Dear Mario! Thanks for another useful material! Tip for the next tutorial video: I'm sure many people would appreciate a video where you explain how to match your equipment (board size, sail size, fin size, boom height, mast foot, harness line length) to your own capabilities (like weight, height) and wind conditions. It's a very complex thing I know, but there are some rules of thumb to help a beginner out.

Hi Mario, I learned a few weeks ago, that it is better to have the ajustable side of the harnessline at the back side. Then you could easily control the rigg on the water with front hand and ajust with the back hand. Great videao as always. Thx

Every video you make os more useful than the previous and i appreciate you even more. I think you have captured what is really needed from average windsurfer. Thank you for your knowledge . Please make more videos on slalom stance . Thank you

Great video Mario, thank you. I’ve learnt heaps from this so really appreciate you taking the time to put it together. Great that you covered all aspects of the board and rig.

Great short summary and funny! I liked the zoom near the end on your sideways head. I'm interested in the perspective on the fin. From my perspective as an intermediate/advanced freerider, I am not quite convinced that the fin is *that* important. Can't you adjust your stance and riding style if the fin is a tad bit off? So many people are seemingly saying good carbon fins are worth their weight in gold though, so I'm trying a Select S-Max Carbon fin myself to try and see if it's true. I'm switching from an MFC LIQUID PRO G-10 fin which seems to be everything you are saying is bad, and I hope I'll get a better experience now! I am also going to try adjust my battens a bit more. One near the top seems a bit "wishy-washy" if in very light wind, and doesn't hold still on the correct side. I have to imagine that's not helping me much unless I'm looking to reduce power. Maybe a looser batten than what I have is better? Or is that due to having too much outhaul? Not too sure, maybe it's unimportant if it only happens in 5 kts or less also. From what you're saying about outhaul, I may be pulling mine a little bit too tight...I've been going with the recommendation of low downhaul with high outhaul when using a regular windsurfing freeride sail as a windfoiling sail, but maybe the reason it's been feeling too twitchy is I've been respecting that rule of thumb too much. I may try a more moderate outhaul.

Finaly a good video that explains everything in simple clear words! very nice Mario!

Awesome video. I windsurf 40 years and still learned a whole lot of nitty gritty details that can ruin your ease of planning you are looking for. Well done

Hi Mario, Thanks for making these awesome windsurf videos. I've noticed there are a few tests on KZfaq about custom-made carbon fins, but no one has compared these hard-to-get and expensive fins with the Rhino Pro from Select yet. I would be very interested to see how the Rhino Pro performs in comparison to the custom-made fins. What's your opinion about the Rhino Pro in comparison with custom fins? Does it generate good lift for example?

Thanks Mario! Just what I needed :)

Well done man for trying to make a very complicated aspect of windsurfing (trimming etc) in a no fuss and straight manner, bravo! Got to enhance your point about fins: they are soooo important, actually often underrated, as for carbon fins, another world indeed, just try for yourself (for those who haven’t yet or criticise it) and you’ll see “the light” too, peace 🤙🏻💙🤙🏻

Great video🤙🤙 I think you can't talk too much about the different possibilities of rigging and base positions. The implemtation of the possibilities can change the feeling, during the saison, completely. P. S: Weitermachen🤙🤙🤙

Thanks Mario , a great explanation of each part of this complex subject. I can't wait to give them a try on the water🤙🤙🤙🤙

Great video with some really useful tips - thanks.

Thanks a lot - the common rigging tipps are easy to misunderstand. I am going to check the batten tension..

Lots of great tips! 🔥

Hi Mario, great Video and and good summary of the key tuning tips. I usually have for each sail my personal best fitting fin. Maybe you remember the weird guy who ordered the Select S1 Rhino in your shop to use a JP FSW in lightwind conditions. I'm still going with one board from 4-9 Beaufort. Jochen

Hallo Mario, ich finde es hilfreich, wenn die Kernaussagen (weiter nach hier, dann passiert das...) auch als Text im Video eingeblendet werden würden.

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great video!!

Amazing video 😮

many thanks

Thanks Mario. Outhaul settings have always been a dark art. Would be interesting to see some speed comparisons with too much / too little outhaul.

How about the length of the fin - is it related to the board size / sail size?

Super erklärt 🤙🏾

You need to mention it is very important nowadays to match the mast with the sail as per the recommendation of the manufacturer. The curve is important, the % of carbon is less, when not competing and/or very experienced. Example with duotone, rich amateur take the gold for cambered sail i.e. S_Pace, amateur beginner silver is good enough for E_Pace… try not to mix brands… it can kill the sail response.

I want to windsurf together with you soon!

Foil freeracing tips would be nice

Did I understand properly? You say that MFC carbon series aren’t good enough for freeriders? Could you please give further information about the reason? Thanks

Thank you, this is super helpful. On another topic I use a Dakine seat harness as I have some shoulder issues and a lower boom does not bother my shoulder as much. Could you recommend a life vest or impact vest that will not interfere with my harness hook?

Great video Mario, thanks. A question however: do you change your settings while being out on the water ? If so is that often then or a rare occurrence ? Or do you always go back on shore to change the set up? Thanks

Seems to me whenever I try to get my board to fly (eg lower boom or more fwd mast base) my front foot wants to fly out of the strap.

Hey Mario, Thanks for your video! I am a freeracer and what fin do you recommend for a Patrik 115 V5 slalom with a 7.0 Mach 5 race sail? I am 1.86m and 87kilo, sailing strand Horst Netherlands 🇳🇱 Thanks !

Moin Mario

The answer is get rid of all your gear and move to kiteboarding! 😂