Common rigging mistakes and a few top tips! Vassiliki Vasiliki Windsurf

Rig your sails correctly and give your self the best possible chance of success!
I this video I'll go through a few common mistakes I see around the places, swell as a few top tips based on how I rig and sail my kit!
Sails featured...
Point 7 Spy 5.0m point-7.com/zero-21-overview/...
Point 7 ACX 6.5 point-7.com/zero-21-overview/...
Other videos mentioned... T.T.P.P.E.E • How to relax!
T.T.P.P...
Camera's, Insta360 OneR, GoPro Max, and OLFI
Audio recorded on InstaMic.
Camera mounts vary but include FlyMount on the mast and SailVideoSystems harness mounts.
Video location, Vassiliki Greece.

[@joegar72]

We can learn so much from you. I love the moment at 5:05 where you pause because you're having so much fun. Clearly, the feeling doesn't get old.

[@Cookiesports]

Gotta love what you do right! 🤙🤙🤙

[@Cookiesports]

Gotta love what you do right! 🤙🤙🤙

[@paulosilva-dm1qb]

All the tips are really helpful...But the one about the backup loop at pulley i´m going to adopt right next sailing session...! All happiness.

[@Cookiesports]

👍👍👍👍

[@redgum78]

Thanks for the boom height tip, I have been rigging on the lower side thinking it offers better control, cant wait for these lock downs to end so I can try it higher!

[@Cookiesports]

I love it higher- so much easier for control!

[@davidtsereteli4148]

Great to see you in the P7 Black Team. I bought a used AC1 couple of years ago. The sail was in a good shape, but wouldn’t rotate smoothly. I approached P7 and was lucky to get Andrea give me detailed advice on how to resolve my issue. Great customer care at P7!

[@Cookiesports]

Andrea and the team are great, really lucky to be part of it!

[@michaelw3240]

Hello Simon, I started watching your channel last summer and it has helped me improve my sailing a great deal. Thank you very much. Your recent video about rig steering has already made a difference in my gybe exit, up wind sailing, and tacking. Another tip that made a big difference was about not attaching the harness lines to the boom too tight. That way I can easily adjust the position on the water. I actually noticed that from a video you did last summer and that little tip has saved a lot of sessions. I have a coupe requests. One problem I run into is getting my front foot stuck in the strap when I gybe. Part of the problem is I frequently have to wear booties as it is cold here in Canada at the beginning and end of the season. Another issue is that I tend to use the most outboard foot strap position as this feels most comfortable to me when blasting along. I've tried making my foot straps really big which does make it easier to get in and out. However, if I make them too big, I find my feet sliding in too far when sailing and I lose power. Another problem of mine is exiting the gybe on a plane in conditions where this is no flat water to be found. I often run into the back of a bit of swell and fall off the plane on my gybe. Any suggestion are greatly appreciated either here or in a future video. Thanks again for your amazing channel. I find it very professional, well structured, and easy to understand.

[@Cookiesports]

What about making the straps wider- in other screw holes- rather than just bigger. Might help get your feet out. And/or loosen the foot pre-gybe. And/or change your feet earlier so not twisted and stuck!

[@WadeVogt]

Thanks for the tips! Excellent as always, and congrats on new sails.

[@Cookiesports]

Thanks 🙌🙌🙌

[@hockdg]

Another great video. Always more to learn. Happy sailing! 👍🏻

[@Cookiesports]

🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@TopMaphis]

Nice vid, love the new gear. Always loved the P7 black-yellow theme.

[@Cookiesports]

Great looking sails!

[@snowteamalex17]

Love Point-7, first sails I bought and I loved it. Also the style is at the top! Keep sharing these awesome tips and session

[@Cookiesports]

Great sails- I love them too!

[@Vini.OliveTree]

Congrats on the new gear and thanks for the video

[@Cookiesports]

Thanks! 🙌🙌🙌

[@marcosgallodgp]

Loving my Point-7 sails! good to see you got sponsor by them!

[@Cookiesports]

So happy with them! 🙌🙌🙌

[@mcorlan]

Congrats on getting a sponsor. Funny enough I switched to Point-7 earlier this year and love the gear.

