FULLY PLANING POWER JIBES with these TWO TIPS | ✅ Tutorial

🎥 Filmed and Edited on
- Lumix S5 & S1H
- GoPro 10 & Max
by Lars Wichmann

#MakeWindsurfingGreatAgain

My Partners:

0:00 The Power Jibe from a Different Perspective
0:32 The Number One Topic
1:44 The Basic steps
2:43 Secret tip #1
5:33 Secret tip #2
7:40 Conclusion

[Nico_GER]

What's your biggest challenge in the Power Jibe?

[matthewfarrell]

I ve probably watched every jibe tutorial, this one is the best. You pointed out the parts of the jibe where I fail...Keep the videos coming, thanks for your help...

[surfandcode]

Hey Nico, finally I have an idea what I did wrong all the time. Thank you so much that you're "back" producing those amazingly helpful tutorials! Looks like you're enjoying it yourself (or you're an exceptional actor) and that's so motivating! Keep up the great work 🤙

[thomasbohn]

Two great tips that are often overlooked. Sinking the tail is definitely my problem. Good timing as I am heading to Bonaire for a clinic in 2 weeks🙌🙌. My goal, to finally nail down the jibe🤞

[Patricks_Garage]

Vielen Dank Nico, das waren zwei sehr hilfreiche Tipps, die man sonst sehr selten hört. Ich werde sie in zwei Wochen testen gehen!

[bigi-hmnj]

Hi Nico! Der neue Stil mit den Animationen und Einblendungen ist klasse und doch wohl dosiert. Riesenkompliment. Äußerst hilfreich finde ich auch, dass du auf Fehler eingehst, so dass ich hoffentlich mit dem „Symptom“ die Ursache finden kann. Werde mir das Video noch ein paar mal angucken.
Danke.

[Puggepot]

Thanks Nico! Very motivated to getting a planing jibe this year, have been surfing many many years but have been struggling with it so far. Watching this video I'm sure getting the weight to the front is my fix!

[christophhinze]

das ewige Thema "Powerhalse", es lohnt sich immer wieder über das Thema ein Video zu drehen. Das hier hat mir besonders gut gefallen ! 😀

[bradbennett]

i got this down in the mid ninties, after wreaking a few sails, ..im 62 yo with a buggered neck these days..back then was a buzz, loved this sport..greeting from australia

[tobiasbodin]

Must be one of the best videos to learn the perfekt jibe

[ivaylosimeonov]

I go in the jibes at full speed, but in the middle I lose speed. Now I know I just flip the sail wrong. Thanks Niko.

[skipgonsalves]

Excellent explanation Nico. Some of the places I teach at are rivers that have strong currents. The currents create big chop so in step 1 we teach sailing parallel to the chop and unhooking before turning downwind instead of sailing downwind & unhooking so students can focus on the trim of the board.
For me the biggest challenge of the Power Jibe is timing the jibe in knee or higher chop. If I time it wrong I end up flipping the sail going up the back of a big chop and that kills my speed.

[woutrymenants]

This was the video I needed! Thanks Nico! 🤙

[notyouraveragewindsurfer]

keeping the trim of the board is a great tip!

[dairyairman]

I don't think I've ever done a jibe in my entire windsurfing life that's as good as any of the jibes you post on this channel!
It's funny to me that the simple act of turning around is such a big deal in windsurfing. In other sports, like snowboarding for example, turning around or shifting direction is no big deal, but not so in windsurfing. It's a big deal and hard to master, especially if you want to fully plane all the way through a jibe and exit with speed. That's not easy! I appreciate all your tips though. I think you're spot on about keeping the board level and keeping the mast upright, or at least not tilted back or tilted to the outside of the jibe when flipping the sail.

[florianbauch]

You nailed it again Nico. Basically with 2 much weight too far back and consequently shifting the sail with the mast pointing too much back adresses >80% of the issue. On top tip apart from where to position your legs is: Bend your legs much more, than what you think you are doing already, to level the board and keep control. Standig upright during the Jibe like a German tin soldier isn't doing any good. Cheers and keep it up.

[cathulu]

My Jibes really improved when I look forward to where I am going around the jibe and flip the sail without looking at it, trusting the flip and the catch. Sometimes I miss the catch which is somewhat comical but always a gentle dunking backwards 👍😁 Good comment that there is always some way to improve your jibe. Cheers

[Davidallen]

Such a good video. I have no excuses now. Wish we had videos like these back in the 80s when I started windsurfing

[xsurfer]

very interesting detail in the minute 5:28 or 5:38, after the sail rotation the front hand makes a fast position correction to the rear in order to bring the board inmediately in planning and in down wind course, otherwise the board would almost stop and trend to have an up wind course, this is basic in down wind slalom races. Nico makes it so easy and in the perfect timing. Myseilf i do slalom races as amateur and although i know the theory, for me the practice/reality doesn´t always flow so well. I will keep trying !

[andreslarrain]

Brilliant. Definitely pointing out my main weakness, specially the second part of the sail upright, which showed really badly when I’m on my wave boards. Freeride board with more volume tolerates much more mistakes. Let’s see if I can correct. Really well explained. Thanks a lot.