VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

Forward Loop Festival saturday June 9!! 2 rules: huck hard, huck often.
Rock your own contest rashie to show you are cool and down with the FLF! helmet recommended. Clinics! Prizes! Glory! who knows!

... and the venue is?

this is a "state of mind" event.. you can participate anywhere you go. I suspect that kook st will be good for some peer pressure! That is probably where i'm headed.

I like the sounds of this--I have yet to try one, but i reckon if i throw on a rashguard it'll put a huge target on my back. Man up, or puss out. The only options.

Convieniently going skiing, and today was fr to overpowered to try one, another time.

Here's a video that shows a step-by-step approach. This is great advice if you're learning. One key point, which is not well taught, is to bring your mast to windward - on Kook St starboard looping (going out) this means bring the sail towards the right side of the board (windward). It greatly improves the rotation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTjxJTiTmSg

Or, you can just go for glory, take a big jump, sheet-in hard, and pray

The "Gory" part scares me a bit.

Hey that is a totally different approach than I have seen to learn a forward. Interesting Mr. Morewind.

winddoctor wrote:The "Gory" part scares me a bit.

good catch! i fixed it.

Joostio, you murse carrying oyster eater! Would you really give up the best wind to go play in the snow. I say you are scared - dare you to change your plans and get out there. I on the other hand have a sore neck, and will still be out there making a fool of myself.... Chicken. Brrrk, brrrrrrk... LOL

I do often sit to pee. Sorry, a chance to hike and get some turns on the Beaufort range, some mountains right behind my house I have been checking out for 7 years, some guys from work want to get up there and I am going too. I gave up a shit load of good sailable days this year for skiing, whats one more? besides, I got out today and made some top and bottom turns.

Did better than me today Joostio- I did a few turns around puddles on the mala hat .... LOL

Joostio wrote:I do often sit to pee.

Nothing wrong with that Bru, how can you read while standing?

This Jem Hall video is new to me, but its another pretty good one:

http://video.mpora.com/ep/2lVMLtIz7/

looks like the Loop Festival will run from about 2-5pm, concluding with the presentation of the Golden Helmet award for best new loop. are you stoked yet!!