Half way through rigging up it really started nuking and it was a battle keeping my kit secure. It was during this squall that Chris B's rigged kit somersaulted across the car park during a sudden wind shift - the jammy sod escaped with only a scuffed fin / boom!

I went on the water once the squall had passed and initially struggled to get going as there was now hardly any wind. The wind did return, built gradually and was a bit up and down for the remainder of the session. The first run was a real magic carpet ride, the course was like glass, sailing it was super easy and although I was underpowered on this run it gave my peak of the day - 40.32kts. All my other runs were within a knot or two of this and all-in-all I had a really good session. Came so close to quite a few of my PB's but unfortunately not enough so none claimed.

It was great watching the fast guys putting in some serious runs so expect some big numbers - its when you watch these guys sail it makes you realise how much there is still to learn.

Thanks Paul.B for the help de-rigging - really appreciated :-)