Idiot’s Guide To... Speed sailing - Ben Proffitt - Windsurfing.TV
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Over 2 years ago I (Ben Proffitt) decided to try and challenge myself to see how fast i could go!
I really wanted to at least break the 40knot barrier... I gave myself one year and was fully keen to give it a proper go and see what i could achieve.
This video was my first trip to the famous West Kirby to have a go at proper Speedsailing.
How did it go? well i'll let you watch and find out :)
I wanted to do an idiots guide to Speed sailing... but i think it turned out to be more... An idiot going Speed sailing haha!
As for 'the year' of speed sailing... well that didn't go quite to plan either... as it was never windy when i had the gear and time to go.
So I only got one more chance at West Kirby....
But I did manage to get Over 40knots which was cool... but the conditions still weren't great and that kind of made me think i can go a lot quicker!!
So after re-watching this... i really think i need to give it another go!!
This was originally done for Boardseeker with Alfie Hart. So thought it was a shame not to have it on UA-cam. So transferred it across to the channel.
37 is still a lot of fun! Great video Ben.
Hi Ben, always great to see an impressive waver like you looking for the need for speed 😉
It must be such an adrenaline kick! Just like when you have a 105KG guy CRASH into you on the course HAHA😜😜😜😜! I explained and showed some of it in my vlog!
See you around Ben!
Greetings from Germany i love your channel so i was forced to subscribe! Very funny, entertaining and always something to learn
nice video man, I was waiting for something like this. please continue the speedsailing and I really want to follow your progress. I might even try it myself😜. I hope to see the next part very soon man. I am waiting for it. good luck and may te wind be with you🏄♂️🏄♂️🏄♂️
I actually did this a while back... but yes I need to get back on it :)
Thanks.. and glad you like it (y)
I used to love windsurfing back in the late 80s and 1990s. Seeing your van crammed full of boards and rig choices reminds me of how much stuff I'd accumulated over time. Main boards used were Mistral Screamer, F2 Xantos and Bic Astro rock with only 4 different rig size choices. Would love to get back into it again at 50, but realise I've some weight to lose first, fitness to regain.
Do it mate… so many guys I know that used to windsurfing are getting back in to it. Plus the equipment now is so much easier.
Wait for when you hit the water… you’ll wonder why you stopped!! 🚀🚀🔥🔥
I'm doing the same, I have lots more timber, but I imagine build up time on the water is going to lose me some of it. I just got a load of second had gear and am going to have a crack in a couple of weeks. I'm 47, go for it. I am super excited to get going again.
I am loving this idea of speed!!!!
Haha, nice obe Ben ! Like what you're doing :)
What a great speed spot.
3:00 Dog was pretty impressed
I'm a kayaker. Dogs love long carbon sticks. Here is lots of them.
I just read on Facebook that Farrel O'Shea has passed away 😔 R.I.P
Cool video! Please continue the speed sailing series!
Can you do a water start on those tiny boards?
Also, what is the song starting after the first minute? I love that.
i mean 37 is really fast. I mean im 14 years old 172, 56kg and my best is 31 knots. And at 31 I felt like I was going at 45 knots. So reaching 40 would be impossible for me at the moment. But in couple years thats my goal.
The future is now
Wonderful maniac
that little white board is definitely not meant for a place with some waves
Haha thank you for the condom tip :):) Nice video !!
Hello Ben, really nice video. I loved to see the simmer scr sail in Action in your video, because i have the same in 7.0qm.
Maybe you can give me a tip for the trim. I am using a 430 north mast with cc in the 7.0 and trim it on the printed value on the sail of 459cm. It works fine and the cambers switches really nice. My problem is the flat profile with a luff of 459cm. If i reduce the luff 1cm, the profile is a little bit deeper but the cambers are pressed hard and don´t switch very well. Is this normal or should i use an other mast?
Nikolai Hammer hi mate.. send me a mail as there are a lot of question to figure it out.. sounds like it's the mast.
Ben@windsurfing.tv
Good job, pls where was this filmed?
Pierre Clot have you read the description?
This is at a place called ‘West Kirby’ in the UK
sorry missed that
No worries... I should have made it more clear... as it is an excellent spot! Pretty much half the comment ask where it is haha :)
7.0 would do the job:D
At west Kirby your ment to wear boots because there are poisonous fish with spikes
What happened to your aerodynamic hairdress?! We should do a dwarf-speed-challenge!
Harald Leisepinkler this was recorded a while ago :) ...so now I will be faster haha
woohooo :-P
nice video mate. where about is this?
nice video man, but definitely no idiots guide to speed sailing
Where is this filmed please.
West Kirby.
Nice video Ben! What spot did you ride there?
It's a Place called 'West Kirby' near Liverpool , UK.
Windsurfing.TV thank you for answering 👍🏻 I'm searching for some spots in Europe, looks like a good freestylespot too 😋
It's a perfect freestyle spot... soon flat!
need to be more upright.
Hi, where is this spot ? Maybe Wales ?
west Kirby: near Liverpool (and Wales)
Anyone knows where is this place?
West Kirby in UK ! Check this out ! ua-cam.com/video/TFuoIoPoo2c/v-deo.html
Hi ben, try a neilpryde sail next time. Should be faster 😉
Like 800 for K-800 😎
Your grip is too wide-
hahahahaha
Looks like hero show boating bro, not a speed run.
dhdoctors ok... did you watch it all? As I said.. not enough wind! Can’t do a speed run with not enough wind.. check part 2 and 3 😁
Who the fuck would try for a speed run on the lee side of dike with broken wind. You sir think this a place to impress the walkers, who actually look away in disbelieving snobbery.
dhdoctors oof someones jealous