❌ 3 MISTAKES almost EVERY WINDSURFER makes

I do not make mistakes, my gear does! Anyway, it is amazing how much faster and relaxed I am once I've gone through the list of 'things to do' while on the water. As I'm just a silly amateur and lots of things are not second nature (yet), consciously going over all the points (stance, harness lines, hand position, foot/leg pressure, railing, up/down wind etc. etc.) really are very helpful. All videos on mistakes and how to improve are welcome. Keep 'em coming!

I realy appreciate what you are doing and how you are helping other windsurfers to improve. It is one of the things i love about windsurfing: "The self teaching community" whether you are a pro or an amateur you get in contact discuss and help eachother because you know there was a time when you started yourself and others, who were more skilled than you, helped you learning and developing... Thanks for your work!

Thanks for this video and all your effort to connect to and stay in touch with your fans! I put two pieces of tape on both sides of the sail as max and min marks. That way I can see the marks better in the sunshine. Which we have quite a lot here🌞.

We made it to 10.000! 💪 2:01 1 - too little downhaul 3:30 2 - ass too low 5:32 3 - going straight downwind What type are you - first downwind or first upwind?

When rigging the downhaul I always used an easy rig tool to avoid the rope cutting into my hands. This makes life a lot easier on the hands when getting loads of force on the downhaul. And yeah the upwind sailing is v important. It was never more obvious to me than at Sotavento, really strong constant offshore wind. And you won't stop til you reach Africa if you can't get upwind well 🙂

Thanks Nico. Keep up the great work. I appreciate the efforts you and your helpers put in ! Making windsurfing great again !

Spending half an hour working up the beach at the start of your session is a perfect way to warm up and learn the rhythm of the sea that day.

Great channel! I'm mid 50's looking to get my F2 board back out after 30 years....hope it's like riding a bike (never forget) but I'll be rusty of course and look forward to your tips and clinics.

your content are so varied and accurate that you should desserve a lot more and needless to talk about the quality of your video editing !

Das waren die besten Tipps. Jetzt erst funktionieren meine Segel richtig. Danke

Thanks for sharing 🌼 i had done second one because i supposed faster than other position. I will be careful about it.

Congrats on your 10.000, the video’s are getting so much better. Also great tips. I am always taking those to my training. Looking forward for more.

Tras 20 años con kites, strapless, voy empezar con windsurf, me parece apasionante 🤩… no se inglés, pero usaré el traductor de voz…gracias por compartir experiencia…🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

Excellente Video Nico, Gracias for your support und tutorial .

Moin Nico als erstes sehr nice das ihr gesund aus Spanien zurück seit. Die 3 Tipps sind hilfreich und sehr gut erklärt für alle skilllevel etwas dabei. Greez aus Münster

Great tips Now that I’m in my sixties, I’m afraid I cannot do it right anymore, I need wide arms and lines and to hang off the sail over 20 knots And I cannot sail light wind anymore, uphauling / big sails are even worse

It's a great thing for amateur windsurfer beginners like me especially the upwind/downwind mistake... So i would appreciate some more videos like that or otherwise some suggestions for good beginner YouTube videos? Great video btw:)

Subject: downhaul trim for heavier riders, i trimm it less Hi Nico, very glad on your youtube channel, good tech tips, nice road trips, gives me energy and good spirits now my question. i am 115 kilo's (corona and body shape like antoine albeau/bjorn dunkerbeck). I sail in Zandvoort/Netherlands, strong currents and side/onshore south west winds so have 2020 starboard 115 kode, great board. flat V with some tailkick (tried many different boards, this kode shape works for me) sailwise, atlas 50 54 58 62 and fusion 67 and 72 and for real shitty days a hellcat 77, 34 inch harness lines i chatted with Pieter Bijl whilts he was still on pryde team on masts, so did not choose the combat rdm, but the 100% carbon X9 wave (italian made, the best), because of extra stiffness and turbo power in mast. so I need power, to get me in planing. so what I found out I trill the sails 2 cm less downhaul and compared on tack setting )if sails says 12 cm extension, i take 10 cm and pull sail al the way into the extention. then loosleach is in between first and second batten, but 2 to 3 still firm. Then the sail has a deeper profile in my modest opinion, and more gusty pull. no you say more downhaul, so in video I see loos from batton 1 to 2 to 3. from outhaul, the battens are exactly on the mast, and a bit less than recommended. SO basically i rig the sail more baggy, since I require power. why do we have different visions. since you sail more overpowered ? normally in zandvoort, I take at least 0.5 meters more than the other guys on the water (90 kilo guys), mostly 1 meter more. mahalo from Haarlem Holland cheers Bert

Gut gemacht Nico!!

Great Vids! Nice to see that you are talking about 10.000 subs. I see you are making good progress with 30k+ subs! Greets from the Netherlands