hi guys,
went to gerroa yesterday for a very enjoyable session in pretty small surf. my first season of wavesailing so very much in the learning stage. managed a few okay rides yesterday but found that when the wind picked up i had so much speed that i would either end up in front of the wave or go barrelling straight down the wave and miss all the good sections. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
BDL.
Maybe rig smaller next time?
As with everything, practice makes perfect. Just keep at it.
Good luck!
try leaning into the turn and oversheeting the sail, will depower well that way. And if you come from a flatwater history i would rig smaller than you normally do for flatwater( if the wind is crossoff)
thanks guys. will definitely try a smaller sail next time and the oversheeting thing.
hopefully a few more noreasters left in the season 
Not this old weight thing again sjedher. You know
your in trouble when you take waveriding advice
from an portly german[}:)]
When I'm wavesailing I like the sail to be in the sail's midrange, nice and light and effortless, enough power for jumping, and getting back to the impact zone, but also maximum control.
If there's no waves, I rig to be in the sails top end, the buzz is being very well powered for speed
i'm not a wave sailor but i was wondering if it's related to the board. were you on a freeride board or a wave board with little rocker.
my wave board is a fish,
slow, slashy and comfortable. perfect for when i do go out in onshore waves or bigger swells. 
The rocker has heaps to do with it gesty, its hard to work a flat board into the pocket there just to free and they bounce heaps. Also they usually have stiff fins
which make wave riding less forgiving.
Gerroa is a fast wave, smooth and cross off, think you will get used to it and learn to use the speed for good instead of evil...
try a wave sail that you can turn off while going down the line. what sail you using?
I like severnes blades or s1's but there are heaps of wave sails that will do it for you. Or use a smaller sail. preferable without 10 battens in it, maybe 4 or 5 battens
also at your weight you dont want a board thats too corky, otherwise you'll never get the rail to bite on a turn when your going fast. maybe a 70L board and a 4.5 sail for when its blowin.
Get a Twin fin board! Use smaller sail! Front foot and mast foot pressure, lay it down and enjoy the G-force! Try to go DLT get speed deflate sale before bottom turn! GO HARD!
