Jeffs first day of loops windsurfing at wishtower Eastbourne

Windsurfing forward loops from the Wishtower Eastbourne on the 28th December 2007. My first loop landing in the waterstart position.

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• forward
• loop
• windsurfing
• wishtower
• eastbourne
• jeff
• south
• coast

[peripextis]

On my first attempt I had a serious injury on my neck. My physician told me I could paralyze out of it. That was last year. Now I am thinking to try it again but with less wind. I used a 4.5m sail and I was fully overpowered. What sail size would be the most appropriate and speed?

[sussexsounds]

@peripextis Hi Peripextis,

I'd say 4.5M would be perfect and it's probably better to be overpowered rather than underpowered as being underpowered on in a lull will probably end up in a face plant into the water 1/2 way around! Being powered up just right is best on 4.4 - 5m I would say, but you really need to bring the rig across into wind look back and sheet in hard

[sussexsounds]

Present the sail into the wind and let the wind spin you around, many people do the opposite and just try and throw themselves round like a cheese roll. You will read and hear allot about bring the rig across into wind and it's the way to go, it will make the loop more horizonal which fixes everything!

[sussexsounds]

@peripextis It stops the nose of the board hitting the water-

It stops your mast tip hitting the water and you breaking your mast-

and it make you less likely to snap your board from a heavy high landing like I did from a medium endo!

But mostly don't get too worried about the technique thing to start with, there is plenty of time to work on that once you have the scary stage out of the way (before landing your first one).

[sussexsounds]

Thanks.

[kuba14081990]

waves are enough, for looping even 50cm wavaes are enoguh. Smaller sail and everything will be good:D

[angerfistfan]

too small waves i think

[derkapitaen213123]

smaller sail should help you alot

[flack177785]

I'm learning how to loop, did it hurt in any of those stacks?

[RebelMandy]

nice one jeff !

from Richard O