Just Missing Jibes

[jwolford]

Im having difficulties catching the sail when Im tring to jibe. Im very close to getting it, however, I seem to be just a little off. I have tried to lower the boom and seem to be even closer. Does anyone have any other ideas or are in the same situation? Please help so I dont look like a bozo when sailing at Dougs. Thank-You.
Kid Mosier
(A Gorge Sailor)

[isobars]

MAny of us spent years just missing our jibes, only to learn with every passing month or season that we were actually not even close yet. Planing through a jibe requires success in about a dozen individual steps; planing through them consistently requires blending those dozen steps into one fluid motion. Describe in greater detail your present problem, as well as what preceded it, and maybe we can get specific.

And if youll post your e-mail address, Ill send you my jibe instructions, which many people have complimented. Mayube theyll help you narrow down the problem.

Mike \m/

[artofwindsurfing]

Before giving you any advices, I would need to know more detail about what is happening when you jibe ?

Looking forward to hear from you,

Sylvain Pilon, windsurf instructor, HI

[artofwindsurfing]

My E-Mail address is : artofwindsurfing@yahoo.com

[johnfunke]

Im no expert but...

I made the jump from just missing to just making my jibes last year, and one major thing that helped me in the sail flip was to keep the mast as close to my body as possible. Before, I was jibing with both of my arms extended and the sail away from my body. I noticed when I kept the sail closer to me, especially the front hand by the mast, the sail flip was easy, and worrying about catching it wasnt even an issue.

Just my 2 cents.
-JF

[artofwindsurfing]

Dear Joe and Jan,

Before giving you any advices, I would like to know more about you.

Please, answer a few questions They may not apply directly to your situation but they help me form a better picture of where you are coming from.

EXPERIENCE WINDSURFING: ( number of hours) very important
WEIGHT:
HEIGHT:
CONDITIONS: of wind and water, in which you sail most of the time.
EQUIPMENT: that you own.

I look forward to hear from you again,

Sylvain Pilon, windsurf instructor, HI

[jolness]

Many of us would like to see those instructions!

[al52146]

Looking for those Jibe instructions. E-mail address al52146@optonline.net

[al52146]

Looking for those jibe instructions. thanks
E-mail address
al52146@excite.com
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Many of us would like to see those instructions!

[jolness]

Id love to see your instructions. My email address is jolness@hotmail.com