How high do I need to jump before trying to forward loop, and am I going to break stuff?

I can see no sensible reason to wait until I can gybe before I give it a go, huh?

launch full speed and maxed out into a 10ft ramp ......wait ....wait.....wait....stall it just one second more.....NOW.

it is likely you will break something, but it will look cool and you'll be the hero of the day

I can't go forwards..the thought of doing them makes me go green[xx], best to stick to comrade kremlins advice..

Hey Harrow,

How high are you jumping at the moment?

Anything higher than one foot for me ends up in my feet coming out of the straps and then panic stations while I'm in the air

Not max speed... just above planning is enough

You don't have to be high at all, you only need the board to be fully released from the water. Also when learning loops start way off the breeze, I mean way off. The more cross wind you go when you loop the more vertical the rotation so do them very off the wind which gives a much flatter rotation (called a spin loop sometimes).

The hardest part of looping on flatwater I found was getting the timing right. When I first started I always used to sheet in too early (the board wasn't properly released), this means the board stays put and you and your sail go over the front. I never really broke anything learning though, only a top batten. It has the potential to wreak havoc on the front of your board if you half commit to the move, just sheet in hard and never let go of the boom :)