(machine translated in 2023) Speeding with east wind
Thick east wind so went to Herkingen for speed surfing. It was very quiet, when I started there were 2 Belgians. Also at the dam I was completely alone most of the time! Later the 2 Belgians also came to speed and by the time I stopped 2 freestylers came.

Starting with the S-Type 104 and Daytona 6.6 on the side was little wind so it was really gambling. First the Lessacher B+F Speed 35cm screwed under the S-Type, first time with the B+F and the 35cm seemed like a good size. Well that was true. Speed was good, soon had a run of 60.9 km / h. After some more rakejs decided to go to the side for the Missile. If it does blow and it is flat water then also use the real cannon.

The F2 Missile first caught with my Drake Slalom Pro 30cm. This has surface area than other fins and I wanted to test it under the Missile. The Lessacher LeWo R30 22cm also laid ready, I also wanted to test that, but first the Drake 30cm. Wind had subsided slightly. In the gusts more than enough for the Missile, in between too little. The gusts where also too short to let the Missile accelerate to 60+ km / h for a really long time. So I could sail around when I got into plane, but no top speeds. After some hesitation, back to the S-Type, the HTS or at least the LeWo R30 testing, went for the last option. It took a lot of getting used to the fin. Without speed no grip at all, but very quiet on wide windy courses. But also for the fin too short gusts.

After the Missile it was the HTS's turn, wanted to see how fast it could go, goal was 60 km / h. Started with the Drake Slalom Pro 34cm underneath. But it didn't seem to give enough lift. Didn't really get high speeds, max 56.5 km/h. Went to the side for my Hurricane SRA 36cm. That immediately felt a lot better. Speed went up quickly and after a few raks it was already 58.5 km / h and that felt easier than the 56.5 with the Slalom Pro. But it felt like the board wasn't really accelerating, maybe trim, but this really needs to be faster.

Herkingen

11:15 0.5 hour Wind: 20/30 kts
Board: Starboard S-Type 104 - Lessacher B+F Speed 35cm
Sail: North Daytona 6.6 - North Viper 75 460cm - HPL Slalom 177-238
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12:00 0.75 hour Wind: 17/30 kts
Board: F2 Missile - Drake Slalom Pro 30cm
Sail: North Daytona 6.6 - North Viper 75 460cm - HPL Slalom 177-238
  (machine translated in 2023) Too little wind, in the short hard gusts it went well, but they were too short to really make speed, in between I quickly sank.
The Drake 30 seems to be on the big side for the Missile. In the gusts I had a lot of lift.
13:00 0.75 hour Wind: 18/30 kts
Board: F2 Missile - Lessacher LeWo Duo R30 22cm
Sail: North Daytona 6.6 - North Viper 75 460cm - HPL Slalom 177-238
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14:00 0.5 hour Wind: 18/32 kts
Board: HTS Super Fast M - Drake Slalom Pro 34cm
Sail: North Daytona 6.6 - North Viper 75 460cm - HPL Slalom 177-238
  (machine translated in 2023) Set ran well, but I think I had just too little lift to let the board accelerate properly, gusts were hard, but speed was not super fast. I don't think the Slalom Pro 34cm is a good option for the HTS.
14:45 0.5 hour Wind: 17/34 kts
Board: HTS Super Fast M - Hurricane SRA 36cm
Sail: North Daytona 6.6 - North Viper 75 460cm - HPL Slalom 177-238
  (machine translated in 2023) Set was top notch in terms of feel, but the speed didn't really come in, maybe because the flag was so short, maybe because the trim wasn't top. All in all my PR on the HTS improved to58,5 km/h, so quite satisfied, but I feel like it should have been possible over 60.