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well big wednesday wasnt that big , all rigged 6,3 but should have been 7,plus . locals got the best of the runs , me i did sh-- 31st i think , had issues with my downhall rope it kept slipping and didnt realise till it was too late , next time check every thing 

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The windy day of speed week! Starting the day on my JP Speed 45 + 6.4m was a mistake and I missed a lot of good wind early on whilst, struggling to get up to speed before the start buoys.

After lunch things improved when I jumped on the 90L + 7.0m and got a couple of decent runs sailing broad into the harbour.

Currently placed 12th sailboard so not as bad as I had feared!

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Wednesday 16^th  October – Windsurf ***** Gruissan -  Sunny – Xantos + 7 and 6.4 X15 - 38 and 32 fins                   Wind NW 20/25

With this being the only day with wind forecast we left our nice spot in the pine woods above the saltworks at Gruissan early.  It was a good job really as it was very busy with Grape pickers and hunters so we were on the beach at Ancien Gran du Gazel after safely making it through the rock chicane by about 9:)  We had a top spot with great views to Gruissan one way and Port la Nouvelle the other.  While Mag did her exercises on the beach I rigged 7 and 6.4 and after a quick breakfast I was on the water just after 10 and had it all to myself for an hour!!!  My plan was to try for a lot of miles and a good hour and ended up doing four sessions in the day lasting up to 90 minutes each.  The first session I was a bit underpowered to start with then ended up over powered as the wind increased along with the chop:( I finished the session with a run to Port la Nouvelle but there was less wind there and as always the weed problem where the Etang enters the sea!  The second session I changed to the 6.4 with a smaller fin and although I got my fastest time (just over 30kts) I always struggle here to get fast speeds and I can’t keep in the flat water both ways.  After a short break I switched back to the 7m keeping the smaller fin and had my best session with the wind switching a bit more square and the water flattening off so I could keep close to the shore both ways most of the time and past Mag several times as she walked miles along the beach.  I had done about 85 nautical miles and wanted to get the 100 so although knackered and with the wind a bit up and down went for another hour finishing up with 106 nautical miles.  This is a great spot sailing flat out in the sparkling sunshine heading towards the Pyrenees :)  With the wind all but gone and the sun setting, we were the last to leave the beach and found a great spot up in the woods overlooking Gruissan Etang and Castle.  The only downside of the whole day was trying to check the results from the GPS where I got loads of files and lots seem missing!!!:(  but our laptop is playing up so I hope I can sort it out when we get home???

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