It has been a solid week of wind here on Lord Howe, we flew in on Wednesday 8th and have sailed every day so far. Those that flew in on Saturday the 4th have also sailed every day. For me the pick of the days has been Saturday, winds 25 to 35 knots, Sunday was in the 20 to thirty range and Tuesday was pretty similar. oOn the other days the bigger sails have seen a little more use.

Thanks to the Tas Windsurfing and Ben I have borrowed a GPS to try out. My message to all you GPS Sailors out there is that you are all a little mad. The first time I went out I logged 20 knots and had a great sail. The next day was a little windier and I reached 25 knots, a little scary but fun. One of the other sailors logged 28 knots the next day and suddenly found myself looking for huge gusts and bearing away at ridiculous angle in search of more speeeeeed. A gentle recreational activity is turned into a white knuckle ride of fear and terror. Its not fun but its quite addictive and probably should be banned!!!!