❌ 3 MISTAKES almost EVERY WINDSURFER makes
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I do not make mistakes, my gear does! Anyway, it is amazing how much faster and relaxed I am once I've gone through the list of 'things to do' while on the water. As I'm just a silly amateur and lots of things are not second nature (yet), consciously going over all the points (stance, harness lines, hand position, foot/leg pressure, railing, up/down wind etc. etc.) really are very helpful. All videos on mistakes and how to improve are welcome. Keep 'em coming!
It’s tough to not be an amateur when you have other things going on… with a thing like windsurfing anyway… that’s why these vids are great tho seems like.
I realy appreciate what you are doing and how you are helping other windsurfers to improve. It is one of the things i love about windsurfing: "The self teaching community" whether you are a pro or an amateur you get in contact discuss and help eachother because you know there was a time when you started yourself and others, who were more skilled than you, helped you learning and developing... Thanks for your work!
We made it to 10.000! 💪
2:01 1 - too little downhaul
3:30 2 - ass too low
5:32 3 - going straight downwind
What type are you - first downwind or first upwind? 😄
First upwind of course 😜😜😜
Nice tips for us beginners out there! Going upwind was one of the first things I was taught at the wind club in Greece where I learned to surf. Big thumbs up for that advice. Big thumbs up for "Siroko Wind Club"!
I always go up wind first.
After moving from the UK to Gruissan a few years ago it did take me a while to feel comfortable windsurfing in an offshore wind, something I would never do in the UK.
Absolutely love these time stamps!
10.000 nice man!
Thanks for this video and all your effort to connect to and stay in touch with your fans! I put two pieces of tape on both sides of the sail as max and min marks. That way I can see the marks better in the sunshine. Which we have quite a lot here🌞.
I used to do this, too. This a great piece of advice - I'll pin it to the top 😊
@@Nico_GER7 great, thank you!
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Thanks Nico. Keep up the great work. I appreciate the efforts you and your helpers put in ! Making windsurfing great again !
Glad this is helping you! No helpers at the moment... I wish 😄
When rigging the downhaul I always used an easy rig tool to avoid the rope cutting into my hands. This makes life a lot easier on the hands when getting loads of force on the downhaul. And yeah the upwind sailing is v important. It was never more obvious to me than at Sotavento, really strong constant offshore wind. And you won't stop til you reach Africa if you can't get upwind well 🙂
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your content are so varied and accurate that you should desserve a lot more and needless to talk about the quality of your video editing !
Congrats on your 10.000, the video’s are getting so much better.
Also great tips. I am always taking those to my training. Looking forward for more.
Spending half an hour working up the beach at the start of your session is a perfect way to warm up and learn the rhythm of the sea that day.
Haha! That's one way to look at it.
Not walking up the beach with your gear.
You're right. I've been windsurfing nearly 2 months and my downhaul game has been bad. Only just realised how much you gotta pull that thing and the difference is massive. Sail feels so much more controllable
Das waren die besten Tipps. Jetzt erst funktionieren meine Segel richtig. Danke
Moin Nico als erstes sehr nice das ihr gesund aus Spanien zurück seit. Die 3 Tipps sind hilfreich und sehr gut erklärt für alle skilllevel etwas dabei. Greez aus Münster
Excellente Video Nico,
Gracias for your support und tutorial .
Thank you, good information especially about posture for handling sail on low winds ... Would be great to see a video where you advise on how to handle larger sail
Tras 20 años con kites, strapless, voy empezar con windsurf, me parece apasionante 🤩… no se inglés, pero usaré el traductor de voz…gracias por compartir experiencia…🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Thanks for sharing 🌼 i had done second one because i supposed faster than other position. I will be careful about it.
Gut gemacht Nico!!
It's a great thing for amateur windsurfer beginners like me especially the upwind/downwind mistake...
So i would appreciate some more videos like that or otherwise some suggestions for good beginner RUclips videos?
Great video btw:)
Great Vids! Nice to see that you are talking about 10.000 subs. I see you are making good progress with 30k+ subs! Greets from the Netherlands
Subject: downhaul trim for heavier riders, i trimm it less
Hi Nico,
very glad on your youtube channel, good tech tips, nice road trips, gives me energy and good spirits
now my question. i am 115 kilo's (corona and body shape like antoine albeau/bjorn dunkerbeck).
