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Q:    Mate, that Wymaroo sounds like heaps of fun, but coming from my particular perspective, ie someone that has trouble gybing let alone wymarooning, how the hell do you "launch" off flat water? my interpretation of your wymaroo is gybe tighter and tighter, but where does the 'launch' bit come in and how do you launch when you're gybing. A:   When you are halfway through the gybe you will have your knees bent (as you should for all gybes). Basically you just straighten the legs very quickly at this point, sort of in a jumping motion using the power in sail to pull on a bit. First couple of times you jump but the board doesn't. After a while you get an idea of the right timing and speed and getting the most compressive feeling in your legs before the launch, and then the board will come with you.  - GMC The flatter the water the better (easier to hold speed, I don't look for bumps to launch myself off as you don't need them and you would lose speed - fatal - looking for them) Being real powered up doesn't work, aim to be just nicely powered and planing. Key is to carve hard and don't delay in launching although you still have to go just past the apex of the turn before the launch. Its a bit like tacks, you have to launch yourself a little bit before you think you have to.  Raking the rig across your body just before the launch seems to help also. Most people run into problems by leaving the launch to late, after they have slowed the rate of carve. Bit like a 360, you get the most power and the most to push off if you carve in a ever tightening radius. If you carve in a "linear" radius you lose that power.

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