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What does "work" mean
work is the break you have between sailing sessions..
well done guys!!
trying to better that means subjecting one self to a whole lot a pain
well done guys!! trying to better that means subjecting one self to a whole lot a pain
Think of the paIN Decrepit and nebbs put themselves thru today, They both had 2 epic sails yesterday, out in the ocean wavesailing for 2 to 3 hours, then subjecting themselves to 2 to 3 hours of nuclear winds and bloody chop at Hardies, then they front up today in on off gusty conditions, grovelling for huge periods, and ranking up an ave of 130+kms, now that's pain, HUGE EFFORT GUYZ
Pain can be mitigated with the secret-mens-business remedy:
Beer 
Seriously I could have done another hour if I hadn't broken the board, the wind was absolutely perfect, the water was lovely and smooth for both gybes and tacks, and that was the first time I'd ever hit a board with my harness hook. Totally bummed that I had to stop
keep it up...
Must admit it did cross my mind, but I think I caused a leak in my old aquapack at corros, when I tried backlooping my speed board, for some reason a 5.5 slalom sail doesn't rotate the same way as a wave sail. Under rotated and landed nose first. My right shoulder with pack on it was probably first part of me to hit the water. Think that compressed the air inside and blew that very small seam right at the top. With my new one, I squeeze out as much as I can before sealing it.
Decided yesterday, not to risk it, a rinse in the waves can do anything.
Huge respect to the guys that sail massive distances - it one of those things that you don't imagine to be that hard until you try to do it.
There are so many things you can run out of; time, wind, energy, equipment...
Well done guys, and great to see some real team spirit. There is some real rivalry building up here - I love it!
It's a new thing in an individual sport and I reckon it really adds something.
BTW Snides, sadly I may have had my last sail until April as this week looks dodgy and I will be OS (non-windsurfing) for all of March.
I do have something up my sleeve for Perth's windless months of April / May which may come in very handy for Team SRM though...
