Thanks for watching! Being able to water-start is the beginning of feeling really free on the board and being able to sail in tougher conditions and smaller more playful kit! Also essential if you're in water as cold as you're in! 🥶🥶🥶
Thanks for this! After following your guides the last session I managed to water start for the first time ever. I then did two more to make sure it wasn't a fluke. I don't think I would have ever got it without the tips in your videos. I couldn't figure out how to stop the board spinning as the wind caught the sail so the key was boom adjustments to keep things lined up properly just before and during the lift.
thanks to this and the other video I managed to do my first water start on my first try. I did some deeper beach starts before, yes, but getting the rig in the correct spot and out of the water was 100% learned here :)
Hi Pavel! Really glad you're enjoying the videos, and thank you for sharing them amongst your friends and windsurfing community. I'm out and about exploring it right now (as I've got plenty of time off due to the end of season closure). I'm posting short videos and photos daily on instagram @cookiesport I've also just been sent this series, great videos showing off the island in all it's beauty! ua-cam.com/video/EMJB1Jh3bNE/v-deo.html
Thanks Cookie! Loving the series - it’s great to have something different to all the other instructional info out there. Thanks for your comments. I find coming up into the straps when it’s blowing its socks off makes life a bit easier, but still do the ‘normal’ water starts when it’s not honking. Really interested in your clew first water starts - any tips for getting up on the board clew first? I have found it difficult controlling the power - ok flipping the rig once I’m up, but getting control clew first is not easy!
I've put some key points in the intro comments for the videos... Key ones to help with power... - Think of the move as the board being backwards (pointing downwind)- but the sail set up is the same as normal.
Hi This and the video before have showed me my mistakes, where i lost lots of time and stamina wich i have could used vor surftime. Its not only „know how“, but also „how not to do“. As soon as i get it dialed i will try some clew first and fin first ( needed to do fin first in the lagoon of fuerte a fiew times). Also the rig (and board) control exercises are on my list. I will do some in the garden with my very old equipment i bought for my diy-skate-surf-project (turfdog style). At the lake near Düsseldorf we mostly have low but gusty wind (12kn is a good day), so not much chances to waterstart. Mostly I use jp slw and 8.4 , ore gecko 133 and 7.3 Getting those big cam-sails out of the water, especially when the cams are on the wrong side, is real work. How can i get it done in waves. The water seams to get spilled over the sail quicker than i can get it out and high enough. 😢 Thank you for your videos. 👍
Hi Lutz, Thanks for watching. Really chuffed I've managed to help so many people through these videos. I've got to be honest, unless I'm aiming for a high top speed I'm really not a fan of cam'ed sailed. Especially tight for students learning and developing skills- tacking, gybing and water-starts are all hard with the the cams working against you! I'd always choose a large freeride sail over the cams, something like a severne NCX of RRD Fire for example. Bigest tip i can give for the cams to water-start is ensure the cams are the right side for the water start before messing about trying to fly the rig- just give the a good shove up before getting any wind into it. Then be patient as the wind drains from the luff. Use slow technique to drain not just swimming as hard as you can. Other option if there not much wind is to simply uphaul! quite often if i'm on big sails it's because there's not much wind, so doing a water-start is twice as hard- light wind and huge sail! just jump on and uphaul!
Ride-Along Sessions with Cookie! Yes, you are right. Mostly i uphaul my 7.3(sometimes waterstart) 8.4 9.5 north/duotone s-type. They function very well and the cams rotate really easily, unless you have almost no pressure you don’t need to pump them over. I prefer them because of the very gusty on of mostly low wind at Düsseldorf. They are easier to control in those conditions and get less often ripped out of your hands. Sometimes they make the difference of getting planing or not. Then i‘m one of the fiew ones planing. For good wind i use north/duotone hero 3.4 to 6.7. As you mentioned, easier handling in general. So you can do more of the fun stuf like push-tak, clew first ecettera. 🤙
Hi Cookie hope this comment finds you well! I see your videos, i like the heterogeneity of content and ways you share the knowledge. If i could i would be there to learn personally but not possible, for now i am suscribed and also like the videos. I am trying and trying a lot the waterstarts, but where i do sometimes the wind can be 17knt and there are some waves. I would love if possible (i understand it is more complex) to see tricks to manage waterstart with conditions a little more difficult (waves, wind). Or even a few words of your advise i would also enjoy, i am managing a great frustration because it is so difficult, but knowing i could make it one or two times is a light in the path.
