The first reasonable wind for many weeks! 20-25 knots of Easterly
and a VERY low tide So low that I discovered sand bars 10m from the
easterly speed run that I had never seen before! Thankfully, they were
at least 30cm under water.
I went out on my Acid 74 wave board for a bit of bump and jump for
an hour or so before the tide dropped enough for the speed bank. A 4.2
Kontrol was plenty of sail for some nice chop jumps and a few speed
runs with a peak of 33.6 knots!
When the bank became clear I rigged the 5m Koncept and took the CA40
with KA20 assy speed fin for a jaunt. A lovely combination!
A couple of peaks at just over 40 knots and 39.6kt 10 secs. Lots of fun!
After a while I went in and got the IS87 with Time Machine TMspeed26
for a few Alphas. The wind was a bit holey and I was a bit rusty at
high speed gybes but it too was great fun.
I was very pleased to see my old mate Peter Smith (who built the
speed tandem with me) out on the water for the first time in about 10
years. He was having a blast and when he tried my board and sail he was
blown away by the advancement since he sailed last. Hoping to see more
of him on the water. Maybe we will even revive the old tandem speed
team!
Peter was one of the quickest and smoothest gybers I have ever seen.
I recon we might see some nice alphas when we get him tuned in again
and on some new sails!