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Wind Journal for Berend de Boer
Tuesday February 20, 2007, 5:00p-6:00p

8th session in 2007
Sailed at Auckland, Bucklands Beach
Wind from the SW (knots)
        lulls: 12
        average: 18
        gusts: 25
Rated a 8 of 10

Board: Starboard Carve 99 2004 Wood
Sail: NP Zone 5.2 2007
Fin: Drake Freeride 280
Suit: Short sleeve.

Had only just an hour, as I had a meeting at night. But still great. Wind meter gave about 17 knots at the beach, but someone suggested that might mean 25 knots in the middle. Not sure if that's true, but I decided to take the 5.2 instead of the 6.2. Was well-powered, had some quiet moments, but I'm sure a 6.2 would have been too much at certain times.

I took a smaller fin after my experiment of last time, and indeed the 28" inch worked perfectly, much, much better than the wild rides I had with the 32" inch and a smaller sail. So I really learned something about fins I guess.


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