Blokkendam

Present: Jurjen, Martijn (Volvosurfer), Ron (SoulDragon)

11:00 0.5 hour Wind: SW 12/20 kts
Board: Starboard iSonic 101 - C3 Venom v2 36cm
Sail: North Crossride 6.6 - North Platinum(09) 460cm - AL360 E3 Carbon 180-230
  (machine translated in 2023) At first it was minimal, could just plan, trim minimal. But there was a shower, wind increased rapidly, max trim, and still it was too much, tried another rak, but was really survival. Grabbing smaller items.
11:30 0.75 hour Wind: W/SW 20/28 kts
Board: JP Freestyle Wave 84 Pro - MFC Freewave 22,5cm/Makani Walu 2x10cm
Sail: North Ice 4.7 - North Gold(b) 400cm - Aeron V-Grip 160-210
  (machine translated in 2023) Set worked well again, a lot of grip, except when the wind was really minimal I could always walk very well height. Jumping and golfing top. Could have sailed with the 21cm in the stronger wind.
12:30 0.75 hour Wind: W/SW 18/28 kts
Board: JP Freestyle Wave 84 Pro - Select Wave Warrior 22cm
Sail: North Ice 4.7 - North Gold(b) 400cm - Aeron V-Grip 160-210
  (machine translated in 2023) Single fin hazards, water was almost flat, so no use for Thrusters. Board ran wonderfully, nice and loose and lively, made it fun to sail on the fairly flat water, could sometimes jump well. A lot more fun than with the Thrusters on flat water.
13:30 2.5 hour Wind: W/SW 14/22 kts
Board: Starboard iSonic 101 - C3 Venom v2 36cm
Sail: North Crossride 6.6 - North Platinum(09) 460cm - AL360 E3 Carbon 180-230
  In the beginning, the board was not loose enough, inceased the boom height, mast foot a bit to the back. That helped, set worked wel, looking back, I could have used a bit more downhaul, extension was set too short, so that was not easy. Almost constant full power. Set ran relatively fast, water was pretty rough, so board just couldn't accelerate. Set was well balanced, only when the wind was a little less, getting upwind was not easy, and also the waves did not help. Jibing went very well, also in the waves.