Intense Slalom Racing in 40 Knots at IFCA Fin World Championship Day 2/4

[@agostonzg]

Congratulations Nils! I'm absolutely fan of these kind of videos. I really enjoy hearing your thougths, fears, mistakes and all kind of stuffs you shared with us that proves that competitors are humans as well. What an inside picture of a race! 10/10. Keep going! Best luck!

[@WindsurfingNils]

Hi, thanks for the comment, was thinking if i make a kind of "highlight" video or the format like this with the full races, I'm glad the reception is so positive as I thought it might be to long with showing the full races.

[@agostonzg]

@@WindsurfingNils I personally prefer longer videos, I am interested in every detail of every aspect of racing. This is pure gold for me.

[@windonwater3895]

Just a FANTASTIC video of your racing. It did look like a pretty tough day, weather wise. Just remember, there are so, so many of us who would love to be able to sail as well as you. Loved that you were able to show the start clock count down and your speed. Thanks Nils.

[@danielklein1928]

Sehr spannend und gute Race-Strategie. Gratulation Nils zum Gewinn des C-Finales!

[@paulmertz6666]

Probably my favorite video of yours. you really brought us into the inner circle of racing, including the highs and the lows.

[@nikostheodorou023]

This is the true world and that was a true race. I think you did very well. You have the speed, you have the jibe (judging from previous videos) and you have the strength and determination. The next race will be a surprise to you because I think you will do much better. Many thanks for uploading this video and I enjoyed it tremendously.

[@dairyairman]

This brings back memories! I remember thinking I was pretty good at windsurfing until I took up racing. Racing was a cold slap of reality for me, but I kept at it and eventually had some success. I also remember doing dumb stuff like missing marks. I totally understand that when you're out there in the heat of the moment, not everything goes according to plan. Anyway, thanks for posting this great video!

[@athertones1775]

gread vid, love the full comentary on the races. Thanks

[@WindsurfingNils]

glad to hear it as i was afraid the video was to long!

[@reneruijgrok8066]

Loved this video Nils. You took us into your race, I felt part of it almost. Never seen or experinced this point of view a surfing regatta race.

[@hossor123]

Nice video! Lol @15:42 two guys fell behind you in the same gust!

[@jorgweckenmann2325]

Super schöne Insights in Dein Race. Vielen Dank für die Perspektive - hat mir sehr gefallen.

[@uliw.8586]

super video and explanation, Nils!! Great sports spirit of you. All the best and thanks.

[@davemarch1811]

Great job Nils. Really enjoyed watching this thanks. Remember.... there's no way Mario could handle these conditions 😂

[@WindsurfingNils]

@MarioKuempel I guess you have to come next year to prove you can haha 👌

[@johanstahl6186]

Tack!

[@jasonlockyer3298]

Well done Nils and thanks for sharing your experience. Loved it. Makes me feel better knowing the good guys struggle in the rough too. Perhaps once you have recovered a video on “how to deal with knarl - the theory and the reality”, you have. some good footage there to discuss😂

[@WindsurfingNils]

always good to have some good footage in the bag!

[@Jetixxx0603]

We want more of this 🤩 very cool to See you competing

[@Julius_83]

Your best video, Nils, thaks :)

[@WindsurfingNils]

very glad to hear it ;)

[@MarioKuempel]

Junge junge junge 😅 nächstes Mal komm ich mit!

[@WindsurfingNils]

Let's go 👌

[@mariong4912]

Respect, Nils....💪💪

[@fabianmagnee9115]

Super video presentation Nils! Many instructif comments.

[@captainashcam]

Great video. Good to know that everyone has good and bad days.

[@simongodfrey3765]

Well done Nils, it's so difficult to nail those starts. I don't know how the pros do it!

[@WindsurfingNils]

need more practice to get a feeling for the right timing, it's easier in more managable conditions.

[@dimitrisgiannatos9782]

Nice to see your effort !!!

[@sharewavestv]

Looks like an intense week

[@WindsurfingNils]

Moin ;) it certainly was! but a lot of fun and good vibes as well!

[@windwavewinter]

I admit I was initially daunted by nearly 25min of video, but you did a very engaging narration and the images were super fun to watch (esp. your chop-hopping competitors-- typical Ringkøbing conditions 😂). Still don't understand the point system (people who do better in races do more races-- shouldn't they accumulate more points automatically?), but the heat/elimination/final system makes a little more sense now 😉 Thanks for posting and hoping to see you do more slalom! ☺

[@WindsurfingNils]

thank you :) glad the long format is still enjoyable!

