Sailed at Auckland, Bucklands Beach
Rated a 8 of 10

Wind from the SW (knots)

lulls: 11

average: 17

gusts: 21

Board: Starboard Carve 99 2004 Wood
Sail: NP Saber 6.2 2005
Fin: Drake Freeride 320
Suit: Short sleeve.

Another day with a lot of wind. Unfortunately, not consistent. Only the gusts were sailable, when a lull hit I just had to hang on. No correct jibes unfortunately. I sort of get half way, but next loose the power in my sail, board goes wobbly, end of story. I need to keep carving somehow, perhaps another look at the theory will help.

Crossing the big ship channel remained extremely scary. Especially with a lull. That's one of the biggest drawbacks of Bucklands Beach. It also surprised me how hard the water was sucking at outgoing tide. I moved at a meter a second or so. Another scary thing if you're not a really proficient windsurfing like me. Anyway, made it safely home.