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Boombas with Cap’n Calm.  A cold morning and a decent breeze do not make for a comfortable and warm session. But they do provide a fabo blast across the light chop at Boombas.

The Cap’n informed me we had an average of low twenties  breeze so I thought it was time to give the KaRace5.5 a try for the first time. I was pretty sure I was on the money when the Cap’n told me to go for a 6.0. Initially I was over powered and that coupled with trying to wrestle the Windtech was rapidly leading to frustration and exhaustion. More downhaul, whack on the Vintage Missy Screamer and a Delta 22 and a brand new world of controlled fun times arrived. I did have a MUF speed weed on initially, but lost my nerve after a couple of close calls with weedbergs at speed. The old girl has more curves than any of my other boards, but she gives up in speed, she returns in control. It was a joy to ride and I renewed my faith in using the old board in less than perfect water.

I spent the session fiddling with settings on the sail and eventually I was pretty sure I have now got that sail dialled in. In the meantime the Cap’n was handing out free lessons on speed to anyone watching. Which was no one. Boombas is a big place when there are only two of you. 

Unfortunately my sailing fitness was pathetic and after being dealt to by the Cap’n who was buzzing past me like a blowfly with a dose of Mortein, I decided to surrender to and head back to camp.

Hot coffee and lunch, defrost fingers and the then the wind dropped. For the first time ever we got the timing right! A Top Ten no walking Fangy Day :-)

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Arrived at Boombas, to 19average and 27 gusts, didn't look super flat, so I stuch the 24cm 42d weedy in the 48cm board and rigged the 5.4koncept. Fangy decided to go with his 5.5 KA race, this had me worried about being a tad overpowered. Sure enough when I hit the water I had a bit more than I was comfortable with, would have been fine in the smoooth but I was doing my share of tailwalking in the chop. The 24cm fin worked fine though completely confident with it until I started hitting weed burgs out wide. Went over the front a couple of times fortunately going uphil slowly. Came in and plugged the 19cm 50d fin in and changed down to the 5.0. Not so much adrenalin but a bit faster because of more control. Didn't feel anymore weedburgs but spun out in the chop instead. Not a good combination, burgs and chop!

The NM run was a bit short, had to pull out because of a flock of swans, should have had another go!

Birchmont, WA, AU

What a great windy day!  pity I have been sick so unable to make the best of it, but the fear of regret of missing the 'best day ever' did get me on the water briefly.  I even took the F2 missile out for a run, but it was a bit rough and the 6.0 not pulliing enough in the lulls, besides my complete inability to sail today while running a fever.  Switched to the Manta 86, which was proably a bit easier, but I still struggled and today must have been one of my lowest distances recored.

At lease I won't regret not trying.

f2 Missile small/ Manta 86, 6.6 GPS

Glory Holes, Australind, WA, AU

yeehaa...well that blew the nightshift cobwebs out.

not very flat but who cares the wind was pretty solid so nice to be powered up

most of the time.

used iso 107 with a 33 choko weedy and a 6.2 severne R3.