How to Judge windsurfer speed/angle in the waves

Sounds like windsurfer has a few anger management issues
If you haven't overtaken upwind of him, you were the first on the wave that is now breaking , and he then scoots over the white water to get on the inside. His problem to get over.
I wouldn't worry there were 50 surfers at a metro break I went to yesterday, with o/h waves and the number of drop ins and alleged droppins and general carnage when the sets came through was all par for the course.

Yeah but where are you in this pic mister slave ?

Sorry, I always thought it referred to the waves lining up, one after the other, cordoroy to the horizon

hey seppo one of mates just called me up and said some tool is talking **** about you on the kite forum lets set it straight i was sitting on the swell waiting for it to start to break then tooleeoo sails straight out and gybes on it up wind of me so i tell him to 'uck off then he sails over to me and ask what i said and i tell him i said ;uck off then that was it . so next time iam down the beach i will ask my mates to point you out seppo we can discuyss it more if you like

Actually I wasnt talking sh1t about you at all, infact I have been trying to find out more about about wind surfing so I don't do the wrong thing next time. I think everyone here can vouch for that.

Yeh man i got no probs having a chat with ya, but I'd suspect a more civil tone from you than what I experienced in the surf. I'm trying to learn, hopefully you are as well.

The other day I was walking down St Georges Terrace, it was pretty busy so I was keeping to the left of the pavement, then suddenly I was on a direct collision course with Rina Ginehart*, who was walking slowly towards me.

I shimmied left, but not enough and as we passed I may have touched her sleeve with my man-bag. She turned around and said 'f-off you peasant scum', I bowed my head and replied 'I am sorry m'lady, but I couldn't moved more because that bus would have run me over' , when she told me to f-off again and that I should have jumped under the bus, or laid down so she could walk on me and not scuff the soles of her shoes.

Now, I realise I may have been in the wrong, but how do you tell what angle and speed over-weight rich people are going to move across the pavement ??







(* disclaimer - the name Rina Gienhart has been picked at random, the true identity of the person is unknown)

People are going to drop in and get in each others way from time to time, Not intentionally but it happens. I'm sure the guy who got angry, got in somebody's way once or dropped in on somebody. Get over it I could understand If it was the same guy constantly dropping in on you, in a session. Sounds like it was a one of thing, so old kimbo up there needs to lighten up

No I didn't gybe into it as I remember, that is what he said. We were both riding it in as I remember and I was ahead of him and upwind. So my story hasn't changed. But it is my story as I remember it. But eventually he was upwind of me and hence by definition it was his wave, due to the large speed he developed. Not sure where he got that idea.

If I had gybed in front of him onto the wave then this entire post would be pointless as this is obviously the wrong thing to do. The reason I posted this is because he suprised the hell out of me actually being there, hence wanted the info I did get.

As for the red thumbs, not sure about that either.

Anyhow anyone can see the tone of the dudes post just about sums up his verbal abuse on the water. And his suggestion to 'chat' also has aggressive tones. Makes more sense now.

Anyhow got what I need and thanks for the advice, especially yourself mark.

Bwahahahahaha

That is the funniest sh!t I have ever seen, considering in at least a couple of right-of-way threads in the past few years you have said kiters drop in on windsurfers because they can, and that is OK cos windsurfers are slow / obsolete / blah blah.
At least be a consistent troll.

And can you please stop hitting the Enter key twice between sentences, it is like you are thinking really slowly as you type.

This could well be the case and a fair point,the fact that your so far up wind often creates your own confusion or(confusion for windsurfers).........why take of so far up wind that you carnt make the section and totally appear your going right not left.

Then for every other wave.... you think OK this dude might make it ,so you do the right thing, get ready to flick off . you back off, leaving it for him and watch the tool ride straight in or keep cutting right with no intrested in that wave or going left.

The other point is cuting up wind on the pollie to the A frame and smacking the **** out of it on your backhand before running down the line is a good feeling move,

But should not be at the expense of someone (anyone) upwind and able to hit the take off section.


The best thing about it all is wes can BOTH drop into a wave at such varrying distances both up wind and down wind from the A frame with a mind blowing variety of angles............got indicate intentions and communicate.......ASAP = More waves for all

Just for the record I have taken waveslaves advice and sent a PM apologising for the incident that made be create this post. I consider the matter finished. I now know how the read the sail boarders run in and the fact that they will ride a swell line from a long way out, develop great speed and cut up wind at angle near the end of their journey.

Thanks for all the input and Mark, I'd just ignore King of the Point.