The advice form Firiebob is on the money. When sailing in any conditions always keep as much tension on the harness lines so that as much of your body weight is supported by the sail and not the board. Use your legs as shock absorbers so that you sail as if you are skiing moguls. This helps the board to get planing smoother over the chop. As others have said, always look ahead to pick the best line. Now get as much TOW as you can get.

great thread.
Here's my tuppence worth for rolling chop(not open ocean)...rig bigger than everyone else, get a C3 slingshot and go deep, deep, deep. If your going fast enough and deep enough chop is your mate.
If your sail is comfortable going back up wind it's too small.
Finally getting dialed into my speed set up ie CA SP50, 7.0 Overdrive & C3 slingshot 23cm. Boom has gone up, longer harness lines and mast base just behind centre.

Also having a boom mounted Gopro has really shown how badly my X9 boom flexes at the clew, so i'm in the market for a race boom to stiffen things up!!
Should be called $peed $sailing really...

last speed session..

firiebob said...

firiebob said...

vando said...

Hey Firie Burrum not too flat on a high tide heading over the other point.

Not wrong Vandoman, as nasty as anywhere, good fun chasing da man

Also why I was using my 34 Venom and not the 30 Venom with the same sail & board I used the year before at Burrum. C U next year mate

Vando, you back on the water, or still stuck on the interchange bench?

Great videos Firie and Scope - thanks.

great video scope showing the boom flex at speed. Great to read all the tips on going fast will be putting them on trial next time I go out looking for speed.

I think there is something in the freeride comments posted by Sailpilot. I still love sailing an old yellow JP freeride 270 1998 version for that reasion, 55 wide heaps of V and Jumps so well, I did a 35knot peak on that board years ago in a huge blow.
(bit hard to fit into the car these days but I don't think I will ever sell it)

I know Dave Morehead or AUS02 has a old freeride starboard 90L with a US box and he has done over 36 or 37 knots in rough water which he makes look so easy.

So who owns a freeride (old or new) board for high wind speed that they can not bare to sell? If so what? this would be fantastic advice for new converts to speed to find a cheaper board that RIPS in the Buy and Sell.

Mine is a 1998 JP 270 freeride 90L 55w

Russ

Yep, HyperCarve 90L from 2004 - got a custom Venom 30 with US box for it and it's fast and fun to sail!!! However, not sure it is as quick as an iSonic of the same size (for example iSonic 86 from 2009). May feel more comfortable (less jarring), but I think it will reach it's top end quite a bit earlier!!

Great video Scope, it's got a good speed feel to it, and I know you are flying cos I checked up

sausage said...

jp747 said...
...................... and a 2cm shorter fin to bleed off excess torque and limit tailwalking

JP, I have to disagree on going for a shorter fin in rough conditions. This is where you need some extra fin as the board is in and out of the water constantly with the fin the only thing stopping you from completely wiping out or powering through some wicked piece of chop. Smaller fins for flatter conditions - larger for rougher.

PS - Red, you sure that vid above wasn't shot in Yeppoon.

I will give way and take the advice Sausage there some point to what your talking about so when skipping chop fin still bites..maybe I was talking if overpowered in not so choppy conditions only swelly

Ian K said...

One of my faivs too Ian. Notice how Robby always points the board the leeward before landing the jumps to help plant the fin back in. Fins are much better now but this is still a good technique. That first jump is still one of the craziest around. I mean, double/triple forwards are cool, but jumping 20 meters - that takes courage too.

TASSIEROCKS said...


2 sec 32.13 (D)
5 x 10 30.84 (D)
1 Hour 20.69 [PB] (D)
Alpha Racing 19.19 (D)
Nautical Mile 28.33 [PB] (D)
Distance Traveled 92.39 [PB]

I don't think you need any help Russ

Russ,
On reflection I forgot to tell you that you should keep your fin cover on and always sail without your feet in the straps

firiebob said...

TASSIEROCKS said...


2 sec 32.13 (D)
5 x 10 30.84 (D)
1 Hour 20.69 [PB] (D)
Alpha Racing 19.19 (D)
Nautical Mile 28.33 [PB] (D)
Distance Traveled 92.39 [PB]

I don't think you need any help Russ

NOICE!