How to get going in light winds!

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How to get the board up to speed in marginal winds or when you're slightly underpowered is a key skill for windsurfers! It's also very transferable to getting into the straps in normal conditions and improving you general blasting control.

As usual the Ride-Along session is brought through a combination of live on-board cameras and microphones, as well as some pre-recorded demos to add some clarification.

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Filmed in Vassiliki, Greece- join me here for a clinic!
Kit used... a mix of Point-7 sails, mainly the Spy, ACX and F1e.
Boards vary too, starboard tends to be my "go-to" for kit, but also RRD a lot too.
Audio recorded on InstaMic
Filmed on a mix of Insta360 OneR & GoPro Max
Mixture of camera mounts including Fly Mount and Sail Video System

Special thanks to Point 7 sails, Starboard Windsurf & Sungod.

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[simonstokell]

Definitely the best tutorial I've seen!!!

[florianbauch]

Very nice indeed. A very common mistake seems to be, that many sailors try to get planning while navigating across the wind or worse, slightly upwind even. That would require a lot more wind ...
When a gust looks promising, investing into a few degrees more downwind while bending the backfoot in order to get lower and apply more downforce is helpful as you stated in this nice tutorial. Keep it up.

[michaeltsiknakis]

Once more, the best tutorial video out there! Congrats!

[ikbelnwindsurf]

Best windsurf instructor I've ever seen 🤙

[TheMartinchostar]

Can't get enough of this awesome on board action! It helps a lot to improve skills in marginal conditions....Nothing like planing in the breeze...and get cold beers after....

[stephennewberry]

I’ve just got back into windsurfing after a 15 year break. These videos are fantastic. I now realise how many things I’ve been doing wrong and why others were flying past me.

I employed some of the techniques on the weekend including proper harness line placement, hand placement, and stance. This gave me instant results.

Now I just need to master tacks and gybes and I can maybe wear a hat and sunnies too!

[renelr]

Really appreciate your time mate, very useful tips!! 👍 👍 👍 👍

[joakimyliruusi]

You already mention board and sail size, thank you. I think that is very important so one can compare to own gear. Could you also mention the wind speed in your videos? That would help for choosing gear, knowing what you can or cannot do in specific winds.
And Cookie, go make a Patreon site! I think many of us would like to support you financially as these videos are so great!

[lancemepsted]

Good training. I like the idea of these ride along sessions. Good point re not getting in the back strap necessarily if the wind speed is moderate. I tend to just go for both and then have to get out of both when it doesn't work.

[jantheman]

Have found...😉...very helpfull this little details you show us. Thanks a lot

[magnusjonson]

Awesome videos, best windsurfing tutorials I’ve encountered! I think you deserve at least tenfold the number of subscribers, but in the end the most important is of course to provide value to the viewers no matter if the format is ”selling”or not. I will for sure watch all your videos now that the season is soon starting here up the north. Thanks a lot! 😁👍

[cantem]

Awesome video Cookie, always amazed how clean the audio is!

[tbonates]

Excellent material!! Thanks you so much!

[warwickblackler]

Great videos. Please do one on planning up wind.

[iotarask]

Enjoying your videos, very good explanations of the minor details which make all the difference between planing and not planing, losing height or not. Interesting that there are many different opinions about getting in the front footstrap. I get into it usually (on my futura) when the board just starts planing, because when doing it before my board will rear and can’t find the speed. However I’m now in gusty and choppy Fuerte on a JP MagicRide and it feels a bit uncontrolled to get in late. On this board riding with the foot in before planing feels possible. When I get in with a gust coming and bear away a bit the planing starts.

[karelp]

Great tutorial. I'm curious what was the wind speed about. I think I missed that. Thanks for video.

[tobiasstang_gmund]

Thank you for the great video. Very useful tips. 👍 I try hard to get better. 💪(and faster) 😬 Mostly my conditions are light winds at a lake between some mountains of the alps. 🏔 Do you also have a Video about sail tuning for light winds? Is it better to put the mast foot position more forward or a bit backward? Have a good time. 🤙

[southcoaster]

Another cracking video, top job Cookie! Keep up the good work😎👍 As a side note, is there any chance of you being able to do a video on how to chop hop, jumping etc I'm feeling the need to start to get some air under my board 😀

[pitachajapl]

Thanks for the great lesson! And I've got a question: won't you have more power if you put your harness lines wider? And what about mast feet position?

[jerryjacobs]

Awesome lessons .. amazing detail and physics .. would be great to visit and get some lessons .. where are you