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Got separated from the rig today when I fell off at speed, unhooked. Swam for it hard but the rig was being blown downwind faster. Lost sight of it between the chop. Decided to catch my breath and ...

The local lakes have rough/rocky rigging areas so my gear will get trashed unless I put something down to rig on. Whatever I use, I can't leave it there, so have to transport it to/from. A tarp woul ...

Sounds like a setup issue (from someone who still remembers learning to waterstart).

With practice, it should be possible to get set up in the water with the sail flying overhead and both feet on t ...

Thanks for all the responses! I tried it again in marginal winds, and I do believe I had been sailing clew first too far upwind before flipping the sail. Didn’t get pulled over at all if I stayed on ...

I often find myself needing to jibe when marginally powered, ie planing but just barely and not in the footstraps. There’s not enough speed to carve all the way around, so I exit clew first and then ...

Anybody tried a Maui Sails front end? Ive seen some raves about its ease of use and feel.

Has anybody tried using the DAP Weldwood 0901 solvent to de-bond weldwood? That would save a lot of scraping, it if worked without dissolving your board. Im considering using weldwood contact cement ...

What about gloves? Sailed yesterday in MI with a 5/3 steamer but only thin fingerless summer gloves. It was OK except if it was any colder my hands would freeze. I once saw a guy sailing on the oce ...

Thanks all! I will have to check out the WH booms too.

Considering getting a big (215cm+) carbon boom for my sails size 7.8+. Im happy with my HPL 162-212cm carbon boom. It will be used in the Great Lakes and possible Florida. Im 200lb. Not for racing ...