Day St this Saturday

Good to hear you got out James. I learnt a lesson myself. I tried to get the kona out about 10am. Wind too light, waves too big. Just as I was trying to get over the last impact zone, it glassed off and I was a sitting duck. Board and sail made there own way in and I had to do the big swim in. Lesson - I don't like that next time I might try launching at bashams

Faced the swim in from there last year out on a Sup/Sail in half the size and it certainly was a long swim as the gear went all the way to the beach, happened to me again recently at Fisheries when a set closed from Left to Right point and i was certainly glad to have a Dive wetsuit on as i could recover and cough up the ingested water without having to worry about swimming. From now on big conditions means Positive Bouyancy either by wetsuit or PFD, imagine copping a decent injury and having to try a swim in that!!

Yeah Zac, the bigger gear seem particularly good at making its own way ashore without you. I would have struggled big time on Sat with a cramp or injury added to the mix.

I broke a leggie on my SUP at Day st early this year.

Was over head high and took a **** load of effort to get out one of those low tide days and its breaking half a mile out to sea then a bombie set breaks right out the back and snap.

I was already stuffed and I had one of the most difficult swims of my surfing life getting back to the beach - I was about to abandon the paddle when two lovely young (female) clubbies in a rubber ducky offered me a lift - my board had washed up 20 mins earlier and no sign of the surfer.

Every time I got close to the shore the backwash would tow you back the 50 meters

Message to self - get swim fit or drown one day - and get a paddle strap to hang it of my leg.

oh the joys of big swell, light wind wavesailing james lol.
retailers love you die hards

Kate needs to get into some heavier music.....haven't you got any wiggles?

:)

is that ok in the surf ? or would the paddle just hit you when the next wave comes along ! Had a long swim with the paddle a few months ago, thought about leaving the paddle and then finding it later but didn't.

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russh said...

I broke a leggie on my SUP at Day st early this year.

- and get a paddle strap to hang it of my leg.

^^^^^ A few crew have commented on using their ankle strap to put the handle under to swim in. I have a length of velcro you can wrap around the handle and your leggie and swim - you may get clocked by the paddle in the shorel but if you have a few inches of free line its easier to swim than holding it in your hand or between ya legs.

Need a leggie with a meter of string that you pull out and off you go

Yeah.. sounds ok will give it a try
probably never break a leggie again !!

Didn't know it was big on Saturday. Looks pretty full on...