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> I  am currently faceplanting in a cloud of spay, whilst trying to learn
this
> move.
> Not really getting anywhere near.....

> Of those stars out there who can do it, which hand change do you use, how
> long did it take you to learn and have you any other tips to break it down
?

> Cheers

> Mark

> Boom to boom in strong winds and boom, mast boom in light wind. For me
> anyway.

> While initiating the jibe, slide your foremost hand towards the mast. Lean a
> little forward, sheet in and progressivly bank the board over. Hold this
> position until the board is sailing straight down wind where you will feel
> no power in the sail. Release the back hand and while the sail swings cross
> yoyr arm over or under your forehand to grip the other boom 20 cm back.
> Release the last hand and grip behind the lines. Keep on sailing. The
> question about feet can someone else do.

> If you think this is an easy manouver, think again. I have seen kids
> learning the full forward loop long before they could do a desant jibe. It
> will take you a while, but it is the cornerstone of sailing and the reward
> is beond imagination.

> TS

> > I  am currently faceplanting in a cloud of spay, whilst trying to learn
> this
> > move.
> > Not really getting anywhere near.....

> > Of those stars out there who can do it, which hand change do you use, how
> > long did it take you to learn and have you any other tips to break it down
> ?

> > Cheers

> > Mark

> I  am currently faceplanting in a cloud of spay, whilst trying to learn this
> move.
> Not really getting anywhere near.....

> Of those stars out there who can do it, which hand change do you use, how
> long did it take you to learn and have you any other tips to break it down ?

> Cheers

> Mark

> Boom to boom in strong winds and boom, mast boom in light wind. For me
> anyway.

> While initiating the jibe, slide your foremost hand towards the mast. Lean
a
> little forward, sheet in and progressivly bank the board over. Hold this
> position until the board is sailing straight down wind where you will feel
> no power in the sail. Release the back hand and while the sail swings
cross
> yoyr arm over or under your forehand to grip the other boom 20 cm back.
> Release the last hand and grip behind the lines. Keep on sailing. The
> question about feet can someone else do.

> If you think this is an easy manouver, think again. I have seen kids
> learning the full forward loop long before they could do a desant jibe. It
> will take you a while, but it is the cornerstone of sailing and the reward
> is beond imagination.

> TS

> > I  am currently faceplanting in a cloud of spay, whilst trying to learn
> this
> > move.
> > Not really getting anywhere near.....

> > Of those stars out there who can do it, which hand change do you use,
how
> > long did it take you to learn and have you any other tips to break it
down
> ?

> > Cheers

> > Mark

> > I  am currently faceplanting in a cloud of spay, whilst trying to learn
this
> > move.
> > Not really getting anywhere near.....

> > Of those stars out there who can do it, which hand change do you use,
how
> > long did it take you to learn and have you any other tips to break it
down ?

> > Cheers

> > Mark

> Have a look at:
> http://www.stehsegelrevue.de/moves/airjibe.html

> The mpg at the end of the page is unbelievably good.
> I saw our local expert doing a vulcan the other day and what impressed me
was
> the speed of it. He changed sides of the sail in what was  literally a
blink of
> an eye, but I'm pretty sure it was boom to boom - there wasn't any time
for mast
> handling.

> Ed

> Josh Stone himself said it was simply a matter of preference to how you
get to
> the other side of the sail.(he goes boom, mast, boom)  Two main points
that he
> made were to had off the wind because you don't have to get the board
around as
> far, and to not jump high when doing them.  He said it is much easier to
land
> off a low jump because you won't sink the tail.

> I started getting closer with this advise.  I hope it helps you too.

> Mike

> Thanks for all the advice, I will try to out it to good use, WIND Tomorow!

> I  am currently faceplanting in a cloud of spay, whilst trying to learn this
> move.
FUn, isn't it?
> Not really getting anywhere near.....

> Of those stars out there who can do it, which hand change do you use, how
> long did it take you to learn and have you any other tips to break it down ?

> Can't really do them with  any consistency yet myself but getting
> nearer: Only 50% explosion, in the other cases flipping the rig works
> well and i mostly just don't get the board around far enough.
> I once had a chat with Peter Garzke, a quite hot freestyler from
> Germany, and asked him exactly your question: He said that it does no
> matter how to flip the sail, he's doing boo-to-boom himself whereas
> others, like Josh Stone, always grab the mast. Some think that the Spock
> i easier when grabbing the mast however, so if you plan on learning this
> move as well you may want to practice the volcans the same way. But i
> think that the sail flip isn't the problem if you can jibe reasonably
> well and controlled. It's more the coordination of jumping, turning the
> board and reversing the direction of travel after landing. For the first
> part it seems to help to look over the back shoulder upon leaving the
> water. Jumping on a brad reach also seems sensible. For getting going, i
> hope i can tell you more in three weeks from now, after acation...

> --
> Wolfgang