Just as I hit the water the wind died in the ass

FF99 36 LRB 6.3  Lake Bonney

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Stansbury, SA, AU

What a day!

Very strong Northerly with choppy sea. 

Sailed with Tricky and Carl and got a real workout in the blustery wind. Great to see Carl at the local and boy was he flying. It was not flat either, but he was smashing over the chop, he chopped the chop.

We came in for a while waiting for the wind to go NW so we could hour attempt, but the wind swung quickly to West and that ended the fun. 

Shane and Nic arrived and we caught up with a few beers.

Great day, Fangy top 2 day

Cheers

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Wow hard day at the office for a Friday windy Rigged the 5.6 Loft Isonic87 27 CWSSW over powered coulnt hold it down came in to wait for the tide to drop a bit as it was a turbo washing machine. Swopped down to the HSM 5.2 and was still over done in the gusts, just never settled & comfy. NO flat water anywere the big balls award gos to hoppy sailed all session with a 5.8 wow. Carl was just a bit mad over the chop today

Great to catch up with the crew

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Yeehar that was a great day - one of the best!

Stansbury 25 to 30 with stronger gusts.

Arrived early to see Hoppy frantically rigging to get out and check the conditions.  Wind dropped back so we waited and then Tricky turned up.

The wind started increasing and we decided on the 5.6 and 5.8 sails.

Hop and trick went out for a short time and came back in with the wind cranking.  Tricky changed to the 5.2 and i went out for a check.

Fark it was windy and had to remember i was on a weedy and don't load up the fin too much.

Got in the speed zone and went cranking deep into the shallows and stepped off to see a 40.31 on the screen.  I was stoked have been waiting along time to crack a 40 here and there it was - PB for Stansbury.

Hit the run several times and slowly went faster up to 41.12 and then the best run came.  Hoppy and Tricky standing in the shallows which gave me a reference point and off i went bearing deep controlled into the shallows - pulled back and stepped off to see 42.84 on the screen - YEEHAR!!!

The wind soon starting swinging so went back to shore to wait for the NW to try for an hour and tidy up the rest.

Unfotunately the wind went straight offshore west and was gusty as hell.  We pulled the pin and had beers and fish and chips - cheers Hop and Trick.

So stoked to finally have a 40 at Stansbury and also a pb on the slalom board.  The other guys reckon it was choppy and also dodge tide so heaps of water so keen to get back and see if i can  push harder again on low tide...

Patrik 87 / 5.6m Gun sails gsr / Vector weed speed 25 (fin rocks - thanks Tiges)