conditions – 20-25 Knots SSW sea breeze. ? swell. Tide rising in the afternoon.

spot on 2pm start

rigged 6.5 and sonic (decided day before to go that – biggest rig).

Wind had turned to ssw at 11 so knew it was on.

only issue on test run was weed bank in line of start position.

got good pos in 4th row in line with walkway

followed crowd down to start – once ankle deep figured I could go all the sideways I wanted and waided up to get clear, plodded out and once got out of the wind shadow was of.

no weed or wave problems on way to first mark.

got first jybe and starting to get hot and sweaty.

trying to milk downwind using waves, getting it but arches of feet start to get very sore (maybe I was pulling up on the straps). Quite a lot of floaty stuff when too far off the wind and just loosing it.

seemed to have helped as I didnt need another tack to avoid the reef

fell of there I think ? lovely cool refreshment, actually waited a few extra seconds to cool down.

then waterstarted on the way out, good run passing some, seeing same sail number, then not seeing it

is that a good or bad thing ?

second outside – was also downwind (unusual)

got some more downwind advantage on this one I think

? cant remember

second in – not as downwind as usual

I think this was the bit where I Was just enjoying myself, perfect coasty , great wind, gear all working and the right size.

third out ?

lovely line of white water (small) on the way back out ofter jybing , ended up woosing it and going for upwind end and safety.

couldnt find next mark. found mass of sailors and police boat , all a bit confused.

did glince on the horizon way out to sea and north a small boat and a kite. thought – this will do – and headed back in to south passage and beach.

good fast race in with a couple of others to finish.

was a bit slack in not running, figured there wasnt that much of a hurry.

got a 74th – should be a DNF but then again noone protested.

last mark ? –

normal