[@Cookiesports]

Great sails, really impressed with them!

[@Jhoekstra]

Ha! You showed this sail to me when I was in Vassiliki. Looks awesome!

[@Cookiesports]

🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@naturepro5643]

Thanks for a great tutorial.

[@Cookiesports]

You are welcome!👍

[@ghughes20]

Great tips, as always, and congrats on the sponsorship with with Point-7. Good tips on downhaul. My board came with a kit rig. The sail is made by Ezzy, and is my primary sail at the moment. It's a 7.5, and I always think I need more downhaul as I can never get the leech floppy enough. The tack of the sail has a grommet with no built in pulley system. I purchased a pulley that I hook on the tack grommet but ended up bending the grommet - it's more oval than circle at this point. I may need a lot of downhaul this coming weekend. It looks to be windy!!!

[@Cookiesports]

Not all sails have the pulleys, the eyelets an work but pulley blocks make it much easier for sure.

[@kev-the-windsurfer.]

Great video as always, I found the harness line discussion very helpful, I know I tend to have my front hand too far forward and I have been working on trying to move it back and moving the harness lines further back. I think its a hangover from my days back in the early 90's when it was all very different, my harness lines need to go further back for sure, I just need to have confidence in the sail and where the power is...... The rest of the tips were good, I've always been able to rig sails well, but its nice to listen to your tips too, it helps with the overall approach.... I absolutely agree on boom height!! I have mine quite high too, I feel I have much more control, and when getting overpowered its much easier to keep the board trimmed and in the water rather than lifting, nice to hear and see you recommending this....

[@Cookiesports]

👍👍👍

[@Floatnride]

Great tips and ideas, forecast for a blow this we’d include Sydney. Look forward to putting your lessons into practice

[@Cookiesports]

👍👍👍👍

[@COcraig75]

Great video

[@Cookiesports]

Thanks! Hope you've managed to check out a few more on the channel!

[@AndrewBisgrove]

Congratulations on the new sponsor! I'd be interested to know how much difference you think a carbon boom makes, and whether it's ok to run a boom (alloy or carbon) close to or at its full extension!

[@Cookiesports]

Worth every penny on a carbon boom. Used at full exerts toon isn’t ideal as you’ll have some movement/bend- but it’s usable for sure.

[@JariD12]

I actually used to sail on an alloy boom. Used 1 boom for all my sails, so for my biggest kit, 8.4 m2, the boom would almost be maxed out. Tho, during one session I had my gopro attached to the boom, near the mast. When I watched the footage back, it was actually shocking how much the boom bend. Due to the boom bending your profile of your sail also changes. When a gusts hits, your boom bents and the effective length actually becomes shorter, thus your sail creates a bigger belly and more power. Long story short, after seeing the footage is switched to a full carbon boom. Its kinda expensive but if you are carefull with your stuff, it can last for soo long, especially compared to an alu boom (which I have broken multiple through the years)

[@Tetedeneud]

Great video and nicely surprised to see you on P7. Could you make a complete video on gear set up? Mast foot position, batten tension, fin selection, which eyelet to use in the clue….

[@Cookiesports]

I’ll get right on it. Love the sails! 👍

[@1212354a]

Thanks Cookie. I have been wind foiling lately with less downhaul and a tighter leech. Can you cover that next?

[@Cookiesports]

Try this….Improve your WIND-FOILING gybes! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZC9k6h-e7ljbac

[@horsemadf1]

Lightbulb moment.. I have my lines set really wide apart and use an adjustable outhaul . I often wondered how other people could sail with lines so close together especially if the wind range is c 15 - 20kts from lulls to gusts..The outhaul comment makes sense. My most used sails are twin cams too. Great tip re the downhaul backup too.

[@Cookiesports]

👍👍👍👍

[@sandervandenhoven9280]

Thanks a lot for this and all other video's. Enjoy them very much and the best to improve windsurf skills with great recording and sound. They helped me a lot to re-enter the surf scene again after a15 years pause. See myself as intermediate surfer able to handle most conditions. Only with all the new gear there is an interesting skill still to learn: Handle Speed. In > 22 knots wind I tend to go steep upwind to reduce speed as I have not the nerve to go really half/down wind on high speed. This results in reverse walks of shame downwind ;-) and very bumpy rides against the chop. Any tips for the P in TTPPEE to get at ease with high speed?

