Hi mate! Nice video! Volar 160 or Starboard? Which one is easier/ more forgiving?

Glad you like the new board. The camera view is great. It's good to see how you move around the board.

GoodTimes !!

So do you like that board better than the other large free ride boards you've ridden? If so why. It has good reputation for speed and chop smoothing with it's deep V

Tis the Season! 🤙

How would you rate the Severne 9.0 NCX? Is it lighter sail or about the same as the others?

It was pretty fun Saturday! I liked the sea grass at the end of the video.

Good to see you back out there Jake! Btw, sharks like to eat windsurfers for breakfast... 🏴‍☠🏄

Nice Video....yeah... Starboard Carve 😀

Nice gybe😊. Are the harness lines a bit too frontal? İ think I would have moves them one fist length closer to the center of the sail. But it can be that wind overpowera the size of your sail thats the reason why you have placed them there

Nice! Sunshine, wind, ... Perfect

I'm assuming you have no power yet so you can't reply. I've seen videos of Manasota Key damage and Venice and it looks pretty extensive. DeSantis spoke there today and I heard Manasota Key is still closed even to residents. Hope all is well with you guys at least as well as things could be in this kind of situation. When you get power back and can reply LMK if there's anything I can do to help. I can send you some $$$ if need be to help if you have a PayPal or Zelle account just let me know dude. ☮

Yo Jake... You guys OK down there dude? I see the storm came right over where you are. Everybody ok there??

Yo Jake... I don't have to tell you but you got a monster breathing down your back... You guys staying or bugging out? I don't like the looks of this one dude so I hope you have an escape plan in place if need be. Find a good shelter where you can go or just get the hell outta there entirely if you are feeling squirrely about it at all. Better to be safe than sorry. I went through Andrew, Katrina, and Wilma in Ft. Laud. and it looks like Milton is heading right for you. Wilma was a Cat 3 and the eye wall came right over my house... 125 MPH winds for hours and that was not fun. Too much stress. I remember telling myself I shoulda bugged out because the CONCRETE walls of my house were vibrating from the wind. NO JOKE. I'm sure you have your supply kit together but think about getting out of the way of this one if you can. Prayers go out for everyone down there. Stay safe dude. 🤙

Hey Jake, Seen the heavy damage from Helene on TV down in Tampa area. Looks pretty bad but just checking on ya. Hope you didn't get whacked to hard where you're at.

Super cheat !!! Thanks ❤

Ah, I'm not the only one struggling! Check out the videos by Sam Ross, who was the IQ Foil coach for the UK Olympic squad - I've had a few sessions with him and he's a fantastic coach. He advocates a more 'locked' stance rather than what you would use on a normal windsurf board. It seems to work, then only bending the legs when really going for it... youtube.com/@samrosscoaching?si=uZYtBM3j7JTL6goD

Boom looks a little low? maybe just the camera angle ?

A 9.0 is big for learning to foil in 12 mph of wind.... Learning to foil, it helps to go out on a smaller sail. I use a 5.2 Foil Freek in 12 mph winds and it's perfect. If you have windsurf "Fin power" in the sail, you'll be WAYYYY overpowered on the foil and have no control. You would have had a better time on a 6.0 wave / freestyle sail in that wind. Slingshot boards are not the easiest to learn on with no nose to bounce the board back up. Someone commented about moving the back foot to the center of the board. This helps a lot! Take off those rear straps until you in 100% control. I had no straps on the board when I was learning to foil. Best bet is to take a smaller sail that you need to pump up onto the foil in a gust. once you're up, you'll have much more control. Reach out with your windsurf foil questions!!! facebook.com/severnewindsurfingnorthamerica

I don't know about anybody else but I prefer feeling the water underneath my board when windsurfing rather than floating above it. You're not going to do a snap Jybe on a foil or any freestyles moves either to speak of. If the wind isn't strong enough to windsurf I'd much rather be on a Hobie Cat anyway with a 6 pack in the cooler strapped to the deck!👍

You might find a 5-6m sail is enough with that size front wing, which reduces weight too. It’s all about balancing the position of the foil, UJ, straps and you, and once you find the sweet spot it’s epic!! Keep at it.

The last flight looked pretty good. Have you tweaked the foil position at all? How does the pressure feel on your back leg?

