gouvernail
Super Opinionated and Always Correct
So there I was running on starboprd just a tad by the lee with the wind blowing maybe 12 to 15 and I saw a 40 plus foot cruising powrboat coming from behind going maybe 12 to 15 MPH.
The sucker was pushing a simply huge wake.
I headed up to maybe dead downwind and anticipated a super yee hah ride while everybody on the back olf the powerboat got to watch the old fat guy on the little sailing toy...
As I converged on tehe wave and started to head a bit more by the lee to be able to "reach up a bit and ride it" I remembered, "I't been a few years since I found this fine of a ride and I am gonna need to dance around a lot to stay on the wave."
So I gopt opff my lazy butt and squatted ready to move my ballast wherever it was needed.
The wave lifted the back of the boat and I bore off a tad to follow thewave to my left...but the boat had already gone about six to ten feet before my body accelerated to no more than maybe 3 to seven feet left.
So as I slid down into the water I trimmed like hell so my mast wouldn't slam to hard when it hit.
As I righted the boat I remembered...I've done this before, I should have gybed before the wave struck... and I could have reached along for as long as I wanted to ride.
Oh well...The water will be warm for another six months and there are more new powerboats arriving every week.
The sucker was pushing a simply huge wake.
I headed up to maybe dead downwind and anticipated a super yee hah ride while everybody on the back olf the powerboat got to watch the old fat guy on the little sailing toy...
As I converged on tehe wave and started to head a bit more by the lee to be able to "reach up a bit and ride it" I remembered, "I't been a few years since I found this fine of a ride and I am gonna need to dance around a lot to stay on the wave."
So I gopt opff my lazy butt and squatted ready to move my ballast wherever it was needed.
The wave lifted the back of the boat and I bore off a tad to follow thewave to my left...but the boat had already gone about six to ten feet before my body accelerated to no more than maybe 3 to seven feet left.
So as I slid down into the water I trimmed like hell so my mast wouldn't slam to hard when it hit.
As I righted the boat I remembered...I've done this before, I should have gybed before the wave struck... and I could have reached along for as long as I wanted to ride.
Oh well...The water will be warm for another six months and there are more new powerboats arriving every week.
