This was excellent. After 40+ years of windsurfing I' m starting to get the hang of it. What I see a lot among those who are still struggling with the jibe is that they tend to carve too long so they end up upwind with the nose of the board and at the same time they have lost all their speed. Go in with full speed and keep the rig forward at all time. Carve no longer than 2 seconds and shift the sail going broad i.e. do not wait untill you are upwind because then it is too late😮.

Mario, thank you very much for your channel. Excellent video presentation and very thorough detailed verbose explanation. I like it! But, if I may, couple thoughts that resonate to this episode. First, about "bending the knees.". The thing is that in normal life, walking, running, doing any sport, we can't just bend the knees only. There are three joints involved - ankle, knee, hip. We can't bend just one of those. And in normal situation it doesn't matter what we do - bending the knees or bending the ankle - the other ones are bent automatically. Except two sports, downhill and windsurfing. In skiing if beginner is concentrated on bending just the knees, what happens? The boot is very stiff and his ankle do not bend, the tibia stays perpendicular to the ski and the skier ends up in the back seat. Unlike real life he doesn't fall back because of the ski tails, but it may be a bad thing, because the technique is ruined.Hence you need immediately to correct this habit and to be able to dominate the boot in your ankles and sit / squat / compress like you do it on the floor, moving your knees forward and keeping centre of mass above your feet. The motto "bend your ankles" vs "bend your knees" helps tremendously, as well as softer boots. In wsrfng before attempting power jybes the skill of speed sailing must be acquired first. We are so used to pulling back against the power of the sail, and this is what we actually do for hours, that is very difficult to abandon this when attempting to jybe. We unhook but still instinctively pull back on the sail hard with our hands. No matter how much you will "bend your knees", we still be pulling on the sail back. Here bending the ANKLES paradigm helped me a lot. Totally agree with necessity to load the mast. After 40 years of failures I was able to get it by combining simultaneously "bending the knees" with Guy Cribb's "sideswipe", sending the mast forward along the centre line BEFORE even trying to turn. I do those two things simultaneously - upper body, sideswipe, sliding hands in proper position (pretty much as you describe in this clip) and inclining mast forward as much as possible, and bending the ANKLES. Pretty much what you are saying with some semantic differences. You of course much much better sailor than me, but I am much much older hahahaha Here is my short video about the same, but from the perspective that finally helped me: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gKGl3I9-fKvMg6g.html&ab_channel=AndrewLapides

Thank you Mario, this video was very helpful. I've learnt a (hopeful good) exercise you can do on the land: Try to stand on one (bent) leg on your board as 'low' as you can, and feel the leg get warm (slightly 'burning' feeling) . Try to keep your balance while doing so and don't look at the board or your feet. Repeat the exercise between 5-10 times (every day). This will give you more stability and balance. kind regards , Joris

I wish I'd had KZread 30-odd years ago - it would have made my life SO much easier in retrospect!

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Might be very true! On the other side so many people get addicted to social media... it all has cons and pros I guess..😄

@markchip1

5 ай бұрын

@@MarioKuempel - I meant in terms of my windsurfing skills progression!

I haven't been sailing for 2 years yet, but found that one of the biggest mindset changes was to try and keep the pressure as much as possible. Firstly, downward pressure before unhooking. Secondly, not to just stomp the foot across, but rather place it gently and squeeze my weight across by sheeting in. Thirdly, when bringing the rig back upright, always keeping the pressure down on the front hand. Fourthly, keeping this down pressure through the foot swap (shuffle, not stomp), then not upsetting my balance when doing the rig flip. Squeezing my weight across by sheeting in rather than just stepping made it feel like I was speeding up into the jibe rather than losing speed before it started.

Thanks for switching to English, super helpful videos & you have a way of explaining things. Following & looking forward for more contents ✌️

Great tips, for me the advise to put more pressure on the mastfoot by ‘hanging low on the boom’ helped me to progress

@henq

4 ай бұрын

Maybe the next tip, from the Robby Naish himself, some 30 years ago, will help someone here too: check that your elbows point downward and not horizontally / outward.

