Get 3 KNOTS FASTER with this technique | RAILING YOUR BOARD

[@maxsjostrom67]

I guess I'm really your target group here. Blasting with slalom withouth sometimes thinking...hey...could I change the set-up. Last time out I could see the fron of my board splashing to waves and thought ok....but then put the mastfoot 2 cm backwards for the fun of it and the effect was exactly like you describe. The board was immensely balanced riding on top of the water effortlessly even overpowered. This video, like you say, is like holy grail for those riders with sticky boards when powered. So off to trimming for me as well. Great stuff! Thanks a million for Revealing the secrets of speed.

[@jrommeke]

Again the windsurf professor explains it best 😉. Thanks Nils. 🤙

[@joakimhansson1322]

Good explanation Nils. Last season I’ve been aiming for more lift with all parts you mentioned. I should have increased boom hight years ago… 😂🏄‍♂️🤙

[@ryvidshez]

Techno 293 surfer here, we use this all the time. Its a little different cause we use it on the sharp upwind . Still very useful

[@WindsurfingNils]

i need someone to teach me that, failed miserably at railing a raceboard upwind 😅

[@ryvidshez]

@@WindsurfingNils on a T293 board or a regular board (not sure if it's slalom) the Techno board has another big fin in the middle that's retractable. Not sure how it works on other boards upwind.

[@fonsvandenhove]

Technical videos are very useful. I'm sure I'm not 'flying' enough and should adapt my technique and gear settings. Thanks Nils.

[@WindsurfingNils]

Glad you liked it, thanks for the feedback :)

[@Str8representing]

I'd like to see more technique & technical videos too

[@robmilligan3650]

Many thanks Nils, great explanation. Lots to consider in gear set up - that should keep me busy for a while!

[@simongodfrey3765]

Thanks Nils

[@shorebreak-podcast]

Super interessant, top erklärt. Wie immer🤙🏻👍🏻

[@mikkovulli]

Thanks, super good video, especially for us who want more in depth understanding on windsurfing stuff!

[@WindsurfingNils]

glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@bogdantomaszewski9675]

I love your video, it is the shortest and most precise explanation I ever heard. Not just theory but a lot of testing with fins. I theoretically agree with you but never had enough money and fins to test like you did

[@robertocoslovich3143]

thank you for this very interesting video. I've appreciated it very much

[@milosceconik]

Great explanation, thanks

[@lvkuang]

My coach told me to tilt the board a bit inward to create additional lift. At the time I did not understand the reason. Thank you for answering that.

[@dietermaier4116]

Brilliant video, understandable for my kids and still useful and intersting for me....thx a lot!

[@eamonncoady9823]

Excellent synopsis Nils. Gives me an idea for a semi redundant fin which includes a sander. Thanks.

[@ingotaraske6996]

Das Video muss man schon liken bevor man es gesehen hat.

[@gussinklo]

I love this one Nils! great explanation. Txs

[@fitnessandinjury]

Awesome explanation

[@gpt0815]

Der Link feinefinnen funktioniert bei mir nicht! Schade.

[@WindsurfingNils]

HI, stimmt, danke, sollte jetzt wieder funktionieren :)

[@windwavewinter]

One minute in and I'm like, Nils is in the Matrix!! ;) but seriously, great explanation, thanks :)

[@WindsurfingNils]

haha, I guess I went a bit overboard with the greenscreening and backgrounds 😅

[@alasdair1571]

This was very good. Thx

[@lukeheatley4148]

Great video, Nils. 0:34 "the area of board in contact with the water" . Das nennen wir "the wetted area" 🙂

[@WindsurfingNils]

yes you're right of course, sometimes when talking to the camera you forget some words ;)

[@ianblack9206]

Great explanation Nils. Not trying to be that person, but I think for confused Venturi effect with Bernoulli effect.

[@WindsurfingNils]

The Venturi effect is simply the drop in wind pressure when it passes through a confined section

[@tommasoperi2019]

Nils I’ve bought a point-7 ac1 7.8 sail and I’ve rigged it with rrd mast 100% carbon. I went on the water for the first time and the cambers were very hard to turn, I had to push them in every jibe by hands, any tips for smoother turn? Or it’s just incompatible? Have you ever used a different brad for sails and masts? By the way great advice as always, Keep it up🤙🤙

[@davidhmws]

It seems that although the physics of the vertical lift component were well explained, you missed the simplest instruction of the whole point of the video, which is to lift your heels while you are sailing to slightly sink the leeward rail (or same thing, lifting the windward rail). Doesn’t this provide additional vertical lift beyond flexing of the fin? I’m not a racer at all, but I was under the impression that racers used very stiff fins. Is this to prevent twisting of the fin, and that they do not really rely on the fin flex for lift? Thank you for your videos, I’m an old recreational windsurfer(30+ years)/winger that still finds some improvements in my sailing by viewing videos by guys like you.

