Out in the 13 degC + pouring rain, other guys coming in as it was too windy. I was overpowered and under powered which made tuning the new board (to me) hard.  The top of the channel was quite rough and scary to go off wind when the BIG gusts hit.  Smooth water could be found near the bottom of the run, just before its meets the main channel. This is great and I will look to slingshot into that area next time.  Had the 26 Venom in as was going to use the 6.6 and thought I would give it a try anyway as it looked rough. Wind dropped so came in.