NNW. Managed to hook up with Duncan and have a sail together.

Best wishes to Mike, get well soon.

A very good day to test my new RRD XFire V6 98 liters. I rigged up 7.8 but also might have been possible 7.0., more accurate for this board.

Anyway, very good performance of the board, even being a bit over powered some times, not only because the wind but also because the pretty rough surface. Big sea and broken waves crossing to Lobos island trying to maintain maximum speed.

After spending the previous day in the flat waters of Matas Blancas this surface made a lot of fun for every body. Vikings were very happy. Söhren told me he never had this kind of sea in Denmark.

The board test was a success. I was waiting for this kind of conditions to really know the limits of this board. Amazing acceleration, great speed, easy planning and jibing and very soft sailing even in the roughest surface, which is supposed a contradiction to so high capacity to acelerate.

After this test, I had the chance to try a Manta 98 Liters 2015. But all details of that test was recorded in the next file, so.....

I had the chance of testing this Manta 61 2015 because to my surprise, Sergio, the guy in charge of Ventura Surf (Corralejo), offered it to me. He told me he wants to sell that board, and I accepted without any conditions tu buying it afterwards. ( That is not very usual by this part of the world ).

As I said in my previous file from that day, the conditions were really demanding for this kind of boards. The surface very rough specially crossing from Corralejo to Lobos island. We call this track "El Rio" (The River). Big sea, broken waves, quite gusty and maximum speed and acceleration are not very recommended combination but give you an idea   Of the board possibilities. 

In my opinion Manta 61 is, in comparison to RRD XFire 98, a much more technical board; more focus demanding in rough conditions. Acceleration is very similar and max speed also but jibing RRD is easier and in general also easier to control it. 

Maybe for a lighter racer Manta could be better and for a guy not so light RRD is better, having both boards the same 98 liters of volume.

So, I preffer the RRD

Again on my RRD 98L sailed a few runs more because George and Alexis came quite late. Very nice to cross the big waves full speed already in low tide. 

Short sailing cause I went into the water at 12:45 and it was 17:30 and I hadn't had lunch. Also starting to feel cold. 

The best day sailing from last summer.....