Pelican Point, WA, AU  iso111, v8 7.5, fo42ish

they say what you don't know can't hurt you, well it doesn't mean it won't scare the crap out of you.

Encounter with a massive slab of limestone up wind of Jojo's had me needing to change shorts and do some sanding on the fin

down at river at 9, wind was swiss cheese, from nothing to 15knt, finally picked up at 10.30 but needed to be home by 11.30, then my run in with slab, still got the shakes. lucky to get out of it with just fin damage. sailors beware.

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Pelican Point, WA, AU, iSo94, Reflex7.0, Sl7 35

First run out was the best one. I had put the mast base all the way back this time. Must have worked. I made the mistake to to sail all the way to the other side of the river. That was not a good idea. On the way back I had to navigate massive chop, and with the redusced must foot pressure I had difficulties keeping the board down. This resulted in a few crashes and a lot of swimming. So I was already pretty knackered after the second run. Because of these crashed the mast foot must have slipped all the way forward I found out when I came off the water at the end. This explains why I was so much slower the rest of the session. After the second run I stayed much closer the the point. 

I had the Reflex 7.0 out for the second time. As suggested by Troutty I had rigged it on a 430 mast this time  and I had replaced the bottom camber. Much better. I do need to to remove a spacer though. The sail still needed a karate kick to rotate after a gybe. The alpha PB includes this kick so I should be able to improve further 

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Started off at Peli on the Isonic 101 Reflex 7.0 Canefire 40 and was bounced all over the place by the chop and decieded to give up

Alpha NM and hour + 40 km before packing up in discuss

ROAD TRIP....

Wally world with no-one out so gave that a miss as it looked gusty as usual

Melville with a carpark flowing over the sides managed to get a park and sat and watched for half an hour hearing stories of "should have rigged smaller, Should have plugged a small fin" and after the battering at Peli I decieded to play it safe Isonic 86 Reflex 6.2 Rokit 32

In the end was a bit under done but for once I can accually say "not a bad sail for melville in a sou wester

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Melville Beach, WA, AU

Nice wind today!!!!!!!!!!! and first real sail back from foot injury

Had to leave early to go to some fuckin engagement party in Wanneroo!!!

Caught up with Col and troutty , go boys!!

F2 SX 85litre       Reflex 7.0      vector 35 & choco slalom 32