Windsurfing at Home - Harness & Footstraps Simulation 

This is one of the most informative windsurfing videos that I've seen

This is one of the most informative windsurfing videos that I've seen. You probably answered ten different questions for me. I've had several good windsurfing instructors but none of them ever managed to explain using the harness and getting into the foot straps as clearly as this.

Thank you so much for hearing my last request "do a video about home training to improve in harness and footstraps" so i consider you the most big "webwindtrainer" ever

This is excellent instruction. Clear, simple, well thought out..... both the verbal instruction and visual cuing. A natural teacher. Our sport owes you a debt if gratitude.

One trick I used to use - particularly in gusty conditions - was to regard my harness hook as a central point of resistance against the wind... then, when a gust hits, I would just slightly rotate the sail pulling in my mast-hand and letting out my clew-hand by just a couple of inches. This would fractionally reduce the wind in the sail. To deal with a momentary lull, I'd let out my mast-hand and pull in my clew-hand equally thus catching slightly more of the wind. This way I can keep my stance and the mast/sail position the same and I'm only adjusting the boom angle - similar to moving the handlebars on a bike except that is doesn't change your direction, only the amount of wind you're catching!

thanks again. Currently teaching my young sons and these are very helpful

Great video - many thanks

Excellent!!

The best videos! Thanks a lot from Russia!

Great stuff as always Phil , thanks

Nice!

Excellent as always

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!

Thank you this video very help me

very instructive video, thanks, velmi poučné video, za sebe mohu doporučit všem začátečníkům.

Thank you for this great video. Would it be ok for you to explain how to use a seat harness to make board planning and body stance? Should I change the harness lines bigger? I have 28" lines and have difficulty to hook in and out with seat harness. Also after having planning speed what is the body position and procedure in order to go upwind and keeping the speed?

Excellent!

The ion radium harness has a ratchet tightening system which means you can tighten it easily by yourself. Once it is tight the hook doesn't move at all when you unhook. No more remaining hooked in when you unhook.

Great video again. Thank you very much. Could you please do a video on How to set up your harness lines. Cheers

Congratulations for your video. I would like to understand why I can't close the sail and even if I do it slowly, the board goes towards the wind. when I start planing I can't close the sail and I have little stability on the board. Thanks a lot😊

Excellent video, was wondering if you could use your trainer to show us the difference in windsurfing positions using a seat harness verses a waist harness. I have a seat and am thinking on trying a waist one but not sure of difference in getting into the straps and harness lines. Have watched all your videos!

Great video Phil. I'm a little puzzled about the back foot going into the strap. You say turn a little more into wind but as you slide your hips slightly forward to move your back foot into the straps the mast tips forward. Wouldn't this cause the nose to bare away from the wind. Is there a bit i'm missing?

Hiya Phil. Stay safe.

Thanks for the advice, very helpful as always! Just one thing I noticed that could be misleading in your video: when hooking in, never move towards the sail with your hip and body. Pull the sail towards you (in your case: not possible due to the sail being fixed to the strap)

Thank you for these videos, as an improver I am finding them very useful. I have found that when in the harness and particularly on a gusty lake I come out of the harness lines regularly when I move inboard to counter a lull. On my video I can see I either pull on the boom with my arms or raise my hips both of which cause the harness line to come off. What is the correct way to counter a sudden lull in the wind please ?

Thanks for the video, very useful. Will try this when (allowed) out next but all my prior attempts at this resulted in the board rounding up into the wind?! Any tips to avoid this?

One thing confuses me. When you pick up speed, move further out and back on the board the mast leans backwards. Why does this not steer upwind? Then another question. Yesterday I managed to sail comfortably using my harness for the first time, it was great! The wind was light, maybe 4m/s. It seemed that when I hooked in I started to steer upwind. Could this be due to harness line positioning or what? Thank you for your videos, they really help out!

Do you have a plan to film about up and down wind technique in planing condition?

Is all of this making sense using a board with a dagger board?

important ' swig hip'

next paragliding at home

This is nice. I noticed that you have a foil board in your simulation. It would be great to have some instruction on selection of foil, board and learning windsurf foiling for people interested in taking to another level.