Advantages: fast, light, excellent grip, everything is possible. uited for prone riders Disadvantages: not good for drop knee riding but is possible
...I am reviewing hotbuttered bodyboards. 3 summers ago my parents brought me what i now realise is a holiday maker bodyboard. since then i have been getting progresivly better so i decided to invest money i a new board. my parents went halves with me on a new board and brought a hotbuttered vee in the sales for about £120.
This blew most of my birthday money so was unable to put a leash in it. i brought me some wax though and went on it on the same day.
Instantly i could feel the difference. I grabbed the waves that came and hung on to all the waves that i caught. i stuck to the board excellently. i am still saving for a leash but i dont care as the board has never slipped out of my hands because of the TRS which is the tappered rail system that alows your to grip the rail alot better than before which means turns can be sharper...
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Advantages: fun, fast and singlehanded Disadvantages: a bit quercky off wind
...to move across the boat - this should flick the falls of rope avoiding a catch and possible early bath.
The other endearing feature of an otherwise well mannered boat is the "death roll" when running - to avoid this sheet in and keep the kicker "on" to reduce the twist at the head of the sail. Trying to balance with body weight merely serves to entertain the watching crowd who are soon to be rewarded by your early bath!
Lots of fun to be had with this boat, if buying second hand - especially if it is an old timer watch out for leaks around the deck/hull join, "soggy" cockpit base, damage at the back and front of the daggerboard slot and any movement at the base of the mast socket. When you do sail make sure that you secure the rudder assemly with a leash - it doesn't float. Have fun!...
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