exiting power gybe with speed

[J64TWB]

I'm sure coach is right. It's probably somewhere in the setup. Just looking for that 2 second window where everything happens. Need to find the muscle memory. Kevin's advice seems to apply to me, I think. It's very hard to do everything right in that 2 seconds.

[PeconicPuffin]

[J64TWB]

Hey thanks for the link to Dashers 12 step. Cant wait to watch. You know thinking back, it was super choppy so I couldn't really let things fly, maybe a flatter day would help with speed and feel. In my mind I can feel it and visualize, just need the muscles to do it correctly a few good times. It's real close. Do you find a 7.5 day with a big board easier than a 4.7 day? I was right in the middle trying with 5.5 -6.0.

[jpf18]

[PeconicPuffin]

[cgoudie1]

I weigh 190 lbs. It's easiest for me to jibe an 80 ltr board with a 4.2M
sail on a 6ft swell, and come out with speed. Think of that as smooth water with a gravity assist. But..... The planform of the board really makes
a difference in how easily a board jibes (and exits the jibe). Some boards
almost jibe themselves, others are kinda "technical".

A 7.5 is always harder for me to jibe. I can in fact jibe my 9.5 and exit
planning, but I might actually have to step jibe that(gasp) to exit on a
plane.

-Craig

[coachg]

[NOVAAN]

A proper size sail tuned for the current wind conditions will be the most likely candidate to plane out of a turn. All things being equal. Lite and gusty wind is difficult to keep speed but the water should be a bit smoother. Big sails rotate slower but have the power to pull you out with speed. Smaller sails rotate effortlessly but lack power on exit to make up for a timing mistake or a wind lull. A smaller turney board requires better timing than a bigger wider board that will glide more on exit. On an on... With time on the water and a bit of skill i vote for the smaller board and properly rigged smaller sail. For someone building skills, go for a bit bigger sail and board. If your slightly over powered on the outside you should be better rigged for less wind on the inside and have the power to plane out of your turns. For me the sweet spot where I sail is 4.7 to 5.5 on a 96 liter Tabou 3s. At 165 lbs. this set up gives me a nice combination of control, power and glide on exit. And fairly smooth water on either side....

[J64TWB]

It's interesting this sport. I know people who learned Vulcans, Spock's, duck gybes and other difficult tricks before learning how to carve gybe. The first thing I learned was the straps / harness and rocket speed. Many many years later a waterstart. Still not good at it with big sails. For a decade all I did was go as fast as I could, tack and repeat. Afraid of trying gybes due to offshore winds pushing me out into the lake with 75 miles of fetch. Fun is fun though. No right or wrong.

[alap]

I am in the same situation.
I must say that I had improved dramatically in my jibes in the last year.
I am quiet consistent now in terms of success, and in strong wind too.
Unfortunately also very consistent in loosing speed.

As always I find coach's advice right on the money.
Here is the vid from Tue.
Definitely what I was thinking I was doing is very different from what I was actually doing. My front arm is bend like hell and very little oversheeting. Very pathetic.
Because bad oversheeting and little inclination of a rig at the entry, the arc is wide (and it takes more time)

Also I delay the flip (providing extra time to slow down as a result)

In terms of the recipe for improvement all I have to concentrate now is to add oversheeting together with rig inclination (the trick being not to disrupt other things I pay attention to at the entry )

I am pretty sure that this is the main reason for my speed loss, but will appreciate the additional advice.

The vid is a bit long but there are slowdowns at 25% in the end. And as for analysis moving frame by frame in my video editor with arrow clicks was the most useful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2n8God5zk&t=1s