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Right place, right time. Fastest speed ever at Brog!

The wind took a long time to fill in but I got out as soon the conditions allowed me to get planing on 72L + 6.2m. I sailed upwind, dropped the sail in a lull and then faffed about in the doldrums for at least five minutes without an uphaul but with a deep luff tube full of water and a sinky board!

When I did manage to get going everything felt sweet and for my first run I caught the most peachy gust that I've ever experienced at Brog! My peak of 37.8 knots (43.5 mph) is 3.2 knots faster than I have ever done before at the lake. It almost felt like a run at the Ray or WK except for the chop which makes it scarier. My main thought was "don't spin out, don't spin out, don't spin out" but my Talon retained it's grip and I couldn't believe the numbers I saw on the dial afterwards!

My 10s (35.16 knots) was around 2 knots faster than my previous best but that was only because I ran out of lake during the run!

What a day. That one run has made my speed sailing year at Brog!

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A nice day at The Ray :) got there far too early as usual !!! but you only have to pay £1 for the hour beteen 9 and 10 thats better than £10 a day in the summer. Nice to meet up with Ian,Jim and Matthew:) sail choice was a nightmare as it always is not wanting to carry the wrong kit miles !!! the wind was supposed to increase from dinner time so everyone rigged 6.2's and me 6.4, the local hope skip and jump sailors were using 4.5 to 5.7. I packed a racksack with drink and snacks and started off on the horrible walk out, I then thought I should take a spare harness line so returned to get one. The walk was just as bad as I remembered !!! but I made it to the water and then headed right as with the southerly wind this was the course we would be sailing. It took over 30 minutes to sail approx. a mile because the wind was fairly light, the reach back was okay but I seemed underpowered :( We tried the bottom course sailing from the pier back but it was slow.I then had 6/7 mile runs and was pleased with my 33.88 mile not brilliant but I could have done with a bit more !! I had one good crash when I met 3 sailors going the other way and their wake made me spin out and I went off the front breaking a harness line :( lucky I had a spare, I also came to grief bearing off into the chop and crashed knocking my sunglasses off and cutting my head - no pain on gain !!! I also cracked the front end of my boom :( was was then wobbly for the rest of the session :( So I was out for over 4 hours and didn't get cold at all and the sun was out most of the time - didn't make 40 kts but had good fun trying - top day - apart from the journey home - the A 12's a nightmare !!!

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cracking day at the ray ,2 new pbs for me 500m and a mile ,well happy with that

tried for the 40 but just didnt want to happen this time , was going well though,pb max speed for this spot

great crew great day,even sunny :)

knackered now ,almost 3hrs home