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6th September 2003
Windsurfing: Jericoacoara, Brazil
Wind Direction: E
Wind Stength: 25-30 knots+
Surf / Sea State: Flat/swell on outside
Air Temperature: Scorchio!
Sea Temperature: Scorchio!
Weather: Mucho Sol
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Distance Covered:

Mark went out before me and said he was mucho overpowered on his 4.7 (even though he weighs 100kg+) - the windiest day since he arrived 10 weeks ago. So flattened off my 4.6 completely and was expecting a struggle....

Turned out though that I was never really overpowered. Wind was up and down, and very strong sometimes, but I've found the 4.6/78L wave board combo very easy to keep in control even if it's honking. Really like that board. Hope I can carry on sailing it each day until I leave. So, I was just right most of the time, even a bit underpowered occasionally like for my last run in when I didn't really get planing and drifted a long way downwind, leaving me with a long swim/wade back in to the beach (arse...).

Again nothing particularly special performance wise, but generally a good sail in nice windy conditions. Made all of the 3 gybes I went for on the inside quite comfortably with slightly better exits, and one nice tack as well, which with being on a 78L board I was quite chuffed with. Gybes on the outside were not so good but getting better. Waves were too small/non-existent for wave riding. Also with the tide being high, right up to the beach, there was the usual big wind shadow on the inside, so going for wave-riding and lots of gybes on the flatter water on the inside wasn't really possible. As always, looking forward to low tide in the afternoons when there will be more wind on the inside so that I can really go for some new stuff before I leave.

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