I sail in Zandvoort/Netherlands, strong currents and side/onshore south west winds
so have 2020 starboard 115 kode, great board. flat V with some tailkick (tried many different boards, this kode shape works for me)
sailwise, atlas 50 54 58 62 and fusion 67 and 72 and for real shitty days a hellcat 77, 34 inch harness lines
i chatted with Pieter Bijl whilts he was still on pryde team on masts, so did not choose the combat rdm, but the 100% carbon X9 wave (italian made, the best), because of extra stiffness and turbo power in mast.
so I need power, to get me in planing. so what I found out I trill the sails 2 cm less downhaul and compared on tack setting )if sails says 12 cm extension, i take 10 cm and pull sail al the way into the extention. then loosleach is in between first and second batten, but 2 to 3 still firm. Then the sail has a deeper profile in my modest opinion, and more gusty pull.
no you say more downhaul, so in video I see loos from batton 1 to 2 to 3.
from outhaul, the battens are exactly on the mast, and a bit less than recommended. SO basically i rig the sail more baggy, since I require power.
why do we have different visions. since you sail more overpowered ? normally in zandvoort, I take at least 0.5 meters more than the other guys on the water (90 kilo guys), mostly 1 meter more.
mahalo from Haarlem Holland
cheers
Bert
I started 1½ weeks ago sailing in the netherlands in Zeeland/Suidholland in Ouddorp. Where exactly so you Sail? I am currently searching for more places😅
Great tips
Now that I’m in my sixties, I’m afraid I cannot do it right anymore, I need wide arms and lines and to hang off the sail over 20 knots
And I cannot sail light wind anymore, uphauling / big sails are even worse
Well done Nico, I agree and this will help lot of windsurfers.
Thanks for your helpful content💯😍🤙
Thing I struggle with is upwind sailing on different gear. I'm a bit confused. On my freestyle board I have very little difficulty going upwind, on freeride boards I have more difficulty going upwind. Slalom boards make it a lot easier staying halfwind. Waveboards very easy with strong winds and more difficult with lighter winds.
Perhaps a video on different stances depending on sailing upwind/downwind Slalom/freeride/single backstrap boards with small fins.
Maybe a stance video in general would be awesome?
For example: when sailing upwind I move my body weight more forward with more MFP, and my sail will be more parallel to my board.
So I have heard instances where in some cases (small fin/board vs big fin/board) you want to angle your board more Leeward to create more fin grip or windward to create more fin lift. Or should I keep it flat? >CONFUSED
Thanks..there are hundreds of videos for advanced people..amateurs like me need more pros like you to help us..me watching a pro doing advanced moves is useless..thanks for this help..
Nice Video, many thanks! Can you show us the leg and body position when your go downwind und upwind? Thanks👍
Divers and helpful videos, thanks Nico. Great reaching the 10.000 members!!
I’m 58. I started windsurfing aged 14. In the early 1980’s when the first rotational sails came in we learnt to downhaul hard. Use a block with 3 pulleys. It was always the case not to assume the toilet position even on a board with no foot straps. Every beginner goes straight downwind. It’s funny.
Hey, that’s a good one. Bawić but 100% into the point.
As an instruktor, I would be glad if you could expand the last case and tell ppl ehat can they do to go more up wind. why on some boards it’s easy and sometimes not. What to do if you are doing your best to plain up to the wind but you loose. Planning, how to correct the rig then. The stence you already described in previous videos, but there is a little bit more to it( like different fin, positioning the rig vs body etc.
that would be gold. At least I would use it. To show to my students ;)
Thanks for your awesome work!
Yup yup.. Wide grip had been my issue until recently. Thank you.!!
#3 :) i got offshore wind but always making sure i can make it back. I started previous year with the harness, but i thought i couldnt make it back and started panicing a bit in the head. But then i started focussing on my stance getting the weight to the front. And dropped the sail get back up again waterstart and so on. Yeah i know i cant jibe or tack but im learning fast :) 4 Summers ago i didnt even touched a board or sail.
It's a very long progress. But it never stops! 👍😁🤙
Hi,
first of all thanks for your informative and enteraining videos Nico!
I think another mistake a lot of people do is to mount the boom far too low. It needs to be at least at the height of your shoulder. The lower the wind, the higher the boom has to be set. By this you automatically put more weight on the mast base so you relieve the weight on your rear and this leads into easier and earlier planning!
Regars from Rostock, Niklas
Very true! Thanks for your remark Niklas
Thanks Nico, I see at least one in my downhaul adjustment. The 'triangle of death' is no longer in my list, but downwind + downwind + beach walking was one of mine in my earliest time.
Keep going, 10 k subscribers means your video bring a great interest to all sailers. At least you know you do useful and good stuff, not simple bullshit video.
Cheers.
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I was stupid lost my password. I love any help you can give me!
