échale Cojones! Olé!

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Step one, Foil

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It's Gybe not Jibe!

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