Hi! Thanks for watching and joining. It’d be great if you could joing the Patreon groups… extra videos and sessions uploaded in there- and direct Q&A’s! I’ll get your request added to the “to-film” list! Thanks
When I’m fully powered up, or over especially when I’m overpowered, I’ve got into the habit of water starting straight into the straps - slipping both feet in as I come up and I’m about half way up - I then hook in too, pretty much immediately. This way I can be settled and flying very quickly, which I find useful in waves or big chop. Does this sound sensible, or is it lazy or poor technique?
Hi Nick! Hope you've enjoyed this, and many more videos in the series? If the conditions call for it then go for it! It's not a technique I usually teach as it's easy for students to try if when conditions aren't right for it, then sit there in both straps waiting and drifting downwind, but if you have the experience to know "this is enough wind, I'm just going to go for it"- and it works quickly- then great! 👍👍👍
Hi Cookie. I've been really enjoying all the videos, thanks! Waterstarts are going OK, and I think the tips about rig recovery from the last video are going to help as well, but I have a problem.. I regularly get cramp in the calf of my back leg as I go for the waterstart. Do you have any experience of this and do you have any tips for me? It's really frustrating as it puts me off going out in offshore conditions in case I end up with cramp in both calves and really can't get out of the water..
Hi Andrew, Thanks for the comment, really glad your enjoying them and benefiting from my work! That cramp issue sounds horrible! not something I've encouraged before specifically from waterstarting, but ca offer some "anti-cramp tips" in general from sport. -Make sure you've warmed up and stretched. The WS is a big flex of the back leg, so if muscles are cold this could be a reason for the cramp. -Avoid sharp jerky movements- especially if you're cold! -Make sure you've drank enough water! Dehydration is a common cause for cramp. Hope that helps a bit! And thanks for sharing the channel amongst you windsurfing community! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Io vecchio surfista esco ancora con il sunset slalom f2 il tuo video mi ha fatto progredire nella waterstart non ho più l'agilità di una volta ma me la cavo luca classe 1966 grazie per i tuoi video e buon vento
Hi, love the videos they are super helpful!! Like the comment below it would be cool to see a “day in the life of...” from working in Greece!! Also if possible could you do an on land walk through of sails and board types, ie what to look for when buying? Thanks again!!
Hi Mathew! Really glad you're enjoying the videos, and thank you for sharing them amongst your friends and windsurfing community. I'd be happy to do a kit run though but it'll likely have to wait until next summer- we're all packed up for the winter at my old school now! I've got access to some kit to make a few videos, but won't look the same digging them out of a store room as it would be giving a full sail and board rack introduction. For the island, I'm out and about exploring it right now (as I've got plenty of time off due to the end of season closure). I'm posting short videos and photos daily on instagram @cookiesport I've also just been sent this series, great diodes showing off the island in all it's beauty! Finally, if you've got any questions about what to buy feel free to ask them! (get a specific response to you rather than a generic youtube one!)
He's always happy that puppy! Not mine unfortunately, but been dog sitting a lot through this summer! Clew first is a must if you can already waterstart pretty well. TBH when I go to waterstart now i only look at the rig to begin with- get it flying and under control then stand up on whichever part of the board is closest. Fin first, tail first or normal- the rig is always the same, its just the board direction that changes. 👍👍👍
Tak!
Tak very much again! 🤩
Nice one! Waterstart is a great feeling. Especially its nice to be lifted from cold water (around 2 deg.C). :)
Thanks for watching! Being able to water-start is the beginning of feeling really free on the board and being able to sail in tougher conditions and smaller more playful kit! Also essential if you're in water as cold as you're in! 🥶🥶🥶
Thanks for this! After following your guides the last session I managed to water start for the first time ever. I then did two more to make sure it wasn't a fluke. I don't think I would have ever got it without the tips in your videos. I couldn't figure out how to stop the board spinning as the wind caught the sail so the key was boom adjustments to keep things lined up properly just before and during the lift.
