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I'm looking to buy an instruction video which might help in
learning waterstarts and jibes. (I asked the Net for advise
regarding transition boards vs short boards a few months ago
and ended up buying a used Mistral Tarifa, with 5.3 and 6.2
Gaastra sails for $450 from a fellow Netter...since I bought
the board, the wind stopped blowing)  Anyway, I've noted the
availability of several videos which might be interesting and
would help me learn more advanced skills.  Looking at one of my
catalogs, I've noticed that many of the videos have the same
information.  Titles which are in the category I want include:
Shortboard Sailing Technique I, Waterstart, and Beachstarts,
Waterstarts, & Jibes.

Have any of you seen these videos, and what's your opinion regarding
their usefulness?  Thanks for your help...

                       Harry Shin

I found "Shortboard Sailing Technique I" very useful for learning to jibe. And
I still have more to learn from it (like duck jibes). Highly recommended. I
don't know about the others, though.

Fritz

I highly recommend John Guay's Shortboard Sailing Technique I.

Excellent narration and slow motion footage.

He also trouble shoots common mistakes.

Watch 3 or 4 times and practice in waist deep water with preferably
a buddy who knows how to do them.

Hi, there!  I bought "Beach Starts, Water Starts, and High-Speed Jibes from
Red Mountain Productions.  (purchased from WS express)  I thought it was very
good, and has helped me quite a bit on my waterstart.  I've watched it a few
times and it's helped me out more each time.  The quality I like most about
the video is that they go over each technique what seems like quite a few times
when you first watch it.  After coming back from experimenting on the water,
however, the 13 quadrillion instant replays form an integral part of learning
what exactly you are doing wrong.  (or right!)

I'd definitely recommend it, although I haven't seen any of the other videos
you mentioned.

Dave