With light SW wind predicted, I set the flags up for my first day of lessons this year at the Launch Pad.
New neighbour Lizzie and 7 year old nephew Joey were kayaking by. Joey said he wanted to try windsurfing and I figured he might just be able to use the small 2.5m sail I’d purchased a few weeks ago.
First though we had a nice visit from Katie and the Coast Guard who gave Joey a whistle and key fob! After that fun we headed to the point to check out windsurfing.
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| Joey doing well on the simulator |
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| 7 year old Joey out giving it a solid try |
As I was giving Joey some simplified simulator training, Jana stopped by for a refresher lesson. And niece Vanessa was out getting her feet wet for the first time this year. It was suddenly nice and busy!
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| Flags up for lesson time |
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| Busy day for the Launch Pad |
Joey was good on the board on land and I figured he had a 50/50 chance of getting going on the water. He was game even though the wind had just decided to build to around 10 knots. I took him upwind on the jetski which he really liked. He was able to uphaul twice but couldn’t quite get the correct handwork going. We decided it was a good attempt and floated back down to the point.
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| Joey heading home! |
Next up was Jana who had a great session last year. I put her back on the 3.5 and the Viper 80. She did great and completed several tacks without falling in! I think her next time out will start right from the point without an upwind tow.
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| Nice tennis save Jana! |
After that I then headed out with the 9.0 and the 99 cm foil and got a few planing runs in to cap off a great day.
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| Heading back after my foil session |
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