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Lake George. SA.

Last minute decision for a quick, 3 day road trip.

Nice warm up sail for 2022 in lots of good company. 15-20, increasing to 20-25 and then dropping again to 18-22Kts.

Sailed from the spit and was pleasantly surprised by how much flat water there is. A few big patches in Kev's bay are quite good for 10 sec bearaways. 

Tried one NM and it was a bit bumpy in places but had a big lull in the middel. Pretty pleased with it though.

Rapt with the Alpha!. I found a flat patch and hit it hard on the peak of the wind. (25 knots?) IS80, Nuclear 20cm, 2022 KA Race 5.7m. That has to be a top 5 for me?  

The Fin worked really well under great lateral pressure with top speed, just over 32 knots on a beam reach. Thats about as fast I I can go on that angle! 

It was a good oppurtunity to do some sail tuning and fin comparisons for the first half. I came in and changed the sail. Got an extra 2 knots off the wind and also upwind. There might have been a slight increase in the wind, but I think I have got pretty close to the sweet spot for the new 5.7m. it vsets a bit looser in the top than the 2021 model with the samed epth down low. Feels nice. 

I compared the Nuclear 20cm with the Tectonics Speed-Weed 21cm. Both had the same top speeds, but the Nuclear was noticably safer in the chop, working upwind and when pushing really hard on a beam reach for Alphas. The Centre of resistance/lift is a bit further forward on the Tectocics, which is eaier to balance the board and rig with, but I can cope with the Nuclear. I would like it to be set firther forward in the box though.  I like them both a lot, but the holding tenacity of the Nuclear suits me and this combo just a little bit better. 

When the wind had seemed to pick up a bit, I went in and got the Mistral 47cm speed with 19cm Tribal Weedspeed. But that when the cloud came over and the wind eased off so I didn't go any faster. Same peaks speeds. 

IS80, 2022 5.7m KA Race (Speed). Atomic Nuclear20cm, and then Techtonics WeedSpeed 21cm. Then M47 with Trbal 19cm Weedspeed. 

Area 45, Mahers Landing, VIC, AU

Futura 101L, 5.9m, 34cm MB and 20cm Weedie

Area 45, Mahers Landing, VIC, AU
Shifty wind ESE 20-26kt, low hi tide, waited for banks, did not, tired, retired, 1 sh1ty jibe
Simon and Adam and Kato and some Brideys laterKA 6.6 not too bad, used a 5.8 later, 
Isonic 94 and MFC weedy fin as upright was crap w ith the weed, was going to try the 25cm Atomic - nah

natical mile 5 best

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Area 45, Mahers Landing, VIC, AU

Crap wind