Jul
23
23
John B asked:
OK, so what happened around the year 2000 that makes all boards manufactured before then “crap”? Did the whole industry just give up on doing this sport on freshwater lakes, and go ocean only? How could you possibly do anything on a flat-bottom board with no daggar, except get blown downwind? I don’t see any new equipment on the web with a daggar board. Why not? Finally, I am still not understanding the footstrap thing. If I put my feet in the straps, I can barely touch the trailing end of the boom. If I pull the mast back this far, I will turn upwind and stall. Are straps for use in extremely high winds only? Could it be my rig and board do not match, and this is the reason I cannot use the straps? Also, it should not hurt my back this much to put both feet behind the mast and sheet in, and yet it does. Should I just give up self-instruction and seek lessons?
OK, so what happened around the year 2000 that makes all boards manufactured before then “crap”? Did the whole industry just give up on doing this sport on freshwater lakes, and go ocean only? How could you possibly do anything on a flat-bottom board with no daggar, except get blown downwind? I don’t see any new equipment on the web with a daggar board. Why not? Finally, I am still not understanding the footstrap thing. If I put my feet in the straps, I can barely touch the trailing end of the boom. If I pull the mast back this far, I will turn upwind and stall. Are straps for use in extremely high winds only? Could it be my rig and board do not match, and this is the reason I cannot use the straps? Also, it should not hurt my back this much to put both feet behind the mast and sheet in, and yet it does. Should I just give up self-instruction and seek lessons?