Last day Belgian speedweek.

WInd was too gusty/shifty for a valid race. Had a last day on the water of my 2 weekes in Gruissan. I have surfed 10 of the 13 days.... ;-)

On and Off wind. Started with good hope with the 6.2 an 90 liters => a long walk back to shore. Took 125 l and 7.2 => in the gust it was ready for take-off. So took back the smaller gear and had a few nice runs half wind (even my top speed was half wind). Stopped just in time, so i did not had to do another long walk back like some other guys.

The bad: the predicted wind didn't came through.

The good: the predicted rain didn't came through either.

So no race today, because wind was too gusty. Sailed all day with my big board (Falcon SL104) and 6.9m². I really start to enjoy the board and I am happy with the results in the chop. Later on I changed for 10 minutes to Falcon SL80 and 6.3, but my energy was already gone and my max speeds never reached those of the Falcon SL104.

At the end, I finished 9th on the Belgian ranking (out of 21) and 20th on the internationale ranking (out of 41). Very happy with the results in my first windsurf competition ever. At the price-giving I won a Sonntag Fin GPS4-26. I can't wait to test it under the Falcon Speed!! Thanks Joerg !!

Overall a very nice week with every day some windsurfing (6 days), sun, friends, good food & booze. Unfortunately no tramontana this time. Next year again?

Laatste dag en mooie afsluiter van de Belgische speedweek.

Spijtig genoeg was de wind veel te vlagerig om zelfs maar een heat te starten.

Direct voor de Futura gekozen om wat lange rakjes over het Etang de Bages te trekken.

Zeer mooie spot.

Nice cruising day on the Etang de Bages