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Thanks for the tips. This is great content. I now know that I might have an ass problem. :D Maybe you could tune down the music a little more when you speak next time. :)
Great videos, if only I had them 40 years ago....
I would love to see you ride an old Windsurfer Rocket, or some of the original foot strap boards from the early 80’s.
I have that idea in the back of my had since a while 😄
40 aears ago boards stll had a centerboard and riding upwind was easy.
@@KaroAss66 that's what I have. First board ever too
The main mistake the environment is making is not to bring enough wind to my area..and it´s been doing this for a long time...lol.;kidding;..Hope everybody stay safe and may pass through this coranavirus pandemic safely...Do your part..protect yourself and your family by staying home...
Ahahah
This didn’t age well
NOTE: While moving upwind to start is a good general rule, if the winds get too strong it is sometimes impossible to hold the boom in a downwind situation. If the winds are strong, try reaching back and forth and not working up OR downwind.
but you dont even have to tilt the mast forward, instead you just press with your toes on your front foot and the board will start going down wind
as an amateur, I've already noticed one of the most important things is fixing the mistakes you don't realise you're making. someone looking at you to analyze goes a long way, even better if someone is filming so you can really see what you're doing. a video made me fix a really bad sailing position at the beginning.
1 und 2 ist okay. Aber 3 ist schon ein typischer Fehler für Anfänger...
Das Thema "surfen bei ablandigem Wind" oder "weiter vom Ufer entfernen als man schwimmen könnte" wurde leider nicht so erwähnt...
Nice guy Nico, I really like your advices. Thanks a lot Nico !!
The 2nd tipp was very good - the others I am not affected :-) Thank you, Nico!
I had a mechanical crank / pulley system that slotted into the mast foot to simply wind the down haul tighter, so it was loose way down
Necessary on some big Gaastra race sails when sailing over powered, Always wondered if the mast might snap but never did
Great video, very useful, good job!
Just one suggestion: according to my opinion the background music is annoying 'cause is too loud and it's difficult to concentrate on what you are saying.
By mate
Thanks for 3 good advice 🤙 "Ass too low" was new for me, need to remember that next time on water. 😁 I also try to go upwind first to be safe and easy came back to start. 😁
Would love to see tutorial on getting on and staying on a plane. I’ve fixed the low rear end issue and push down my legs thru my feet, but still struggling. Thanks!
42k people following now, super cool.
It's interesting, the less experienced sailors I see make the following mistakes that I've seen in over 2 decades of sailing. Super low booms with short harness lines. Those harness lines are always spread far away and never in the correct position. And over finned. Guys put on fins way to big to compensate for their lack of ability to get planing and then that same huge fin kills their gybing fun. Or it powers up so much they cannot control the board. Maybe we see different things :-) But a great video and of course very true too. Keep up the good work Nico.
Hey Nico do you do a video on resorts to goto? Possibly in the Caribean. Thks
awesome video!
Another things that some people do and i saw it today again, sail out so far that it looks like they might need their passport. And the guy today was sailing alone. I use to know a french guy who used to sail so far out that it was even difficult to see from land. And again, always did it alone.
Thank you for the explanation of your fantastic sport. BTW: nice homespot
Good video! The video was very helpful and finally a nice change from everyday corona! Thank you!!! Greetings Marvin and Louis!🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
Haha, the second one is me, the other two: I always wonder when people do that as well, especially the going downwind one :D
he's wrong about the second one actually
Congratulations on over 45000 subscribers. I am a little late to the party.
And a dangerous mistake is not having a compass, taking a starting point bearing and going out to sea. I did that with another tourist. We were having so much fun we didn't notice we had got so far out of sight of land and didn't know which way was back. We climbed up on a buoy and still couldn't see land. Even though I wasn't certain I figured the buoy's would lead us back to the island or out to sea so we picked a direction and luckily as night fell we could see the lights from the island and made it back. Won't ever do that again LOL
Was für eine Tampenlänge empfiehlst du? Bin 1.80 cm gross - für ein 5.8er Segel oder 5.4
Super content👌🏻 ich will nach vielen Jahren Pause wieder einsteigen und hab etwas Probleme mit den Segeln. Speziell mit der lattenspannung. Vllt kannst du dazu ja mal ein Video machen. Ansonsten klasse Videos. Vielen Dank dafür
Just now seeing this for first time, though I’ve been windsurfing for years. But your comments about the rider’s stance, more straight-legged than “sitting” coupled with some local criticism of my technique, makes me want to try “straighter legs.” Here’s my question: how tall are you, and what length harness lines are you using? Is there a formula or rule of thumb to get close to proper harness line length, as compared to height, or arm length? I’m 6’0”, ~33”-34” arm sleeve length, and use 24” lines…which I’m told are way too short. Of course boom height also weighs in. I’m mostly doing Gorge swell-riding, or coastal small wave sailing. Maneuverability is key, as I’m often unhooked. But maybe I am sailing too close to my sail. Certainly at least one arm is fully outstretched during maneuvers.
