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Barcole, Trieste/Italy

Isonic 111 / vapor 6.0 / venom 38

It did not look very windy so I took the big board, big sail, and big fin - BIG mistake!!!

In the beggining it was gusty as hell, something like 15 to 35(40?) knots. It was really hard work but after some time, I realised that I feel quite good and that I am windsurfing for some time without stopping and planning all the gybes, so I went for one hour! I did not really now when I started but I keep doing it for half an hour more. I lost speed 2 or 3 times after gybes because I did turns in wrong places without wind, but overall I am pretty happy about my 1 hour PB :) I guess I need spot with longer runs and more constant wind for killer 1 hour?

Later, the wind got much better, something like 25-35+ knots and it was a real shame that I was on wrong equipment :( I enjoyed a lot on this gear, but these were the conditions for 2sec PBs and I missed it. I really pushed this big gear, and there were some really hairy moments. I had only one 1 mile attempt (gusts are not so long at this spot), and it went pretty good at the beggining, but heading downwind for 1 mile, you soon realise that you are in 0.5m chop totally overpowered!!! Getting dangerous...

Did I mention that I am in love with Vapor 6.0 2010? :)