7 Jan - Mentone with a surfboard
Tarren lent me his surfboard before following his heart to Italy so I thought it would be a good time to give it a go. Mentone was a little light on - probably around 16 knots - perfect for trying out the surfboard.
In summary - riding is fairly easy, but puts all different strains on your legs than the twin tip. Gybing - that is tricky. It seems to be equally difficult if you switch before a turn or after, and I reckon just a lot of practice required to get it right. It makes me appreciate the twin tip so much more, you don't even have to think about that at all. I did manage to get 2 or 3 gybes in on each side, a good return, but there is obviously a lot more to do before becoming proficient.
Stu Styles came down and had another go - he is getting very close to getting up and going consistently. He's giving it a real good crack which is fantastic.
Unfortunately the Garmin is giving me some grief - it didn't get reception the entire session. Luckily I wasn't on a big downwinder - that would have been a nightmare. I'm hoping with more charge the problem may go away.
In summary - riding is fairly easy, but puts all different strains on your legs than the twin tip. Gybing - that is tricky. It seems to be equally difficult if you switch before a turn or after, and I reckon just a lot of practice required to get it right. It makes me appreciate the twin tip so much more, you don't even have to think about that at all. I did manage to get 2 or 3 gybes in on each side, a good return, but there is obviously a lot more to do before becoming proficient.
Stu Styles came down and had another go - he is getting very close to getting up and going consistently. He's giving it a real good crack which is fantastic.
Unfortunately the Garmin is giving me some grief - it didn't get reception the entire session. Luckily I wasn't on a big downwinder - that would have been a nightmare. I'm hoping with more charge the problem may go away.
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