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Waves NC, Salvo Day Use Area. Starting to get cold. Choppier than expected for this location. Started on a Severne Blade 5.5 and RRD Wave Cult Sixty, but somewhat underpowered in the lulls. Moved to a Severne Turbo 7.0 (2cam) and a Starboard Carve 122 and was well powered for the rest of the session. 

Salvo Day Use Area, NC. Underpowered on RB 5.6 & Isonic.

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Salvo, NC. Should have either looked at the date and stayed home, or at least used my brain. But I did not and put 2 right booties in the van, so had to sail barefoot, which I never do. Probably should have adjusted the trim right away, but sailed a few run with almost no pressure on the front foot. So it was just a question of time until the foot slipped out of the straps, and I catapulted into the sail. Almost in slow motion, but fast enough to put a big rip into a panel, which only got larger while sailing a mile back to the launch.

I probably should have learned from that and just rigged the 6.3 for Nina, but instead went out again on the 7.8. Power was ok but I never felt comfy in the chop that was much larger than I remembered for Salvo Day Use Area, especially considering we had on 20 mph averages. Then when de-rigging, the wind grabbed the sail and flipped it a few times, which was enough to rip a panel. This one can be taped, but perhaps the two zippers that stopped working and the rips in the mast sleeve tried to tell me the sail is getting ready for retirement.