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I did the helmet trick once and found that my arms were toast pretty quick
based on the excessive drag. The last time I lost a fin I decided to just try
and sail it in and it worked. Obviously, this technique depends on a lot of
factors including ability and board size, but it is possible. It's worth
trying before you start rigging up a drag system. If you have sailed a board
backwards, you will be familiar with the feeling. The posture was a low
crouch with the front foot just in front of the universal and the rear foot
pretty far back to keep the nose from going under. If you can keep the board
stable while sinking the upwind rail a bit it will resist the tendency for
the board to turn sideways, but mostly you keep the tail light and use your
back foot to keep the tail in line.
Peter
In a message dated 9/18/02 1:23:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
surfnsuds@earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com writes:
> I once made a drag chute when my fin dropped off. I tied my helmet to a
> spare line, and tied that to a rear footstrap. It worked, sort of, but it
> created so much drag that I was catapulted off the board repeatedly. And
> the water friction tore the lining out of the helmet, which was lost for
> eternity to mighty Neptune. Not really a good solution.
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