Kharon
Contributor
Did you ditch the lead?
Made no difference. First the waves were crashing down on me from all directions. And I have honed weight placement so my center of gravity is neutral. With little/no air in my bladder I can hover in any position, including head down vertical and horizontal on my back.
Having all the buoyancy on my back and none in front continuously wanted to push me face down. In calm water it's not a problem, I can float on my back. In that water I couldn't control position at all and had to continually, forcefully roll onto my back to get my face up for a breath and was immediately forced face down again. Lead had nothing to do with it.