First high wind home session of 2016!

I got to use my 5.4 (my mid sized) sail! After the thunderstorms passed through, the wind started building as predicted. By 7pm I headed out with just the Freewave 116, one mast, one boom and my 6.2 and 5.4.

The wind was showing 20-23 knots on my wind meter so I rigged the 5.4. The sun was setting and the very warm wind was blowing from the southwest.

1 hour and 15 minutes, 30 km and max speed 49 km/h. I sailed until the sunset was kissing the horizon.

Very satisfying when you get the wind and gear call right!

GPS trail in google earth (note image rotated 45 degrees)

GPS trail with speeds from GPS-speed.com

Speeds over the 1:15 time I was out - long break in the middle is my visit to Scott's

Most fun part of the day, my clew first wave rides out in the rolling swells
 I thought I had turned back across the wind but was really just going downwind
See circled parts of the GPS trail