I’m so envious!

Been thinking of trying a foil, but you answered that. Still alot to learn on the fin.

Well . . . You've got the crashes down pat! 😂 sorry, you'll get the hang of it, took me a while!

Awesome stuff! 🔥 Just got a starboard carve 101 from 2003 and can't wait to try it out, I've not really used a board as small as it before🤙

Great windsurfing. I like it because it's the way real people windsurf not professionals. I'm envious because I live in landlocked Slovakia with only the odd small reservoir to sail in. Would love to be near an ocean. A big thank you.

Hi. We've got the same level in winsurfing. Put your board in a plane and join me for a good session at Leucate in France. This place is perfect. 🌬

Great jibes Looks like fun

Great fun Nice gybe

I'd like a Rio Seems to have all the thrills I'd ever need and not much falling in the water Great video

Great ride and fun video. I have been windsurfing on and off for 40 years but I am still a perpetual beginner I used to know how to carve gybe a little but now I'd have to start again with a big floaty board like the Starboard Rio.

Awesome video. I feel you. I'm at that stage of trying to gain control on smaller boards. It's freakin tough!

Had excactly the same strugle when i was in brazil in deep blue water kinda scary man😂

One more question for you, if the wind drops can you uphaul the sail on the 135?

Thinking of getting a 125 Kode and curious what type of sail your on, Is that a free ride/free race sail? I have a smaller severe gator but my larger sails for moderate to light Florida wind are free-ride no cam sails, I think they would be okay. Looks like a fun board!!

Hi , what is your camera set up? Are you clamped on the mast above the boom clamp ? What clamp / extension are you using?

sailed or tried to sail today in S. Carolina with East wind est 15-25. I envy flat & shallow water. River's don't like windsurfing.

You know you're seriously hooked on windsurfing when you sail even with the sharks! If it's blowin', I'm goin'... That was our mantra on the east coast in Ft. Laud. 🤙

Your boom is too high. It looks uncomfortable.

Looking good brother! Thanks for the ride. Nice water start!!

Oh yeah... nothing like a late day sunset sail with NO wet suit! 👍Perfect water start too at 3:02.

Nice evening session!

So fast! Nice tack!

I stopped the video at 3:26 . It clearly shows the boom attaches to the mast in the bottom half of the cut-out. - so the boom isn't too high. And at 32 inches the harness lines are not too short. I ride with 30 inch lines and my boom is in the top half of the cut out. You need to drop your hips lower and away from the board (it helps if you do a stomach crunch). Could your lines be too far forward ? It's hard to tell from this angle. When I am blasting, I usually find I am actually pushing the boom away with my front arm to sheet in. Am pretty sure you are still pulling with the front arm which makes me think you need to move the lines back - this will allow you to drop your hips down, out and back with an extended front leg.

The commenters below are right... Didn't want to say it myself because I know there's a lot to absorb about this sport and I sometimes think I already say too much! But I think we are all just trying to help fellow sailors get it dialed in so the sessions are more fun than struggle! Thanks for posting as always. 🤙

Dude, if I May give you some tips? 1 -Your boom is too High 2- Your harness Lines are too short. Boom hight should be between shoulder and nipples. Harness Lines should be as Long from the Elbow to the Fist. Now you are Sailing on your Arms and you can't stretch your Arms. That's why there bended. When the Lines Long enhough you are using your Weight to put the Sail in Balance. Then you have much more Control. When you have a big Gust you Probebly Will be katapulted. When your Lines are longer you also can stretch your front leg and bow your back leg. Now your stance Will be much better. Watch some video, s of other dudes the most Will Ride that way. And your speed Will also increase. Good luck whit that. My stance was also not Wright for a Long time. Lucky enough an other guy told me. I improved a lot. Keep up the good work and enjoy your time on the water. Greetz Martinez

Hey, can i join the XXL Surfers Club with 105kg? ;) like your Videos, Hopefully this Weekend is Wind we head to our homespot. I have 150l rocket that is now old, the Starboard looks very nice and it was hard over the last years when i searched for a new Board to find one in 150l+ category. Will have a look at that one.

The sail here is very light and easy to waterstart. Now try heavy racing with 4 cams 8m2