Happy Monday! Hope everyone is having a GREAT SUMMER! Just finished up our June Aloha Windsurfing Clinic and what a great week we had! A great team and group of people learning the tricks of the trade. The common theme was to GET LOW! Everyone thinks they are low but when we see the video and photo’s LOW still has a long way to GO! Where does it all apply?

Up hauling- this is one of the most important ones……. trying to uphaul with straight legs is a recipe for diving into the water, more like a guarantee. Spread the feet apart, get a SUMO style stance nice and LOW and then pull the sail up.

Beach starts- as soon as you jump on your board, get that front foot all the way up to the mast base, drop your weight and be LOW and centered on the board.

Light Wind Jibing- über important in the light winds to get into LOW LOW LOW stance. I try to sit on my heels and keep the sail up nice and high to hold me on the board. I pull with my bag leg the fin into the wind to steer the board while LOOKING where I want to go. Not at my feet, not at my hands, where I need to go! Just like driving a car- you don’t look at your gas pedal when you pull out into traffic do you? Hope not

High Winds- Using your harness is key in high winds unless you are made of steel…. Staying low in high winds commits you to the harness and gives you control. Straight and upright legs will toss you around in chop and throw you off your steed. How can you get LOW with short harness lines? You can’t really….. Check this link here to find out more: Harness Line Help

In the end, we all want to have more fun, sail longer and smarter and be able to move the next day without too much pain. Try some longer lines, get your weight to work for you! If you want to Buy New Lines, click the link and we will get you set up!