Action Replay
Windsurf|Issue 364 - April 2017

Successful athletes are renowned for being forward looking, positive people but hindsight is still used in their coaching for analysing replays to learn what they could and should have done better in the quest for improvement. John Carter corners a selection of the world’s best slalom competitors for a debrief on their training and technique; using his photos, they breakdown the shots and give their advice on speed, setup, stance and the all important gybe!

Pierre Mortefon, Marco Lang, Ross Williams, Jimmy Diaz, Matteo Iachino and John Skye
Action Replay

PIERRE MORTEFON

​ “This image was from one of the super nice sessions we had last spring in Maui preparing for the PWA season with the ‘Boards and More Team’. I am clearly pushing the limits alongside fellow Fanatic and North teammate Marco Lang! The conditions in Maui can be super technical with the chop so the concentration has to be ‘full on!’ From my side, I am looking as far as I can in front to check how the swell and the chop will be and anticipate it and be ready to react. I know I have Marco on top of me, pushing, pushing, pushing, and I remember hearing the noise of his board eating into the sea. If I make any mistake he is going to pass but I also know he can make a mistake too, so I try to stay focussed on my sailing. Even when I am this flat out in racing mode, I try to stay relaxed to keep my energy.

During this session I was using the new Falcon and Warp 2017 114 and 7.7m. I had not ridden this combination before but I had a really positive feeling for a first run. It was pretty fast as we were sailing in the Hawaiian swell which can give you some serious runs, probably up to 30 knots. I was riding around a 37cm fin to combine solid speed but also a good grip to keep the pressure on through the chop. I always use the vario harness lines, which are 26-32cm. They let me modify and change my position according to the conditions. Here it was choppy and wavy, so I think I was around 30cm to keep control.”

MARCO LANG 

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