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Wildwind day 4: peace persists
Read more: Wildwind day 4: peace persistsA steady force 2 all day. A touch dull. Practice races all day of one lap, windward leeward. Far too small for a Tiger, but not a bad way to get practice starts. Mostly won, although humilated by…
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Peace returns
Read more: Peace returnsIt’s the morning and Vasiliki returns to normal. A zephyr blows in from the bay and the sun blazes down. Bodes well for a useful cross-shore breeze later.
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Boat choice
Read more: Boat choiceMonohulls can be ruled out. They are either too boring or too unstable. Rule 1. The Fox – Formula 20 – is too much unless you need it to support crew weight. So rule 2 is don’t overreach…
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Brutal wind sweeping through
Read more: Brutal wind sweeping throughDespite the sun setting, the wind has increased: it’s now brutal through here. The trees are absolutely roaring. Really wouldn’t mind this easing overnight.
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Wildwind day 3: particularly wild
Read more: Wildwind day 3: particularly wildTook Beth around the island in this misfiring Suzuki: high around the mountain and into Nidri for lunch. Had a short powerslide in a few moments when it was running sweetly. A testament to the lack of grip…
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Wildwind day 2
Read more: Wildwind day 2Hired a Suzuki Vitara (it’s a total lemon), relaxed with a book and waited for the cross-shore breeze to kick in: one of the cool kids now? The wind duly arrived at 14:30. Took a Pacific 18 –…
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A satisfactory day at Wildwind
Read more: A satisfactory day at WildwindMinced about in the morning on an FX One in light winds. Then the promised “cross-shore” breeze kicked in on schedule at 15:15 with a perfect force 4-5. Absolutely screamed to and fro in the FX One, hull…
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An exciting jump
Read more: An exciting jumpSo many tandems again after this bad weather… Brucie squeezed me in with some students and a single tandem, but one jump was my ration for the day. Front loop exit at 10 000 ft to stable in…
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Too windy to skydive
Read more: Too windy to skydiveBut I did meet a skydiver, motorcyle instructor, stuntman and ex-motocross champion who enjoyed a short ride on my Supermoto. Great guy – big grin 😀 Weather looking a little better for tomorrow and I just booked a…