Stats:
Temp: 15 C
Wind: north east (offshore) 5 – 7m/s, overcast, threatening to rain all day but no delivery
Trip: 3h48m
Distance: 35.5km
Max speed: 22.5km/h
Average speed: 9.8km/h
Seaweed: none
Nets: none to speak of but there did seem to be lots of pots about.
Picked up the Hobie Wave at 9am. Numano-san went through the rigging with me – as with any new boat it seemed daunting to begin with but its pretty straight-forward compared to the Tornado. I thought it came with a tiller extension but it didn’t – this could be a problem in light winds where I’d expect to move my weight forward ie away from the fixed tiller.
Perfect conditions today for breaking in a new boat; good strong offshore wind with little or no waves, overcast and very few windsurfers to run over (maybe not quite perfect). Had a hull out of the water within 30 mins and spent most of the day playing with the gusts and practicing tack and jibes. Jibes were effortless – cats have so much momentum, when running downwind the sail comes across without any loss of speed. Tacks were fine for the most part but there was on point where I ended up on irons. It would appear that the boat needs speed going into the tack but as it turns I need to increase the push on the tiller.
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One of the first Wave videos that I've seen showing fast sailing. Good job.
Responding to your post on the Hobie forum, I had to copy my VHS tape to a DVD.
However, from the video, everything that is on the DVD/tape, you appear to have accomplished. There may be a few tips or tricks.
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