Sunday, May 27, 2007
Sunset Park, Harvey Cedars
1:30-4:30. Opening day for me this season. Once again the lone windsurfer at this site. But not even any kitesurfers at James Street. Plenty of jetskis and powerboaters. Wind was supposed to come up nicely in the afternoon, said iWindsurf, but nooooo. . . . .
First session 2:15-3:00 light but steady SW, not bad to tune up and try to remember how to do all this. Tacked hard out the canal on a very low tide, but once out in the cove it was easy.
Second session after a refreshing root beer -- more wind. Enough so I could start to remember what getting into third gear once felt like, but not really enough for the harness or to blunder onto a plane.
Dropped off by myself. Missed Dad being out there; Laurie came and picked me up after taking kid and cousin's kid mini-golfing. And of course, the apre-sesh Coke at Panzone's, a Barber windsurfing tradition. Thanks, all!
Gear: Trusty ol' 1999 HiFly Wide Style, and 5.5 Ultra sail. This gear is getting old. The ropes are frayed, the uphaul and mast base elastic is shot, the sail has those little sticky things that get into the hands and hurt like heck. Started using sailing gloves just to rig up. Gonna have to raid the piggy bank soon.
But . . . but . . . but . . . it's . . . always . . . so great to be back on the water.
1:30-4:30. Opening day for me this season. Once again the lone windsurfer at this site. But not even any kitesurfers at James Street. Plenty of jetskis and powerboaters. Wind was supposed to come up nicely in the afternoon, said iWindsurf, but nooooo. . . . .
First session 2:15-3:00 light but steady SW, not bad to tune up and try to remember how to do all this. Tacked hard out the canal on a very low tide, but once out in the cove it was easy.
Second session after a refreshing root beer -- more wind. Enough so I could start to remember what getting into third gear once felt like, but not really enough for the harness or to blunder onto a plane.
Dropped off by myself. Missed Dad being out there; Laurie came and picked me up after taking kid and cousin's kid mini-golfing. And of course, the apre-sesh Coke at Panzone's, a Barber windsurfing tradition. Thanks, all!
Gear: Trusty ol' 1999 HiFly Wide Style, and 5.5 Ultra sail. This gear is getting old. The ropes are frayed, the uphaul and mast base elastic is shot, the sail has those little sticky things that get into the hands and hurt like heck. Started using sailing gloves just to rig up. Gonna have to raid the piggy bank soon.
But . . . but . . . but . . . it's . . . always . . . so great to be back on the water.
