hi
I was just racing the manly ferry across the heads and i kept up with it!!

No big deal i hear you say. except it was upwind and light to moderate wind.

I use to do this on a mistral one design and these days with a RSX but that was downwind in a gale.

The gear was JP formula and NP 12m evo3 and a huge fin. i started near little manly and finished just past lady jane beach. when i tacked i couldnt get going again so it was light wind but i planed the whole way!!

i was a bit rusty so i figure the gear is pretty good these days

regards j

Considering your placings over the summer series Justin I am not surprised.

I suggest you self handicap by going back to the RSX sail on the JP - thats fair to the rest of us

Hopefully Windsufering will read your comparison between RSX and formula speeds and weep

A Formula boards travels at 14-18knots up-wind, so keeping up with the Manly ferry
is definitely on the cards. Sydney harbour can be a bit scary huh....