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I started to understand why people like high wind slalom. It was hard-core but fun. I was on my 5.6m sail and 87 litre board. Some guys were on smaller gear so I should be proud about that. It was more survival than anything else. In the end it was fun. I was quite scared in the first race because it was just not my thing. After that I got a bit more settled and tuned in. I set my gear for high wind conditions. I put the boom down and the base forward so I had more control. I was not thinking about speed, I was thinking about being comfortable and staying in control. If you don’t fall at the gybe and can go straight without your board lifting then you can win races in these conditions!