Hardies Run, WA, AU Elmo was Flying and me sailing like a pussy cat

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JP SS 65cm, NP RSS MkIV 7.8m, JP Weed 36cm

After another FUBAR day wandering around a refinery in the rain still coughing and hacking trying to bring a lung or two through my windpipe, went down for a quick play on the run with Hardz.

Got down the run to see Hardz rigging a 7.5m not a good sign, looks like I should have brought down the SLW, as I was getting the sail out of the trailer there looked to be a few whitecaps in the distance so rather than the 68SS went with the 65 figuring that 109L should hopefully be enough. Very quick rig and I was ready to go.

Saw Hardz take of from the shore, thought "you Beauty" 20m later hes of the board again waiting for breeze "Oh Bugger" Lugged my kit out got to some almost knee deep water to find some nice ruffles, hopped on the board dragged the fin for a bit saw Hardz take of then I followed him kept following him for one of our clasic Hardz Vs Elmo drags yeahargh neck and neck the whole way down Great fun, Hardz puilled out of the run and I went on for the Naughty very surprised with the result.

Unfortunately the wind had in the mean time swung back a bit more westerly which meant I spent the rest of the session struggling to get back up wind, got a few more nice squirts out there and was having a ball, even better for me was that I hadn't coughed once whilst exerting myself once  I got back to shore though the lungs kept trying to escape.

Fantastic way to cap of a day

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Glory Holes, Australind, WA, AU

short after work sail, forecast looked good with westerly winds. I have not sailed here for a year, waded out and launched in 1m of water, wind was great, big bear away into 100mm of water. My ribs still hurt :-( wind soon swung sw but was great fun.

IS86S 5.8RSS JP31 weedy