First time ever my front foot stayed stuck in the strap after I muffed the exit to a gybe so I was lying in the water sort of in waterstart position but with my foot still stuck in the strap..Does this mean the straps are too small/ too big etc? It only happened once but Ive never had it happen before..
The new board is B beautiful! Goes like the clappers , easy to sail , carves beautifully..now if only I can manage to exit as well as I go in...'Bout time we got a consistent ( reasonably) 20-25kts!

As in size or position? I have them pretty big but I may have to check as some maybe bigger than others as Ive changed the sizes a bit.I wear booties..

Think I worked out what happened.Ive been watching a how to gybe video and was trying some of their tips so that why my stacks were different.I usually just sink the tail on exit when I stuff up but I was really trying to keep the rig forward & then it was too far forward when I caught it & it pulled me forward..

I have my straps adjusted so only my big toe is really poking out and so when I Gybe I can roll up the front foot up onto ball of foot.

the sort of releases foot from strap ready to step around.

So goes back to early answer. Have you adjusted your straps properly.

sboardcrazy said...

Think I worked out what happened.Ive been watching a how to gybe video and was trying some of their tips so that why my stacks were different.I usually just sink the tail on exit when I stuff up but I was really trying to keep the rig forward & then it was too far forward when I caught it & it pulled me forward..

I haven't seen the gybe videos but I think I use two different moves, one for when the board is about to drop off the plane ( out of the straps earlier) and for when there is plenty of board speed I would leave the foot in the strap till after the rig has flipped.

I don't know whether it works with bigger rigs and bigger boards but it seems OK with small gear. Its definitely more difficult with a new set up than with a board you have been sailing for yonks.

sboardcrazy said...
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It was also a bit hard to psyche myself to go for it into the gybe when i knew I was heading into shallow water & could have hit bottom half way around..luckily I got away with it this time..

I started using weed fins because of sailing at Safety Bay each summer. The advantage of weed fins anywhere else is that you rarely get that sudden-stop feeling and can get away with hitting the shallows sometimes.

In Safety Bay at low tide this has a big impact (well, it doesn't have a big impact if you know what I mean). It is pretty freaky though looking at what looks like 3cm of water, yet getting around without hitting ground, unless you lose speed of course...

I like it when a booty strap (is that rude?) comes undone on the front foot and you take your back foot out from the strap during the gybe and then place it on the front foot's booty strap ...and then try to lift your front foot while you are standing on it.

I like big booty straps.

Hi Sue,

You obviously need to learn how to "shake your bootie" during a gybe.

sboardcrazy - would it be your leaving your foot change too late? I know I'm guilty of this and often end up in the water with front foot still in the strap.