13°C 200° smallest gear day in springlike temps. Last time with these conditions and gear on this spot was 5 years ago, when I almost broke my spine by crashing on an oyster bank 10cm below the surface. We've learned a lot since then. Never approach dark spots in the water at full speed. Not much energy today due to a developing flu. Nice low tide -180. Loads of spot PB's... but still wondering if I'm going faster on this spot now than almost 30 years ago on my Bic Allegro + weed fin + North Mega 4.0 ? Again noticing that the Slingshots behave like wonderful allround fins.