Awesome Nico, keep it up!
I remember when I started my trainer told me point two and I just ignored it. However, with your butt too low you're also less steady on your board, so when a strong gust of wind comes you kinda get 'katapulted' off your board. When that happened I got really frustrated and since then I listen to my trainer.
And now you are at 46k .and 450k views on this video. Keep going
Upwind downwind depends where you ride ,in USA capital of windsports HoodRiver Oregon you need to do just opposite,the wind is blowing westerly but current of Columbia River goes from East to West so if you sail/ride upwind from the spot you lunch and the wind dyes ,you going to Portland far from your car,with the current sometimes very fast, depending where you have been caught ,regards from USA :)
well, that's a very rare case, but proves that you should ask locals, before you go in the water. HoodRiver is actually really high up on my bucket list...
@@Nico_GER7 i like to watch your channel,learning from it ,make my WS better with it, but when you decide to go you can drop me a line a can help you with info ,i am not a local there but you could name us (my family) semi local, we spent every summer there (June to September) chasing the wind along Columbia River and Oregon Pacific Ocean beaches regards Tomek
@@Wind.junkie That sounds great. We'll see when I actually get the chance to go there, but hopefully soon 🤞 thanks a lot
@@Nico_GER7 stay safe out of Korona and see you on the water asap :) T&A
Nice one,
Less is lighter and more is stronger 💪
Nico, das ist die berühmt-berüchtigte "Kackstellung" ;o)))))) Greetz ut Preetz at time, Dein Englisch ist echt sauber und fluent geworden. Hänge er loose!
Hey, have you wind surfed at Portland yet? (my local) Every second is spent concentrating on staying close to the wind! It's almost always offshore :)
Hi Kolya, no I haven't. Would like to do a trip over there. :-)
Hallo, schade, dass Windsurfing hat nich so gut/prezis/genau verarbeitete Methodik, vor allem für Halse und Tack. Jeder Profi erklärt diese wichtigste Maneuvers ein bischen anders.
Thanks BRO!!! Keep going!!!
Hi Nico..still in line with this tutorial, i would like suggest one on how to pump the sail, particularly with no wind and light wind..that´s very important for beginners...I still don´t like to ride my formula board when the wind and stream run in the same direction...In he same condition, i feel more confortable with my board wich has a daggerboard...Needless to say, that I still don´t know how to pump the formula board..For me, it works only u when u have speed..Thanks in advance..Bleiben Sie gesund.
Thank you
Thanks alot❤
Good Video, now i know how i can speed up better🤙
Hi, are those suggestion also for Techno 293 class?
Another very informative and helpful video. Thank you.
I have a question about downhaul (bit I think I know what the answer will be!) Sometimes I can't seem to get enough downhaul on a couple of my sails, it feels like I have put the maximum possible on but the leech seems to be not loose enough, so what would happen if I used a last with a lower IMS than recommended? I am guessing the sail would become a little unstable?
Thanks again for your great videos.
Are you using the recommended Mast?
@@Nico_GER7 Hi, yes I'm using the recommended mast but can't seem to get the leech to open fully when a gust hits (I windsurf at Gruissan). Maybe I just need a new/better mast.....
Maybe Gruissan is too windy? 😂 Jokes aside... then that’s strange. With the right mast it should work. Try to make the extender a touch longer and pull a bit more downhaul until you have the right amount of loose leech. As I said, often you need more downhaul thank you think. Maybe that’s one of those cases :-)
@@Nico_GER7 Thanks Nico, I will try a bit more on the extension and see if I can crank it down a bit more.
Hopefully we will be back out on the water by the end of May but too late for Defi ,😕
Thanks again for your help and advice.
The boom is too low brother, like here in your video. This is the main reason why people seat in the harness. Higher boom = more stable position, more control and of course immediate planning, but only if you close the sail... Former WDWS instructor at Pier, Garda Lake. Take care! Nice video!
Schönberg ♥️
I have a questin concerning the downhaul. Do you adjust the loose leeche with or without the mounted boom? For my sails i think the Position of the loose leache changes, when i Mount the Boom.
Very good tips.
