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  • Morgs says:
    June 26, 2014 at 6:34 am

    Early in the piece I was sh&t scared of a sail any bigger then the one in the photo and it is a 4.5m old school rig. This is what I was sold, as a complete novice I didn’t have any idea of what I needed, or to that matter what good or what wasn’t. Be careful when you buy gear especially if you really have no idea what you want.

    One shop wanted to sell me a board that was too small to get started on – did end up buying it but not as first board and after 6 months am only starting to get comfortable on it a bit. Remember the point of the exercise is to have fun and I must admit on the Naish I still struggle but on the Pacifico I can have fun. It’s the fun that is keeping me moving forward in the sport.

    Very important to get the right advice when you start and get the right gear……

  • Morgs says:
    June 30, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    Sunday at Wellington Point – wind was up – someone said around 25 – 30 knots SW and seemed to get real bumpy/turbulent at times (might have been my imagination and inexperience)

    Anita – Too cold and toooo windy Jaye – got out there with the Naish 180l and ezzy 6.3m sail – didn’t last long with his 55kilos unfortunately we didn’t anticipate the wind being so intense and that was the smallest sail we bought for us. But he did get up and going a few times with some pace. Should have had his little mistral and 5.3m for him oh well.

    Me – Took out the RSX with the 7.5m Neil Pride and got smashed – like Jaye got some real pace going when I could hold onto the sail – I grabbed the Naish with the 6.3 ezzy when he was finished and got it working ok on the eastern side of the sand bar. Definitely got on the plane standing on the foot straps – I was unable to hook into the harness lines they are too short for me on that set up. Will have to get adjustable lines if we are going to swap.

    What did I do this time that was different – Pat, I got out on the upwind side of the board with all my weight, sail and mast angling the sail as much as I could and felt the effect you spoke of, moved back on the board and ended up standing on both straps front and back on a couple of occasions, woo hoo – just couldn’t steer real well so if someone was coming the other way I just dropping in the water and stopping. Everything was happening soooo fast – it was incredible.

    With no harness man I was hanging on with dear life lol, legs were cramping most of the time. I hope I didn’t give anyone grief out there yesterday. I am pretty sure a couple of guys coming from behind did some fancy ducking and weaving to miss me – if you did thanks for that I appreciate it. A kiter nearly landed on me at one point phew missed me though. It was a tough ride I can tell you but what the hell in for a penny in for a pound. I wasn’t missing out and had a blast. I bet you can guess what the subject of my conversation was for the rest of the day. Cheers Morgs