So yesterday i went for a sail on my new board and i struggled quite a lot. Firstly the wind was blowing a solid 5 knots. i got out onto the water and my rig was quite heavy and i couldn't get going. i would be able to get the sail up but then the board would either sink or i would drop the sail. i am 45 kilos and its a 5 SQM sail so i was wondering if anybody could give me any tips or pointers on how to get going. In a total of about half an hour and countless times up hauling the sail and dropping it i moved about 5 Metres so any help would be greatly appreciated thanks P.S the board is about 90 Litres and the sail weighs about 10 kilos (its a Cammed one). Thanks again
Its been an epic Easter for wind and it has been fantastic to catch up with so many people over the break. While the wind has been a little changeable there has been great sailing on all the days at Lagoon and even the fickle Bell Buoy has had its moments. The windiest part of the day has tended to be after 3pm for some reason though there was an epic storm that went through in the early hours of Sunday morning that suprisingly, didnt produce much swell.
