| |
June M. had windsurfed several decades ago and is interested in picking it up again. The first (left-hand) video shows June in her first lesson, on August 23. She made rapid progress: The next one shows her working on pivot-jibes in her next lesson, on August 29. (Sorry about the flaccidity of the sail; I keep forgetting that the downhaul tension of this sail works itself loose.)
0 Comments
It was pretty breezy, but even using my 8.5 rig I got just two planing runs. Both times I tried for a planing jibe, but halfway into them I just got lost as to what to do next. This young man (age 15) caught on faster than anyone else I have taught. After basic instruction on land, I let him use the 4.0 m^2 "Fisher-Price" sail. He did so well, and the wind diminished some, so I let him use my 5.0 m^2 Ezzy sail while I used my 8.5 m^2 Sailworks "Retro" rig. Much of the video below was shot by his grandmother, Diana P., whom he was visiting.
Jessie had an intro lesson here last year. This year he was accompanied by his wife Holly and their two sons, Chris and Isaac.
Phil and Sara had never windsurfed before, but Sara had sailing experience. After the on-land instruction and some basic practice in the shallows, Sara caught on quickly and took off for the middle of the lake. I put the GoPro camera on Phil's boom and recorded what you can see below. It was again pretty windy, so I took out my 7.0 rather than the 8.5. I couldn't get planing, but the chop, the inconsistent wind, and natural clumsiness dropped me in the water a bunch of times.
|
Archives
August 2022
Categories
All
AuthorThis is Bill vdB, sharing little vignettes of windsurfing on Sayers Lake, in Howard PA. and sometimes elsewhere. |