Hi Mario, even If I'm already jibing pretty well, I have been waiting for a tutorial like this for some friends for more than 20 years. Great. Thank you. Jochen

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Haha glad to hear! 20 Years is a long time - if you need some more specific advice for your friends, let me know!😄

Endlich wieder Fahrtechnik!

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Ja sichiii

Fantastic tips. I’m that 30 year windsurfer still struggling with the planing power jibe. I’m off to Bonaire in March to get the time on the water and conditions needed to finally nail it🤞 I took a clinic there last year for the first time and it was extremely helpful. I find at my home spots the wind isn’t consistent so when it does blow I just want to blast and practice goes out the window😬

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Hi Thomas, happy to hear! I hope you will have a great time on Bonaire and that you master your jibes. Maybe I´ll go there next year as well!😄

@michaellausser

5 ай бұрын

Sorry Meisda. Aber auf Englisch ist das alles nicht mehr authentisch und ne das liegt nicht daran dass ich die nicht folgen könnte. Das ist für mich nur noch Schauspiel. Viel Erfolg trotzdem.

@henq

4 ай бұрын

i will see you in March on Bonaire !! 🤙

Super!!! Das erklärt auch warum die vielen Detailtipps oft nichts bringen. Die Vorfreude auf die neue Saison ist schlagartig gestiegen.

Staying sheeted in also keeps you turning. If you open up the sail, you’ll straighten out. Even if you somehow managed to weight the inside rail, the sail will want to pull you the other direction. That’s just the way sails work. Then you will have some of the ugliest wipeouts imaginable. I think, almost all jive tutorials fail to mention that the moment you unhook, you’re going to feel a lot of pressure on your back hand. They just say, move your back hand back on the boom, as if that alone will be enough to compensate for that pressure. But You actually have to be ready to take all of that pressure on your arms the moment you unhook. And you’re going to feel it mostly on your back hand. So the tendency is to put most of your weight on your back foot, and that of course kills your speed and brings you off the plane. It also makes you stiffen up as you say. The trick is to stay in that knees bent position but still have enough control over the sail To stay sheeted in until it’s time to flip. It’s tricky because that knees bent position is inherently leaning forward so you feel like the sail will just pull you down into the water. It also shows you the importance of rigging the correct size sail. Too large and you can’t control it and can’t stay sheeted in. Some people like to rig way too big because it helps them plane. But then they don’t have the strength to stay sheeted in through the turn, not without leaning way back on the board.

Hi mario it's made a huge difference for me.Why didn't I do this before..thanks

🤘Let me try your tips in next sessions, keep it up.

Nice test and nice vidéo !! Continue

Great tutorial, again! Please more of this stuff.

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Chief!

Klasse Video! Solche Videos zum Thema Foilen fänd ich auch sehr interessant.

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Danke fürs Feedback! Ja, ich denke mal das ist was für nächsten Sommer... :D Hier ist ja leider erstmal Eiszeit.😅

@slickvisualpoetry

5 ай бұрын

​@@MarioKuempelnaja. Morgen sind 8 Grad. Ich überlege schon.

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

@@slickvisualpoetry Lets go! Hier gehts auch raus...😄

@slickvisualpoetry

5 ай бұрын

@@MarioKuempelUnd Wie wars? Gegen 11.00 Uhr mit dem 7er und Foil war es traumhaft, sogar mit so viel Sonne, dass man die Böen kaum gesehen hat.

I'm just back from two weeks Dahab. Did quite many planing jibes (finally). Your tutorial makes perfect sense. Just sad that winter has arrived in the northern Baltic. Never mind, from April we're back in the water, practicing.

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Sounds like a lovely trip!😄 Yep indeed, time to leave soon I guess..😅

Great advice! Which harness brand are you wearing? Thanks

@MarioKuempel

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. It’s a liberty harness 🤙🏽

Great tutorial, 👍🏻👍🏻 I’m going to cop that sail, any suggestions for it? How much wind is required to get planning? And the most important question, what mast should I buy?

