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Went for hour today, T1 fastX 117 Gaastra Vapor 6.7m JP 31cm weed, cramped up for most of the hour, but did it for the team as 2 others were going for the 1 hr as well.

Binny's in pain and spewing she can't sail, not good for her

Went to hardies today as Safety Bay was clogged up with kiters having thier kitey gras

tried for the hour and did the pb by a bees dick, kept cramping up in my back foot on the longer runs other than that was a great sail on iso 101 with 6.6 koncept and 28cm chamelion

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JP Slalom IV 104L, NP RS4 6.7m, JP Slalom 36cm.

Chased the hour this session, didn't startwell as some muppet forgot to tighten his mast base up bloody goomba

After a quick tighten went out and did the dead, realised that Hardie has bigger feet than me, But I can live with it, the board feels a bit sticky on the fornt, somethings not quite right Oh well just plug away with it.

Stoked that fitness is coming back can now sail 30Nm without a break doing some long runs, gybes are starting ti happen as well.

Great session sailing with Adam and Hards, Seriously missed Binny out there Get well soon

nice day on the swan,went with the big gear first expecting little wind intending on doing more k's but it came in (well sort of)so quickly changed down and played a bit with fins and got some lucky gusts.the mk111 is starting to show some results

7.8 rsr,jp supersport 127,46 fin then 7.0 rss,jp 109 supersport,37/33 fin

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LOC: DNF
Learnt a lot Go Bender! Onya Nebs Bigger gear next year Crasher Hiya Bigdog Awsome Slowie .

Fantastic work 25.
JP265 84l Rigged 5.7 Raptor but underdone so rigged 6.5 Raptor and used that.
Happy with start (probably not underway before Slowie passed first mark though).
This event was like trying to run on a sinker over a 2 metre deep eggbox with gusty wind.

IMO (the following applies to me): that does not mean I recommend anyone else applies this to themselves:
Practice more on open ocean doing downwinders: that means start at A and go broad to B then drive back to A..... need to do several ks down wind each practice.( not sail upwind and back 'cos I do not get enough time going downwind).
scruteneering: they appear to be well meaning volunteers. You need to know the rules really well 'cos they do not. Make sure they tick every box/sheet when checking in( ask them if they have done so 'cos again they seem not to know) so you do not have to go back a second time.

the start is mayhem but you are inn in the same conditions: just go for it!

You have 2 choices: plane all of the time or use a floaty board . Big lumps to run down and gusts mean you are going away from the wind and when the wind also disappears sinkers are very unstable unless you are using a big sail and still powered up. So you pays your money and makes your choice: small board and big sail or big board and big sail. Either way I want some rocker so, as much as I would love to use Iso 105 I would need to be very confident on it across the mogul field from hell

If you are going to fall in use a floaty PFD to reduce time/fatigue waterstarting. 50n is not enough for this.
Never get eye contact with a safety boat unless you want to be picked up! They will ask you to give up, ask for your start # and report you as out of the race. If you decide you could go on you have already been recorded as out of the race.

Marks/ safety boats: if you are on a beam reach going towards a mark it is not....... the safety boats hang around and make that very confusing The idea that a safety boat has an orange flag and mark has a red flag is hopeless: differentiating between the colours is the last thing on your mind. safety boats are relative small (e.g 8-10 metres) Marks are on cray boats that are 20m+ and have superstructure. (kites to differentiate the marks would be a far better idea.

Go past the marks by a couple of hundred metres to reduce the broadness of the next leg
It is remarkably unlikely you will ever need to use flares.
Go to the evening presentation party at the Endeavour: it is great

Summary: do it, this is not a practice nor is life a spectator sport.

Ledge to lano

Iso86, 6.7mRSS MKII, 34cm bentonic weed

Had a great start hookked in and took off. Very happy to not drop a gybe and be in control. Felt ok on the 6.7m but should have gone the 7.7m for more top ejd speed as i could not keep up with the big boys in the lulls. half way through i knew i was doing alright as i could still see the chopper hovering over the leaders on the same leg as me.

My goal was to get break my time PB of 56mins. One very happy Bender i placed 42nd and it took me 43mins yyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh