Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Saturday, July 11, 2020
July 11 - Lac Bay
Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
2018 GA Phantom 7.8, 2017 iSonic 127 Ultra, Drake Carbon Race 44, Wind 13 G 15 knots
Was a slow start - launched at 1400 but not enough wind to stay planing. Relaunched at 1400 with barely enough wind (assisted by pumping). As the wind increased getting on a plane was easier. Opened up the back foot straps as I was struggling to get into the back straps. By the end of the session I was getting better but was still more difficult than on the iSonic 107.
Was a slow start - launched at 1400 but not enough wind to stay planing. Relaunched at 1400 with barely enough wind (assisted by pumping). As the wind increased getting on a plane was easier. Opened up the back foot straps as I was struggling to get into the back straps. By the end of the session I was getting better but was still more difficult than on the iSonic 107.
Friday, July 3, 2020
July 3 - Lac Bay
5,163 km
Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP-R360
Good session. Close to overpowered early but still fun. Well lit up for me on the runs, both north and south. Slowly, very slowly, the jibe timing is coming together.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
July 2 - Lac Bay
5,143 km
Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, 2018 weedspeed 38 Wind 15 knots
Sailing session cut short by spending most of the seesion helping Kuma reconnect with his board. Kuma and his sail became separated from his board in the middle of the bay.
Friday, June 26, 2020
June 26 - Lac Bay
5,131 km
Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP-360
Wind: 13 - 16 knots
Under-powered for most of the runs. Should have been on the 7.8. Did a lot of slogging, especially close to 1800 when the wind was definitely backing off. That said, was still a good session for the first time back on the water in a month.
Shoulder wound from having a small growth removed is essentially healed now.
Saturday, May 30, 2020
May 30 - Lac Bay
Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP-360
Decently powered. Good day. Sailed with Alexander van Ray. Still a lot of work to be done on the jibes. Have to fight the urge to flip the sail first when doing starboard tack jibes. Need to concentrate on bending ankles, knees and keeping back upright and looking at the clew of the sail while carving. Then doing a slow foot change seems to work but I need to do the foot change/flip before the board speed falls too much. 
Thursday, May 28, 2020
May 28 - Lac Bay
Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP-360
Worked on jibes. They are coming but still not rotating feet and flipping the sail soon enough for planing jibes.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
May 26 - Lac Bay
2018 GA Phantom 7.8, 2015 iSonic 107, Drake DW 38
Close to overpowered the whole session. bagged it early
New best Alpha for 2020. Had some good jibe runs on starboard tack but got carried too far into the shallows and stalled out in the weeds. The two jibes that worked were getting close to a sail flip that would keep the board on a plane. So, some progress even if I felt overpowered. The fast run from N to S was over the backs of swells and I felt very close to losing it a couple of times. The port tack jibe that I blew was because I didn't stay low on initiating the sail flip.
Monday, May 25, 2020
May 25 - Lac Bay
Bonaire, Lac Bay, Caribbean Netherlands
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP360
Best Alpha of the year to date.Slowly getting the timing down for the planing step jibe. Had a couple of jibes in the mangrove area fail because the wind ripped the boom out of my hand on the sail flip. Clearly need to be more conscious about having a firm grip. For the starboard tack jibe, I'm getting better at changing the foot stance and starting to move the sail in to position to flip it at the same time. Need to stay low and do the foot change quickly in order not to change the boards attack on the carve. Need to be more aggressive on rail pressure to tighten the arc of the carve so I can flip the sail sooner while I still have good board speed. On port tack, the same approach applies. I'm coasting through the exit of the speed runs rather than aggressively initiating the planing jibe. The good news is that I made more port tack jibes today, so some improvement seen.
Friday, May 22, 2020
May 22 - Lac Bay
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, Black Project WeedSpeed 40 degree 38 cm
Well powered the entire session
Notes to self:
I need to start trying to jibe in the southerly runs while still close to max speed. On the northerly runs, I need to start the jibe downwind run further out as I keep getting into water that is too shallow. Also, on the southerly runs, if I am not going to return to the launch site, I should be at least 5 meters from the sand bar as the water is actually a little smoother out there.
Notes to self:
I need to start trying to jibe in the southerly runs while still close to max speed. On the northerly runs, I need to start the jibe downwind run further out as I keep getting into water that is too shallow. Also, on the southerly runs, if I am not going to return to the launch site, I should be at least 5 meters from the sand bar as the water is actually a little smoother out there.
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