Interested to see what new years resolutions you guys are setting for yourselves..

Windsurfing related:
1. Competent at forward loops (ok would be happy to land just one)
2. Perfect duck jibes
3. Competent at sailing backwinded + heli tacks...

By making a formal record of them at least forces me to ensure I keep focused...

Let us know.

Cheers,
Rob

My mission this season was to gybe,,,just about there but havent pulled one off as yet,,,have everything ready,, My gear-My mental approach-Plenty of water,,,,now all we need is some bloody wind

Get first gybe completed without crashing, and follow up with better than 50% Gybe ratio, carve first then duck gybe.
Have a month to do it in, just need lots a squashed air
Mineral

you could try something more adventurous, like no hands, or no hands/no feet. Or first loop no hands, second loop no feet, just for a bit of variation.
Any way good luck at rediscovering your humanity, hope you don't get too far above the rest of us.

My resolution is just to keep going!

i resolve not to make any more promises that i cant keep

That's a good resolution rgeerdink however someone once told me that, "practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect."

That said, your resolution should be to loop ONLY off quality ramps in quality wind.

I've grown up in choppy bay conditions and have been looping since I was 18 (now 31), my tip? Pump yourself up before your session with some loud music, rig up, don't talk to anyone (especially the 'chair police') and hit the water focused and aggressive treating every wave you encounter as a 'potential' loop opportunity.

Hold out until you find a good ramp and JUST F@#!!NG LAUNCH IT!!

Keep your 'form' through the rotation and most importantly let your legs take the load of the impact, don't hang off the boom too much letting your legs dangle as you descend, remember the board will hit the water first so make sure it's positioned well on descent and you'll be fine.

Oh yeah, watch plenty of video footage in slow motion of how the pro's do it, no need to re-invent the wheel!

My New Year resolution?

* Double forward attempt (it's the thought that counts).

1) nail 95% of carve gybes (planing- when wind permits)
2) improve race results
3) make it down to sandy with al & vando
4) break 38knots (in queensland waters), i'll be happy with peak
5) comfortable switch foot, sailing backwinded and 360's

by sheer luck for getting wave gear again this year
6) nail a few vulcans (getting there)
7) perfect duck gybes- have always just gone for carves
8) body drag like robby
9) try frontloop & back
10) just bloody go wavesailing

Oh and beat vando for the year's gps rankings

Mine are

Beat 35.7knts my PB on the broadwater
Duck gybe
Give Zoran a chance
Be nice to the proffessor
loose 5kg = speed
get some wave gear for Redcliffe
Try not to have naughty thoughts about the girl who walks her dog in the merc

My resolution is to nail just one strap to strap planning gybe and not move my feet til I'm planning out, at the moment my feet have a mind of there own and do the step...any ideas


TelecomGreg

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My resolution is to nail just one strap to strap planning gybe and not move my feet til I'm planning out, at the moment my feet have a mind of there own and do the step...any ideas

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Try stopping having naughty thoughts about daylight savings...

Comrades
My resolution is to be of laying down karma... I make it my mission to be helping those serial drop in's and snakes to be of mending their ways.
This help reduce anger in water and make sailing better for all.
I starting of list for serial waters pests... so far this angry little man with big ears calling of himself by waveslave (wavesnake) is topping of the list for certain.
'The path of the righteous man is beset by the tirrany of evil. And I will strike down with great vehngence and furious anger those who attempt to poison my brothers water time'

Ah lets see:-

1) Go for it (what ever it is) like life doesn't matter (coz it doesn't)
2) Make a start on vulcans. (I'll go and read my notes right now)
3) Most immediate is to finish my push tacks and up-wind 360s
4) Lift my game with helis and planing gybes
5) I'd like to get a comfortable parcel of old school freestyle including Carving 360s, Body Drag, Backwinded gybes, Cowboys, Duck tacks.
6) Forwards of course.

At the rate that I learn thats about 4 years worth. I'll be pleased if I can manage it in 2. Which brings me to :-
7) More TOW