Al Hunter said...angie pangi said...Ali Cat said...
I think it really depends on the race rules - if they say were not allowed to draft the guys then don't do it!!!
but when I turned at the halfway point and headed back, there were men sitting on the wash of some of the other girls - so it's not just the girls getting an advantage all the time!
I think you are referring to the guys sitting on my wash ali? Yes i agree if a rule has been set by WPA then everyone should adhear to it.
It's a very tricky subject but rules are rules.
In the flat water section of the recent QLD Titles i had men on my wash for atleast 6km's and not once did they try and get past me (not gonna name names), so instead i put in some more effort and pulled away towards to the end. I believe it's just part of our racing sport, i think just deal with.
Not once did i turn around and tell them to get off my wash, i couldn't care less if they sit behind. I take it as a compliment
if a male paddler wants to wash ride me, its no biggy.
XX Angie
I can't remember men as a plural riding Angie's wash because I was the only one.
We come in at the alley I am behind Angie, I catch a wave she doesn't...
So we start to paddle the flat water section and I am let's say 100/150 mtr in front.
She comes back to me in around 2km and I was pretty impressed! Ali was in front of me and I was not losing on her.
So I get behind Angie and very soon I realise than I am not in a fantastic day so I stay in her wash for much longer than I would have thought. But if she made 150 mtr back that quickly on me, one could have guessed than it wouldn't be any good for her to stay behind me.
1 km before the bridge I tried to go on the side and we stayed side by side for some time and obviously I would not bring her any help in front as I can't pass her. So we arrive at the bridge, and after the turn she pulls away.
If I need to apologise let me know.
I am not even a surfing queensland member because I live in NSW so doing the long course was not bringing me anything as I could not qualify anyway. I just did the long course for training purpose.
Maybe I should have looked for glory in the over 40 unlimited short course instead....
Angie on the other hand was trying to win her class for the QLD title so it was a bit different for her as she had no choice but to push hard if she wanted to get Ali.
But if I had been able to that day, I would have taken my turns in front.
Some days you can some days you can't.
I was really impressed with her paddling that day but I would have never thought that me being behind her could have been an issue for anybody.....
Maybe that's why I definitely prefer downwinding.
thanks to the original poster very much indeed
