that's just JPs. They like to point into the wind. You'll get used to it.

Would have been gooc to see that grin
I agree with the above comments
Be hard to go back to the blue boat now
Swater if the southerly kicks in next few arvos ?

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Originally posted by MikeyS

You might want to try moving your feet further forward on the board, even putting your front foot in front of the mast to try to keep the nose from heading upwind.

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Thanks Mikey,

I did have my front foot just forward of the mast, but had to be careful not to put too much weight on it or the whole thing just nosedived... had to really concentrate on angling the mast forwards, and totally hang off the boom to get the nose around. I had trouble going from a 180 litre to 105 litre, so I guess it's par for the course to have a bit of trouble going down another 20 litres. Got to say though, jumping is about 200% easier on the smaller stick, just push the tail down into the trough and grab the oxygen mask

Chairman,
The blue boat will still get a good pounding now it's repaired, but now I've got a different option if the wind's above 20 knots. Thanks for the encouragement at SWater last week (you know what you did), it gave me the confidence to try the sinker. Might go up to SWater one day this weekend while that cyclone is blowing, hopefully see you there

hey nebbian,

i can vouch for the size of your smile... but you always got a big smile when windsurfing.....

i get the board turning into the wind thing when dredging also. when i'm on the 95lt fish... i'm 96kg.

i don't think you need to put your foot in front of the mast. that'll only make things more difficult. i push my front foot against the mast and then pull my back leg to windward so that it forces the board downwind. kind of slide the tail upwind.

definately you need to move your weight forward on small boards. also, don't hook in until you are starting to plane or planing.

sailing off the front foot works a treat once you are semi planing or planing. haircut put me onto it too. it is hard to get used too when coming off bigger gear and i still struggle a bit at times when i have been on the formula gear for a while. on sunday i practiced sailing the board off the front foot in the flat water at the train. once you get the stance it feels really comfortable and helps upwind sailing. also improves top end speed.

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I did have my front foot just forward of the mast, but had to be careful not to put too much weight on it or the whole thing just nosedived... had to really concentrate on angling the mast forwards, and totally hang off the boom to get the nose around.

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i don't think you need to put your foot in front of the mast. that'll only make things more difficult. i push my front foot against the mast and then pull my back leg to windward so that it forces the board downwind. kind of slide the tail upwind.

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You might want to get one of those toe-jam thinggies, the conical foam things that go over the uni joint. I've found one quite useful on my 86l freewave board, because you can comfortably push your foot against it and effectively push against the mast base without wrecking your foot.

I agree Harrow. I had my 84ltr for a month before I could convince myself the wind was blowing enough to give it a go. The first run was terrifying, with everything feeling very tweaky. When I came to the end of the run I thought "this is it, now to stack on a gybe". I just threw her into the turn and wow.

I'll have to pry myself away from her now.

Nebbian, try moving your mast track forward a couple of centimetres.

Hey come on Greg that's a bit rich... Wasn't it only a month or two ago that you needed some help holding down your awning in a tiny bit of breeze 'cos you were such a featherweight?

he's in Vic at the moment, you can't touch him down there