sboardcrazy (25351km):
17 days ago 2 categories Patchy 5-16kts S fading to patchy 5- 13kts Valentine, NSW, AU
WT64 ( 112ltres) - 7.5m Turbo - 35cms tectonics weedy
then 125ltre Tabou Bullit - 38cms tectonics weedy
I should have gone out on the big board from the start. The 112ltres was fun in the gusts but off the plane more and dodgier to gybe.
By the time I'd swapped down it had died a bit. Still pleasant. Not really enough for bearaways.
The big board was more forgiving for gybes. I could stuff them up and still stay dry. This was good as i could figure out what went wrong and try to fix it.
I ended up under the sail after one gybe. It took forever to swim out from under it and I was worried I'd run out of air. I stayed calm but I must have grabbed a mouthful of water as I was coughing badly for the next 1/2hr.
Just me and some wings. Jeff set off windfoiling as I was packing up.
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