I planed in & out flat out ... If Ive done one hopefully that means that more will follow.. still on a high..& Ive got a witness! 
can i ask. and bring on the egg if i'm wrong here.
but did you have a sail with a matched mast?
oh and congrats!
Thanks..
No it was the 4m with the 428cm mast. & 95ltre rocket.
It was pretty hairy sailing.Pretty consistent 25kts & choppy as especially as there was a trimaran race on .. cripes in the middle of them it was moguls!
I did borrow a 23cm wavefin and that did help the board be pretty controllable ( considering the conditions)..Ive ordered a 26cm freeride so once I get that life should be a bit easier..( usually 30cms)..
Well done in those conditions.
Are you sure you are not ready for a smaller board ??
If Ive done one hopefully that means that more will follow.. still on a high..& Ive got a witness! 
now show me how, so I can brag as well, when I wonder past next month on my way down the Coast.
grats!
planning gybes are not easy. you learn how to do a survival gybe early; sure it's ugly but keeps you dry. planning out of them takes a long while to crack.
can you pin what you did differently to make this one plane out?
and next stop: duck or lay-downs?
Well done!
It's a sweet feeling. You will get a addicted to them. Gybes that you don't plane out of save you going too far downwind but they don't have the same buzz.
Congratulations!
What an awesome feeling hey, I still remember my first one
Well done
Woohoo! Congrats and well done!
My turn next OK...oooh I'm so envious.
Did you shut the brain down to do it?
OK, so what's the trick to doing them in choppy conditions? I'm buggered if I can come close. 
I've heard all the carve on a chop/wave face but they are travelling at 2 knots and I'm going at 20. I end up crashing/bouncing through them every time, and coming off the plane.
BTW the most important thing I found on flat water was the footwork. As soon as I did that right (See Guy Cribb video on YouTube) they just started happening. I'm talking FLAT water.
cripes I wouldnt have wanted to be on the others!
scared..the few times Ive tried I stuff up.I landed on something when I fell in the sail last night & the ribs are sore today.. actually the whole body is buggered..but anyway.
Congrats Sue.
Where were you sailing and what day was it?
I am looking forward to a sail at the "Slips" on Friday arvo if I can managed to get there.
All things being equal, will be there.
Will keep an eye out for you. You will be the only lady carving it up.
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You will be the only lady carving it up.
Im starting to wish I hadnt posted this as people will expect me to be an expert!!
Well done Sue, by the looks of the forecast you have another week of 4m days coming up to practice!
See you out there.
Im so focused on attempting the gybes I dont keep a good lookout so beware!
I'm not sure that the pros stack a ton in chop; even waaaaay back when I used to race those guys, Robby etc could do a surf-slalom race in mast-high waves without dropping off the plane, and at the slalom worlds you'd be cactus if you stacked once during the entire series.
Two things that could help in chop;
1 - tilt the board harder, so that it's more on edge and the narrow edge can cut through the waves. To compensate for the tighter angle, use less rig lean and body torque.... hard to describe, but it works.
2- watch the inside rail where it engages the water. That gives you feedback on where the board is compared to the waves, which will allow your subconscious to allow for the effect as the board encounters the waves.
3- Make that three things - do the most difficult part (the rig flip and sheeting in) as you go down the chop. That means the board is moving faster, surfing down the chop, which reduces the apparent wind when you flip the rig.
4 - Make that four things. When in doubt, as the boom swings around, bring the mast towards your nose. That means that when you sheet in, the rig is still close enough to your body and you don't end up trying to sheet in while standing too upright (rather than leaning back) and with the boom at the end of your hands.
5- Make that five things.
Try making sure your front arm is extended as your drive into the gybe.
I hate the way its 1 step forward & 2 back learning..[}:)] I went out last night & the first 2 gybes I ended up thrown onto the board at the exit ( tell me what Im doing wrong..? )..I had an egg sized lump on my shin after the first time & then B sore knee the 2nd..
I think Ill wear my steamer for a bit of protection until i get my act together..Also I think Ive bruised a rib falling onto the boom in a gybe on Monday and it was really painful. I was silly enough to sail for an hour or so last night but everything hurt like hell & I'm paying for it today....Might have to have a week or two off to hopefully get it better..I dont know if this new gung ho attitude suits my 50 year old body..
I was groaning & hobbling aropund last night on painkillers & my partner said " Youve been sailing for over 20years & you still cant do it.. give up!.."[}:)][}:)]
