Feb 10 - Lac Bay

4579km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2019 Point-7 ACOne 6.2, 1985 Hi-Tech Carbon Slalom 9'

Sailed between 1400 and 1500 and 1600 to 1630.

I was OK powered in 1400-1500 session and fully powered in the 1600 to 1630 session.

Nice ride for both sessions. Had difficulty jibing the Point-7 because of the cams but I'm getting closer. The Hi-Tech slalom felt narrower than the 8'9" when jibing. I'll have to measure it. The slalom Hi-Tech seemed much more twitchy sensitive to foot placement. 26" harness lines are also the ticket for me. Much more comfortable, much less strain on the arms and more weight on the harness lines.

Feb 6 - Lac Bay

4560 km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2015 Retro 5.5, 1991 Hi-Tech 8'9". 

NOTE: Taty was sailing in Defi-Wind Miyakojima-shi, Okinawa-ken, Japan

Sailed between 1330 and 1400, around 1530 and 1630

Good day for the Gorge Gear! Very nicely powered except for the 1630 run (only made an over and back run and was worried about slogging back). The Hi-Tech definitely needs some power to keep it on a plane.

Last night I changed harness lines from 28" back to 26" and it felt much more comfortable. I can now put a lot more weight on the harness lines and still comfortably reach/grip the boom. Today my arms were not the issue, but during the 1530 runs my legs cramped a little. Always some weak link in the body :). At least now I think I can go longer distances since my arms won't get strained as much. 

The sailing runs were a workout but, per usual, jibing was better. Tide was high enough for me to get the slingshot runs into the mangrove area and still jibe and sail away.

Feb 3 - Lac Bay

4560km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2019 Point-7 ACOne 6.2, 2015 iSonic 107, Drake 38.

Made one run about 1215. Underpowered Didn't feel like re-rigging. Went home early.

Feb 2 - Lac Bay

4541km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.8, 2017 iSonic 127, Drake 44, Wind 13-15 knots.

Got a 1630 start so short session. Had a couple of short planing runs. Had to wait for a gust to get planing, after that seemed to have enough apparent wind to plane through the lulls.

I like the Phantom, easy to handle, cams rotate much easier than the cams on the GA Vapors.

Feb 1 - Lac Bay

4535km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2015 Sailworks Retro 6.5, Hi-Tech 8'9", 2017 iSonic 107, Drake 38  

Went out at 1140 on the Hi-Tech and while in the middle I was nicely powered, at the launch and mangroves I was seriously underpowered. Made a run switched to the iSonic 107. Had a couple of good, white knuckle runs to the south - it was suggested that I used too large a fin. I definitely was 'on the edge'.  Stopped for a break and talked with Toni and Daniel. When I was ready to sail again (1430) the wind had dropped to the point where I could not even plane on the 107. Made it to the sandbar, gave up and returned to the launch area.

Jan 22 - Lac Bay

4524km

Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2018 GA Phantom 7.8, 2017 iSonic 127, Drake 44   Wind: 10-13 knots

Had enough wind on first run (1340) but had difficulty finding rear strap. Dumped it twice. Second time dumped in a manner that completely filled the luff sleeve with water. Good News. I was able to clear the sail in deep water and waterstart.

Second run the wind was just too light for me to get on a plane (1500)

Jan 21 - Lac Bay

4519km

Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2015 Sailworks Retro 7.5, 2015 iSonic 107, Drake 38   Wind: 12-16 knots

First attempt about 1320, second attempt about 1600. Very underpowered both times.

Marc sailed in the morning and had good wind. Is there a lesson to be learned here?

Jan 20 - Lac Bay

4512km

Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2015 Sailworks Retro 7.5, 2015 Sailworks Retro 5.5, 2015 iSonic 107, Drake 38   Wind: 15-23 knots

First session about 1350

Overpowered on the 7.5 for the first couple of runs. The 5.5 was good once I got past the sandbar. A little underpowered getting started...

Jan 18 - Lac Bay

4500km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2015 Sailworks Retro 6.5, 2015 iSonic 90, MFC-KP 360   Wind: 15-19 knots

Was a little underpowered on first run (about 1225) and had trouble getting on a plane. Next runs were a little better. I stopped to rest and decided to go home to get my smartphone in order to try to get data from Taty's phone. Stopped at Marc van Brockhoven's house to also try to get data from his Garmin Fenix 5. Had issue with .fit file not containing any speed data and .gpx exports being very noisy and essentially useless.

Jan 17 - Lac Bay

4494km

Lac Bay, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

2015 Sailworks Retro 7.5, 2015 iSonic 107, Drake Carbon 38   Wind: 13-17 knots (1530 to about 1700)

Nicely powered. Good runs with acceptable chop. The last couple of runs I concentrated on putting more weight on the harness, less strain on the arms. Worked very well. Will have to concentrate on this more in order to get longer sailing sessions. 

One issue I had was jibing the larger sail. Seemed like when I carved the jibe, by the time I could flip the sail without backwinding, the board would stall.