Captain skip bogan (50090km):
1165 days ago Day 2 - Lake George.
A start to the lake george season. Another arvo sesh with Boombuster, Tone and Simon. When we turned up the lake looked windy - 20 to 25 knots. Decided on the Fanatic falcon 51 - had it a long time and never tried it. Used the awesome 5.7 ka speed - this sail really does rock and the MUF XT-50 16 fin - great up wind was a little sketchy in the chop but still worked well - fast.
Headed up above rod's rocks and had some nice runs into very shallow water. Felt like 40 most runs but didnt crack it. Decided quickly to really put the speed board through it's paces so went for speed for a short time, got an hour done - several 38's with some alphas and did a nautical at the end of the hour almost to the spit - couldn't find flat water in the short tiime i was there.
Went back up the top and tried the 5 mile run - again very shallow but not the usual flat water we have become to expect at LG although had a ball and the Falcon 51 and ka 5.7 are going to be a married couple - love match made in heaven.
The board is very nice to ride and gybes like a rocket for a speed board and the hour was okay due to how choppy it was. Had a few exciting moments when the fin let go at 38 knots but kept it all together. Packed it in reasonably early as knackered lol.
Looks like a sail tomorrow, head home Thursday and back for a week in a couple of weeks - BRING IT ON!
Fanatic falcon 51 / 2021 5.7m ka speed / MUF XT-50 16cm fin.
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