The swedes can waveride as well !
Usual Swedish freestyle position
Erik is a really good sailor and surfer. Hes been spending a lot of time in WA, but handles starboard tack as well. he always uses 1m2 smaller sail than everybody else.Sailed a spot called Sele today. its our "bread &butter" north west spot. its a point break with usually smaller but well formed waves. needs a ground swell to work well,but even on smaller windswell days its possible to practise some turning in mellow conditions. i was out on my new board today after some idiots stole my trusty 06 Da curve 85.. got a used 08 79 l now, and despite being a size smaller it seems to handle lighter winds quite well ( typical of the Da Curves)
my old board worked well in waves,but would stall and loose speed very easily if not pushed by a good wave (or good sailor) the 79 l seems to keep up speed much better in the turns, even if its smaller. it kind of floats on the rail through the turn ! seems to be snappier as well. quite happy with the new board, but i will be on the lookout for somethingh between 85-90 L as well.
3 comments:
you guys sure rock over there
Glad you like the new board, but a bummer why you had to get it!
yeah, having your board stolen sucks big time. it was a beaten up old board and dont represent any value even sold legally. it was in a Neil Pryde boardbag, so the thieves probably didnt know exactly what they were stealing. luckily they left the gear bag behind with three masts,4 sails and all the other rig bits.
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