You couldn’t ask for better conditions than we had on Friday at St. George. A good 20 knots, flat water and a great turnout of boats.

Unlike last week, we all headed out early to blast around before the start. After about half an hour, I noticed that my wand was flicking way too far forwards. After a quick inspection I noticed , the ball joint had pulled out of my bell crank. A quick trip to shore and I swapped it over for an older one I had in the toolbox, albeit with the incorrect height.

Well the comparison of the old to the new bell crank confirmed that my setting changes have definitely improved the boat significantly over the last few weeks.

Marty clocked the top speed of the day with 23.1 knots in Silver Shadow, and with my top speed at 17.6 I need to get another 5 knots of top speed to be in the ballpark with the other guys in a straight line.

This means new/updated foils are high on the winter build list, along with a new gantry and giving the boat a coat of paint.