lines forward more?

[qwertyjjj]

As I'm still learning the non planing gybe, and using smaller sails for the wind speed, I find I am standing forward on the board more than at the back.
I measured where to put my lines using the Guy Cribb method but find that when I do hook in, my lines are further back than they should be, which leads to an odd stance where I am pulling forwards on the lines diagonally rather than straight out.
Is it best when learning, to have the lines placed more forward on the boom?

[justall]

I would just put them where the sail is balanced when planing, meaning where you don’t feel like either hand has to pull the boom. If you feel your front hand getting tired needing to hold the boom more than your back, slide the lines forward a bit. Measurements get you close, feel gets you just right (balanced).

[kiethordrum]

I kept having an unbalanced feeling, sort of like the rig falling backwards....i realized with some other bay area sailors help that my harness lines were too far back.
What i was doing was always sliding them back while sailing to relieve back hand pressure.
I was too often sailing overpowered.
So I'm trying to sail .3 to .5 smaller sails....and when getting the backhand pressure, just deal with it, let the sail pull away from your body with the back hand while overpowered.

[skyking1231]

if the rig does not feel balanced.....it probably isn't. if you are fighting the rig...it is not balanced...or rigged properly for the conditions. Set teh harness line on the beach so that they are balanced...this will be a static setting...once on the water you will need to (or not) adjust a little bit.

[techno900]

Keith,

If you are TRULY overpowered, there will be a lot of back hand pull. If you rebalance your lines, you will not be able to hang on unless you sheet out to dump the extra power. Don't sail overpowered.

What's you skill level and what board/sail are you using in what wind speeds?

[dcharlton]

Keith,

Also, make sure you are putting enough downhaul on the sail. Struggling with harness line placement often is a sign of not putting enough downhaul on the sail.

I was rigging the sails wrong my first year of windsurfing, it's critical to rig the sail right in order to give yourself the best chance of success.

DC

[kmf]

I suspect that the problem isn't the placement of the harness lines as much as it sounds like the OP is not planing, not in the straps and is standing upright on the board in front of the foot straps with a small sail.

Lots of things other than harness line placement going on here.

KMF

[grantmac017]