RE: RC Surfer
Surfer Kev,
You do want some wind.
The best surfing conditions are created when the wind blows from land to sea, (Offshore) preferably not too strong.
This wind will make the waves stand up and throw nice clean hollow tubes and the faces will be smooth.
A cross wind can be a bit bumpy.
Onshore (Sea to land) is the worst.
Unfortunately sometimes the offshore wind can be a bit to strong, this can cause the Dude to get held over if you don't have sufficient ballast.
Then the Dude will float out beyond the break and start heading for China.
Strong offshores can also make it hard staying on the face as the wind tends to blow the surfer off the back of the wave.
It takes great skill and determination to navgate in decent size surf especially when the wind is very strong.
Dead still (Glass) is also very nice for surfing.
Due to the fact that the wind comes from different directions, sometimes it pays to go to different spots if the swell and tide is right.
In effect, searching for a wave where the wind is directly offshore.
It can be onshore or cross-shore winds at one break (blown out) and still be perfect around the corner.
Headlands, coves and bays are always good places to look.
Groynes and harbours / Marinas can also produce shelter from bad winds.
Get to know you local coastline well.
A spot that has no waves today could be pumping tomorrow.
This is part of the surfing knowledge that I was rambling on about a few pages back.
It takes years to really know your coastline well.
It is in the blood of all good surfers RC or not.
Although anyone can have a lot of fun with an RC Surfer, to really get the most out of an RC Surfer you really need to:
THINK LIKE A REAL SURFER, this will take time but as your knowledge and understanding increases you will get more hits and less misses.
If you check your loca beaches regularly you will start to understand what I am on about.
Good Luck Bro.
Sea Ya.
JIMI
Geraldton, Western Australia)