[@Cookiesports]

Great to hear, thank you! Physiological issues- fear I'm guessing? Find a buddy to windsurf with, follow them on some runs! Remain calm- breathing. Sit down! no need to walk downwind- sit down and drift a little! Even take a smaller sail if you're that powered up!

[@smvalentine1978]

Hi. Thank you for these awesome videos. They have really helped me improve. May I ask, what do you use to attach your gopro to your mast and/or boom? Thank you.

[@Cookiesports]

A mixture of mounts to create these vids! I’ve promised everyone asking that if/when I reach 10,000subs I’ll do an intro to my cameras and set ups! Share the channel and help me get there 😜

[@thomasfolan2716]

Cookie, thanks for another great video. Could you expand the discussion as it related to the tri/fin, single fin and respective foot strap placement ?

[@Cookiesports]

Sure can.. quick answer- with a single fin you'll need footsteps further out to get leverage on the fin and hold it down. With thruster set up you have extra leverage from the three fins so can get away with more inboard and even forward straps. Generally thruster is used in wavier/choppier conditions too- fitting with nice inboard straps, and maintaining grip when the board is right on it's rails!

[@thomasfolan2716]

@@Cookiesports Thanks Cookie. I appreciate it. Congrats on the new sponsor !

[@pauljones4388]

Nice work with point 7 mate . Got a Spy awesome sail . Would love to see a review of the hybrid if you have one

[@Cookiesports]

Great sails! I’ve got the 5.4 F1E, love it so far- for both foil and fin!

[@pauljones4388]

That’s the pup I was looking at getting :) I use a 5.9 and 5.2 a lot in bump and jump onshore conditions so I’m very interested to see if I could get away with just taking that one to save space to load more toys in . Not sailed any cambered sails before so I’m hesitant that it would have the same pull as a 6.0 as stated

[@Cookiesports]

I think it’s great, fits in my quiver between the 6.5 and 5m. Was hesitant as you were but I’ve been loving it. Very tuneable, and really easy. You barely notice the cam. Go for it!

[@Redheadred1111]

God that gear looks nice!

[@Cookiesports]

Point-7 gear is amazing! If you ever get a chance you have to try it!

[@windaddict]

Great videos! One question: why is it bad to use inboard straps with a single fin setup (on a freewave board)? If the fin is the right size it should work.

[@Cookiesports]

Thanks! Yes, it’ll work- but generally if the board offers more space for fins- use them! It’ll feel much nice through the turns! 👍

[@giulian0o]

Congrats on the new gear, and thanks for another great video! After watching the video I'm afraid my boom is too low. However I'm 195cm tall (or about 6'3), and setting the boom higher would mean clamping the mast where it starts reducing in diameter, which doesn't look right (at that point it's not constant diameter anymore, so I suppose it will not clamp very tight; also I'm not sure the mast is made to withstand the boom forces at that height). I could use a longer extension, which means that the sail would be higher above the board. Does that seem like a good solution? Is the sail being higher going to affect my riding negatively?

[@Cookiesports]

The sail should always be tight at the bottom of the mast once rigged. You should be able to use any point working the cutout without issue. Put to the top of my cut of on the 6.5m used in this video you can easily sail correctly with someone upto at least 6”6’.

[@dr.guidowitt9526]

Thank you for this great video again. Can you give a rule of thumb where to fix the boom compared to the body? I am afraid I put my boom to low, I am only 1,75 and it’s always at the lower part of the opening. my sail is not a newest.

[@Cookiesports]

Aim around shoulder to chin… larger sails or wider larger boards you may need to go even higher.

[@Peter-kq1ju]

Wonderful tips! What is the camera mount on the mast? Thanks!

[@Cookiesports]

It’s an InstaOneR 360. Great camera! 🙌👍👍

[@Peter-kq1ju]

@@Cookiesports Thanks! What is the mount? I have the camera.

[@yianniskaragiorgas6330]

Congrats for another great video! I ride an old single fin jp freewave with inward footstraps in comparison to your thruster setup and i can't understand why you say that my footstraps setup isn't possible. Could you be more explanative please?

