Well aren't you all a bunch of funny bast...s
Wouldn't have expected less! Yes Lenny, sea snakes, to be honest I haven't seen one. But the other day I saw something about 1.5 metres long out of the side of my eye, and just got a brief glimpse before it wagged it's tail and dived. That was a really bad session, as I couldn't stop thinking about what it was. And the more I thought about it, the more convinced I was it was a small croc. Suddenly I was falling off on all the outside gybes, but carving the ones next to the beach in 1 foot of water. I tried to tell myself to harden the f.... up, but it was no use. Next day there was a few of us blasting around, so no fear, safety in numbers. But back to the original question, you warm climate sailers have obviously had the problem, as you have the remedies, so is this a problem (the raw skin) that only affects the lucky bastards who sail warm water all the time. Or maybe it was the boom I was using, a brand new Loft, although I seriously doubt this, as it seems the same grip as my other booms.
), but have recently discovered the delights of blasting along in boardies, dodging coral bommies and sea snakes. But my hands are getting ripped apart. Is this a consequence of hot tropical water, or should I just harden the **** up?
But I get out enough to make my work stints bearable. Local spot is a big lagoon, with reef breaks on the outside. The locals (3 or 4 of them)rip the waves there on windsurfing and kite gear, I'm happy blasting around inside the lagoon. Regarding black bass, yes, gotta contact who lives in a spot an hour north of here where they've got bass and barra, trying to tee up a trip to coincide with a sunday arvo and the right tide. But I'm back to Tassie and the 5mm wettie tomorrow
