I really can't get air when it's cross off. Cross onshore is fine...

When's it's cross off, it feels like the nose is being held down by the wind and if I try to take off on a beam reach then the board doesn't seem to release (the leeward rail is highest up the wave)

Any suggestions?

not many people bother jumping when it's cross off. it doesn't work...

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Al McLeod said...
not many people bother jumping when it's cross off. it doesn't work...

Cool. I'm off the hook. Was feeling guilty.

When they do proper wave comps with pros, do they decide that it's a jumping or a riding day? Or do they just give less weight to jumping in cross-off?

if it is cross off like we sail in vic ie. very offshore then the wind is usually too gusty through the break and the angles are wrong to actually hit the ramps head on.

if it is mostly cross shore you can obviously jump provided you have speed and power.

if you look at down the line comps like cabo verde they will never score jumps due to how gusty it is and the angle of the wind, guys rig for the wave not to be powered up and hit ramps on the way out.

I would have thought that cross-off was for wave-riding, whilst cross-on was for ramps? I mainly go on cross to cross-on as I'm mostly on my own & offshore (although better for wave shape) can be a bit dodgy safety-wise.

^^^ Oooh a red thumb?

I guess that I worded the question wrong, as it was simply an observation - or maybe for my reasons for not going out on my own when it's offshore isn't right...?

To elaborate - with cross-on winds you round-up to the wind just before jumping, whilst cross-off needs you tend to bear-away...am I correct in making that assumption?