Test run?

Went down to Llangenith in the Gower today - left home about 7.30, got back 12 hours later, accompanied by surfing daughter. It was forecast for wind and waves, thought it would be good practice and it was. I'm VERY rusty! Not having sailed in challenging conditions for at least two months, it was hard work, and I just wasn't slick enough. Five second period waves didn't help, hard to get the kit out in time before the next one arrives, but excuses excuses! Good to be out though, the only drawback to a lot more DTL experimentation was the number of surfers - lovely guys all, but parked in the bit where you turn downwind and drop in, and I wasn't confident enough to feel I could guarantee missing them. Ripped a hole in my RH index finger, which I noticed when stopping for a break, so called it a day, or maybe lunch, cuppa, warm, then rain + mist!