Nice work! Glad the videos have helped. 👍👍
Been looking for a waterstart compilation!!! Thanks 🤙🏽🤘🏽
Got a new one like this coming soon… loads of variations and explanations to go with them!
thanks to this and the other video I managed to do my first water start on my first try. I did some deeper beach starts before, yes, but getting the rig in the correct spot and out of the water was 100% learned here :)
Thanks for watching! Stick at it, I know they can be frustrating that will make the world of difference to your windsurfing once cracked!
It’s nice to see the beach and the surrounding area. When it’s not windy, maybe film a little tour of the sailing centre.
Hi Pavel!
Really glad you're enjoying the videos, and thank you for sharing them amongst your friends and windsurfing community.
I'm out and about exploring it right now (as I've got plenty of time off due to the end of season closure). I'm posting short videos and photos daily on instagram @cookiesport
I've also just been sent this series, great videos showing off the island in all it's beauty!
ua-cam.com/video/EMJB1Jh3bNE/v-deo.html
I found the sail shaking technique useful at Portland in the last few days.
Glad to hear it helps Phillip!
Great waterstart tips. Thanks Cookie
Thanks Thomas! Hope you’ve managed to check out many more in the series!
@@Cookiesports jup i think i watched everything and some of them more than twice.
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5:16 clew first
Yes!
Thanks Cookie!
Loving the series - it’s great to have something different to all the other instructional info out there.
Thanks for your comments. I find coming up into the straps when it’s blowing its socks off makes life a bit easier, but still do the ‘normal’ water starts when it’s not honking.
Really interested in your clew first water starts - any tips for getting up on the board clew first? I have found it difficult controlling the power - ok flipping the rig once I’m up, but getting control clew first is not easy!
I've put some key points in the intro comments for the videos...
Key ones to help with power...
- Think of the move as the board being backwards (pointing downwind)- but the sail set up is the same as normal.
Hi
This and the video before have showed me my mistakes, where i lost lots of time and stamina wich i have could used vor surftime.
Its not only „know how“, but also „how not to do“.
As soon as i get it dialed i will try some clew first and fin first ( needed to do fin first in the lagoon of fuerte a fiew times).
Also the rig (and board) control exercises are on my list. I will do some in the garden with my very old equipment i bought for my diy-skate-surf-project (turfdog style).
At the lake near Düsseldorf we mostly have low but gusty wind (12kn is a good day), so not much chances to waterstart. Mostly I use jp slw and 8.4 , ore gecko 133 and 7.3
Getting those big cam-sails out of the water, especially when the cams are on the wrong side, is real work.
How can i get it done in waves. The water seams to get spilled over the sail quicker than i can get it out and high enough. 😢
Thank you for your videos. 👍
Hi Lutz,
Thanks for watching. Really chuffed I've managed to help so many people through these videos. I've got to be honest, unless I'm aiming for a high top speed I'm really not a fan of cam'ed sailed. Especially tight for students learning and developing skills- tacking, gybing and water-starts are all hard with the the cams working against you!
I'd always choose a large freeride sail over the cams, something like a severne NCX of RRD Fire for example.
Bigest tip i can give for the cams to water-start is ensure the cams are the right side for the water start before messing about trying to fly the rig- just give the a good shove up before getting any wind into it. Then be patient as the wind drains from the luff.
Use slow technique to drain not just swimming as hard as you can.
Other option if there not much wind is to simply uphaul! quite often if i'm on big sails it's because there's not much wind, so doing a water-start is twice as hard- light wind and huge sail! just jump on and uphaul!
Ride-Along Sessions with Cookie!
Yes, you are right. Mostly i uphaul my 7.3(sometimes waterstart) 8.4 9.5 north/duotone s-type.
They function very well and the cams rotate really easily, unless you have almost no pressure you don’t need to pump them over. I prefer them because of the very gusty on of mostly low wind at Düsseldorf. They are easier to control in those conditions and get less often ripped out of your hands. Sometimes they make the difference of getting planing or not. Then i‘m one of the fiew ones planing.
