Hi
I'm looking for some hints on how to stop my board rounding up into the wind whilst I am preparing to beach start it in strong currents. I was trying to get started on the Pambula River (near the river mouth) last week when the tide was running in at something approaching 10knots. There was plenty of wind but as I set the board up to sail off the wind, the current rushing past the board kept swinging the nose directly into the wind (current and wind were from the same direction). I thought this might just be a particular problem for a specific sailing spot at a specific time but I was undone by the same phenonomen trying to get started at Inverloch when the current was running hard too. I was fine sailing when the board was moving but when holding it stationary, the flowing water kept straightening the nose. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
Thanks