Tips for transitioning to planing in control

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

Now you MWOTH guys are just getting silly, at others' expense. You're not interested in learning, only in disingenuous nitpicking of wrong assumptions and your own fabrications. Have fun.

GURGLETROUSERS · Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 2643

Well I can't speak for pedantic Pelican, err Puffin Wink

, but I'M quite full of finesse when there's an audience to show off to. Laughing

I've been known to be casually picking my nose (front hand or back hand, can't remember) while blasting the Kona full chat with sail pulled well overhead and body skimming the surface of the water, while pushing like blazes on that outboard rear strap to prevent an almighty pile up!

How dare you say I'm devoid of imagination. Didn't I once take a set of bagpipes out to sea on my longboard, and sit there wailing them, all to just avoid driving the neighbours mad!! Laughing

PeconicPuffin · Joined: 07 Jun 2004 Posts: 1830

wynsurfer · Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 940

Anyone who would take bagpipes out to sea wailing them is awesome! Isobars? Rather pathetic in my book. He has proven time and time again that his sole purpose in life is to talk about himself. By his own admission he hijacked this thread.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

isobars, you need to look inward and reflect a bit.

There's no question who has contributed the greatest number of posts on this thread. It's you. Isn't that an attempt or reach for domination and control? Let's be real, you're long past the role of being a protector of the original poster.

coachg · Joined: 10 Sep 2000 Posts: 3550

wynsurfer · Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 940

Not me who is the liar iso. Page 11 post # 17599 Posted: 30 Oct 2016 00:12

slinky wrote:
Is this what they call a thread hijack? To which you answer:

Partially (see above). That's why I've recommended taking it to a new thread.

So you have partially hijacked the thread? Nonsense! The OP ran for the hills and has not been seen since thanks to you!

techno900 · Joined: 28 Mar 2001 Posts: 4161

I think the original poster Bostonsailor got all the info he needed before the thread became a FFF or BFF debate. Plus, the discussion includes a lot of useful info on what is needed to get going comfortably, on plane and in the straps.

If I was reading this as a novice with the same issues as Bostonsailor, I would try the FFF as the majority of posters have suggested, but would keep an open mind and maybe try BFF to see how the two feel and compare.

I would add that if you are always on the same board, with practice, getting into the straps becomes almost automatic and easy. However, since I sail 4 different boards regularly, getting into the straps is not always automatic since the strap set up on my boards are all a little different. Muscle memory keeps getting altered each time I switch boards.