Arrrrrgh, laddie, Blackcomb be the pussies mountain.
I ken that people say otherwise, but the upper Alpine at Whistler be much scarier than Blackcomb.
It's trendy to prefer Blackcomb but you can't show me a drop like teh Coffin or a bowl to rival Whistler Bowl on Blackcomb.
And don't start blathering on aboot 7th Heaven. Even me wifey thinks blue runs are just a way to get from black to black or home to the pub.
Except for The Saddle, which would be graded black on most mountains. That is a hoot, that run.
I have a couple of options on the table. Atherton is one, or working at Yarrabah, but staying in Cairns. Not sure which I prefer at this stage. What
s teh sailing like in Cairns itself, rather than GI ?
If you're going to sail in cold weather keep your ears warm. Years of sailing in Canberra possibly contributed to surfer's ear, and you may not know you've got it until you shift to a humid environment.
I'd never heard of it until recently- it does affect your hearing - but it's common amongst surfer's on the Illawarra. Not quite cold enough to stop surfing in winter. In England it is also common, put down to the improving wetsuits.
Keep your wetsuit hood on, I'm trying out surf muffs, you buy them online. They are like a wetsuit bandana if you don't want to go full hoody.
Bad cases of surfer's ear can be rectified, I've heard the horror stories, booked in to get the verdict next month.
Growth of bony nodules in the ear canal, correctly known as bony exostoses.
It happens when cold fluid, (water or air) gets in the ear canal over a period of time.
Ski instructors, Nordic skinny-dippers and uNZud/Vicco surfers are famous for it.
A lot of teh newer wetties have a usset that pulls over your head to stop that.
My new steamer Ibought recently foes, though I don't use it.
The popularity of surfing for girls now means a lot more wetsuit options for you.
The new materials are so much more flexible too.
"It sounds like no one wears booties or gloves..? "
For me, boots are Mirage Classic round toes (tried the Mares equivalent and found that the raised edge on the toe interfered with the footstrap as I was removing my foot during a gybe).
Broke out the open palm mitts today and had toasty fingers all the time. Advantage of the open palm type is that you can wriggle 4 of your fingers out of/into the rest of the mitt, should you feel the need.
Also use a 1.5mm thick rubber helmet, which has a long neck piece extending over the top of the wetsuit. This allows water to run off outside the wetsuit, rather than down inside it.
too frickin cold!
Got to love the wetsuit freezing..How do you know when its too cold to sail..? wetsuit freezes..
& havent used it since..The older ones I have choke me round the neck but no icey suprises..
Forgot to mention, helmets really help you keep warm, due to the amount of heat you lose through your head. A helmet stops evaporative loss which is much more than simple conductive loss. They reduce convective loss too.
Talking ski-ing again, helmets have become so popular because they keep people warm not because they prevent head injuries.
Nosinkanow said: "In regards to boots, apparently split toes are the best as they don't tend roll when your foot is squirming about on the deck but dunno how the material between your big toe and second toe feel jammed into a footstrap".
Tried split toes years ago. As you force your foot into the footstrap, the divider between the toes comes back and forces itself into the skin between your toes. EXCRUCIATING!
Round toes work for me (Mirage Classic)
Hi Jolee,
those guys on the ice fly!
i couldn't do it though. anymore than a springsuit and i'd loose interest. the longest period of my life without windsurfing was living in the UK. 2 years and not even a niggle.
Just got back from a light wind session at Pt Henry. It was 8.6 when I entered the water and as I packed up, it had warmed to 12.8.
It wasnt too bad except when I stuffed up the gybes.
I went out today & it was 15 degrees & the water was a lot less..came home looked at the horse and thought yep.. maybe I should concentrate on riding in winter instead....
I skateboarded and cycled in the warm Qld sunshine.
Sometimes, ya just gotta go with the flow.
I went out today & it was 15 degrees & the water was a lot less..came home looked at the horse and thought yep.. maybe I should concentrate on riding in winter instead....
