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Lekker dagje op Horst.

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Missed a bit control so didn't go tothe max in the strongest gusts where I could have used a smaller kit, but stil a nice afternoon and happy with distance and the first reasonable alpha on this board (keeping speed in the jibe is more difficult then on my slalom boards). Avarage 100km 35.4 is also nice on a speedboard...

Starboard speed W53, HotSails GPS 6.6 , tectonics Falcon 27

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lekker gevaren met nieuwe board en nieuwe vin range.

Geen spin outs vandaag , niet in de chop ook niet upwind of downwind, ondanks de korte  vin; echte tijgers.

Volgende keer met deze combi een kortere proberen.

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Prachtige surfdag. De wind liet gelukkig niet lang op zich wachten en bleef de hele middag goed doorstaan. Voor achter de dammetjes was de wind ter plekke te langdurig niet sterk genoeg, dus richting Harderwijk dan maar weer.

Begonnen met de Falcon speed en later de starboard 44 genomen. Deden qua snelheid niet veel voor elkaar onder. De 6,3 was vaak te overpowert, maar daar zal ik ruime wind wel voordeel door hebben gehad. Kost wel veel energie.

Veel gemoedelijkheid aan de kant met relaxte windsurfers.

Mooie constante wind en rustig... wel beetje choppy.

Heb je geen last van zwanen, dan wel van andere rare (groene) vogels die de hele tijd de speedstrip barricaderen

Hoe dan ook in ieder geval 1 lekkere vlaag gepakt, meer hiervan svp please

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Sorry for posting this late. I was totally wasted from ou trip back. We ended up in the city center of London with a broken down car.

All in all it was a great trip. It didn't end too well for me but it sure was inspiring to sail at West Kirby again,. Lots of English speedies out. and a great atmosphere. the day itself was devided in three segments. During the first Hans was clearly in front of us all with a slowest firth run that was faster than the fastest run of anyone else. I was happy with my speed and was battling with Jacques for second.

The wind died and after the break it was Jacques who stood out of the crowd. He overtook Hans as it turned out. The way I see it his locked in n style helps him on ight courses. I couldn't better my speeds and decided to wait for the predicted windswing. Just when I wanted to get inthe water  again things got insane . I saw speedies and speedboards flying around like pizzas in an old school pizza bakery. So no need to go on the water I thought.

Just before dark the wind eased off enough to sail again and at that moment the English crew showed what they're made off with the impressive speed by Steve as the highlight of the day. All Dutchies stood on the shore and watched him go for it for around 4 seconds (as it seemed). It was clear from the shore the chop was way too high for high ten seconds so I decided not to go for it. I have to admit I chickened out because I was afraid to injure my shoulder while breaking. When driving back I felt bad about it but after reading Steveç comments I feel I took the right decision. I want to try and break the record and need to stay calm. The day itself gave me enough confidence and I feel I am on the right track again, My arm doesn't bother me at all anymore while sailing, the speeds are there, now I only need to find my confidence again and go for it without fearing a bad crash.

Kudos to Jacques, Hans and Steve and I want to express my respect to Norman Petty. at his age he's still going for it, just like my buddy john Overmeer. It's guys like them that show me you can overcome your age and potential physical burdens. thanks for the hospitality and great atmposphere and see youguys  again in the hopefully perfect storm.

Waarschijnlijk was vandaag de laatste dag dit jaar met lekkere temperaturen, dus nog ff genieten. Op een bepaald moment liepen er allerlei groene bewegende gijpboeien langs de kant, handig!

Session on the old stuff...