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Magic Ride > 9 months ago, 28 May 2017

Magic Ride

719 posts

28 May 2017 8:21am

How high can you all jump from 2 feet of wind chop on a lake?

Stuthepirate

3591 posts

28 May 2017 10:15am

Depends how windy it is

Mark _australia

23526 posts

28 May 2017 9:14am

chop from the side? Not head first into a wave?

If its windy I reckon about 6ft? Max that is

I was out the other day in 16-17 MPH winds with my 6.0 sail and the tail of the board was out of the water about 1 foot and the nose shot up about 6-7 feet off the 2 foot chop. I will post a video of this and have you guys see how high you could get from the conditions of the video. Curious if I could get more air than I'm getting.

elmo

8879 posts

28 May 2017 10:13am

Gotta find a lake to sail in first

I've seen Slowie do a 6ft high chop hop of off 3 inchs of chop with a speed board at cheesegraters

Roo

878 posts

28 May 2017 10:53am

Speed equals height, the faster you go the higher you fly. Easy to get 10 feet up off 1 foot chop at 30 knots. Any faster and air traffic control rules apply.

Tardy

5292 posts

28 May 2017 11:43am

2 foot swell ....4 -10 feet .

Its how long you can hold it up there for ...

sheet in and point the nose to the sky .

Mastbender

1972 posts

28 May 2017 12:00pm

Off 2' chop, I swear!

Magic Ride

719 posts

28 May 2017 2:32pm

Ok, here is me sailing doing some bump n jump. Do you guys think I could get more air than this based on the conditions here?

Sparky

1122 posts

28 May 2017 3:05pm

6 inch chop, 25 knots, river at Melville.

Stuthepirate

3591 posts

28 May 2017 5:27pm

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Magic Ride said..
Ok, here is me sailing doing some bump n jump. Do you guys think I could get more air than this based on the conditions here?

If i can add my opinion here, loosen your foot straps off to get your feet further in the straps.
You'll feel more secure and get more lift from the feet when jumping.
Really accentuate the "hop" (Like sparky's pic above), push the rig up over your head and bring the knees up to your chest.
Don't expect the wave to just boost you out of the water especially in what looks like marginal conditions. (10-15knts?)

Faff

VIC

1394 posts

28 May 2017 6:02pm

One foot water starts, scissoring your legs to take the board more off the wind to get planing earlier... Both will allow you to sail a smaller board.

Mark _australia

23526 posts

28 May 2017 4:45pm

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Magic Ride said..
the tail of the board was out of the water about 1 foot and the nose shot up about 6-7 feet off the 2 foot chop.

Need to pull your back leg up under your bum. Advantage is that also helps the board bear away

MartinF2

QLD

484 posts

28 May 2017 7:06pm

Dunno but maybe ask Dale Cook....

Imax1

QLD

4926 posts

28 May 2017 7:07pm

I see that esky in the background

Or has it hot soup ?

Mort67

TAS

423 posts

28 May 2017 7:16pm

Have you thought about getting some video edit software? There's some good free ones about.
2.5 minutes to get in the footstraps was enough for me to lose interest, and i missed the actual B&J.

Dragging your arse through that cold water to waterstart looks like an Eskimo's enema.

remery

3709 posts

28 May 2017 7:35pm

remery

3709 posts

28 May 2017 7:39pm

Nice video. I reckon practice gybing with your front foot in the strap and water starting with one leg. Then worry about how high the chop jumps are. They will just happen.

Sparky

1122 posts

28 May 2017 8:01pm

Magicride, do you normally beachstart?

Roo

878 posts

28 May 2017 10:09pm

Watching the grass grow is more exciting, use a video editor....please!

Magic Ride

719 posts

29 May 2017 12:59am

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Mort67 said..
Have you thought about getting some video edit software? There's some good free ones about.
2.5 minutes to get in the footstraps was enough for me to lose interest, and i missed the actual B&J.

Dragging your arse through that cold water to waterstart looks like an Eskimo's enema.

Gopro Studio has the software, I just have to learn how it works. That's on the list.

Magic Ride

719 posts

29 May 2017 1:00am

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Sparky said..
Magicride, do you normally beachstart?

There aren't any beaches here where I launch, so I water start.

Magic Ride

719 posts

29 May 2017 1:09am

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Agrid said..
Nice video. I reckon practice gybing with your front foot in the strap and water starting with one leg. Then worry about how high the chop jumps are. They will just happen.

Thx! I found coming up on 2 feet on the board is easier on my knees than dragging 1 foot.

When I gybe, the reason I take the front foot out of the strap is because there is too much twist on my knee when I leave my front foot in the strap through the carve of the gybe. I understand what you're saying but I gotta obey my knees. I can run and jog, but when I hyperextended my knees 15 years ago, my knees don't work as well in certain positions.

Magic Ride

719 posts

29 May 2017 4:24am

I will try lifting my legs up higher in order to lift the board higher when jumping. Also I'm going to apply much more back foot pressure when I approach the chop to get more spring and pop to my jumps. I know I'm not doing those 2 things enough.

John340

QLD

3373 posts

29 May 2017 8:47am

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Magic Ride said..

Sparky said..
Magicride, do you normally beachstart?

There aren't any beaches here where I launch, so I water start.

You don't need a beach to beach start, just hip deep water.

Magic Ride

719 posts

29 May 2017 7:50am

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John340 said..

Magic Ride said..

Sparky said..
Magicride, do you normally beachstart?

There aren't any beaches here where I launch, so I water start.

You don't need a beach to beach start, just hip deep water.

It's hip deep at the shore, so I guess you could say I beach start off the shore line. There can be a wind shadow by the shore, so sometimes I drag myself out a little like in the video away from the wind shadow and waterstart.

Mr Milk

NSW

3120 posts

29 May 2017 11:06am

Hip deep water for formula gear beach start. Knee deep for slalom, shin deep for wave.

Magic Ride

719 posts

29 May 2017 9:50am

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Stuthepirate said..

Magic Ride said..
Ok, here is me sailing doing some bump n jump. Do you guys think I could get more air than this based on the conditions here?

If i can add my opinion here, loosen your foot straps off to get your feet further in the straps.

My footstraps are loosened as far as they go, plus I have booties on. The straps feel fine to me.

Magic Ride

719 posts

29 May 2017 11:23am

I have figured out how to edit my videos now in Gopro Studio. I got a little more height in on my jump in this video. I still need to lift my legs when I jump off the chop.

Mr Milk

NSW

3120 posts

29 May 2017 1:57pm

For it to count as a jump, doesn't the board have to lose contact with the water? As far as I can see the board was kicking up spray all the way through.

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