What is the correct board position while planing? I try to keep it "flat" but it actually inclines slightly upwind and im not able to keep it straight for long - even though my footstraps are as close to the centre line as I can....
If planing then:
Lean out more, sheet in more, you need more force from the rig.
When this happens your weight doesn't go straight down into the board, it sort of pushes sideways from your feet into the board at an angle towards the centre of the board -- when you're doing it right the board will become really easy to steer.
[Edit: helps if I read the question hey 
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You can push with your toes to flatten the board out, but if you have to push hard to do that, you probably aren't going fast enough to get the fin lifting properly.
When you have enough lift from the fin, you dont need to push with your toes.
It's not the board position.
The whole rig needs to be leaned more towards the nose.
if you can keep the board positioned somewhere between your toes and the water, you've already won half the battle
i don't know where i picked this up from but i've always thought the general rule is to keep the board reasonably 'flat' along both axis, except when going upwind when you lift the windward edge to increase purchase.
i must admit, i'm not quite sure what you mean by incline...but things to possibly try are:
if you mean pitch (the nose lifting) then try your mast foot forward to increase the mast-foot pressure
if you mean roll (the board is not trimmed across it's width), you might find that having your footstraps inboard is not giving you the leverage you need over the rail. move them out (at least the front one) a tad to give you more control.
It's the term "inclined slightly upwind" isn't it?
I think he means the windward rail is down, (is this correct?).
If so, there are 2 forces working on the boards roll.
!) your weight pushing the windward rail down
2) the fin and rig leverage on the board pushing the windward rail up.
Increasing fin length will give the fin more leverage over the board, as will powering the sail up more.
Moving footstraps more inboard will reduce the effect of your weight.
here's a recycled thread that might help too
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/Into-the-straps-and-heading-upwind/?SearchTerms=red,dot
I take it your've just started planing. Basically, if you lean the sail back the nose rounds up into wind, if you lean it forward Like Rider said the nose bears off the wind. When your out next try leaning the sail forward and aft and you will notice the change in your direction, you can then work on trimming the board with foot pressure afterwards.
WTF is with the red thumbs Rider?
