Hi Scott
I guess you could say I met or exceeded my expectations. For those that have never heard of Wabamun, our lake experienced an 180,000 gallon Bunker C fuel oil spill last August. I had not sailed since the end of July and you could say my hands were soft.
I really enjoyed my time on the Taipan. In the bigger breezes of the first race I was able to mostly control the Taipan by pulling everything I could find tight and just a little easing of the traveller. Still caught a few breezes that just wanted to round me up. After the A mark I worked up the guts to unfurl Rick's Hooter. Scared myself broaching once but managed to tame the beast. As time went by and the winds dropped I became more competitive.
After Sunday's racing I jumped on Matt's Blade for a quick rip across the sound. In the dropping breezes we were still able to heat up the F16 and light the afterburner so to speak.
I have committed myself to buying a Blade. On the beach, it was so easy to lift both sterns up when compared to my old solid glass Nacra.