X-OldHeader: From KirkLindstrom@ix.netcom.com-DeleteThis.com Fri Jul 6 03:26:45 2001 Return-Path: <KirkLindstrom@ix.netcom.com-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id DAA24591 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 03:26:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.59]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id DAA12331 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 03:26:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from johnson.mail.mindspring.net (johnson.mail.mindspring.net [207.69.200.177]) by msgbas1t.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32649D9D for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 04:26:44 -0600 (MDT) Received: from ix.netcom.com (user-vcaum0a.dsl.mindspring.com [216.175.88.10]) by johnson.mail.mindspring.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA15818 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Thu, 5 Jul 2001 22:14:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3B451FB9.5257867B@ix.netcom.com-DeleteThis.com> Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 19:17:29 -0700 From: Kirk Lindstrom <KirkLindstrom@ix.netcom.com-DeleteThis.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com Subject: Re: Jibing problem: getting stuck @ true downwind. References: <20010705234229.TMJK5127.mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net@webmail.worldnet.att.net-Dele>
Two steps...
#1 Go faster
#2 Think of another way to go even faster.
You are not going fast enough unless you go too far on the carve
so you are pointing upwind after a 270 degree turn.. Once you get
there THEN you can work on the sail flip
only takes about 1000 attempts unless you are a natural.. Then it
is only 985 attempts before you do a good one.
have fun!
lorinjohn@att.net-DeleteThis.com wrote:
> Greetings...
>
> I am trying to learn how to perform a carve jibe and
> seem to have hit a plateau. I sail a Bic Veloce 278
> (sails: 4.7, 5.4, 6.0). My problem is that when I can't
> turn further than true down wind. --I'll run out of gas,
> stall and then fall in.
>
> While I'm sure that there is fine tuning to be done on
> my approach and turn, I feel fairly comfortable with the
> set up, moving the back foot to the opposite rail and
> turning the board (at least until true down wind).
> However, I can't figure out how to get beyond stalling
> at true down wind.
>
> I would be curious to know what to do to complete a
> carving jibe [assuming I can maintain the speed] or go
> to plan "B" and do a pivot jibe [long board jibe] when
> I'm not planning.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> JW
>
>
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