Gilderfish said..
The beginner has quite a few bruises today after Sunday - but will get the hang of it in the end! The footage is also v helpful to see where I'm going wrong.
From looking at the video I'd give the following feedback:
- try and stand up straight rather then leaning in
- ignore the back foot strap for the time being and instead place your back foot into the middle of the board, this will give you a more stable ride, from the video it looks like you sometimes standing too far on the rail
- your sail is potentially too far back. I know the people with Slingshot boards say "put it all the way back" but I found the Severne Alien can sometimes benefit from having the mast a couple of CMs further forward. So make sure you play around with it by moving the mast a CM backwards or forwards and see it make things easier.- time on the water... if you are are a proficient windsurfer the progress is quite fast.
