Complete a nice gybe, then hook back in before you're really ready for the power, get hit by a gust, get dragged down wind, then catapult over the front.

Funny, but I thought that was just standard procedure for gybing .... seems to be my modus operandi anyway

23 knots and around the handlebars - poetry in motion Decrepit :-)

Know that feeling, but at a slower speed. Usually a wave in the recipe also assists in an explosive catapult!

Had a better one today, not as much wind so wasn't intimidated so went for too many Gs and spun the fin out, twisted my foot in the strap, but it's feeling ok now. Trouble is these days, I can't tell how much damage I've done, sometimes it doesn't feel too bad but by the time I get home, it's all seized up, others it just fades away and I'm right in a few hours. Fortunately this time it was the later.

Good to see it's A-OK young one

I think I have discovered every way do destroy a good alpha, but it would take an age to list them.
I had one like yours a couple of weeks ago, when a gust hit me just as I was gathering in the sail. I hadn't been catapulted for ages. I tore some supporting structure on my index finger and it's still sore, especially after sailing.

I prefer the accidental hook in BEFORE rotating the sail, then realising as its going around. Not much to be done about that one! Normally seems to happen to me more on wave gear. probably to do with the stance being different I guess.

Long dangly harness lines? Try slightly shorter and rigid. Flying Objects red fixed lines are awesome for preventing unwanted hookers.

Stiff ez eh cuz.

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Adriano said..
Long dangly harness lines? Try slightly shorter and rigid. Flying Objects red fixed lines are awesome for preventing unwanted hookers.

Stiff ez eh cuz.

Long and dangly get it done for me!

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Adriano said..
Long dangly harness lines? Try slightly shorter and rigid. Flying Objects red fixed lines are awesome for preventing unwanted hookers.

Stiff ez eh cuz.

Long and dangly get it done for me!

Is that cos your old Daffy.......

Poor Byron found the worst way to spoil a good alpha - record it on GPS-logit

Its all in how u say it Decrep

"went speedsailing and nailed a half forward loop...."

any non-sailors will be impressed.....

Byron's track is perfectly valid and he did a 27.184 alpha. I just ran the track through GPSResults and adjusted the filters to make sure. It's got no spikes and is clean. I set the acceleration filter to 2.0 m/s, default is 5.0m/s, and compared trackpoint and doppler to check for anomalies. In trackpoint is gives 27.214 and doppler gives 27.184.

Roo

Roo thanks mate Its not much more than my previous PB but nice to get over 27.
I am going to try and do alot beter than this I have never tried before on this board but it showed the potential.
My GT31 didnt go flat it died I found out later I only have one GT31 left so will order a canmore.
Now if only they can put my results back up as they are proven that would be nice.

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Adriano said..
Long dangly harness lines? Try slightly shorter and rigid. Flying Objects red fixed lines are awesome for preventing unwanted hookers.

Stiff ez eh cuz.

Just bend Zee knees, problem solvered

I can always tell when I'm getting tired, when I start hooking in accidently mid gybe