4,366 km
Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP-RC 360 Wind: 14 -16 knots
Wind was a tad light for the 7.1, except in the gusts but I wanted to try test the 7.1. First rigging needed more downhaul, according to Taty (and in retrospect, I agree) because the pocket was too deep. Second rigging, later in the day, was better but lost a little of the low-end power. Overall, the 7.1 felt good except that the cams don't rotate a easily as on the 7.8 Phantom. Bottom-line, I'm pleased with the sail swaps from the Vapors to the Phantoms.
Learning opportunity: I was trying to make a run to the rental area to get a better NM but the wind was marginal. On the southerly run, I spun out, not sure if I hit a weed clump, or what. Anyway, was in the water. Got the sail cleared but not enough to waterstart. Then the fun began. As I got tired, I could not clear the clew of the sail because I was also in the area of the bay with the biggest chop, which had a period of maybe a meter. The chop kept breaking over the sail and if I pushed the mast higher, the clew would get buried. Tried uphauling but in the chop the 107 was just too unstable. Drifted/swam until I could touch bottom. Slogged back to the launch area. By then I was too tired to sail and it was almost 5 PM.
