VIC
356 posts
Seems that I am missing something by trying to get a reliable gybe by hitting it with more and more speed, cause I am seeing people going all the way round on the plane quite sedately.
The dry gybe movie at http://www.boardseekermag.com/technique/intermediate/clew_first_beach_start/clew_first_beach_start.htm
is interesting and reveals that I can only do it in one direction :(
Did anybody gain much by practicing these?
WA
975 posts
Hi oldie,
I have tried a few reverse clew water starts, I think it is one of those tricks that helps you remember the feel of flipping the rig when gybing and if you are in between sets and dont have time to set the sail, this is another way of getting up and out of harms way faster.
Cheers GT
VIC
356 posts
Clew first is a last resort, then? Unless it is to push your board around in an overpowered gybe, maybe.
Easy to get into a habit of tack in one direction, gybe in the other, initially the way the current decides one will go. Next thing you know one can't do the opposite..
VIC
356 posts
I think Jim Drake has the patent for a bidirectional sail
235 posts
Just keep practicing, in both directions. Don't indulge the fear of falling.
I love to duck jibe. It's easy for me on port, but a challenge on starboard. On the days that I force myself to throw a few early, it comes together much better than when I wait until I'm "warmed up" or "ready".
WA
89 posts
go get a kite its the only way to really progress
QLD
7436 posts
Clew firstedness is worth practicing for two reasons. 1) You will need it for exits from a bunch of moves eg slam gybe, push tack, nose sink tack, helitack and others. 2) Flipping the sail from clew first to orthodox will bring you unstuck. Its easy to muck up.
WA
6277 posts
Sailing clew first is very useful when you want to turn around and you're not planing...
VIC
356 posts
Need to go a long way downwind
Spinnaker mode and off we go
Getting abit clew first, not too worry
Now we are stuck in it and the only way out is a fairly critical manoover
Meanwhile a kiter comes downwind, smoothly transitioning from gybe to gybe
Stuf him
