I've now been out on the Skimboard 3 sessions (Zap Pro) in choppy water 13-17mph wind. Great fun and amazed that as a novice I can ride it in quite choppy conditions and just how well it goes upwind.
I have fitted a leash attachment through the heel section of the rear deckpad to which I attach a retractable leash. This has already saved me loads of time as the first time out when I fell off, being a skimboard, it goes for miles. However it does mean that I have to gybe the board like my surfboard but its even more difficult! I get it about 25% of the time but would like to improve the stats. Any tips? Do I switch and gybe or gybe and switch. I find that I can turn to go toeside Ok is just when I try to move my feet there is a problem and things go wrong very easily.
Can't find a nice easy video to follow which will help me out either. Help appreciated or do I just keep trying?