sboardcrazy (27364km):
12 days ago 10-17kts ENE then died then 10-23kts NE Budgewoi Lake, NSW, AU- level 0.25m
6.5m Turbo - RS2 ( 90ltres) - 22cms Atomic
Sailed 12.25 - 4.25pm with breaks
I went out 1st and had a fun 20kms but then decided to wait for more wind. Sat in the water for 30mins till it started to come in.. Not a bad way to handle a 38 degree day.
Fun but frustrating.
I was pretty powered up at times but it didn't translate into speed.
The Turbo was trying to turn itself inside out in the gusts by the end.
I tried following the others , going through the weed ( fun but lots of drag) and below the weed ( fun but hard to get strong wind).
Finally figured out what I was doing wrong with gybes at the end of the bearaways and started getting some lovely ones..
One scary moment I was on a powered bearaway down the E side and the fin started to go chink , chink on the bottom..I couldn't go any deeper , only turn up into the shallows..survived, but I didn't go that far in again.
Me , then Mobsy , Mike , Bruce , Andrew, Brian , Pugs , Bruce, Greg K and Greg F , Macca , Mitchy and others.

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