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BEAT THE 15-20 FORECAST SINCE IT WAS CLOSER TO 20-25 EXPECIALLY LATE. COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A 5.4 DAY BUT HUNG ON TO THE 6.0 WHICH WAS CLOSE TO TOO MUCH. NEEDED MORE DOWNHAUL LATE AND IT SEEMED TO KEEP THE SAIL MANAGEABLE.
FIRST SESSION WAS MOSTLY ALONG THE SANDBAR AND/OR ISLAND #1 , MOSTLY OK BUT WITH SOME FAIRLY LARGE HOLES. MADE A BUNCH OF RUNS BACK AND FORTH WITH THE MOST CONSISTENT HEADING SOUTH ALONG THE SANDBAR. RIG WAS ABOUT RIGHT BUT CLOSE TO BEING OVERPOWERED IN SOME OF THE BIGGER GUSTS.
SECOND SESSION REQUIRED MORE DOWN/OUTHAUL WHICH HELPED AS IT PICKED UP TO 20-25 CONSISTENTLY. MADE A FEW RUNS OUT TO ISLANDS #1 & #2 AND STAYED ALONG THE SANDBAR GOING NORTH. MOST OF THE BIG HOLES FILLED IN AS IT WAS FAIRLY EASY TO STAY ON PLANE IN THE LULLS. MADE A FEW DUCK JIBES AND POWER JIBES INSIDE AND SEVERAL FAST TACKS OUTSIDE. ONLY 8-10 PEOPLE SAILING, NO JELLYFISH BUT IT WAS HOT (AIR & WATER).
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