Wow. That was windy.

Smallest sail I had was 5.5m evoII. I did one run on it unhooked and it was impossible to hang on. A bit later I was offered a 4.7m evo II for a run. I tried but it was also not possible to hook in. That was my 5th fastest run for the day, and I put a hole in it trying to sail it back and crashing.

A bit later, Tim Stockton offered me some runs on his old RS6 5m. I think the wind had backed off a bit. Only managed 4 runs on that before the tide was racing in and I had to get the car out. Driving through water so there was no time for another run.

I only managed to get 2 10 second runs with a minimum speed over 40kts. I did get a solid gust and had a nice steady run, but the rig wasnt tuned for me (Tim without weight is about 30kg lighter) so it wasnt feeling efficient. Heaps of drag towards the end.

I saw spotty and tony scortching down the run a few times. Great to see some others making the most of it. Awesome effort for all the guys that had a go. It was really dangerous since you couldnt really waterstart off the bank and there was little chance to recover from a crash other than swimming into the wind. Mad day.

EDIT: I discovered the reason for the drag on the broad part of the course. My SP44 has developed a 1mm hollow in front of the finbox which effectively was pushing the nose onto the water and stopping the board from flying- especially downwind. Nothing to do with the rig or the fin. Oh well... All boards bend eventually and this one has had a lot of use. Next time I'll be more prepared.