He,s over exaggerating the term ,its more of a distrution of weight .Zero mast foot pressure results in tail walking and out of control too much weight back away from mastfoot,common with first planing experiences in footstraps and harness.
Select to expand quoteRango said..
He,s over exaggerating the term ,its more of a distrution of weight .Zero mast foot pressure results in tail walking and out of control too much weight back away from mastfoot,common with first planing experiences in footstraps and harness.
mast foot is far in front of front wing and board don't nose dive, so I think mast foot pressure is irrelevant in windsurfing physics free body diagram, sailor weight position is what is important.
mast foot pressure is a way of controlling board trim, too much pushes nose down too little and you tail walk. It's not only about riders weight.
Select to expand quotemtuu said..
What do you think about mast foot pressure term?
Not sure - but I love his waterstart on 2:15. I know clew-first waterstart. But tail first? Really cool!
He seems confused.
Mast foot is your foot closest to the mast (front foot). what he's referring to is mast base pressure. They are two different things which will produce different results when described properly to a learner.
Select to expand quoteSubsonic said..
He seems confused.
Mast foot is your foot closest to the mast (front foot). what he's referring to is mast base pressure. They are two different things which will produce different results when described properly to a learner.
Might be a European thing. In German mastbase is called "Mastfuss" which translates to mast foot, and I think the French call it "pied du mat", so this seems to be the logic he refers to.
Obviously we're all talking about the place where the mast meets the board (and no, I don't mean the board's nose in the event of a catapult).
Pressure here can be a very useful tool. Calling it bad is clearly oversimplifying things.
