The good day ep1. I finally got going on the sailboard.

[@loskop100]

Your got the hang of that quite quickly, well done.

[@alanpods2]

Crushing it 👊 Nice one! 🤙

[@marycallaghan3904]

Awsome jake

[@shakrmaker]

Nice job. Your boom might be about 1-2" high for your height. Try lowering it a little bit in the cutout. Lovely sail colour but consider eventually upgrading to a modern 4 batten type sail, mast and boom, it's not baggy and the pulling force won't move all around like those old windsurfer sails.

[@monkey2244]

Excellent. I commented last time and said get that sail forward, straight front leg and bend the back one... you're bang on. Just keep working on it. That sail does need more downhaul and lower the boom a little. A lower boom will allow you to get the sail further forwards and will help correct the luffing up.

[@MiddlewayGoodLife]

@monkey2244 Thanks heaps! I'm uploading another vid now. I got a new board and it's 10x better.

[@IanManuelRoss]

Mate, that is brilliant progress from the last video. Stoked to watch it!

[@MiddlewayGoodLife]

Thanks mate, any idea why it would keep round up into wind? I tilt the mast forward and apply pressure on front foot, any more and I nose dive.. I don't get it.

[@IanManuelRoss]

@@MiddlewayGoodLife It is a bit difficult to say and it may be the limitation of the older equipment. One thing that may help is to but more tension on the foot of the sail (the downhaul). as it looks like there isn't much tension in the lower part of the sail, and also reduce the massive gap between the board and the foot of the sail. I would also lower the boom height a bit so you aren't reaching up quite so high and this will make moving the sail where you need it a bit easier. But from a technique point of view you are doing well and I can see that you are already naturally getting used to steering the board with the sail. Keep going, and keep practicing.

[@MiddlewayGoodLife]

@@IanManuelRoss ok, thanks heaps.

[@thomaslowry1910]

Good on ya. Was that down at muddies? I used to windsurf there all the time.

[@MiddlewayGoodLife]

@thomaslowry1910 yeah haha. It's good when the tides right haha

[@MiddlewayGoodLife]

Easy in light wind haha