It's a very fine weed that gathers in large bergs and has no tolerance for the unwary. Not unusual for it to become a floating mass with seagulls standing on top waiting for the days entertainment. It's best to take on with a fin raked @ anything more than 50 degrees.

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pepe47 said..
It's a very fine weed that gathers in large bergs and has no tolerance for the unwary. Not unusual for it to become a floating mass with seagulls standing on top waiting for the days entertainment. It's best to take on with a fin raked @ anything more than 50 degrees.

That's a cracker Pepe! I love the mass of snot still stuck to the fin after the prang

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grich62 said..

pepe47 said..

the snot weed claims another unwary customer

what is snot weed, ?

Imminent destruction hidden just below the waters surface, can dead stop a 45deg weed fin
Destroyed more sailors than bad curries and warm flat beer

Another one I just found. No hands gybing attempt.

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grich62 said..

.be

I'm impressed..no swearing or did you edit that out..

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PhilSWR said..
Nice one Grich62. I hope that wasn't a good outing..

Here's one where I left in a few stuff ups. The shamefulness starts at 3.48

Looks great. How long since you've had wind like that up there?

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fangman said..
Elmo taught me well. I have so many of these now its hard to choose

Fast forward to the 30 sec mark;

That's why I wear a helmet.. although I mainly whack myself on the head with the mast when I am standing in the shallows board handling in strong wind and not concentrating

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fangman said..
Another one I just found. No hands gybing attempt.

you guys have let the secret out how you sail so fast,100 mile an hour tape all over you sails at various angles, so simple.
sue i have cut out the swearing and choking on salt water,kids might be watching t.beo

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sboardcrazy said..

PhilSWR said..
Nice one Grich62. I hope that wasn't a good outing..

Here's one where I left in a few stuff ups. The shamefulness starts at 3.48

Looks great. How long since you've had wind like that up there?

Feels like 3 years, but no decent nor-easters (like in clip) since January

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grich62 said..
you guys have let the secret out how you sail so fast,100 mile an hour tape all over you sails at various angles,

The tape on our sails is nothing compared to what we have on our bodies trying to keep in the waistline

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fangman said..
Another one I just found. No hands gybing attempt.

you guys have let the secret out how you sail so fast,100 mile an hour tape all over you sails at various angles, so simple.
sue i have cut out the swearing and choking on salt water,kids might be watching t

.beo

If you cant fix it with duct tape, you haven't used enough Duct tape. Looks like that harness of yours could use some too

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fangman said..

grich62 said..

fangman said..
Another one I just found. No hands gybing attempt.

you guys have let the secret out how you sail so fast,100 mile an hour tape all over you sails at various angles, so simple.
sue i have cut out the swearing and choking on salt water,kids might be watching t

.beo

If you cant fix it with duct tape, you haven't used enough Duct tape. Looks like that harness of yours could use some too

maybe tape my pants on first, then the harness

.be
damn rope end thing,swearing alert.