It was a relatively light wind and the Toronto Windsurfing Club attracted around two dozen raceboards and what seemed to be a dozen Kona class windsurf boards. There were also a number of "learn to windsurf" students racing which was great to see.
Before launching I checked out how the local top racer Bob had his gear rigged and tried to emulate his fuller sail. Previously I'd been downhauling my sail like I do for high wind planing. I was happy to see fellow Kona windsurfer Constantine back with his ripped sail nicely repaired.
The first race saw all fleets start at the same time which makes for an exciting start line. The second and third races had separate starts for the raceboards and then Konas started 5 minutes later and each fleet did a single lap. That worked out nicely in the light winds.
I was sailing well and was competitive this time and enjoyed the feeling of being part of the fleet and chatting with fellow competitors while on the water rather than being left alone at the back of the fleet.
In between races while waiting for the next start I tried some of the first duck tacks I've ever attempted with a 9.0 and then even successfully completed a few.
It will be nice to see if my sense of improvement is real when the results are updated online.
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| First Kona race GPS track - this one was two laps. |
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