Sunday, July 26, 2009
Sunset Park, Harvey Cedars
A very quick session between 10:00 and 11:00, crammed in before leaving for a flight to Toronto. iWindsurf reported winds in the mid-teens and seduced me, but when I arrived they were around 10 and falling. Lots of pumping. Still, "a day on the water. . ." so I worked on jibe technique in the light air.
With Laurie helping ferry the gear from car to beach and back, possibly the fastest setup and tear down time in memory -- 20 minutes in, 15 out.
A very quick session between 10:00 and 11:00, crammed in before leaving for a flight to Toronto. iWindsurf reported winds in the mid-teens and seduced me, but when I arrived they were around 10 and falling. Lots of pumping. Still, "a day on the water. . ." so I worked on jibe technique in the light air.
With Laurie helping ferry the gear from car to beach and back, possibly the fastest setup and tear down time in memory -- 20 minutes in, 15 out.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sunset Park, Harvey Cedars
Nice afternoon of decent 12-15ish S winds from about noon to 3pm. A couple 45 minute sessions in the channel and the cove. Tack technique has gone to the dogs. The beach/launch area here has gotten narrower in the last couple years and overgrown with reeds so that I now have to rig to the north of the jet-ski/kayak launch. Still a nice place to rig.
Between sailing sessions, finally got the chance to use the SUP paddle I got from ISS in June 2008. It was kind of challenging to get back to shore against the wind, but not much problem with balance.
As I was packing up, a personal trainer and his two charges came down with SUP boards and paddled around for a while. Then they started to do exercises on the SUP boards. I overheard the trainer said people were now doing this kind of thing in Florida as "Paddle-ates"in organized classes -- a discipline so new I can't find any mention with Google. They were doing push ups, side to sides with paddles overhead, some yoga positions. Wave of the future?
Nice afternoon of decent 12-15ish S winds from about noon to 3pm. A couple 45 minute sessions in the channel and the cove. Tack technique has gone to the dogs. The beach/launch area here has gotten narrower in the last couple years and overgrown with reeds so that I now have to rig to the north of the jet-ski/kayak launch. Still a nice place to rig.
Between sailing sessions, finally got the chance to use the SUP paddle I got from ISS in June 2008. It was kind of challenging to get back to shore against the wind, but not much problem with balance.
As I was packing up, a personal trainer and his two charges came down with SUP boards and paddled around for a while. Then they started to do exercises on the SUP boards. I overheard the trainer said people were now doing this kind of thing in Florida as "Paddle-ates"in organized classes -- a discipline so new I can't find any mention with Google. They were doing push ups, side to sides with paddles overhead, some yoga positions. Wave of the future?
