This is what i really needed, because where i lend my windsurf gear the smallest sail is 6.3 there and since im 15 it can be hard to handle in harder winds
Another great video. Please keep them coming! You are a great ambassador for JP/NeilPryde and I hope they appreciate your efforts during these difficult times.
Your effort with the quality of the explanations it's so appreciated. Also they are so diverse and give us the overall picture. Thanks and keep on rocking!!
Nico, Really enjoy your tutorials and perspective. I have learned a lot from you, and also love the international/global appeal of this wonderful sport.
Ah!! Fin pressure!!. Thank you!!!! Well, I rarely touch my foot straps since it is too much work, but I do the followings when the wind is too strong. It is working for me. 1. Tighter outer hall. (I change my outer haul a lot according to the wind condition. This is the first thing I do when the wind condition changes) 2. Use smaller (shorter fin). For my 96 L board, I use 30 cm instead of 32 cm when the wind gets stronger (to 25 cm from 27 cm for my 86 L board) 3. Move my harness line to the front a bit so that I can open my sail more. I do not lengthen the harness line often though since.. well.. I just do not feel comfortable with longer harness line.
Thanks Nico for this video, the Freeride pdf guide, and all your other videos, really. I probably watched them all at this stage. You're doing a great job, really making windsurfing great again. Keep up what you're doing, your videos are an inspiration to hit the water as often as possible. Thanks a million!
In Mexico (I'm not saying they are the majority but there are many) many windsurfers ignore the importance of body postures in windsurfing ... And they think that you have to be 100% straight all the time with any sail and any wind. This is where my country's windsurfing starts off badly.
Thanks Nico! Keep the how to videos coming 👍 I personally find leaning my upper body out as much as possible on extended arms, and focas on heaps of pressure through the harness line helps with sailing overpowered (and like you say a solid stance, and don't let the wind under the outside rail lol) If a HUGE gust comes - point upwind is only way to survive 💨💨💣
@@Nico_GER7 I have a question for you since you are a Neilpryde man! I compete in slalom racing in New Zealand, 3 months ago I took up foiling - and are loving it! Foil slalom will happen at our next nationals I think.... I need a 9.0, do I spend my hard earned cash on a 9m Evo12 or 9m FlightEvo for foil/slalom?🤔🤔 what will be faster
I’ve just knew your videos today, love them. Thanks! Also, I was considering having some Pilates classes focused on windsurf, you’re exercises will help me!👍
Excellent Nico really helpful hints. but I ´ve got one for u 2..Don´t make your exercises near sharps edges..like those in your garden blocks..In case u fall u may hit your head...and get hurt..;-)
hi Nico, thanks a lot for sharing with us so importat information. You are a winner, becose d´ont mind every body knows your secrets, d´ont need to keep them with you, because you will be always forward . Thanks again.
Wow! Awesome tutorial, mate! I really enjoyed watching it. Will try some of your tips next time (after Lockdown) to check my technic. Kia Ora from New Zealand
@@peteburt2470 Around Auckland. I live on Waiheke Island and my home spot there is Sufdale and Onetangi Beach. But my last session was at Tāwharanui Regional Park. Next week I'm heading up to Port Jackson Coromandel hope there will be enough wind for some good runs
@@steffenernst3234 Oh yeah, living the dream mate. Port Jackson...used to go up there with my first (home made) board and it's just amazing this time of year. Cheers buddy.
Great video. I would have also loved to have explanations or tips as to how to control your jibe while overpowered as it is something that I have difficulties to handle, with the sail often teared off my hand. For this I think I need to have the body closer to the sail, but not sure as I get catapulted when I am doing this.
Wirklich gut. Ich hab das Gefühl, da kommt was richtig großes raus, wenn ihr so weitermacht. Das sind alles Insights, an die man sonst auch als guter und erfahrener Surfer nicht rankommt. Einziger Verbesserungsvorschlag: Das Video ist beinahe schon zu vollgepackt mit Infos. Alleine zu den Kraftübungen könnte man wahrscheinlich ein komplettes eigenes Video machen. Ausserdem wäre es manchmal hilfreich, den jeweiligen Fachbegriff noch etwas ausführlicher zu erklären. Ich weiss zum Beispiel nicht, wie man den Finnendruck beeinflusst und noch weniger, wie man in gleichlässt. Ich fürchte, ich weiß überhaupt nicht, was damit gemeint ist. 😂 (Vielleicht ist das aber auch wieder so interessant, dass man dazu ein eigenes Video machen könnte). Da hilft mehr Erklärung, sowohl auf der Tonspur als auch im Video. Mit Slomo und eingezeichneten Winkeln oder Pfeilen. Und gerne mit mehreren Wiederholungen. Sonst springt man als Nutzer manuell die ganze Zeit zurück, um es sich nochmal ganz genau anzuschauen. Wenn das Video dann 7 oder 10 Minuten statt 5 dauert, isses auch nicht schlimm. Aber wahrscheinlich versucht ihr irgendwo die Balance zwischen Lifestyle und Lehrvideo zu finden. Sonst in jeder Beziehung mega. War vor Wochen noch skeptisch. Jetzt Fan. Seit heute abonniert. Keep em coming! 🤩
Seat harness works better for over powered, just look at the recommended stance. For me at least If you disagree just use a waist harness with the extra straps around the legs like the Dakine convertible
Just be careful using a powerdrill to screw on your footstraps. Nico most probably knows how to do it but if inexperienced one can very easily rip out the threadways inside the screwplugs. Always use a screwdriver with the screw stick out a few turns out of the strap, then slightly press it into the plug and turn it BACKWARDS until you feel the screw falling into the thread. Then tighten it carefully.
