I took the boat out this afternoon after the St. George AGM, for the first sail in 10 years. The breeze was a North East sea breeze, averaging 15 knots with gusts of up to 20.



Overall I am pretty happy with how way things went. The sail modifications worked, a treat with no inducers on the top two battens, a Gaastra inducer on the third then the North Sails inducers on the rest. The sail flattens quite nicely, although nowhere as much as a KA sail.



I had some minor problems, such as mainsheet dragging out the back, and my tacks leave a lot to be desired.



I was pretty happy with my gybes. It has always been a mental weak point as I was not that confident in stronger breezes. I have thought a lot about technique in the last few weeks, and I am determined to get things right.



The boat is well and truly “ahead of me” at the moment, if that makes any sense. It will take a few races before I know what it will do before it actually does something, instead of reacting to everything like I am at the moment.



So, overall I am pretty happy, a bit sore, and a little concerned how quick things are going to happen on foils.



Bureau of Meteorology Data from Sydney Airport during the sail