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jpon2 · 7th September 2011, 04:21 PM

I have read somewhere that on a windsurfer you over-sheet in order to de-power during gusts. This seems counter intuitive to me because I have learned the opposite as far sailing small boats--when over powered sheet out to spill the wind from your sail. Than again, this would probably depend on the point of sail one is on. Can someone clarify what a newbe should do when a gust hits to continue sailing?

7th September 2011, 04:21 PM	#1
jpon2 Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Long Island Sound, Jersey Shore, Hudson River, USA Posts: 32	How do you depower on a windsurfer? I have read somewhere that on a windsurfer you over-sheet in order to de-power during gusts. This seems counter intuitive to me because I have learned the opposite as far sailing small boats--when over powered sheet out to spill the wind from your sail. Than again, this would probably depend on the point of sail one is on. Can someone clarify what a newbe should do when a gust hits to continue sailing?