sboardcrazy said.. Kazza said.. Great piccies,
nice gloves, where were they when I needed them
I was wondering why you weren't wearing any. How did your hands go?
My hands suffered, my calluses on my palms got blisters underneath them, then eventually they got ripped off down to red raw 5 cent piece size abrasions and I had a 2 days of competition left. I got my cousin who lives in Cairns to buy me some fingerless bike gloves, it helped a little but was too late. The last Freerace I felt like throwing up from pain throughout the whole race and just couldn't bare going through the pain again for slalom that afternoon, so didn't do them.
I've never had the problem before, even after sailing 172 km's. There was lot's of pumping to get on the plane though throughout the week, don't think I've sailed that hard in full on competition mode on for 5 days in a row in moist tropical conditions before, and lack of training for the calluses beforehand due to lack of wind
But got through all of it minus 1 round slalom so pretty happy with that.
..... then take 999 shot's (Vibration at the top of a mast is a problem )..... then have the patience n time to flick thru them.... to maybe get a few that look ok. 
Well you got through a week without coral in your feet!
