Fully refreshed after a good nights sleep....The Morning sesh was back on.
11am, 18 knots and building......thought I best rig for was coming, not what was here at the moment. I got out my 5.8 and 113, I'm really starting to enjoy the 113. Sadly this will be its final trip...I just hope the new JP 112 FSW is as good, must be it's got PRO-EDITION written on it.
Wasn't long before the wind picked up enough to have the 113 screaming along, I was well powered and loving it. I put together a quick vid to show how rough It is off St Georges, the water may look smooth but as you can see by the camera shake...It was bloody rough.
The wind picked up to about 25 knots so I dropped down a board size, the 95 sailed much more smoothly in the rough conditions...Though It was harder to keep it from launching off chop, but it didn't get pushed around in the swell. Pulled off a lot of non-plaining gybes, the 95 is much faster in the turn...I just have to speed up my rig flip and foot change and I think I'll have it.
It was about 2pm and we decided we'd pack up and head to Coronations for the rest of the afternoon.
It was gusting up to 30 knots now, a fully downhauled 5.0 and 95 and a few hours of madness, I got absolutely shit scared a few times....Too much air.
Never bailed once.....What will tomorrow bring.
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