Day 22 - HOLY F@#%ING SHIT!

Wasn't a very nice day today....For me anyway. The wind really started to pick up about lunch time, I went out for a few hours on my 5.0 before the southerly really kicked in. The BOM only registered gusts of up the 30 knots but it had to be way windier then that.

On the beach looking out over the water waiting for a chance to launch I was being battered by the wind, My 4.7 nearly being ripped from my hands as I waited. With my 95 still in being fixed It was going to be a ruff ride, I was not looking forward to it...But with only a few days left I was not going to let It go.

I beach started an within milliseconds I was maxed out...Full speed and not even in the straps yet, A few awkward moments later I was settled and blasting out. Out of the smooth stuff I hit the chop out the back, Not good. I couldn't keep the board flat, Tried to pinch upwind to kill some speed but I just went faster, Tried to sheet out...Didn't work, I was not liking It at all.

Back at the beach I tried to kill some of the power in the 4.7, downhauled and outhauled to the max. It made no difference at all, I kept at It for about an hour and managed to survive...Just.

Everything was hurting, my ankles, Shoulders, Knees and the graze up my leg had been opened up again....I called it quits. I sat on the beach felling a little sorry for myself and just watched the last few sailors finish out the session. As they come in one by one I checked out the sails, 4.0, 3.7 even a 3.2, I had no chance.

Next year I'll bring a 4.2 and a board around 80 litres, If It's still to windy for that I'll sit on the beach and watch.

It's my last few days, It's been nothing short of awesome and I'll definitely be back next year. It looks like there will be wind up until Wednesday and then nothing for the rest of the week. If the forecast does not improve I'll leave early and make the trek back across Australia, I'm looking forward to coming home and catching up with everyone.

Another 25-30 knot day tomorrow, If I don't get my 95 back I'm taking a mental health day and just going to chill. Wednesday will be 15-20 and that will be it for the wind until Sunday afternoon at which point I'll be well on my way home.

Bring tomorrow on....