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what moves are you all working on

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Created by curac > 9 months ago, 11 Nov 2008
curac
WA, 1160 posts
11 Nov 2008 6:24AM
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so what moves are you guys working on at the moment
Or plan to work on this summer. For me it's the water start

ejmack
VIC, 1308 posts
11 Nov 2008 8:35AM
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for me it's the heli tack and sailing backwinded. And of course, the carve gybe.

555
892 posts
11 Nov 2008 7:05AM
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Tidying up my top and bottom turns - bottom ones mostly..
Jibes on my little gear (kinda related to the bottom turns I guess!)
and planning to get stuck into loops (okay cheese rolls to start with) this season..

Go the waterstart.. it's a key move - once you have that sorted, the world of windsurfing will open right up for you!

OceanBlue64
VIC, 980 posts
11 Nov 2008 9:33AM
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I just want to be able to gybe. Water starts are still a little rough but I can do them. Takes me ages to get sail and board in right position when its choppy Also flipping the sail in deep water is a bit of an issue.

pierrec45
NSW, 2005 posts
11 Nov 2008 10:09AM
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Here is winter now... but when I resume, it's gonna be simply tacks on my 100l.

I thought I could tack and gybe well until I went to a comp 2 months ago. One of them had incredibly fast and precise tacks. I want that.

(On big boards in lesser winds: riding the rail whilst facing the wind, with the board backwards.)

shear tip
NSW, 1125 posts
11 Nov 2008 10:25AM
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My main focus right now is getting out of work on windy afternoons.

Otherwise, if it's not windy, I try to tack my shortboards. Jeez, I haven't tacked in 20 years, now everyone's doing them.

hardie
WA, 4133 posts
11 Nov 2008 9:04AM
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For me its not so much moves, but moving at 40kts, at times it feels impossible to go that fast You have runs where you are at the limit of everything that's humanly possible within yourself, it feels like 50kts, you look down at your GPS and see 37kts, and think how the hell can I extract another 3 kts The difference between 35 and 37 seems huge, so how does one go another 3kts faster?? It's my goal so will not rest for the nexst few years chasing it down, though I may have to accept defeat, if I can't get there Might eventually go back to focus on wavesailing again.

elmo
WA, 8897 posts
11 Nov 2008 9:15AM
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Having fun not hurting myself (to much)

Other than that,
Staying dry when I gybe
40kn on the dial
36kn Nm

Kimba
SA, 459 posts
11 Nov 2008 10:52AM
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36NM - Ouch! FEEL THE BURN.

40knots is easier..

Bender
WA, 2236 posts
11 Nov 2008 9:36AM
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elmo said...

Having fun not hurting myself (to much)

Other than that,
Staying dry when I gybe
40kn on the dial
36kn Nm



The reason i get up in the morning, eat, breath and generally live.

Is to chase that bloody red furry muppet

If i catch him, i must be going pretty fast

elmo
WA, 8897 posts
11 Nov 2008 9:38AM
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Bender said...

elmo said...

Having fun not hurting myself (to much)

Other than that,
Staying dry when I gybe
40kn on the dial
36kn Nm



The reason i get up in the morning, eat, breath and generally live.

Is to chase that bloody red furry muppet

If i catch him, i must be going pretty fast




As a wise man once said....

"You only have to wait for the gybe" mission accomplished

nebbian
WA, 6277 posts
11 Nov 2008 9:40AM
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Tacking my waveboard

Growing gonads so I can try a loop without bailing out

grumplestiltskin
WA, 2331 posts
11 Nov 2008 9:55AM
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The "move" I think about most, is moving closer to the water.

Maybe I'll hang around Decrep's place and when he goes out, I will move in claiming squatters rights, then I will NEVER move BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH


Only jokin

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
11 Nov 2008 10:02AM
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sail flip while moving the feet.

Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
11 Nov 2008 12:09PM
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Hopefully there will be some wind this summer so I can go sailing. I'd like to use my smaller board more, do screaming broad reaches and go for carve gybes .

FlickySpinny
WA, 657 posts
11 Nov 2008 10:11AM
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Nailed a vulcan last weekend at Sandy (I was soooo close for soooo looooong)... now aiming for Spocks and Flakas (think the Spock might happen way before the Flaka)...

dism
NSW, 660 posts
11 Nov 2008 12:42PM
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-Sailing coastal locations instead of the river
- Waterstarts
- Gybes
- Bump Jumping
- Maybe beginner mush wave riding

Rad Lad
226 posts
11 Nov 2008 11:01AM
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Switched stance, reverse, one handed pushloop forward.

Wet Willy
TAS, 2317 posts
11 Nov 2008 1:02PM
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-Quit my job and work on the internet, somehow.

-Recently got the heli tacks, duck gybes, sailing backwinded, nose-sink tacks and sailing backwards happening on a big board...now to try them on a smaller one!

-tacking and gybing in waves/big chop without stuffing up...nah...well maybe someday

eyeMhardcor
255 posts
11 Nov 2008 11:46AM
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gonna try to pick up chicks without using rehipnol

dism
NSW, 660 posts
11 Nov 2008 2:03PM
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eyeMhardcor said...

gonna try to pick up chicks without using rehipnol


eyeM - have you met Smooch before? Think you'd get on tops!

Also, think Rad Lad is being more Hardcore then you

Rabs
81 posts
11 Nov 2008 12:08PM
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Fast tacking a smaller planing board esp.. in chop always useful but difficult.. And of course more consistant carve gybes. Maybe I should do a Peter Hart clinic or Guy Cribb clinic overseas..

Rider5
WA, 567 posts
11 Nov 2008 12:10PM
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Rohypnol is the name on the pack I use. You must be using some dodgy fake stuff from overseas

pepe47
WA, 1382 posts
11 Nov 2008 12:33PM
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Getting the family involved.

Bender
WA, 2236 posts
11 Nov 2008 1:09PM
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i forgot to add that i want to improve my time/placing in the ledge to lano.

Last year i broke the hr this year i want to do it inside 50mins

Tornado Crew
NT, 55 posts
11 Nov 2008 2:10PM
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Carve gybing, but taking the next couple months off windsrufing and doing the downunde series in the laser, Looking forward to getting back, nailing carve gybes and hopefully getting some windabove 15 and moving down a board size and learning some proper freestyle stuff!!

dism
NSW, 660 posts
11 Nov 2008 3:48PM
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Tornado Crew said...

doing the downunde series in the laser,


Say hi to Ash Brunning for me (Dean)

Yeah agree with the 'moving down a board size' got the board in my avatar that needs a good sail, when comfy with waterstarts and enough wind, its coming out to play

sflack
VIC, 574 posts
11 Nov 2008 3:59PM
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Short Term: Forwards and Vulcans!

Long Term: Flakkas!

Sounds like a job!

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
11 Nov 2008 2:03PM
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Getting more verticle

eyeMhardcor
255 posts
11 Nov 2008 2:08PM
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Getting horizontal more

Mark _australia
WA, 23736 posts
11 Nov 2008 2:35PM
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Rider5 said...

Rohypnol is the name on the pack I use. You must be using some dodgy fake stuff from overseas


I prefer Barb's but the dosage can be hard to get right



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