Day 17 - Sweeeet

The wind came in at about 2 o'clock and stayed all afternoon peeking with some 30 knot gusts, It started steady and just built nicely.

I rigged my 5.8 first and went for an hour before I felt there was enough wind to switch to my 5.4, I would have been OK with a 5.0 at times but I just stuck with what I had rigged. The swell was back today and there was some really good ramps, Which I now have the ability to hit at full speed and launch off and actually carry some distance....And land and keep going.

Scotty had left me his X9 boom to use for the rest of the trip as I was a boom short due to the untimely demise of my X6. I don't know if it was the flashy boom or that everything else was perfect but today was so sweet, Best day I've had on the water for a long time.

I sailed more today in one session then I have for the whole trip, Well It feels that way....I'm very sore.

Good wind and swell for tomorrow, Back to Coronation and some waves.

Day 16 - Ever had the wind switch dead off shore?

The boys left for Perth this morning as the forecast looked at bit better down that way and they are due to fly out the following day.

Did they miss much....No not really but there was some wind, The afternoon saw the return of the southerly but only for a short time. I rigged my 5.8 and blasted around on my 95 for about and hour, No swell just pure flat water which gave me the opportunity to work on my gybes. I worked on increasing the arc of my gybe to help my chance of planing out of them, I have a habit of carving real hard and turning on the spot which kills my speed and stalls the gybe. Do I plain out of them...Only a few but I make It round dry about 90% of the time now on my 95 even in real choppy conditions so I'm happy with that.

A storm appeared out to the east and it looked bad, I was way out the back before I decided it was time to come in. One run too late, As I gybed and made my way back the wind shifted dead off shore and left me with some serious work to do to get back, Lucky it was strong enough for me to keep planing but it was very hard to make it back to shore. It  took me about half an hour or more to get back anywhere close to shore and with wind starting to drop I decided to take my chances with the rocks and came in well north of where I needed to be. I managed to pick a hole in the rocks and sail in to shore and start the long walk back to the car, by now the wind had stopped completely and the storm was about to hit. I popped my kit on my head and walked back down the beach to the van.....That was lucky.

The forecast tomorrow looks much better....

Days 10 through to 15.....Not what WA is suppose to be like.

Well it's time to get caught up on the blog, To say the least WA has been very disappointing this time around. We have not sailed much over the past week due to the lack of wind but we managed to salvage a few short sessions here and there. With mainly off shore winds this week we looked around for new places to sail and did find a few and got a couple of early morning sails in both flat water and small waves.
Everyone just wants one last epic session at Coronation before they go home but it looks unlikely, But with a dodgy forecast and no swell to be seen thing are not looking good for the boys.
We've passed the time going to the beach for swims, The mall for food, The movies for entertainment and the Pub for refreshment. We've also resorted to buying a football, Frisbee and tennis balls to help entertain us while at the beach, Each evening ending in a few beers out the back of the cottage.
The forecast is looking better for the next few days...Let's hope It holds in there.