I hope all you guys are getting some sailing in.
Took my 16 out today. The wind report on the wind map site was saying 4 gusts to 7, the sun was out for the first time in what felt like weeks and it was ~ 72f so I said screw everything I am going sailing! I was given a Garmin etrex waterproof gps and I was dying to see if it would work on the sailboat. I can tell you it is great to actually be able to see if tighter or looser on the sail would get you going faster and allowed me to feel and see on the gps what really was the better placement for everything.
I hit 15.3 mph today and I THINK I saw 15.7 but you are pretty busy paying attention to everything else to spend much more than a glance at the gps. I will be making a holder on either the mast or boom so I don't have to keep flipping it over to see it. Mine has a lanyard I tied to my pfd.
I was pooped after 3 hours of shore to shore wfo runs across the lake! I am pretty sure I flew it a few times today but I was more concerned with keeping it hull side down to worry about that!
There was a mono hull out for a while today and I think they left in shame as I only saw them for a short time. I was going across and back before they crossed the lake once.