It was pretty wild, so much better to hit the speedboats wake on a plane instead of going slow. Although now my entire body hurts, I think I will go to sleep now. Dan
Sunday Fun
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Sunday Fun
Hope everyone made it out today and had fun. I spent 3 to 4 hours on Lake Minnewashta. And I finally hit my first, second, third, etc plane It was pretty wild, so much better to hit the speedboats wake on a plane instead of going slow. Although now my entire body hurts, I think I will go to sleep now.
Dan
It was pretty wild, so much better to hit the speedboats wake on a plane instead of going slow. Although now my entire body hurts, I think I will go to sleep now. Dan
Way to go Dan! Isn't that a rush getting on a plane? One of the best things about windsurfing is that feeling doesn't go away (at least for me). It might not be the "wide-eyed holy crap what next?" feeling you first have but for me it's still a huge release when I get up on a plane.
My body says, "Aaaahhhhhhh, that's the stuff!"
Have you tried to get into a strap yet or are you already doing that? If not, you have another whole level of pleasure comming your way soon.
My body says, "Aaaahhhhhhh, that's the stuff!"
Have you tried to get into a strap yet or are you already doing that? If not, you have another whole level of pleasure comming your way soon.
It was a total rush. I can see why people love this sport.
Haven't gotten into the straps yet. Wanted to try on sunday but was too tired and having too much fun at the level I was at.
I think the next thing is to get some thin gloves for while I am out there. My hands were killing me. I think I have 3 new blisters for the fun.
Haven't gotten into the straps yet. Wanted to try on sunday but was too tired and having too much fun at the level I was at.
I think the next thing is to get some thin gloves for while I am out there. My hands were killing me. I think I have 3 new blisters for the fun.
Sounds awesome!danf wrote:It was a total rush. I can see why people love this sport.
Haven't gotten into the straps yet. Wanted to try on sunday but was too tired and having too much fun at the level I was at.
I think the next thing is to get some thin gloves for while I am out there. My hands were killing me. I think I have 3 new blisters for the fun.
Don't worry about the straps yet. You can probably ask anyone on this board and if they can hang in the straps without a harness. I don't think many can. It's really hard and it will bust up your hands.
Since you are starting to get the board to come out of the water you might be better off getting a harness and some long harness lines.
IMO, those 3-4 hrs you spent haning from the boom and killing your hands can be replaced by getting a waist harness and some long harness lines. You should be able to schlog around and get on a plane with them
At the very least you will be able to possition the harness lines on the boom and use the harness loop to hook in even while schloging. Your hands will love you.
In my opinion, since you like to sail for 3-4 hrs, work on reliveing your hands. Use a waist harness and long lines.
Yahoo!!!
I completely agree with Eric. If you're not getting into the harness yet, you'll love it! I learned with small sails, a seat harness, and long lines. I just practiced hooking in and out, and schlogging around all over while in the harness. The great thing about it is that sailing becomes so much less effort!
Sailing in a harness in conditions where you can actually plane is a much bigger step, because then you have to watch out for the catapult. One trick that worked great for me when I was learning is to unhook whenever wind is coming, and just use the harness for balancing the sail while waiting for wind. Then, once you have the harness figured out, you can work on staying in the harness even in when powered up!
John
Sailing in a harness in conditions where you can actually plane is a much bigger step, because then you have to watch out for the catapult. One trick that worked great for me when I was learning is to unhook whenever wind is coming, and just use the harness for balancing the sail while waiting for wind. Then, once you have the harness figured out, you can work on staying in the harness even in when powered up!
John
Harnessing
One of the first side-effects of hooking in is forgetting that you can still sheet out. Don't forget that option as well as looking at the wind on the water and you'll avoid most of the catapults.