Solo fleet still growing

You must of porked up since last time i saw you Matt?  I would of said you would of been fairly spot on for a Solo on open water.  I think Matt Howard was about 92kg last time he won the nationals and he was looking ripped at the D-one nationals recently.  I found that a t 95kg (my heavist in the Solo) i could hold my own in most conditions other than marginal planing, where the lighter boys would destroy me off wind.

planing in solo is when the water jumps out the way for fear of being bludgeoned....hence why there is some much spray in a windy solo shot ;-)

Originally posted by pondmonkey Originally posted by Neptune planing in solo is when the water jumps out the way for fear of being bludgeoned....hence why there is some much spray in a windy solo shot ;-) I thought it was when you ran over a trout or something... the motion of the boat sliding down its back is akin to planing on a faster boat.

Originally posted by Neptune Are you saying iGRF was bracing himself for being ridden by a solo?  Or are you calling him a trout ;-)

My wetsuit split due to an auto destruct feature inbuilt into any windsurfers suit who spends too much time in the company of dinghy sailors.

Indeed what happened I had to bend over in front of an entire sailing club full of them, whereupon the suit was so overwhelmed with a desire to 'moon' them as is standard practise, the auto expose feature cut in, bringing sunshine bursting forth onto the scene from the exposed seam. It was only sheer luck that pond monkey inadvertently shielded the spectacle from all as he staggered and fumbled about wrestling with the controls of his video camera..