Learnt a good lesson today sailing with Slowboat, go broader than you dare!!!!!!!
Wind was NW, seemed perfect angle, turned WNW we got off the water, too broad we thought, Slowboat says "C'mon guys this angle is faster!!", we all have a go and we all sailed faster, scarry as hell but definitely faster!!
Lesson sail broader than you think,...... it is faster!!!!!
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Originally posted by kris59
but how broad can you go before you get ****** up?
Correction, Hardy & Elmo were faster, Decrepit wasn't, he just crashed more spectacularly!!!
OT are we sailing tomorrow guys???
If I can get back from the orifice in time, else Wednesday looks good for Hardies with SSW forecast
Nice work Mandurah Mob!!!!
I would have loved to join you today but SOMEONE HAS TO WORK.
I hear a rumour that Hardie is getting new kit towards the end of the week.
So do we blame him now for the crappy no wind forecast for the weekend or later in the week
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Originally posted by kris59
but how broad can you go before you get ****** up?
, but I was taking some advise on broad reach, and cranking upwind to get a good run at it (well good for me anyway
) came off a chop/wave and obviously rig wasn't set right, as fin lost traction,
so heading broad, board sliding sideways, me trying to drag rear foot around to catch it, thinking, if this grabs,at this angle, caaatapult!!!!
an it did I was clever enough to unhook when it started "the side drift all big bugger up" so just a big Elmo bounce