[@wajfarut]

Hi! Is this achievable with fsw and wave board? Thanks :)

[@niclaskarlin]

The theory is the same for all windsurf in planing condition.

[@niclaskarlin]

But in wave you don't ride so much on the fin(s), you have much more board in the water. But try it!

[@WindsurfingNils]

Yes, agree with Niclas, theory is the same but the gear is not aimed to ride as freely here

[@schobihh2703]

with a single fin it is possible with multi fins not. The reason for this is that a longer fin creates a higher leverage. Therefore it is so simple with the long slalom fins.

[@bigi-hm4nj]

Hi Nils, danke für guten Erklärungen vor abwechslungsreichen Hintergründen. Hab jetzt irgendwie Bock auf Windsurfen und auf LSD.

[@WindsurfingNils]

Ich auch! 😂 Aber Ich weiß nicht wie gut LSD vorm surfen kommt...

[@bigi-hm4nj]

@@WindsurfingNils Gleichzeitig ist bestimmt nicht gut. Vorm Surfen auch nicht. Bin doch sicher, dass hinterher auch nicht.

[@WindsurfingNils]

@@bigi-hm4nj na gut, dann lassen wirs wohl besser 😅

[@outdoormatt2177]

Great video Nils, im a 67kg rider and ive heard that modern windsurfer boards are designed for people 85kg so at my weight the board doesnt seem to work well with normal mast base position or normal strap positions, i have my straps all the way back and tend to run the mast base along way back to get the board flying but its a fine line sometimes the board then flys away, any advice for lightweight riders to go faster? cheers

[@maeldervaux4837]

Being 60/61kg I have the exact same issue, I am always very far back on mast track and straps and struggle to get enough lift. I think we might benefit from using a slightly softer fin that will bend easier under our small weight, compared to a stiffer fin that will require re pressure Did you experiment since your comment ? Do you use a seat or waist harness ? Maël

[@outdoormatt2177]

@@maeldervaux4837 Hi Mael, Im always experimenting 😆, latley im finding in strong wind taking the mast base forward helps me keep the board from flying away and then I go faster, i use a seat harness and run carbon fins. Its a fine line being light as we cant hold as big a sails in strong winds, im finding myself having to run a bigger sail than is comfortable to then get the odd faster runs.

[@maeldervaux4837]

@ well you have have to be quite overpowered to go fast ! The max speed j ever reached I 33.57 kts and it really felt like I was going to die 😂😂

[@robertcain3426]

As someone with aspergers autism and an ex surfer/shaper, I can't help thinking it should be the leeward rail to be lifted. I understand that your goal is to have the fin in a more horizontal plane to extract a verticle lift. But this wouldn't necessarily matter which way the fin was slanted. Another thing is that, in surfboards, big single fins, that are used in windsurfers are slower, with greater drag, than smaller multifins. Surfers use the rail in combination with smaller fin/fins, which increases speed with less drag, and which doesn't appear to be the case with windsurfing, except in turns. Kiteboards, on the other hand, take advantage of the windward rail with small fins. So, in essence, windsurfers are trying to rely on semi foiling by using a large fin. But it's known that foiling more efficient, but in regard to top speed, it is sub optimal. Just saying/thinking. Cheers

[@fp3359]

" 36 inches by hihger winds " That is 91 cm I bet you mean 36 centimeters . Greetz from 🇳🇱

[@mr.goeser1867]

Danke Niels, Grüße aus Laredo Kantabrien

[@WindsurfingNils]

Grüße 🖐

[@schobihh2703]

venturi effect? for sure not.

[@WindsurfingNils]

Why? 🤔

[@schobihh2703]

@@WindsurfingNils because this an effect that happens in pipes. Check Wikipedia. The fin generates lift like an airfoil does. That simple.

[@perryquinn8401]

Interesting ,2hats you're best speed realtime and as well GPS speed Perry 🌍🔱🏆🤟😎🖕😁

[@perryquinn8401]

The cats gone to sleep on you're tech talk

[@snorttroll4379]

ok. so you basically cheat your way into foiling.

[@tjarkmchenky]

Der Junge hat studiert. 🫡

[@WindsurfingNils]

ein paarmal war ich sogar in der vorlesung 🤨

[@Floatnride]

Super interesting overview. I have been playing with boom height over the last couple of weeks. Wow what a difference in power and control by having it up 3cm more than I used to ride.