First stage of French slalom championship (March 14th to 16th): We only had a 3 hours windows with gusty north wind; I was using 8.4 and then 7.7 with gusts up to 28 knots. Sails are definitely more stable I finished 16th overall and first in masters.

The next day there was first race for the French national long distance tour; I won after 5 races (1, 2, 2, 5 and 4). We were using sails in the 6.5 range (6.3 for me) that can recover a lot of power once you are ready to reduce outhaul tension. This of course put some more pressure on the board as well making it less versatile.

Best regards,
Fabien Courtiade

Photos : Christian Laubaney