Seacliff SA, nice afternoon of sailing, started on the Formula board with 60cm weedy and  11.5 Gastra sail.

Finished on the 120 hawk 36 choco and 6.7 NP.

Bloody canmore crapped out but got the spped and Disctance which is all I recorded

boggy lake tabou 118l 6.7 np sabre

4pm-6pm late wind good late 15/20ssw

fishing comp on had to launch up a bit, good arvo, even if i tear sail. more tape.

pb mile on way back down wind from top lake.

Boggy Lake, SA, AU

Good afternoon sesh with Leon, Dave, Mike and a few others. Luckilly someone had mowed an access ramp through the weeds to the west, as the usual foreshore had been entirely taken over by a large group of young fisherman called the 'Brown Water Champions'. Every year this time they have a 24hr fishing contest with the person who lands the largest fish (no gaffs/netys allowed) taking home a $450 prize pool. They were extremely organised, but from what I could tell, it was equal parts fishing, equal parts drinking beer.

Anyway, the breeze started at the usual time - really 7.0m weather, but I'm still waiting on it to arrive, so 6.2 will have to do. I planed almost the entire time, only rarely did I glug. A lot of South in it, probably best towards sunset, circa 17kts. I spent the day on the overdrive, Manta 100lt and the biggest fin in my arsenal, a 37.5 BPR.

The direction meant we'd launch just upwind of the fenceline, and the prevaling tack was near-parallel with the shore. For about three hours, we'd come chattering home and pass right in front of the fisherman's lines. I doubt they caught anything in that time. :)

Sadly I put down my dog in the small hours of Boxing Days so this was just the healing I needed. Looks like that might have been the last sail of the year.

2016. Year of the Bogan.

I'm calling it.