Simple question, how can i get the board on the plane faster, without the hassle of having to wait for a strong gust

Thanks

(1) Bear away. Maybe more than you think you have to

(2) Pumping
It is a combination of pulling the whole sail upwind but sheeting in a bit at the same time..... so front hand moves upwind a bit but back hand moves more (make sense?) ....and at the same time pushing the fin away from you to load the fin and generate lift.... and at the same time lifting the board to bounce the nose rocker up and on top of the water. The lifting is to get the nose up - but only very briefly as too much weight on the back foot will kill all your speed.

That is in order - primary concern is pumping the sail, fin pumping is a bit more gentle, and lifting the board is a matter of 10-20mm at the nose and only briefly in time with the fin and sail pump- you are not trying to jump it, finesse is required.

Often when reallly close to planing I just shove the board away from me with my feet - but keeping it level - a couple of times really fast and that fin loading is enough to pop it up onto the plane.

thanks for the help, should i be in the footsteps before i get on the plain because currently i've been doing it after

I'm usually in the straps already before i get going, but that's usually when the wind is good.

in lighter wind I tend to keep my feet light to get through the dead patches and to keep the speed. To get onto a plain I give a quick pump & stomp the arse with my back foot while lifting the nose a bit with the front to get some lift.

But you need to be hooked in and a bit downwind to do that, and again keeping feet light