I finally finished the new foil with the flexing top skin hinge and bottom gap seal flap. There was a nice 10 knot breeze with a little more sometimes and a little less near the windward shore.
The boat seemed to go well. It felt fast and high upwind and smooth downwind. The wand was not quite right and the flap was not going down enough, but at times I was pacing the fast boats only to lose heaps with my poor technique in gybing. I still can not move fast and smooth enough to stay airborne long enough round the corners.
It was certainly flying earlier and easier and in the light patches was also fast enough down low to lead at the first mark.
The bad news is that the foil detatched itself again, but at least Dave found it and with very litle damage and better security, it will be going again next week.
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