Sunday, August 20, 2006
Sunset Park, Harvey Cedars, NJ
An hour of sailing. Nothing special, except it was sailing. The wind was kind of steadily dropping all morning -- from 25 down to about 12 and shifting to the west. Again, the only windsurfer at this spot. Three kiteboarders, though. And as is usual on a summer weekend, some guy beached his powerboat on an outgoing tide, and then wonders why he can't get out 20 minutes later. Doh.
The front that was supposed to liven things up today decided to pass north of us during the night. Oh well!
Spend a lot of time just cleaning out the gear. I noticed many little things starting to corrode. Fresh water is a good thing. Blasted a year's worth of crud off the board.
I don't know -- I should have been able to plane with the wind the way it was. Out of practice, I guess. Got a few good runs, no big go. Got stuck in the wind shadow of the big house on the point -- weird little backlash. Pumped, going backwards, until back out in the flow. The big house now has two little No Wake buoys that get in the way when using the channel to tack against the wind. Maybe they are happier now.
An hour of sailing. Nothing special, except it was sailing. The wind was kind of steadily dropping all morning -- from 25 down to about 12 and shifting to the west. Again, the only windsurfer at this spot. Three kiteboarders, though. And as is usual on a summer weekend, some guy beached his powerboat on an outgoing tide, and then wonders why he can't get out 20 minutes later. Doh.
The front that was supposed to liven things up today decided to pass north of us during the night. Oh well!
Spend a lot of time just cleaning out the gear. I noticed many little things starting to corrode. Fresh water is a good thing. Blasted a year's worth of crud off the board.
I don't know -- I should have been able to plane with the wind the way it was. Out of practice, I guess. Got a few good runs, no big go. Got stuck in the wind shadow of the big house on the point -- weird little backlash. Pumped, going backwards, until back out in the flow. The big house now has two little No Wake buoys that get in the way when using the channel to tack against the wind. Maybe they are happier now.