[@WindsurfingNils]

and i might have to try to explain the elimination system again in the next video ;)

[@peter-cal]

great camera placement and commentary. 🤙

[@tayronachan]

Thanks for sharing. Very nice.

[@Caspar448]

REMEBER ITS THE SAME FOR EVERYBODY

[@oldboy-g8y]

great work , much respect !!i think more racers , should do similar videos, great insight . a couple of questions. how long were your harness lines ? and shoes, why shoes?

[@Lindhofguitar]

Nice with a real world footage. A question: As you actually don't go that fast, and your jibes are mostly non-planing because of the harsh conditions, what would happen if you went on freeride gear, which is supposed to jibe safer and be more controlled? Does it make sense to the overall speed? All the best Per

[@Gryffins90]

Nice, I was waiting to see the apocalytic conditions video! It didn't seem as bad on camera compared to the live of Ben Profitt and the pictures you showed but you were probably not sailing during the peak of the storm. Little tip for the video editing, maybe don't include the results of the race at the start (even if you cropped the position, it is obvious it is sorted by rank given the PWA names at the top) and only put the results at the end of the race. Otherwise the editing was very nice and engaging to follow the 25min video :).

[@ДмКр-з6с]

Very interesting video, true story and good inspiration for average amateur windsurfers :) thank you for that! Are you going to DamX in the Netherlands this Oktober?

[@WindsurfingNils]

maybe but doesn't look likely...

[@slogo8879]

Try wearing your watch high on the arm close to the ampit, that way you don't have to lift your hand off the boom all the time to check the time on the startline, you just turn your head. For better racing, one should practice gybes on buoys, you got tired due to the technique on the gybe - not planning. On the survival conditions a 5.3-5.5 would be have been better if you had one, specially on medium board, also a smaller fin. Nice video of the racing, looked like everybody had a lot of time on the water and a lot of fun!

[@WindsurfingNils]

good tips, thank you, the sail sizes was okay, 6.0 was good, but the medium board was lifting to much, small one would have been perfect (97l) to keep the control on the chop/waves

[@M.Bo.]

Haha wie geil du bist tatsächlich 21. geworden ??? so wie im letzten Video von dir "prophezeit" !! 😆

[@timcairns7672]

On other days, do riders ever choose the 8.7 or 8.4 on the medium 71 board?

[@freerider8815]

Good video. A lot to improve on your starts. And watch position. Keep working

[@ita8080]

Which action camera do you have?

[@sgpasian]

Don’t know which fin you’re using, but I have a CH35cm that I use with the same board and a 6.2 AC1 and it works pretty well in strong winds. Also tried the 34cm, but it starts to get too small for my taste.

[@Chyller1]

The konts which are shown in the bottom right corner actually don't really match with the hand of the speedometer. I wonder whos right, the number or the hand?^^ But thats just something I noticed. Nice video as always. Edit: Or maybe the 10 and 20 markers are just not where the big lines are and I'm just reading it wrong? Not sure TBH^^

[@fabian_sports_travel]

Kann da jeder an den Start gehen oder muss man sich dafür qualifizieren?

[@thomaskuchta2623]

Nice Video ... good Entertainment ... what a shame !!! I hope you can overtake Gunni in the next final ... come on Rocket guy

[@Team33Team33]

Great. everybody gets a "final" ...... just like in kindergarten. everybody wins !!!! 🙂 well done for your overall result. Enjoying yr videos with Mario's. I used to do bad gybes in racing ... it all comes down to being forced to gybe THERE and not where YOu want 🙂 Same with the waves etc. Just like skiing. I could do anything I wanted but make me go around fixed poles in a slalom and I just lost it. Slalom is a lot about practice, practice, practice and "forcing" your way through ! The PWA guys are built like trees ... and über fit!

[@WindsurfingNils]

that' a good point, jibing on a fixed mark with people all around you is much more difficult!

[@Team33Team33]

@@WindsurfingNils Its why they practice, practice, practice together al year round. Thx for the vids. Cheers.

[@J3hudi]

foiling makes you weak and that shows ;)

[@future_horizon]

It does not look fun at all....