For good wind i use north/duotone hero 3.4 to 6.7. As you mentioned, easier handling in general. So you can do more of the fun stuf like push-tak, clew first ecettera. 🤙
@@lutzmackenstedt249 👍👍👍👍
Hi Cookie hope this comment finds you well! I see your videos, i like the heterogeneity of content and ways you share the knowledge. If i could i would be there to learn personally but not possible, for now i am suscribed and also like the videos. I am trying and trying a lot the waterstarts, but where i do sometimes the wind can be 17knt and there are some waves. I would love if possible (i understand it is more complex) to see tricks to manage waterstart with conditions a little more difficult (waves, wind). Or even a few words of your advise i would also enjoy, i am managing a great frustration because it is so difficult, but knowing i could make it one or two times is a light in the path.
Hi!
Thanks for watching and joining. It’d be great if you could joing the Patreon groups… extra videos and sessions uploaded in there- and direct Q&A’s!
I’ll get your request added to the “to-film” list!
Thanks
When I’m fully powered up, or over especially when I’m overpowered, I’ve got into the habit of water starting straight into the straps - slipping both feet in as I come up and I’m about half way up - I then hook in too, pretty much immediately. This way I can be settled and flying very quickly, which I find useful in waves or big chop. Does this sound sensible, or is it lazy or poor technique?
Hi Nick!
Hope you've enjoyed this, and many more videos in the series?
If the conditions call for it then go for it! It's not a technique I usually teach as it's easy for students to try if when conditions aren't right for it, then sit there in both straps waiting and drifting downwind, but if you have the experience to know "this is enough wind, I'm just going to go for it"- and it works quickly- then great! 👍👍👍
Hi Cookie. I've been really enjoying all the videos, thanks! Waterstarts are going OK, and I think the tips about rig recovery from the last video are going to help as well, but I have a problem.. I regularly get cramp in the calf of my back leg as I go for the waterstart. Do you have any experience of this and do you have any tips for me? It's really frustrating as it puts me off going out in offshore conditions in case I end up with cramp in both calves and really can't get out of the water..
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for the comment, really glad your enjoying them and benefiting from my work! That cramp issue sounds horrible! not something I've encouraged before specifically from waterstarting, but ca offer some "anti-cramp tips" in general from sport.
-Make sure you've warmed up and stretched. The WS is a big flex of the back leg, so if muscles are cold this could be a reason for the cramp.
-Avoid sharp jerky movements- especially if you're cold!
-Make sure you've drank enough water! Dehydration is a common cause for cramp.
Hope that helps a bit! And thanks for sharing the channel amongst you windsurfing community!
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Io vecchio surfista esco ancora con il sunset slalom f2 il tuo video mi ha fatto progredire nella waterstart non ho più l'agilità di una volta ma me la cavo luca classe 1966 grazie per i tuoi video e buon vento
@@lucaantonucci857 🤩
Hi, love the videos they are super helpful!! Like the comment below it would be cool to see a “day in the life of...” from working in Greece!! Also if possible could you do an on land walk through of sails and board types, ie what to look for when buying? Thanks again!!
Hi Mathew!
Really glad you're enjoying the videos, and thank you for sharing them amongst your friends and windsurfing community.
I'd be happy to do a kit run though but it'll likely have to wait until next summer- we're all packed up for the winter at my old school now! I've got access to some kit to make a few videos, but won't look the same digging them out of a store room as it would be giving a full sail and board rack introduction.
For the island, I'm out and about exploring it right now (as I've got plenty of time off due to the end of season closure). I'm posting short videos and photos daily on instagram @cookiesport
I've also just been sent this series, great diodes showing off the island in all it's beauty!
Finally, if you've got any questions about what to buy feel free to ask them! (get a specific response to you rather than a generic youtube one!)
ua-cam.com/video/EMJB1Jh3bNE/v-deo.html
I'd be a happy dog living on that Island, never tried a clew first water start might be on my list this summer in oz.
He's always happy that puppy! Not mine unfortunately, but been dog sitting a lot through this summer!
Clew first is a must if you can already waterstart pretty well. TBH when I go to waterstart now i only look at the rig to begin with- get it flying and under control then stand up on whichever part of the board is closest.
Fin first, tail first or normal- the rig is always the same, its just the board direction that changes.
👍👍👍