WindHut Tuition Corner
Rider - Bob Hoekstra
Tips - Buzz
Overview. The idea of this move is that you step off your board, drag for a little while and then step back onto your board. This move is not actually a body drag it is more of a lower leg drag as you don’t want to go too low into the water.
- Sailing at speed accross the wind
- Head up wind slightly just before you step off
- Step off with the front foot first and then the back
- Try to pull down hard on your mast arm with a bent arm elbow pointing down towards the water, also trying to keep your chin over the boom
- The mast foot preasure created by pulling down on the front hand bears the board away off the wind at the same time you sheet in
- As you bear off the wind you will feel the sail power up, as it powers up let it pull you back up onto the board like a waterstart
- Get back on your board back foot first and then front foot
- Hook back in and sail away
