I always really enjoy the spin run down Hawks channel on the outside. I can't imagine going the other way upwind up hawks channel. That could be painful.

Of course the first year I did it was directly upwind up Hawks channel. I think we finished at 10pm that night. The wind while light still wasn't terrible. Just fighting it directly upwind made for a long day.

Back side is usually upwind or a reach. And for some reason it usually blows stink on the second day.