Bender
A common theme in windsurfing is to take an old and common maneuver -- like the Carving-360 in this case -- and really tweak it out. The end result is a new maneuver. The Bender is a Carving-360 where you stay in the straps and you sail sheeted out (like sailing out of a jibe clew 1st) until the end of the carve where you then crank the clew thru the eye of the wind and back toward the tail of the board (so you get backwinded) while leaning your body forward toward the nose of the board causing the board to swing around the remaining 360 degrees.
Rider: Royn Bartholdi
Steps
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Get lots of speed for this maneuver. Unhook, and head downwind.
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Make an aggressive carving jibe but sheet out the sail and keep sheeting out while maintaining board speed.
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Keep sailing clew first in the other direction.
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Now pull the clew down and back toward your feet.
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The sail will backwind and the board will carve around.
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Keep the sail sheeted back and lean forward toward the sail.
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Lean your hip toward the mast base and bring the sail vertical.
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Keep leaning forward because you're in the straps and you want to get your weight over the center of the board.
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Sheet in and power up the sail. The power in the sail will save you from sinking like the Titanic.
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Stand up and keep your rig forward toward the nose.
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Sail away.
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