Thought I'd share a video I took of a couple of nautical miles at Primbee. The wind was up and down between 5 and 25 knts West/North West. It was a short but fun session and my 4th time out on the slalom board. I was trying to focus on my body position (straight front leg), but it was pretty choppy and you can see one spinout where I had to unhook to pull the tail back in. Hope you enjoy and the selfie doesn't get too many red thumbs... thought people might be interested to see what Primbee has to offer.

Go Nigel go !!

Great video mate keep them coming

craze said..
a straight front leg to compliment more levarage on lines.....
your simply to upright

your lines are too short

keep up the great efforts and commitment Nigel

Thanks... always appreciate feedback. Plenty to learn and plenty to improve upon (including my posts )

N1GEL said..

craze said..
a straight front leg to compliment more levarage on lines.....
your simply to upright

your lines are too short

keep up the great efforts and commitment Nigel

Thanks... always appreciate feedback. Plenty to learn and plenty to improve upon (including my posts )

I would add to Johnny's excellent breakdown, that your boom also looks a too low for your height......it is at the bottom of the boom cutout which is good for Froddo but you look taller than him. Aim for the chin height when sailing, then drop it down a little when overpowered. Add on the extra length in harness lines and lean out and keep the sail upright and you will improve your control, leverage and speed. Your gybes are coming along really well. You are leaning forward nicely through the arc which is the big thing, but make sure your have your arms extended to keep the sail away from your body, this also keeps more weight fwd, more rail engaged and allows the sail to flip/rotate easier, and because it is away from your body, it is less likely to knock your balance around. Hope this helps in some way.

Nice Video Nigel. I will be spending a lot more time on the water down south from about September onwards, so look forward to having a few sails with you both in Sydney and down south.

Will do Nigel, look forward to it.