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88th session in 2003 Sailed at BIB Wind from the N (mph)
average: 24 gusts: 30 |
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Board: 268 NAISH ENDURO Sail: 4.7 EZZY SE WAVE Fin: 11.0" WEED Suit: LONG JOHN Water Temperature: 71 F Air Temperature: 60 F |
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IT WAS WINDY FIRST THING THIS MORNING AND FORTUNATELY IT LASTED ALL DAY. ARRIVED AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE AT LEAST 2 SAILING 7.5 BUT THERE WERE ALSO SOME WITH 5.3 DOING WELL. BY THE TIME I RIGGED, IT APPEARED TO BE DROPPING BUT MID-WAY OUT ON FIRST RUN SUDDENLY FULLY POWERED AND IT STAYED THAT WAY. WAS FIGHTING WITH NEW 16" HARNESS LINES SO IT TOOK ABOUT 5-6 RUNS TO GET BALANCED. MADE SEVERAL JUMPS AND FAST TACKS BUT THE SAIL NEVER FELT BALANCED JUST RIGHT. MUST HAVE NEEDED MORE, MAXIMUM DOWNHAUL, IT DID STAY FULLY LOADED? ONLY SESSION WAS BAF STRAIGHT OUT FROM THE LAUNCH SAILING WITH THOMAS ON HIS 5.3. DICK WARD GOT WAY DOWNWIND AND ACROSS THE IWC AND ENDED UP GETTING TOWED BACK BY A FISHERMAN. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE JUST TOO MUCH SAIL. | ||