3806km
Lac Bay, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean
Sailworks Retro 5.5 downhauled to Roo-highwind mark, iSonic 90, MFC KP-RC 320. Wind: 21G27
Little by little... Took some diddling to get dialed back in on the iSonic 90 but was a nice ride after I relearned the tricks. Fully powered but in control. Since it will be a day or two more before I'm 'back in the saddle' here, I chose not to 'let the beast loose' as Roo would say. Was pretty bouncy on the long runs so kept the foot straps the way I left them last year - works fine in the chop but I need to loosen them slightly to make jibing easier. Enjoyed the long runs - been a while since I could just lock-down, focus on the chop, and go. Was happy to see a 30+ peak on the dial, been a while.
Will take some time to get back into sailing shape - fortunately the next couple of days look like repeats of today. Goal is to significantly improve distance. Still dealing with the stupid cramping although today it was mostly in the hands. Coming off of high levels of Prednisone back to more normal dosages so this should help. Looking forward to hopefully starting the next steroid sparing medication trial the end of next week if the Bonaire doctor is willing to follow on with OHSU doctor's suggestion.
Roo commented:
Great effort Barton, 2 days in a row. Be careful with those kids, they wont know what hit them when you unleash the beast!
I commented:
Uhm, yes, I will be careful. Thank you for the warnng. I hope they don't hurt themselves from laughing too hard 
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I had great plans of doing three days in a row but a tweaked shoulder from trying to move too heavy dog kennels by myself at the airports and the stupid cramping forced a change in plans. Still good wind forecast for Sunday so will try to make it an all day event with multiple sessions.
Drifter commented:
Barton, lifting heavy objects is a mugs game. These days I don't lift anything heavier than the combined weight of a windsurfing board and rig.
I commented:
John, I'm a little slow at times but finally starting to come to grips with the issues of age-and-heavy-objects. For me the issues seem to have had a fairly rapid onset. Things that were not an issue a couple of years ago can now quickly become a major pain in the butt. Thanks to you, 'Mugs game' just got added as a label for my 'activity filter' 
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Barton, lifting heavy objects is a mugs game. These days I don't lift anything heavier than the combined weight of a windsurfing board and rig.
I commented:
John, I'm a little slow at times but finally starting to come to grips with the issues of age-and-heavy-objects
. For me the issues seem to have had a fairly rapid onset. Things that were not an issue a couple of years ago can now quickly become a major pain in the butt. Thanks to you, 'Mugs game' just got added as a label for my 'activity filter' .
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