hi all



a friend and i went for a sail over to our local beach today. well there was no wind so we decided to motor over. the trip there

was uneventful and loud. we pulled up at the beach and had a beer and watched the beautiful girls go by. it was a nice way to

waste a day.

we pulled up and left after about two hours of this.

not wanting the long boring ride back home, my friend went for a swim. we were not getting anywhere fast this way. i took one

of my spinnaker sheets and tied it onto one of my 7 foot dagger boards. i passed it to him and opened up the poor little 2.5 hp. he

surfer along behind the boat for a little while and had fun. when it was my turn i hopped in and we got going. getting dragged along

was fine, but i decided to try something else. my board has a cut out in the center to save a bit of weight. i spun the board around

so as the line was pulling on the front instead of on the top.

with a twist of the wrist the leading edge was pointing down and i dove down to about 30 feet in the blink of an eye. with another

twist i shot back to the surface. what a rush! it is almost the most fun i have ever had on my boat!

if you guys get the chance to try this, give it a go. just be sure that the water is deep enough.