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! You can simply write me an email to willkommen@windlounge.de if you need advice for purchase...😊

Is the direcion of the “pressure on the mastbase” *downward* / vertical (towards the bottom of the sea) OR *forward* / horizontal, in the direction you’re going?

@MarioKuempel

4 ай бұрын

Towards the bottom of the sea. :-)

Jipiii🚀

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

🤙🏾

Kannst du mir bitte sagen wo am Geiselwindsee ein guter Einstieg für Wingen ist? Wochenende passt der Wind 🎉😂

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Hab von dem See noch nie gehört..😅

@markusrapke7390

5 ай бұрын

@@MarioKuempel Ist gleich bei Leipzig, habe aber inzwischen rausgefunden, dass ihr wohl am Cospudener seid. Danke 😉👍

let's gooo

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Habibiiii

How do i get pressure on the mastbase in a Duck Jibe?

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

In the beginning its the same technique, later on you will simply have less control & pressure....😅

@kyledrake9750

5 ай бұрын

Also just make sure you don't lean back when "ducking" the sail. Just surf the board around and don't upset the trim. Easier said than done in chop.

Super Video Aber ich vermisse die Deutsche Sprache

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Danke! In Deutschland musst du dafür zum Glück nur auf die Straße gehen...😄 Spaß - für nächstes Jahr plane ich tatsächlich deutschen Content auf dem Wind Lounge Kanal. Schau gerne mal vorbei.🤙🏾

Thank you or senk ju wie wir in Germany sagen würden

Tips #1 : keep your front foot in the strap and get high speed in Switch stance position before swapping your feet 😂

zooom

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

🤙🏾

Das Video ist super, die Englischversuche eher nicht so. Bitte wieder zu deutsch zurück, das war wesentlich spontaner und witziger.

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Freut mich, dass dir das Video gefällt! Zu deiner Kritik: das hier ist ein Tutorial - die waren auch auf deutsch "weder besonders witzig, noch spontan". Das ist auch überhaupt nicht der Anspruch von diesem Video... Der Kanal wird auf jeden fall englisch bleiben, aber nächstes Jahr wird auf dem Wind Lounge Kanal auch deutscher Content kommen. Könnte was für dich sein, wenn dir die Sprache so wichtig ist.. 😊 Die einzige Sache die auf diesem Kanal (zumindest hoffe ich es) immer gleich bleiben wird ist das ich mich beim Windsurfen filme, mich weiterentwickle und mache worauf ich Lust habe. Bist herzlichst willkommen dir das ganze weiterhin anzuschauen, wird auf jeden Fall wild im nächsten Jahr.🤙🏾

Hello Mario, I have been watching your videos for three years. I have learned a lot from you. Thank you very much for your work. What I'm noticing more and more, could it be that you're orienting yourself more and more towards a video channel from NP7? I think it would be better if everyone could find their own personal style. This video is also well done, but with a running time of 18 minutes, only two small steps! Is the ratio of running time vs. information right? Please don't misunderstand, this is not a criticism, I'm not entitled to it either. Just perhaps an idea! I will continue to watch your videos. Wigand von vogelandfriends .

@MarioKuempel

5 ай бұрын

Hi Wigand, thanks for the feedback! You can be sure that I´am not planing to become anything else but myself. This video here is a tutorial and there is only so much room for personal style in that - all my previous german tutorials had a very similar style. Something else are the VLogs, but from my point of view not much has changed, apart from the language. Maybe some viewers are simply very sensitive at the moment for what I´m doing. I simply go windsurfing and film it...😅 Regarding the video length I agree, it could have been more compact. The original idea was supposed to be also a lot more entertaining, with showcasing all the 3 steps live at the beach. But hey, I got sick, so it is what it is...😊 Anyway, I hope you stick around, I´m currently planing some very cool projects for 2024. They will be much more exiting than videos from my office in winter time.😜