Just one remarque. Very few people can trim their sail, bare handed (Your are too strong!!! 😁😁😁) ... Especially the people who need this very good advise (beginners youngsters, girls, normal men, people who do it bare handed😊 or without a proper tool...) It could be interesting to show how tu use the harness bar or a crank tu uphall the sail.
Keep it up!!!
Thanks a lot, I agree with you totally!
It's been years since I've windsurfed, but we used to fix the foot of the sail to the mast base, then used a top-haul rig to tension the sail. This seemed to make sense, as the top of the sail is bendier and made it easier to get and adjust tension. Any thoughts on top vs down haul? Thanks for your great channel.
Kenneth Irving - smaller sails had an adjustable top strap to fit a standard mast, but it was still easier to downhaul from the mast to put lots of tension on
It was rope through a multiple pulley with mechanical advantage vs a top strap through a buckle. In those days with little tension required it did not matter
But now with lots of tension required, you need the mechanical advantage of a smooth pulley at the mast foot
hi, what to do with light wind when pressure is low and the normal approach is to bend legs to reduce the conterweight?thanks
Oh mate I needed that video, it's the 3 things I'm trying to convince a friend he is doing wrong
Where at the Baltic Sea coast are you in the Video exactly? I was born in Luebeck and know the area rather well but couldn't figure it out.
this is Kiel.
@@christiankleebaum5774 in the area of Kalifornien?
Congrats on 10k followers - always enjoy your videos -foiling tips would be great too. Nico how did you get out of Spain/were you allowed to drive back to Germany and cross all those borders? (I’m in the US- best wishes to all in Europe)
Danke für die tips, grüße aus Aruba 😜
Nice video
1.Use your harness bar to get more power to adjust the downhaul.
Where is the link to the pdf you were talking about? Is it just me being stupid or did you missed to insert the link?
Follow the link in the video description, it says "DOWNLOAD THE FREERIDE PDF-GUIDE"
@@Nico_GER7 got it. For whatever reason the video description didn't show up but I figured it out. Was some kind of setting issue on my device. I also downloaded the fitness program. Thank you Nico. Great to have this to lighten up this depressing phase.
Sorry, one question: I clicked on the link for PDF downloading, the document opens, I can see it and I can move from one page to the next, but all pages are blurred and no downloading starts. Is there any different way to download it ? Thank you very much. Giulio
@@giuliofornaciari9095 you need to put in your email address
funnily enough I somehow always end up too far upwind and struggle going downwind. Maybe because I am often overpowered, and afraid of catapulting :)
Schönberg?
Intro way too long mate! Very nearly closed this before remembering i actually wanted to watch it...
Thank god you have a strong memory 💪
Excelent video, but the music is terrible.
Thanks Nico!... are you thinking on clinics, courses or camps teaching in the future? Regards!
Yes I am! 😊😊
One thing that confuses me with #2 is that it seems like the low-butt position would end up pulling down on the boom, which gets transferred to the mast base, and I've heard that adding more mast-base pressure is _good_ for planing because it keeps the nose of the board down. Is that wrong?
Think about rope-pulling: you want the force in your feet to push forward, not down.
Mast foot pressure comes by leaning forwards, not hanging in the lines. Maybe a bit short comment, watch videos about how to sail upwind.
I sailed stand up @ pozo this last year, really bad idea🥴
haha yes, that's not the place to do that.
Hey nico, did you know that when something in the past feels cringey, it means that youve gotten more mature and smarter.
I hope so 😄 I even cringe with this video now
Do a video explaining the technique for going upwind please
Going upwind is a bit different for planing compared to non-planing.
Assuming you mean planing upwind I can tell you a few things that help:
- Make sure you're able to apply a lot of pressure to the upwind (windward) rail of the board (you tend to want to lean forward at the same time which is good), you can overdo this and round up/slow down
- Make an effort to stay fully sheeted and commiting to leaning out if you can (if you feel like you're unable to then consider moving your harness lines further back a little)
- Take notice of where the gusts are, where the wind is stronger it's easier to go upwind (the wind could be so light that you can only plane downwind)
- The flatter your sail is the easier it goes upwind. more out-haul tension = good for going upwind. Adjustable out-hauls are really good for this reason
- Look ever so slightly upwind of where you want to go or straight ahead but definitely not downwind
@@styntissink454 thanks a lot!!
Congrats Nico on 10k. Up to 100k now. Can you do a video on how you set your harness lines! Cheers
Woher kannst du so gut Englisch ??
Danke fürs Kompliment... Hatte gute Englisch Lehrer 😄
@@Nico_GER7 ich scheinbar nicht 🤣🤣🥴🥴🤙🤙
because only german speak german moron
Were is your home spot ?
wo ist dein homespot