Hi Rossi,

I am really pleased as I did my first 2 upwind 360s in the straps today. I actually found them easier than a non planing upwind 360 as I found the feet being in the straps helps stop you getting pulled off balance when the clew passes through the wind ?

I am hoping you can give me a tip. When I carve into the wind, I seem to get stuck at head to wind and find it quite hard to get the nos of the board to bear away. I am trying to get my weight right forwards and am slicing the rig forwards, but like I say I sometimes stop with me really fighting to get the board to bear away onto the new tack.

Have watched the DVD, but i can't seem to see how you guys do it so easily ?

Thanks

Justin

Hey Justin,

Great to hear you did your first upwind 360's!!! super cool!! It's the base for a huge amount of moves!!!

Yeah once you manage to lean forward enough in the footstraps - and with enough wind - it is definitely easier doing the upwind360 in the footstraps...

To avoid getting pulled over when the clew passes through the wind, bend your mast arm more and more in the backwinded position... and when the clew turns through the wind, wait a bit more until the board has rotated enough. If you open the clew later and start with a bent sail arm, you have more way to open the sail and release pressure...

Tip: - to get the nose through the wind always:
When doing it in the footstraps from planing, you just have to carve more!
Usually you can carve aggressively into the wind, lean your body forward and the sail back, until the nose is already almost through the wind.. then hang on the boom and lean the sail forward... by pressure on the mast foot, the board will rotate to the back-winded position...

All the best
Rossi

Hi Rossi,

I really appreciate the tips and I must admit I was really stoked when I pulled the first one off !!

I will really try the tip about bending the mast arm more and more as I am backwinded and starting to bear of more downwind. That makes a great deal of sense and I can see how that helps with stopping the clew going through the wind and pulling you off balance.

So with regards to getting the board through the wind are you saying that you have to achieve this by carving really hard ?

I assume over sheeting the sail will help you carve further around ?

Thanks

Justin