board: 240 JP 92 L FSW PRO         sail: 5.8 EZZY WAVE PANTHER

007 - Nothing like the decent forecast that went bad, barely planing most of the time and not much power at the ends.  Nice direction but nothing consistent inside and didn't go south, best tacks were going north.  Run of the day was a long tack north through the no boat cut-off and up to the flat dunes in the north basin.  Only 7.5+ were consistently moving with any power. 

board: Quatro Custom Freestyle 140         sail: 6.9 Gaastra Echo

LWF until 3:30p, then I watched Mike put a clinic on for early planing. I put on a clinic on how not to plane. I sailed as hard as I could without breaks, but eventually gave up.

board: '07 JP Freestyle 100         sail: '08 NP Expression 5.7

Super-fun day sailing with the mates!

Work seems to have my brain completely pre-occupied, so there's not any capacity remaining for anything resembling an inspired windlog.

board: 08 JP Freestyle 99L         sail: my NeilPryde Expression 5.7

Pleasantly surprised with the unexpected planing.  Started nailing the monkeys on the outside!  Then started back in on the backwind jibe, but got nowhere on that one.  Then the wind started dropping and we enjoyed a derigging beer on the beach.

board: '07 JP Freestyle 100         sail: '08 NP Expression 5.7

Gorgeous sunny day!!! 100% on the vulcan attempts (1/1). Does it get any better than that?

board: mistral syncro fish '06 77         sail: 5.2 Worldsail '05

 Well, on the plus side, there weren't any shark fin sightings, like last time. On the downside, schlogging in 40 degree weather was enough to entertain me for no more than 10 minutes, after which I called it a day. Still fun and was worth it due to good company.

board: '07 JP Freestyle 100         sail: '08 NP Expression 5.7

Fun times in sunny cold air. Low tide made for small, sporadic waves that were nothing like the ones 2 weeks ago in the same wind direction. Easily should have tried 3 forwards today, but I'm a major wuss.

board: 240 JP 92 L FSW PRO         sail: 4.7 EZZY WAVE PANTHER

006 - Just about as forecast but lot's of holes, lulls and finally a big mid-day drop as the clouds moved in.  At first it was OK outside but light on the inside BAF to SI#1 and SI#2 mostly planing not always powered.  Later went across the IWC at SI#2 to the KRS well below the South Cabins.  Much more consistent and powered made a couple of tacks to make it to SI#3 and tried the IWC BAF to the South Cabins.  The return run was disappointing as the wind started dropping, fell in three big holes and slogged back on the sandbar.  Big difference in wind speed vs. power as the Gulf side is still too cold and the island too wet for the wind to have any surface power.  Big cold one tomorrow?  

board: JP Freestyle 100L         sail: my NeilPryde Expression 5.7

Sailed in the vulcanatorium all by myself.  A kiter was leaving as I pulled up.  LWF with a couple of planing transitions thrown in.  Move of the day was a SB360 followed immediately by a helitack.

board: 240 JP 92 L FSW PRO         sail: 4.7 EZZY WAVE PANTHER

005 - BIG blow all day as tropical cold front #17 slammed through the area.  Wind direction was a little more westerly than usual with tacks between SI#2 and the north end.  Spent the last half of the session staying on the outside along the sandbar between SI#1 and #2.  Full to over power made for only one session, just as it was getting more comfortable the peak of the day must have hit.  Considering all the wind, the chop was only moderate but several times had that feeling of being on the edge of control.  Relieved to have been able to make the 4.7 work, just short of butt ugly with a little more than maximum settings, without any incidents or time in the water, that says alot about the range of the Wave Panther.  Probably a dozen on the water, largest sail was 5.0 with most of the big guys on 4.7 too.