[@Cookiesports]

Thanks for watching! Single fin with inboard straps can work, especially if you have a small board and/or large feet!... but it'll be harder to get the pressure onto the rail as easy. Single fin fsw style board i tend to go further out as it's much easier on my ankles to get the pressure on the edge and drive the board to windward.

[@cathulu15]

Nice new kit and sails! I use chinook harness lines and even when I set them loose the versions I use tighten up under load and can’t be moved easily once sailing unless I drop the sail in the water to adjust. What harness lines are you using? With carbon boom if you get catapulted I think there is more chance of rib injury. I am a good sailor but due to over powered gust and on the water distraction (kiteboarder lol) I got catapulted a month ago and bent my boom and hurt my ribs and intercostal muscles. I get catapulted very rarely and haven’t bent a boom in over 10 years but I can only think it would be much worse with a stiffer carbon boom. I think I will stay with aluminum for 5.5 and smaller but I can see carbon for larger sails 6.5 plus in slalom sailing.

[@Cookiesports]

Some of the “larks-foot” style of attachment to the booms can be tough to move once you’ve put tension on them. I’m using Point 7 QR lines, 28-34”. I’ve not thought about differ boom constructions hurting more or less- maybe focus on staying under control, and pointing up wind more?!

[@cathulu15]

It was the distraction that caused me to adjust and put me vulnerable to the catapult 😁

[@mommomom6501]

Nice video, how do you know a bom is good with a sail and how lose should the end of a sail be? ;)

[@Cookiesports]

End of the sail should always be touching the boom. Any gap, either re-tune, or make boom smaller.

[@mommomom6501]

@@Cookiesports hey can you delet David howards comment his link is not something you should klick on.

[@Cookiesports]

Done. Thanks for spotting

[@slickvisualpoetry]

Recently I noticed that my board shoots downwind when I let my front hand go. Does that mean my harness lines are set up to far towards the back? BTW, I use twinser and thruster freeride boards as well. Totally agree with what you are saying. Maybe you give up some speed, but you can totally make up for it in control.

[@manuellacoste5671]

He maid a neet video about harness lines! Go see it

[@slickvisualpoetry]

@@manuellacoste5671 Watched it. Didn't find the bit where my question comes up.

[@Cookiesports]

It may not be the harness lines position.... I'd bet that when you release your front hand you're looking at the boom/sail. Turn your head and shoulders and look upwind... then release your hand. Magic- you're now staying upwind unhanded! VISION, is something I talk about in so many videos... look where you want to go to maintain your sailing line... head, shoulders, hips and front foot!

[@slickvisualpoetry]

@@Cookiesports Cheers. I'll give it a try. Experiencing extended doldrums right now, though.

[@alfordmick]

When you are finished with the Point7s, I can take them off your hands😃

[@Cookiesports]

Come on out to Vass!

[@maxpenner9907]

How tight do you set your footstraps?

[@Cookiesports]

Depends on which board I’m on… larger of FSW, smaller on slalom/free-rde.

[@StudioPractice]

Part 2: this video is an example of what I’m referring to in Jared’s channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKPdl6ChfNmhj6c

[@Cookiesports]

Gotcha, thanks.

[@aykuttakak]

yeah i think high boom more control and more speed if i use low boom my board go upwind and i wont speed i dont like low boom but a lot of peoble say me are you crazy coming catapult very dangereous bla bla bla my experience hig boom is good but i want to get back my front hand and i tried alot of times unfortunetely my front hand litle for forward(about 3 punches from my harnes lines ) i want my front hand closer harnes lines but i Couldnt yet _____ = boom ''''''' = hands ^ = harnes lines my still for now ______''''''_______^___^____''''''________ maybe harnes lines must go back maybe harnes lines beetven distance must closer i am working on it my harnes lines beetwen distance is one punch mybe i need to distance 1 finger

[@Cookiesports]

Keep the lines a fist apart until you have found the sweet spot and you can begin to release the sail. Once you can start to release the sail, or at least ease the grip in your hands you can find this "sweet spot" and then bring your arms closer together.