The strongest wind we have experienced in Cornwall for a long time. Thanks to the generosity of my mother and her babysitting skills I was able to get out on the water directly after work. The wind had gone off the scale by 4pm and I arrived at the lake  to find Simon rigging up. I set up pretty much an identical set and we set off to take on the challenging conditions.

Massive wind gusts of 35 knots, big shifts, lulls and massive chop offshore only added to the occasion. You could sail across in front of the clubhouse and boats, then bear away towards the southern end as far as you  would dare. Super scary sailing downwind, and the board was just flying over and on top of the Chop. One hideous crash at 35 something only unsettled me a little, but after being smashed into to sail by a sledgehammer gust and felling dazed with a painful neck finished my session. Great to get home to a nice dinner.

Hopefully a few more days like this before it gets too cold!

Not a good direction for the lake. Gusts probably hitting 35 knots +. If it was west as forecasted it would have been ok but with north in it it makes for demanding conditions. No wind near the bank and squally shifty gusts offshore. So bearing off in the chop was the only way to get any runs in.

It's the second time on the Angulo Magnum and I'm not surprised by the 43 knot max pb on this board achieved by Frank Heinen. It accelerates superbly but it not quite as controllable in the chop as my AB+.

I stuck the track in the middle and kept with it until much later in the session. To be cheeky i stuck the track back to see what happened. More flighty and interesting maxed out in the chop. I then stuck it in the forward position and it make it much more easier on the slingshot. This is where i got my fastest speeds. Note to self, don't sit on your haunches.

Great fun sailing with Adam. He had a cool wipeout at 36 knots which i missed sadly :) 

More for tomorrow hopefully. Hopfully Mazza will be firing. 

Well done to all at WK. Sounds like it was fun.