We arrived at Herkingen around 14 hours, wind SE 5 knots.
The forecast was WNW 7 for sw netherlands so when the wind turned and starts to increase i rigged my 6,2. Martin wants to take 5,1 and Hans 5,5 but its my mistake to tell them to take bigger, sorry! Course was really broad and offshore so first run we didn't know what to expect. I was the first to hit the course with my 6,2 and i ended the run with a crash, topspeed 84, run 79,45. This was looking promising, but scary. And the first run we didn't know this upfront. I hardly managed to get back upwind with my 6,2 anymore. Martin was on a RS Slalom MKIII 5,5 and he clocked a run of 79,7. He made the right choice by rigging the 5,5 but a 5,1 or 4,7 was even possible in these gusts. The wind pushed the waves over the blocks so the course was not flat a all in the beginning.
Hans and i went to the beach again to rig smaller sails. When we came back the course was flat, the wind a little bit less but still ok to do 40+ knots runs. I hope this will be the last cold day this winter.
Martin big congratulations with the spot record of Herkingen.
We needed you today to get one more point on 2sec average at GPS team challege.