Masters Of Speed-The Vagaries Of Wind: Training Day 2 for Finian’s windsurfing gang was nothing special. Thirty knots of breeze (good), but from a 90-degree angle (bad). Still, speeds were in the high 30s and low 40s. The perfect conditions to take the outright record would be maybe 35 knots from an angle of 110-120 degrees to the canal. And to illustrate just how much luck with the wind plays a role in this speed sailing game, consider how the day ended:

We packed up around 5pm with about 15-knots of wind in the air so we thought it was safe but at around 6:15 the wind suddenly came up to be pretty strong but it was too late to do anything as the timing was put away and Christophe needs one hour to mobilize it. We were all left with a solid 35-knots of ESE to stare at as the light faded away and the possibility to run about three runs before it was too dark. There is no guarantee that we missed record conditions but they were pretty close considering that the fastest run of the day by Finian (44.22 kts.) was done in 30-33 knots of wind. Merde.

Thems the breaks. They live to windsurf another day…



Waiting For The Right Conditions: “Hey, Finian, don’t you think it’s a bit wavy today…?”