Sandstone delivers :-)

Had to get an early morning fix before afternoon shift. Wind predictions we looking like shortboard weather but as usual sandstone doesn't believe in early morning winds. Packed the longboards.

Had a great morning. Got feet into both footstraps and on my toes. Could have sailed all the way to bribie. Bit marginal on the left to right leg.

F2 comet and 9.5 sail. Living the dream :-)

A perfect prelude to Cootharaba next Thursday onwards for school hols

Cheers Jeff

Manage to get a shift change and make it back to sandstone this morning for another blast before work

Well as all beginners will understand it was a 'learning day' at sandstone!!!

I'm having a lot of trouble comming to terms with shortboards. Initially went out with 7 meter sail but couldn't get the 151 go on the plane:-(.

Rigged up a 9.5 and the wind came up so ended up a little over powered and out of control. Main problem is the nose rising and getting unstably flighty as I sheet when on the plane. I then panic, standup, sheet out and then I'm in a real mess :-(

So have some development work to do :-(.

I have the longboards as a fall back position - at least I can sail them :-)

Met this cool dude 'John' from bribie - he has a jp superlightwind 92. He got away on a 7.5 sail. He has been sailing since 1985!! It looked like everything I dream of in windsurfing :-)

He Filled me in on all the sailing spots at bribie - time to do some exploring.

Elanda point holiday only 2 days away :-)

Cheers Jeff

Thanks for the tip. Figured I'm just not getting enough down thru the mast foot.

I have the felling I'm 'pushing on doors marked pull'. There must a secret I'm missing out on

Another thing to consider is that there is a big difference between 7m and 9.5m sails. If a 7 is not getting you up on plane then maybe you should be rigging 8m with the 151lit

my biggest sail is a 6.4m

been thinking about using the 8.5 again but haven't got a board that needs it.