Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU                                  TR8 / 7.6 , JP/SL 68, Delta 22

Very up and down breeze , but any time on the water away from work is great , especially with team mates and also

a few marauders

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Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU

Arrived late, just in time to miss the good wind. Some nice runs, super flat but the weed very thick & water level getting scarily low. CASL62, 6.6, 19MUF

15-20kts NNW - NW Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU 115Xcross + 6.6m + 20cms delta then 95 rocket + 6m + 20cm delta.

Cripes I thought I was pretty fit before today..Got there at 10.30ish..gusty 0-10kts in close and 15-20kts coming across and in the chop.. Started to rig the 7.5m and big board of course it came in then didn't it.. Rigged the 6.6m instead and went out. I didn't want to sail the chop as I was feeling tired and unfit so tried to get upwind in the flat water..pain..

 Water level is down so the weed is thicker + you have to be careful going in too far. I did a lot of stop and turn the board around as I wasn't came to go into a gybe  in case it was too shallow. Wasn't really an issue as I could feel when the fin started to drag along the bottom..

Got upwind  and realised the Delta wasn't in tight enough so had a 6 " moustache everytime I went through weed .. Had one run coming back holding on for grim death .It felt fast as but only 24.9kts!( I did have a big moustache trailing though).

Came in ( after spending ages to get upwind to the weed bank) and decided to go for the smaller combo.

 I'd had  trouble gybing ..too tired and couldn't be bothered - No effort + gybe = splat.. cripes think I missed 4 - 6 gybes.. sailing like crap!Just didn't have the strength in my arms to oversheet as entering and as I was pretty powered up with the 6.6m that was lethal.

 Back out and finally got upwind a bit and some nice runs- felt sure it would be over 30 kts but no way ..B Pete- 1st time with a GPS and got 32.9kts.. I'd kill for that speed!

Came in for a rest and snack and then back out just in time for it to die (3.10pm).. I'd cheated going out and waded upwind - cripes who needs gym to get fit! My heart was racing . I need to get fit in the next 4 weeks so I can go XCD skiing .. think I'm gunna die!

Hard work sailing dead downwind out of the harness to get back in - took 20mins! At least I could stand on my board - Greg + others had sinkers.

 Pete,Wayne + me , Paul , Greg. Pugs +Mick out just in time to have it die on them..

 If the lake gets much shallower we won't be able to sail the weedbanks ..