Forward Loop: Learning Guide #1

I have met many sailors who want to loop and who are at a complete barrier in trying one -- usually this is fear. Sometimes the best approach is a progressive series of exercises to narrow the gap between our intention and our perception of actually performing the action. So here is a lesson to help people get closer to actually hucking a loop. This lesson is designed to train you to automatically perform a few key ingredients in looping: (1) Estabish a wide hand grip, (2) Jump into the loop, (3) Throw the rig forward, (4) Sheet in the sail, (5) Look back, (6) Pull the back foot up under your butt.