RACE 3 - DEFINWIND 2023 - 69th

The wind was pretty strong, and I had planned to go on the small board, but right before the start I felt the wind shifting a bit and knew the first leg woudl be upwind, so I ran back and grabbed the medium board again. Unfortunately I got a terrible start, but thanks to the bigger board I could drive upwind even thought the dirty air and water and recover plenty of places. At times I was dying on the 7.0 in the gusts, but overall it was definitley the right call. The return reach was pretty broad in places, so had a much better top speed, although the first sections are normally at the end of each run, so its hard to push when you have been sailing straight for 9km!