I've never understood the whole resting the boom on the tail of the
board thing. I guess because I'm tall, it's never really been an
option for me, but it seems like an un-necessary and complicated
step. If you learn how to properly clear the sail, you don't need to
do it, and once the sail is clear, it will fly with minimal effort
just based on it's own lift. For me, two arm strokes and the sail is
clear- that's a lot easier than trying to push down on the tail of the
board to get it under the boom, then trying to swim the whole bloody
mess into the right postion (while keeping the boom on the board), all
the while hoping the clew doesn't catch and flip the whole thing over.
Besides, if you want to progress in windsurfing, some day you're going
to end up on a board that's too short to rest the boom on, so you
might as well learn how to waterstart properly from the get-go. And
if you want to get into ocean/wave sailing, no way you'll be able to
rest the boom on the tail.
sm
On Apr 18, 3:55=A0am, sm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Interesting how this string has focused on volume. I'm going to throw
> out the proposition that length is important too. Why? Because modern
> boards have become so short that most moderately tall people can't put
> the boom on the back of the board to float the sail. I'm "lucky"
> because I'm short and it's not a problem, but I've seen people
> struggling so hard to fly the sail on one of those new "improved"
> short boards that they give up and uphaul. And when I try to explain
> to them the virtue (and the necessity) or learning to waterstart, they
> point out how difficult it is to fly the sail. I can't blame them if
> they're trying to fly a 6.5 or more.
> So I'd consider looking for an older board, like an old E-Rock, that's
> about 9 feet or so. At your height, your boom is probably pretty high
> and you'll need that length in the back. There are some good old
> boards around, with plenty of sailing left in them. Probably someone
> on this group would even give you one that's taking up space in the
> garage.
> Just my two cents.
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