Yesterday there was some wind in Geneva (probably force 4 and 5 with gusts),
and I could finally go out windsurfing again (after a year abscence!). BTW:
when people say here "wind conditions where 6", does that mean, 6.0 m2 of
sail size or Force 6 (haven't really got that one yet)...
Anyway, that's not my problem, but my problem is that I cannot jibe (not
one passed!). I'll try to describe what I do and what happens:
-I get my back foot out of the strap
-I gently push on the back foot into the center,
-I bring my forward hand a little back from the mast
-the board starts to turn...
-then suddenly, the board is not stable anymore and starts to "wiggle"
from left to right and I usually lose my balance and fall :(
-if I do get it a little further, I usually cannot hold the sail anymore
since my arms are too stretched and the wind takes the sail...so I fall
also :(
What could I do to make it work? Any pointers taken with pleasure! TIA
Daniel Pfund
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