Recent content by JMU

When you weigh close to 100kg like this quy, the boat is already upright before you get all the way up on the centerboard. In this clip he needed to get up that much because the boom was sticking up ackwardly and wind was resisting his effort. In normal situation a large sailor can almost just...

Hi Cenutrio, Clip was from last year and it was not me in the clip. It was the guy who is posting here with the name "hekaleka". He is the one who did not keep on flipping over. I was there the year before and 3 weeks ago again. Place was CAR Infanta Cristina. There are some fresh pictures...

no injuries as far as I know

Wind speed was 15-17+ meters/second i.e. roughly 30-35 knots

Training camp at Murcia spain http://koti.welho.com/hbryk/hurjasteluamurciassa2005.wmv

The sun ain't always shining... http://koti.welho.com/hbryk/PICT1782.JPG speed: http://koti.welho.com/hbryk/PICT1964.JPG http://koti.welho.com/hbryk/PICT1974.JPG All the photos: http://koti.welho.com/hbryk/radialsmkuvat.htm Video: Even 100kg moves with radial when it blows 15m/s...

In my experience it helps you to steer (lower) without using the rudder (which slows you down). Steering by heeling the boat can be very useful when it is not blowing very hard. It helps in maintaining the speed or momentum, because you do not "break" with your rudder. Steering by tilting...

With you weight (unless you are very short) you should be able to keep the boat upright. I suspect that your "tight" gunningham is not tight enough. The metal ring should be touching the boom or even go below. Rig both sides of the gunningham primary line to the same side of the boom to allow it...

Hi, If I understood correctly, your problem is that laser starts rolling back and forth while on broad reach. Solution is to sheet in a bit, pull the kicker tighter and move towards the stern. That should help the rolling. In addition to this the "counter strike" someone suggested earlier...

It is a bit like a habit around here: http://www.surf.fi/jutut/j_avaus05.htm

Season is finaly open again up North ... sailing on the rocks Photo story of the season opening: http://koti.welho.com/jmurto2/season%20open%202005.htm All pictures(100+) here: http://koti.welho.com/jmurto2/fotogallery%20e.htm Click on <Season opening 2005>

Not sure if I understood why you could not jibe. (usually staying up after is the problem :) ) But here's my safe gybe tip for heavy weather anyway: 1. Like many have stated before try to gibe when riding a wave. That reduces the relative wind pressure to your rig. 2. sheet in maybe 1/3 to...

No, it does not. I have seen some good sailors do it backwards. head towards the stern. In any case Laser radial is the future for ladies not e-dinghy

Re: What are your thoughts?????? I think that by far the best book that I have seen is The Complete Introduction to Laser Racing by Ben Tan http://www.roostersailing.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=1&Product_Code=lbible&Category_Code=books Despite it's name...

This is what worked for me: http://koti.welho.com/jmurto2/mass.htm I gained about 1kg per month with this method. Some of it was fat of course but it soon desolved when I stopped the weight program and the necessary excessive eating. Muscle remained. Right nutrition is about 75% of mass...