17 August 2019
Difficult Afternoon at Kabbelaarsbank
Good wind predicted, but a wind dip around 12:00, so some late to Zeeland.
On arrival everyone was on the shore, no wind.
Rigged​ iSonic 127 with Warp 9.0 and SL-P48cm
In the beginning could not get planing a lot. Wind picked up and could plane a lot more.
Until the wind really good too strong for this set.
Took the Busca 46cm, that was better, but not ideal. Stance on the board was not good.
Board did not run loose, did not run over the chop, so not so nice.
Wind remained strong so took the iSonic 101 with Crossride 6.6 and SL-X 36cm.
In the gusts delicious. But along the edges of the lake was clearly less wind, sometimes really almost nothing.
Until the wind collapses completely.
Took the Warp 9.0 again, now with the Z-Fins 46cm S--.
The Z-Fins S-- gives clearly more lift than the Busca which makes the board go better over the chop.
Water seemed to be a lot flatter.
Was a tricky day, wind ranged from around 10-14 knots to 18-22 knots.
Kabbelaarsbank
14:15 | 1 hour | Wind: SW |
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Board: | Starboard iSonic 127 - Sonntag SL-P 48cm | |
Sail: | North Warp F2015 LW 9.0 - North Platinum(14) 490 - Severne Enigma 210-260 | |
Wind minimal, in the gusts, bit of pumping and I was planing. Could get upwind easily. Until the wind picked up a lot and the fin became too big. |
15:15 | 0.5 hour | Wind: SW |
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Board: | Starboard iSonic 127 - Busca Slalom 46cm | |
Sail: | North Warp F2015 LW 9.0 - North Platinum(14) 490 - Severne Enigma 210-260 | |
The Busca clearly provides less lift, only in the hardest gusts the board running freely. In the chop not so much fun, board does not want to run nice over the chop. |
16:15 | 0.75 hour | Wind: SW |
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Board: | Starboard iSonic 101 - Sonntag SL-X 36cm | |
Sail: | North Crossride 6.6 - North Platinum(11) 460 - AL360 E3 Carbon 180-230 | |
Near shore too little wind, in the middle of often good, but quite a lot of windholes. In the strong wind is was perfect. |
17:00 | 0.5 hour | Wind: SW |
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Board: | Starboard iSonic 127 - Z-Fins SL S-- 46cm | |
Sail: | North Warp F2015 LW 9.0 - North Platinum(14) 490 - Severne Enigma 210-260 | |
In the light wind, just enough to get planing. Board ran better over the chop than with the Busca. In the hardest gusts, the 9.0 was too large. Tricky sailing. |