I have been struggling with pointing with a weedy. I seem to point lower and slower ( as i found out at the GTC races on the weekend) than most.

I have no trouble flying the fin with a pointer and trucking upwind.
i usually sail very powered up for eg my 7.2m is my 18-22knts sail

For Eg the combo i was using on the weekend was a 95L 63cm wide F2SX, RSR 7.2m (mast track jut behind middle) with a 34 Flying objects weedy.
can anyone give some tips on what they do to fang up wind with a weedy on.

I feel as though my stance is good and my kit is rigged ok. I just cant work it out.

Any pearls of wisdom ypu guys want to share

Nebs your on

I consistently (and very irritatingly) have the same issue Bender. For me I put it down to poor ability however recently talking to several people including Lao Shi I wonder whether I will benefit from running the mast further back in the track. Seems counter intuitive and I know I often run the mast forward to try to keep the nose down (or at least under control). I shall be trying mast back and adjusting stance to try to get pointing ability and nose under control still.
Comparing kit sounds like a great approach, while at Cervantes I heard that Bjorn stated he only uses fins for a max of 25 hours because after that they loose their (good) characteristics. If fins continue to deteriorate it may well be that the trusty 36 weedy I (and Bender) used for thousands of kilometres could well be contributing to my problem

evets said...

I consistently (and very irritatingly) have the same issue Bender. For me I put it down to poor ability however recently talking to several people including Lao Shi I wonder whether I will benefit from running the mast further back in the track. Seems counter intuitive and I know I often run the mast forward to try to keep the nose down (or at least under control). I shall be trying mast back and adjusting stance to try to get pointing ability and nose under control still.
Comparing kit sounds like a great approach, while at Cervantes I heard that Bjorn stated he only uses fins for a max of 25 hours because after that they loose their (good) characteristics. If fins continue to deteriorate it may well be that the trusty 36 weedy I (and Bender) used for thousands of kilometres could well be contributing to my problem

If you are struggling to get upwind, then moving the mast back rather than forward is the way to go for sure. A bit of outhaul tension is the other thing - to create a finer entry on the sail.

Ideally if you can get to the point where you "feel" like you are sailing square to the breeze, when you are actually pushing upwind, then you've nailed it. Of course this means that when you are sailing square, it "feels" like a broad reach.

Thanks Ado, I guess my consistent moving of the track forward is a residual memory from long board days.... I know a planing hull is diferent but I did not analyse it enough. Mast back is what I shall be trying

Thanks for the input guys. i have been running my mast foot close to all the way back.

i will just have to concentrete on my stance i think

At the races I got round the mark every time... with a weedy! Others were struggling with pointers.

Here's a session I did recently on the ocean with a weedy, I was pointing as high as I could upwind, then went as deep as I could off the wind.

See if you can tell which is which:


Not bad for a weedy if I do say so myself So it is possible to point, I'm not sure what the issue is for Bender but I'm sure that once you start swapping gear you'll figure it out.