Well Last night was a crazy breeze. Some handled it better than others. 20knts one second, nothing the next. My board set up was all over the place and I found it really difficult to make ground to windward which was crap as the top mark was straight up wind where i wasnt going. There was also a big and I mean big blue power boat (read ship ) that I almost hit about 4 times as I couldnt get to windward and kept reaching back at them. They were on anchor and the crew looked nervous. Maybe they thought i was some somali pirate and they kept walking around the deck watching me to see that i didnt scratch the duco.
Any way even stranger than my board set up was that I burst a blood vessel in my hand I guess from holding the boom in the gusts, as it was hard to stay hooked in all the time. It blew up full of blood in the palm of my hand near the knuckle joint. Very painful to sail with so i retired back to the club pronto. Still sore today, even so I went for a short sail this arvo just to see if it would inflate again, but all seems OK. Just a bit sore. Any one else had one of these, do they go away? I bet the formula guys get these all the time.
The guys and girls who braved last night were awesome and they handled the breeze like the true champions they are. i think the ships Captain Beat us all in the end.
Its good to see even on crap nights that some crew come down just to have a beer and talk windsurfing. So good night in the bar after.
Good to see Ms Wally made it down for a couple of drinks.
Oh well next friday night is the travellers trophy for the Wally boards but it will be racing as usual and another lesson handed out to me I guess.
Our new Team saying at the club is " I feel the need, the need for a Swede" Get well quickly Captain K
Aloha
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