Does any one feel the pain of getting thirsty on the water and dread coming to get a drink after each hour ?
If so have do you any tips you may want to share for carrying water bottles on your windsurfer ? Or good suggestions for hydration backpacks ?
All the backpacks I've seen seen like they would weigh you down too much, cause too much drag when swimming and be a massive pain when trying to water start. I have tried with a small 2 litre back pack, and it was noooooo good.
Never bothered with 'em.
They say drinking salt water drives you insane, but that's a myth!!
Ha ha ha ho ho ho hee hee hee, I'm a little teapot, look at me! 
Over hydrate before you go out, I try to sip as much as possible before I go, little sips every few minutes for half an hour before you go out. Not one big gulp seconds before.
I might pee my wetty 4 times in 3 hours but I don't get thirsty on the water.
Havnt tried the camelpacks yet, but do a couple of runs, have a couple of sips of water (or mixed gaterade) leave ya drink bottle on the beach.
Just got myself a camel pack as I find myself struggling around the 45min mark of the 1 hr.
Last summer I did the hydrating thing sometimes polishing of 1 to 1.5l before going out, you may be hydrated but you still get furken thirsty (well I do anyway)
Got a 3L one with shoulder straps and sling it over my PFD, piece of peess to use whilst sailing, Just flip the switch pop the tube into your gob and slurp away. Once you are done you don't notice it
Roll on summer
I wear a 1.5 ltr camel pack when I go formula racing and I re-fill it when ever I can. If you're drinking before you go out then doing a few hours in a session then you're not drinking enough water. Even drinking all that water (maybe 4-5 ltrs / day) and racing all day I still don't think it's enough to be healthy. Admittedly I'm racing between two and three times longer than the good guys (luckily the nickname slowie was taken). But I think with all the knowledge out there, not drinking enough is just plain silly and un-healthy. There's nothing worse than waking up the next morning with a hangover headache and not having had that much amber stuff the night before.
Jethrow
I used a Camelbak last summer and it worked a treat. Takes 2 liter's of cold water and has other pockets for spare rope etc.
I only use it on flat water but if you keep sipping while you are sailing it stops you getting thirsty. Im like Elmo, even if I drink a truck load of water before going out I still get thristy.
Just remember to rinse it with fresh water so the zips dont get sticky.
I think Dakine make a straight bladder model.
Definitely a good thing to have on a hot summers day and as Jethro says, being thirsty means you are dehydrated so keep up the fluids.
Cause then the cold frosties at days end taste even better
Thanks for the comments guys, so guess the a small camel backpack is the way to go. Well I could start a project and make a back pack that has no place for heavy water sucking padding and bulky lumps to slow you down when swimming to your boad after a stack.
Here's another option I've tried:
You can wear a mesh bumpack/bumbag/whatever they're called (mesh lets the sea water out, clever eh?) and carry a few drinks, preferably in small cardboard cartons, eg milo, fruit juice, etc - that way you have a variety and get some energy too. It worked a treat - but here in Singapore one rarely stays out too long anyway so it's not so necessary.
