Windsurfing: Why it's important to rig your sail properly - Go Pro 12
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Hello!
This day I rigged my sail too fast, that I didn't notice my vario top moved and I got my mast rigged incorrectly into the sail. This caused my sail to feel so unstable.
I've noticed when I was in the water, but I tried to keep windsurfing instead of exit and solve the
problem. That was my error...
I'm a beginner learning to hook into the harness, and I got a crash weeks ago where hooked I damaged my finger, so I had confidence problems to hook in this video, and I didn't. Due to this, and to my sail rigged wrong, I got so tired after just 30 minutes of windsurfing, and finally I needed to return to the beach.
Wind: 11-15 knots
Board: Bic Techno II 148 liters
Sail: Decathlon RRD 7.2m²
Sea: 0.5-0.6 wave
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It seems you're getting better n better really fast.
Indeed you need outhaul and perhaps downhaul tension. You should use harness lines to not get tired fast. Make them really long (30-34) in a way that you can hook/unhook really easy and have space to adjust your body. Even hooked in, with long lines you can control the sail 90% hands - 10% harness to feel comfortable. But don't skip this part during your practise.
Bravo!!!🤙🤙🤙🤙
Hey! thanks for the comment. Yes, the problem was mostly downhaul tension. When my vario-top got loosen, I lost some downhaul tension, and the sail felt so bad... My fault for not checking properly the rig before getting into the water! :)
I am a beginner, and I can relate to your struggles. But do share this beautiful location.
Thanks for the comment! Keep it going! Last season I wasn't even able to sail more than 20 meters without falling, nowadays I'm close to only fall on tacks and not always :)
Was the sail touching the boom?
Hey, to be honest I don't know, but I think it wasn't. What happened is the vario top got loosen, and I've sailed like I had very low tension in the sail. This caused the sail to feel so unstable.
No se ni lo q es el rig, ni lo q es el sail, pero bua q brazacos de levantar vela
Location?
It is in Moncofa (Castellón, Spain), beautiful beaches, but low wind and a bit choppy always. Glad you can enjoy the video.