This was more fun than the numbers would suggest.  Totaly maxed on the 8.6 but in a good way. The water was reasonably flat and this is probably my fastest session on big kit. 

Learned a lot about the board and sail.  Improved my technique for gybing this board because I was ok with a wide arc gybe but finding it hard to do a tight gybe.  The answer was to plant the back foot further back and it seemed to go into a tighter turning mode and also kept good speed.  Gybing this big kit I find very physical so need to get stronger...legs and core!

This 8.6 has extra fullness higher up for extra acceleration...could really feel it today!