(machine translated in 2023) Super WWT
The day before a regional cup it is always WWT (Windsurf Competition Training) so also today.
The weather forecast was very good (especially if they don't have any wind at all on the day of the real race)

Unfortunately no yoga this time.
We immediately started sailing. For the afternoon 4 to 4: 10 minutes some 8s sailing and then 10 minutes back to the shore and mandatory change something about your trim, and then on the water see if you could notice the difference and if it was better or worse.
Since the wind only increased in the 2 hours that we did that, for me it was mainly trim adjusting to the changing conditions. Sailed all morning 8.4 on GT85.

After the spaghetti lunch there was a small downwind slalom in the water and we have something like 10 to 11 starts
done. And that in ever-increasing wind and a blue sky: Cool/Exciting/Educational and very tiring.
Thick chop/waves with strong gusty wind and then with 15 men to the first buoy with sometimes a recreationist through it.
Started with 8.4 on my iSonic 111 with 8.4
Already before 4 o'clock I was very big with 7.3, 6.3 would have been better. But no sense/time to rig. So I sailed on for up to 5 hours with my 7.3. The 7.3 on my newly purchased iSonic 101 sailed. Did not focus on sharp starting, but especially fin and trim improvement in real slalom conditions. and that iSonic 101? Already in one of the first heats 57.1 km / h.
What did go worse than expected were my gybes, I did not fall, but because of the crowds at the buoys I often had to gyben very spacious and that in chop is not great, more eofenen and choosing a better course at the buoy, learned something again.

Level was very high. I really felt like a beginner: Nikay Droop, Yordy Vonk, Kay van Berlo, Ingmar Daldorf (and his brothers), Dennis Klaaysen, John Munten, Rene Vonk, Wolfgang Draschner, Coen Swijnenburg, Andrea Vanhoorne .... and to top it all off, the current no. 1 of the World Steven van Broeckhoven. For him his first Slalom competitions... And he did that pretty well, every start he got better and better... I couldn't keep up with him.

Jan and Roel: Thank you.

Super day, wonderfully sailed on the iSonic 101.

Kabbelaarsbank

10:45 1.25 hour Wind: SW
Board: AHD GT 85 - Drake R13 Race 60cm
Sail: North RAM F9 8.4 - North Platinum(11) 490cm - AL360 E3 Carbon 210-270
  (machine translated in 2023) Little wind, sail on minimum trim, reasonable water, pumping a few times and easy in Plane, 60cm felt good.
12:00 0.75 hour Wind: SW
Board: AHD GT 85 - Deboichet R10 M+ 56cm
Sail: North RAM F9 8.4 - North Platinum(11) 490cm - AL360 E3 Carbon 210-270
  (machine translated in 2023) Good as always. Played with putting trapezelijns slightly back. Wind increased too fast to notice a good difference.
13:15 0.75 hour Wind: SW
Board: Starboard iSonic 111 - Deboichet SL2 42cm
Sail: North RAM F9 8.4 - North Platinum(11) 490cm - AL360 E3 Carbon 210-270
  (machine translated in 2023) Let's see if the wind was enough for the 111. Perfect... After sailing on the shore again and then the wind was immediately so strong that I was already at max.
14:30 0.75 hour Wind: SW
Board: Starboard iSonic 101 - C3 Venom v2 40cm
Sail: North RAM F9 7.3 - North Platinum(09) 460cm - Neil Pryde X9 180-230
  (machine translated in 2023) First time with the iSonic 101. Wow, what a speed. And control was also very good. Venom also works well again, some trouble getting in from the back foot strap, maybe the 40cm was on the big side, time for a 38cm?
15:15 0.5 hour Wind: SW
Board: Starboard iSonic 101 - Select S07 35cm
Sail: North RAM F9 7.3 - North Platinum(09) 460cm - Neil Pryde X9 180-230
  (machine translated in 2023) That stands out, 5cm shorter than the Venom 40cm, and yet more pressure on my back foot. So much so that I got tired very quickly. Maybe mast foot a bit forward.
15:45 0.25 hour Wind: SW
Board: Starboard iSonic 101 - C3 D2 36cm
Sail: North RAM F9 7.3 - North Platinum(09) 460cm - Neil Pryde X9 180-230
  (machine translated in 2023) Wow, forgot how soft the D2 was. Wow, what a rest. Unfortunately, the 36cm is too small for this combination.
16:15 0.75 hour Wind: SW
Board: Starboard iSonic 101 - MFC SL 36cm
Sail: North RAM F9 7.3 - North Platinum(09) 460cm - Neil Pryde X9 180-230
  (machine translated in 2023) Control well. Vin seemed to be on the small side. At high speed it was good, but in little wind easy spinouts. Getting in the rear foot strap remained a bit annoying