In Collingwood this morning it was busy for the surfers. We drove by at noon to see Len finishing the session he had also shared with Vanessa in the morning. So cool to have so many watersports fans nearby.
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| Vanessa after her morning surf |
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| Len enjoying a morning surf |
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| At Northwinds in the morning with our visitors |
I was free at 4pm and was excited to see that the NNW wind was still strong at Northwinds Beach. I was the sole windsports participant there! I’ve been reading posts about wingfoiling accidents in Maui and the Gorge. Places so crowded that when one winger goes to tack and another jibes, they run into each other because you can’t see as well as on a windsurfer or kite board. No kiters, windsurfers or foilers to watch out for here though.
I only had the 140 Fanatic Stingray with the 99cm Slingshot foil which I’d used to teach the week before. The wind was 18 knots so I pumped up the Duotone Unit 4m wing. That was definitely the right wing! I headed out and easily got going. Getting the hang of jibing that big board and foil with that tiny wing took a while. Some guys were out swimming and urged me to jump it. Nope, just keeping myself from overfoiling in the big swells was enough.
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| Using my handheld iWindmeter |
Eventually I got the rhythm of that board and foil again and was making my jibes and enjoying some longer rides on the swells. At 16c in just a 2mil short sleeved wetsuit I was getting cold though. After 45 minutes I called it a session.
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| My GPS trail - a few nice jibes in there! |
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| Getting back to the car |
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| That’s swell! |
It is really nice to be able to put the board in the car, deflate the wing in seconds and hop onto my neoprene seat cover in my wet wetsuit and be home from the beach in 9 minutes. Next time I will bring a warmer wetsuit and also my wave windsurfing gear. Windsurfing Northwinds Beach on a future NW wind is going to be a blast.
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