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REALLY GOOD DAY, EASY TO STAY ON THE SANDBAR BOTH WAYS BUT WITH MORE POWER GOING SOUTH. AFTER AN EXCELLENT INITIAL ROUND TRIP WENT OUT TO THE SOUTH CABINS ON ONE TACK WITH ELIANNA AND EVAN. NICE CHOP AND FAIRLY CONSISTENT WIND, DID A COUPLE OF ROUND TRIPS IN TO THE SHORELINE AND BACK OUT DOWNWIND OF ISLAND #3.
ALSO MADE A LONG RUN WITH ELIANA, DOWNWIND OF THE SOUTH CABINS TO THE KING RANCH SHORELINE WELL SOUTH OF THE YELLOW CABIN (5 MILES FROM WORLDWINDS). CHECKED WATER DEPTH A COUPLE OF PLACES, CHEST DEEP THEN KNEE DEEP APPROACHING THE FARTHEST NORTH CABIN. NO PROBLEM WITHIN 100' OF THE PIER, REALLY NICE AND FLAT BEHIND THE SPOIL ISLAND BUT SHALLOW LOOKING AT PIER DISTANCE TOWARD THE SOUTH END. HAD A NICE FULL RETURN FROM THE KING RANCH SHORE TO WORLDWINDS.
WHILE SAILING OUTSIDE DID A BUNCH OF JUMPS. SEEM TO BE RAISING THE TAIL BETTER AFTER TAKE OFF AND GETTING MORE HEIGHT. ALMOSED BLEW A NOSE FIRST LANDING BUT NO SPINOUTS. THE OUTSIDE CHOP WAS MORE ORGANIZED TODAY AND THE POWER CONSISTENT WHICH MADE FOR A GREAT SESSION.
SECOND SESSION WAS ALONG THE SANDBAR, TO THE POINT INSIDE ISLAND #1 AND BACK TO THE NORTH END AT THE BOAT RAMP. REALLY GOT AMPED DOING SOME WELL POWERED JIBES, A COUPLE OF FAST TACKS BOTH WAYS AND MADE ALL 6 DUCK JIBES TO PORT. THERE WERE SOME OUTRAGEOUS FLATWATER RUNS GOING SOUTH ALONG THE SANDBAR TO THE POINT. MOST OF THE LULLS WERE INSIDE BUT ONLY OCCASIONALY THAT MUCH PROBLEM TO PLANE THROUGH.
SORRY HANS IF I GOT TOO CLOSE (CLOSER THAN I ANTICIPATED)RUNNING UPWIND AND BEHIND YOU ON YOUR LAST RUN. YOU DEFINITELY HAD RIGHT OF WAY (NO WAY I'M GONNA CUT IN FRONT). IT WAS GREAT SAILING WITH YOU, EVAN/ELIANA, TOM/PAT AND ROBERT.
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