Great video. Thanks. I was just wondering if you are interested in foil sailing at a high level, meaning America's Cup ? You are the typical excellent sailor these teams are looking for. Maybe not now, but in a few years time. Getting in contact for a trial sail now would help in a few years time. Cheers.
Hi Nico, Great Video! Regarding posture in strong winds, during last session I had a bad feeling of torsion in my torso. Trapeze lines were balanced. I notice I often have most of the sail power down on the back foot (fin foot) only. Front foot nearly takes any... I think it might come from there..
Great tips. Thank you! I was also taught to round my shoulders (while bending at the hip) to get that extra one or two centimeters of extension down and away from the sail to gain additional leverage and control over the sail and to enable me to place more pressure down on the mast base to keep the board level when leaning my weight slightly forward toward the front of the board. What are your thought on rounding the shoulders (as you seem to be doing just a bit at 3:49)?
Hi Nico. Very helpful video. What about how to handle chop? Was surfing the baltic sea yesterday and in one direction whenever I gained speed I found it impossible to not be jumping. Other direction was fine. How do you anticipate the chop? Bending knees?
@@dengordo I think what they're getting at is that if you keep speed the rig will go light, i.e you can sheet out against apparent wind to de-power when you need to, like in a gust...
It seems like you are saying "When you feel like you are going to fast, just go faster" which funny way to put it. There is some truth to this. When there is a lot of wind, going faster actually makes the sail "lighter", but you need to know how to stay in control.
Hi Nico. Great tutorials. Do you have any tips for jibing in choppy conditions? Usually occurs in hi winds/ owerpowered. When your board it's dancing under your feet in the middle of the turn. Thanks
Any advice for heavy people? (100kg) The nose comes up too much if I put my front foot in the strap. Maybe the sail fixed at maximum forward position will take care of this....
Hi I'm 1.90 84 kg, I use to sail on freewave boards, but now Ive bought a 130 litres novenove freerace and 8.4 freeride no cam sail for light wind... I would like to ask u how long should be my harness lines and if would be better adjustable kind off.. I have 32 inch now I feel comfortable on light wind but no when I'm overpowered Thanx for your videos
La position assise offre probablement un contrôle accrue du grément mais elle ne permet pas une transmission directe de l'énergie que reçoit la voile. La position debout offre un moins bon contrôle mais la transmission de l'énergie et son utilisation est BEAUCOUP plus efficace car l'alignement des segments corporels favorise le passage de l'énergie que reçoit la voile sans être parasité par le désalignement des segments du corps. L'analyse biomécanique pourrait facilement démontrer qu'il y a un meilleur rendement dans une position alignée que assise, mais le problème reste la capacité à conserver cet alignement(gainage)qui sollicite des synergies musculaires inconnues dans le milieu du windsurf, sauf votre respect. D’ailleurs même pour un gabarit moyen, lorsqu'il est aligné, l'expérience tant à montrer que le grément ne tient pas la compression que lui impose le planchiste qui travaille en position debout : la position debout ne pose donc aucun problème, et il y a fort à parier que la syntonisation "mat-voile" ne soit pas bonne et qu'elle induit des actions motrices fausses. En position debout, le travail se fait au niveau de l'articulation de la cheville et le plat du pied : à priori ce n'est pas fatiguant si tant est que l'on soit à l'aise en gainage. Assis, le travail se fait au niveau des genoux : les cuisses sont très sollicités et la fatigue peu arriver très vite. Sportivement.
Is the position 4:35 supposed to work for close haulled and close reach? I do it rather easily when early planing in beam reach but can't imagine doing it while going upwind and being overpowered. Then both knees bent is best I can do. Obviously still working on reducing high speed spinouts.
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When i feel overpowered, it feels like i can't reach the footstraps anymore even when they are mounted in the most forward position... Any suggestions?
If you fully commit to sheeting in to sail the board faster on a higher plane (while raking the sail/mast further back toward the tail of the board), you'll feel less drag from the board, feel less over powered, and you'll be able to reach and get into your foot straps (which in turn will also give you more control of the sail and board to reduce that feeling of being over powered and that feeling that you'll be catapulted at any moment). You can still sheet out a bit with just the aft-hand (without changing the rake/sail angle) to de-power the sail a bit during the strongest gusts.
