Race 4 ( 3 for me) 

Another race with high peaks and deep valleys.. 
Again I had my van parked on the beach at the starting boat height of the race. As the forcast was not so much wind I wanted to race with the invic 104. But while I sailed to the corner at the rocks to walk over the floating bridge for check in the wind felt very strong.... After I checked in and went for some runs to do some trim I was all the time powered enought for the 88 liters it seemed. So 3 minutes before the race start I quickly replaced the 104 for the invic 88. 
This resulted in big fun in the good gusts, as I was outperforming the 70 cm wider boards (on my reaches). But unfortenately there where dips where I had to put a lot of effort in not getting out of plane. Those moments it was their joy haha. 2nd reach before the second turn at the porche flag the wind dropped that much that I was not able to plane for some time... I was furius *&$#^! It was right at the place where all the people including my father where watching/filming the race.. Everybody seemed to fly passed me. The invic104 liters smiled at me from the beach laying there at my car. 
Anyway somehow I managed to finish and it looked like there where only like 80 surfers passed in front of me at the finish line.
Back on the beach during check out  I had the illusion that it was my best race and was telling proudly about it haha. Than I saw on the board it was my worst race! I didn't take into account that this more lightwind race did offcoarse attract a lot of libre category to foil who probably already where out of sight at the finishline around the stone dams. Bit embarrassing. 
Still I was in the top 50 fin I think. 
But the fin ranking does feel a bit like overtaking Björn Dunckerbeck the day before. Or pulling away at the traffic lights against another car while hearing after the other just took it easy driving away. 
All the good fin riders are on foil these days so the fin catergory feels like bacon and beans hahaha
But again, fun above ranking, let's keep it like that ;)

The 3 races I did where just each unique in their own way. I really regret missing the windiest race on saterday. Also now I didn't try to start at least once with the good guys first in line with the rabbit start... I was actually planning to do so with the last race on sunday which was canceled.
But the whole thing was an amazing experience especially together with the 2 days of speedsurfing at Plage Rouet. 

So, enought break on my way back home, let's drive on..