Bonaire Lac Bay. NP EVO6 7.0, iSonic 107, Drake carbon 38. Wind: 14 G 17

Good 1 hour workout session spent BAFing. Spent the time messing with footstraps to find the best control/comfort tradeoff for the front straps. May need a couple more adjustments. At least I'm starting to feel much more comfortable/in control in the chop. Jibes are getting better as well.

Taty arrived at the launch area just as I finished rigging. Was happy to see that he rigged his GA-Sails Vapor 7.1 for his iSonic 107. Since we are about the same size, at least I got that part correct . He practices in the 'shallow' area that forms the first half of my long NM runs. I'll have to venture over there more often - I suspect it could be stronger winds based on my past experiences on the NM runs. Chop will be about the same, just more people to deal with. I should have sailed over there today but wasn't willing to deal with the speed difference humiliation at this point in time .

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Egg Island, Cape Cod. First time on the water after almost 3 weeks in Germany. Felt like an alien in the thick wetsuit, 5 mm boots, hood, and mittens after sailing in 3 mm short sleeves in Corpus last. Nina had fun doing freestyle on short 300 m runs. I need longer runs just to realize I'm planing, but that did not work well yesterday: the wind was SSW-SW, and dropped lot when you got too far into the bay. Was not really flat, either, although a lot flatter than in front of Kalmus at a very high tide. Good to be out again, but I'm looking forward to warmer weather in Hatteras in a week.