Record speed surfing down big waves and losing the boat!!

Today was windy and the lake was angry and I was excited to get some sailing in. I knew it was going to be an eventful day!!

After checking my new pintle finally fits the boat, and also clicking on my freshly 3D printed jib hank retainers, I get out on the water.

The morning sail sees us beating on down the lake. We stop for lunch, head back home and compare broad reaching to running. As we return home the wind starts to pick up and I quickly pop to my car to change GoPro batteries, but as I do Black Pig decides she's ready to sail now and catches a jib sheet on one of the spinnaker cleats and off she goes!! She sails single handed all the way across the lake!! Fortunately some of the club members already have a safety boat out so they give me lift over to the boat and tow us both home!!

In the afternoon the wind picks up a little more so I decide to do some circuits close to home. The waves also grow to some of the biggest i've ever seen on Lake bala getting to at least 2 feet high. As I turn to broad reach I start to surf the waves and break my top speed record getting to 7.8 mph (about 6.8 kts). I get too confident though and try to race a club Laser Bahia dinghy, but they're just too fast!!!

What an awsome day!

I have to apologize for the poor camera at times today. My front cam decided to stop connecting to my remote so I only had the head cam which is terrible for tacking.

00:00 A colder day!
01:14 Fitting the backup rudder
02:07 Fitting the jib hank covers
02:43 Big waves on the lake and trimming the mainsail
03:46 Veering and Backing
05:59 Running in big waves
06:39 Dagger board tip in high winds
08:31 Tacking up to Bala camping beach
09:12 Lunch on the beach
10:13 Wildlife on the lake
10:45 Launching the boat
11:52 Reaching and Gybing
14:38 Running wing-on-wing
16:11 RAF aircraft overhead
16:29 Black Pig goes rogue!!
18:14 Black Pig gets a tow home!
18:51 Amazing afternoon circuits in strong winds
21:24 Breaking my speed records!
25:54 An awesome day!