windy windy.....very windy. haha. Awesome sail today and tested (and broke through) the upper wind limit of my kit. Square angle today so any high speeds meant bearing off through big chop...tried it a couple of times but wanted to keep myself intact. tomorrow looks like it should be good

Mega Mega windy, Will T and myself arrived 9am and sailed all day, totally shot now. windiest I've ever sailed so pleased to survive, spent all day testing  various fins ready for tomorrow. Pleased with my Alpha pb.

Rushed over to the lake straight from work to find the wind square onto the course which was a real shame as it was pretty windy and with a better angle I was hoping that I could have been in with a shot of hitting my first '40' - ah well, next time eh !

Despite the angle not being spot on, the sun was out, the water down the wall was real flat, I sailed till the sun went down and every time I sail my iSonic I like it even more.

The forecast is currently looking good for tomorow evening so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Square Course, best speeds baring off towards sailing club (SE Conner)

Mast Tushingham 430 Bottom (100%) with 370 Top (75%)
Started out on Tectonics F1 Falcon 20 SS for first hour then switch to Moo Custom 20

First run out at West Kirby for 18 years. Had fun but the course was way too tight. Sailing on both tacks and bearing away at the end into choppy water. Sailed from 1pm - 5pm, body really hurts today. Farrel went out at 5 when the wind seemed to pick up again, it may have swung a liitle as well but I was on my way back to the airport.

Repost.

Sunny, warm and windy WK.

Session 1300-1800hrs, with a one hour walk of shame up the farside wall mid afternoon in winds gusting 25-45kts, and 2-3foot chop, talk about being happy slapped.

Breach of wall at 11:30 for an hour !!

WInd pretty much bang on 90 degrees to the wall, with a slight bias to starboard later on in the afternoon.

Great to sail again and put some faces to names - Alastair and Martyn, a real pleasure meeting you guys, and thanks for the techmical assistance Alastair and Ian R.

Now then ..  on to the session..

First time out with the 5.2, over downhauled for the first hour, nigh on impossible to sheet in let alone attempt any bear offs. Eased the downhaul by 3cms or thereabouts,  the gusts then felt less agressive and a comfortable stance could be maintained, sort of  half sheeted in.

One such attempt whilst delivering the power to the fin almost a 90 degree bear off saw board rig and rider get airbourne, landing about 4m down wind, fortunately the KA 21 Ays bit hard on landing, and kept me going straight. 

Ok no more on the edge bear offs thereafter. 

Pretty awesome watching the guys go full tilt into the chop 2/3rds down the wall.

Bout time I got my lazy arse in gear and slap the weight jacket on..... one day :)

and a big thanks to Mark H for doing the camera duty