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http://www.adventureonline.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=986Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:
I thought the best part was sailing them in big breeze, they are a lot of fun! Its a fine line downwind in deciding how much to push vs. the stuff factor, but they sailed really well. Upwind if you get your weight back you can really skip off the back of the hulls, really fun!
I wonder about how much trickier they would be in more chop. With the wind direction we had a fair about of fetch, but the Melbourne intracoastal chop is nothing compared to the Tampa area steep, nasty rollers they get. I think that would be even more interesting to try.
Matt, Jake, and Kevin did a great job in getting the boats ready and keeping them running. A number of teams were not used to the crab pots being in the way, and with the speeds we were running, the boards took a bit of a beating when snagged.
Biggest points for me:
Upwind - Dont pinch, dont pinch, dont pinch. And if I may quote Chuck, "Brian, stop pinching".
Downwind - Matter of how conservative to run.
Congrats to JC and JW. Awesome performance again.
