April 25 - Lac Bay

4,836 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP360

 More jibing practice. Made a few port tack jibes and a couple of starboard tack jibes. Maybe making a little improvement.

April 23 - Lac Bay

4,815 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP360
Sailed from 1500 to 1615

Decided that if I was ever going to learn to jibe the iSonic, I needed to do it in the big chop in the sandy area. First half of the session was pretty frustrating but as the wind backed off a little, I started having some successful jibes. Success came easier when I remembered to move my front hand as close to the mast before I flipped the sail. Also needed to lean forward as I was flipping, not backwards, and to pull hard on the boom.

April 22 - Lac Bay

4,798 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.8, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP360

 Sailed between 1315 - 1415 and 1500 - 1530

April 20 - Lac Bay

4,777 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP360

With no one sailing in the 'rental' area, I was surprised at the amount of chop in the water. The chop made it difficult to practice jibing. Guess this is where I need to sail until I get better and the tourists return.
Was well powered at the end of the second session, 1245 PM.

April 19 - Lac Bay

4,764 km
Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KP360
Medium to underpowered.
First day back sailing after a long period of no physical exercise. Made some jibes in the sense that I didn't fall in but none that I really 'sailed through'.
Tried the 'rental area' as it was empty of sailors. Was OK but realize that because of the shallow water and early afternoon sun, I had trouble actually seeing the water. Was a little concerned about hitting the bottom in a couple of places.

March 5 - Lac Bay

4,749 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2019 Point-7 AC One 6.2, 2015 iSonic 90, MFC KPR340

Well to overpowered. Had to move the front foot straps from 'all the way back' to the middle-Forward position as the board  wanted to dance on its tail.

Jibing was a mess. Have to remember to be much quicker on this smaller board.

March 4 - Lac Bay

4,736 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, KPR360.

Fully powered to overpowered in the gusts. Got a couple of good runs. Should have sailed longer but was tired from yesterday and tomorrow looks like a 6.3 day so decided not to push it.

March 3 - Lac Bay

4,727 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.8, 2015 iSonic 107, Drake 38

Kept going too deep in the mangrove shallows and snagging some turtle grass with the fin. Also, was getting good runs to the south and consistently sailed into the wind shadow and blew the jibes.

March 2 - Lac Bay

4,711 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.1, 2015 iSonic 107, MFC KPR360. 

Launched at about 1650, derigging at 1750. Starting to get some stamina. Recently it would have taken me four hours of 'sailing' to go 12 km.

March 1 - Lac Bay

4,698 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.8, 2017 iSonic 127, Drake 44. Wind 15 G 16 knots

Made one run and the wind dropped a couple of knots. Just enough of a drop to keep me from planing.

Launched at 1320. I apparently need 15 knots with gusts to 17 to get this setup on a plane...