05 May 2004
(machine translated in 2021) Another day off for surfing, to my PR yesterday I am really looking forward to Speed, arranged with Robke on the Grevelingendam, the wind is right off at south, not my preference, but flat and badger good for speed.
Grevelingendam
13:30 | 2 hour | Wind: S |
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Board: | F2 Thommen 275 - North Shore Ultra Slalom 34cm | |
Sail: | Arrows Tomahawk 6.8 - Arrows Ultimate Move 460cm - Arrows Ultimate Race 190-240 | |
(machine translated in 2023) Offshore wind, so difficult to choose in terms of sail. On the shore there is hardly any wind, but on the water there is still good sailing with 5.5 to 7.0. So 6.8 should be it. I float out of the bay and grab a flurry to sail along the side to the right. There I twist and move my trapeze strings for a while. I get up to head to the restaurant. Get a big flurry and widen my course, still busy, even wider. Pressure drops, flurry decreases, and I steer the board to the wind to get back to the shallows. On the side I get off and see how fast that was: 60.5 km/h. JAAAAAAA, YIPPIE, YIPPIE I reached 60 km/h. WOW... My day can't be broken anymore. Then a lot of walking trimming. The flurries decreased and those 60 were no longer reached. Often around 55 or just above it. It went hard, very hard. After about 2 hours it sinks in too far and I go to the side for a sip and to see if we are going to change anything about the set... 60.5 km/h..... |
15:45 | 1 hour | Wind: S |
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Board: | F2 Thommen 275 - North Shore Ultra Slalom 36cm | |
Sail: | Arrows Tomahawk 6.8 - Arrows Ultimate Move 460cm - Arrows Ultimate Race 190-240 | |
(machine translated in 2023) Wind doesn't really seem to subside completely, so with the 6.8 trimmed a bit looser and a slightly larger fin back on, a few more laps can be enjoyed plan. Sometimes the wind was far away. But still a few runs above 50 km/h I am also starting to get used to the Thommen. |