Wind Journal for Trina H -- Sunday May 20, 2007 -- See All

27th session in 2007
Sailed at Bird Island Basin
Max Speed 29.4 mph
Distance windsurfed 25.3 miles
Wind from the E (mph)
        average: 19
        gusts: 24
Rated a 10 of 10

Board: Starboard Sonic 110
Sail: 8.0 Sailworks Retro
Fin: 37 cm Curtis Someweed
Suit: Exo Top

Looked bleak when I arrived so I rigged the 8.0 because Fritz was planning on a 9.0. The wind came up pretty nicely and a few times I was wishing I was on the 6.6, but the 8.0 worked amazingly well - I put a lot of downhaul on it and it really proved it's amazing range because I should have been overpowered but I wasn't.
Tried the first series of slalom races - did pretty good on the first race - came in 4th and didn't fall on any of the jibes. We (Bob & I) couldn't stay on the slalom course so we just started blasting around - so much fun! This was the first time EVER that I was on a bigger sail than T-Bob - he rigged down to a 7.8 when the wind came up and I was too lazy to re-rig and stayed on an 8.0. It's a good thing Robert McG wasn't there or T-Bob would never hear the end of it.
2007-miles-to-date: 701.4


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