Thanks Denis, it was gusting 30 and it you had to time the gust to get it filled in all along the course. Problem was it was too tight on the first leg then too deep on the second, had to be up to speed and hit the gust as you turned onto the second leg to get the high speed. Great practice for when we got a solid 35 knot day with a bit more west in the direction and some serious speeds will be set. You'd love the run!

Thanks Stroppo. hopefully it's the start of a windy winter here otherwise I'll have to jet down to West OZ for the season!

Roo, that's great that you able to handle 41 board not in Luberitz channel.

what signals the start of your speed season?

The North Pacific high pressure that creates the Gorge winds in the summer moves down to the south towards Baja. This allows the low pressure systems to sweep down from the gulf of Alaska producing southern winds at the coast while the Gorge goes easterly and shuts down for westerlies. It also brings in the rain and snow for the mountains and valleys. You can see the typical speed season setup below. This is for the coming Wednesday.

Roo, Very Nice! 

Nice going Roo!