Fall ABK roadtrip report

The gear is all loaded!

I loaded up the car and trailer in late September and started on a road trip to Long Island. Here's a quick and belated report on the long weekend.

I picked up my buddy Paul in Oakville and we headed across the border. 12 hours and one great steak dinner later, we arrived at the Briney Breezes hotel.

The ABK camp was very similar to the ones we've attended in Bonaire. There were a lot of regulars there (a.k.a. repeat offenders).  We all had fun listening to the lectures and getting onto the water.  The weather was much warmer than I expected. Many of the participants were in shorties, which is pretty good for the last weekend in September. Some of the instructors even stood in the water in their shorts. There were more young women (5 out of 25) at this camp than other clinics I've been to. I did finally get to meet and admire the windsurfing skills of "Larry the Legend" and others.

Lecture time on the beach

Unfortunately the wind never materialized. We did a lot of light wind and listened to the lectures.

The Saturday night dinner was a great opportunity to get to know some of the other participants and swap stories about various windsurfing destinations.

The drive home was equally long but uneventful. I was glad to have Paul along to help share the driving and for good conversation. I'm thinking it will be time to head to Hatteras some time in the future.  I'll be keeping an eye on the ABK school schedule.

A long drive that would have been worth it
even more if there had been wind!