Well... I think you're doing it mostly right, but as Tpink said (ignore his foot position advice), running won't help you much with your hiking muscles. What does is of course training in hiking conditions, and gym + hiking bench on light-wind days/off-season. Also, you probably meant that the gunwale is 1/3 (as it should, rather than 2/3) up your thigh?I gave you the info about me: any tips?
I don't know! Or rather, I have a hard time putting it in words. But I think this guy knows: Boat Whisperer Up Wind DVD - Chandlery - Rooster SailingLali, also, what is the timing supposed to be for the rudder and bodymovement through the waves?
Thanks!BTW, I always like the intput you have on this forum
If you wanna stop the burning in your legs, stop running and start biking. You use different muscles when you run than when you sail. Sailing uses pretty much the same muscles for biking. Thats also why bikers dont really run cause it actually is bad for quad endurance. Hiking benches are good though, I built one myself, forgot what the website was but just search homemade laser hiking bench or something on google.for curieux: I found it the same way when I first started only half a year ago or so, but what I found is to a) build your strentgth to pull yourself into the boat b) I sometimes grab the toerail to pull my self in c) how do you hike, droop hiking or flat out hiking d) play the main, when you're heeled over a bit, let the main out a tad (though remember, if you are oveerpowered, vang sheet), if you start to heel to windward, trim in and go for more power. That's my two cents at least:
And for other stuff, is there a way to make a hiking bench out of household objects? This is because Tpink recommened the use of a hiking bench for my leg burn
take out one of the pads, theres 2 in your power pads, one to lift you higher and one thats the actual battenI find the powerpads to thick, so I tend not to wear them