Looking to get into downwinders and ocean racing more and just picked up the SIC Bullet-14 fixed fin on Monday and had a couple of flatwater paddles and wanted to tap into the wise heads on seabreeze about boat trim.

Noticed from a FB pic just how far my nose is raised up on the new board, which has a lot of rocker. I'm used to a Javelin which is the complete opposite. Admittedly, I was probably a half step behind the handle at the time the pic was taken. The handle seems to be the balance point on the bullet.

I have moved forward and aft to experiment but I haven't had it long enough to work out where to stand to get the best speed on flat water as yet. I'm about 82-83kg and it is a big volume board (296L).

Would be keen to get some advice on how much to get the bow down. Also, does it matter if there is lift in the tail and should I move the fin forward as far as it can go so it is fully in the water when I move forward?

Thanks for any advice.