I went last year and learnt a lot from it. This year it is Jan 10-12. I could do a planing gybe before attending but I still got lots of tips and now gybe more consistently. I tack better. I water start and beach start better. I can tune my gear better. My stance is better. I can get planing faster. Guy is a very good teacher and has a sense of humour too so you'll have fun while you learn. Highly recommended!

Big fan boi of Cribby's!
Done 3 of his courses and my sailing has improved significantly.
What you can learn is only limited by the time and energy that you have available.
I have improved my gybes, tacks, wavesailing and most importantly these skills have enabled me to get stoked sailing pretty crappy conditions because I can get so much more out of them.
Do it!

Cribby is very good at constructive critique. To get the most out of the course you must be prepared to just get in to the whole approach (check your ego at the door) and not try and justify what you currently do. His methods have been honed over thousands of people. Sometimes it is hard to see / hear your efforts being broken down but the results are worth it.

I am very glad to hear all this. I am signed up for the course

rrdsailor said..

sotired said..
Is anyone going to this? I think its on this week.

Anyone care to comment on what they learned on this in the past?

I attended one of his courses last year and thoroughly recommend it,
no matter what your current level is you will learn something.

+ 1 !!!

vpar said..
What if there is no wind? Like this weekend

I've done a few Cribby courses now and I can honestly say its amazing how much he can teach you on the low to no wind days. It doesn't seem to matter what the wind conditions or the skill level of the sailors, everyone learns and takes away much more than they expected.

Highly recommended and loads of fun!

Windxtasy said..
I can thoroughly recommend it. I did the course last year with the view to improving my gybes but I learned so much more, even in areas I thought I knew a lot about. Guy is an excellent and practical instructor and a fun and comfortable person to be around. The video review shows that what you think you are doing may be far removed from what you are actually doing. The course is expensive but you won't regret spending the money. My sailing has improved heaps after doing the course last year. I am doing it again!

Bugger.. I'll never catch you now!

yes, I agree with vpar. I also attended for 2 days and have learnt soo much. We had limited wind which actually made it better to learn some rig handling on the beach before the seabreeze came in (as limited as it was this weekend).

I thoroughly recommend it

Two spots left on the Freeride course in Inverloch on the 28,29 and 30th Jan if anyone interested

The course was absolutely brilliant, even though we only had light wind. I can't say enough about Guy Cribb as an instructor - he has a gift. Not only is he an extremely skilled windsurfer but he has a way of conveying his knowledge in easy to understand bite sized chunks, in a very pleasant manner which is never condescending or critical. I gained just as much this year as last year - different things. It is going to take a while to assimilate it all but my windsurfing will improve. Even when there is no wind Guy finds really useful things to do. I think I found the no wind session more useful than the on water sessions! Definitely worth doing the course a second time, and even if no wind is forecast!

It was a two way exchange lesson ...... Guy now knows a pair of thongs, are just that in Aus, a pairrrrrrr of thongs. and not flip flops
Bloke certainly has a knack of getting his message across to one and all without ridicule that's for sure. Top bloke, top coach.