Floras Lake, Oregon
Naish Chopper S (3.7 equivalent), JP Freestyle Wave 77, 2x10 thrusters, 26cm MFC. Wind: 28 20G34+ knots
First day of sailing on the FSW 77 and Chopper S combo. Flores is a great place to get comfortable with new gear. Had two sessions - the first one was just getting familiar with the FSW 77 and Naish Chopper sail and how twitchy both are and how little floatation the FSW has. Spent over an hour getting worked and tired but enjoying the 'relative consistency' of the wind compared to the huge holes at the Hood River Waterfront Park. The wind holes here just went from slight slogging to fully powered and locked in. Seccond session was better and made some jibes on the ocean side. Did not try jibing on the East side as the wind was consistently slightly weaker. If condidtions are like this tomorrow, will probably go up at least one sail size to the Naish Chopper M (4.2 equivalent) just for grins. Only 3-5 sailors out at any given time and only a couple of kiters.
Oh, the 'Hilton on Wheels' is working great, wife is enjoying it :) .
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