Another post work session.
HS1850, Uni 300 tail shimmed with the +1 trim fairing, 85cm mast, 60 cm fuselage, Ensis 6.0
Tide was a low high at 0.7'. Wind was fun - 15 to 23mph and pretty consistent. Arvin was out and he had a new Armstrong 5.5 wing. He was up and down, but we all start small (he'll be ripping soon).
Yeah I was mowing the lawn, but I was focused on practicing my tacks. As seen in the track below, I'm getting the turns tighter and when the wing is sized right for the wind speed, I can almost pop right out of the completed turn. Tacks are really muscle memory - I bet if I skateboarded with a wing I could get these tacks down faster and more consistently.
There were a lot of sailboats out - Quests and Lasers - so I had a chance to "informally" race them - not even close - I smoked them silly. According to my watch I hit 15.3mph (and I had the HS1850 on). I'm think I could shave off another mph if I use the HS232 rear stabilizer.
Another successful session!
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