Is speed in the head or the hull?

Can't say covering was, or indeed is, in my arsenal of tricks, I guess because it was so easily broken or used for tactical advantage in windsurfing (free off a little and dive into the biggest header you can find). I accept maybe covering a wing of the course if they look like they maybe headed into lucks way, but all I see is your course being directed by others, which can be wrong more often than it's right. And anyway I can never do it properly so dont' try just make sure I sail the shortest route to the finish and the other guy doesn't, not always possible I agree, but I hate the very act. Ever since a guy dropped his last race at the 1980 Nationals sailed above the line just to sail his nearest competitor down the fleet in order to secure a third place, a typical RYA sqauddie indeed went on to become a National Coach, everything bad about sailing conatined in just that manouevre, no place for it in Windsurfing I felt at the time.

Originally posted by iGRF It's true, there's something else now really wrong with me, Covid has totally killed my sense of humour, haven't had a laugh or more important a drink in two weeks, things are getting desperate.

Originally posted by davidyacht   The only mod I would make is "Cover up the last beat" - I often regret not doing so

See, iGRF can talk sense when he wants to. 

On the Solos, the old Winders, Speeds and Boons are all the same underwater shape as their modern counterparts, and I am pretty sure that they retain their stiffness.  Assuming that the Solos that you are looking at have not been trashed or abused, and knowing that you can tidy up the foils, I would concentrate an making sure that you have a rig that is suited to you (your weight) and where you are sailing.