I headed out after a nice breakfast with our departing visitors and had a quick session on the Skate 108 and Duke 6.2. I tried one Vulcan and felt good about it, but then I didn't ever try another attempt. It seemed warmer than the 12.8 degrees that Garmin's website says on my GPS log.
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Before lunch session, 6.2 Duke on Skate 108
Max speed 40 km/h, one Vulcan attempt
5.5 km in 37 minutes |
The wind seemed to be dropping so I headed back for lunch with the new visitors who had just arrived! After lunch a bunch of us headed out into the bay looking for adventure.
Matt went out on the 3.5 youth sail on my old YPSI, and John was on the 4.7 Duke on my sister's old BIC Veloce 328. The wind was howling. I was having a great time on my 6.2 Duke sail and 108 Skate windsurf board.
Katie helped bring Matt upwind occasionally using the Seadoo. This was the first time the Seadoo was put into service that way and it worked exactly like I'd hoped. Matt had a successful time in the most challenging wind he's ever seen. Matt then headed back to the cottage with Katie so they could pick up my son at the marina leaving me to have more time in the wind!
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Matt after a great first high wind session! |
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| John rocking the Bic Veloce 328 in 25 knots after a 10 year windsurfing hiatus. |
John was still out and the wind kept building. At one point, based on how my 6.2 was twisted and the fact that my two bolt universal came loose, I think there was a 30 knot wind blowing!
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| John getting back to shore after staying upwind all through the gale! |
John got back though and was all smiles - the first time he'd sailed in a decade. Likely 20 years since he'd windsurfed on a small board and sail in solid wind!
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After lunch session: Same Duke 6.2 and Skate 108
My max speed 45 km/h, some planing jibes and heli tacks
13 km in 47 minutes |
The next evening the wind was completely gone, and we all had a lovely fire and banana boat dessert at the same spot. My new windsurfing simulator got some use from the kids!
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| My home made plywood windsurfing simulator! |
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| Banana boat dessert roasting at the windsurfing launch pad! |
Looking at the wind chart for the last week - we caught the windiest day of the week, if not the month!
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| The wind that day |
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| And how it compared to the rest of the week! |
like the simplicity of your simulator - what's between the layers of plywood ??
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe, it is one of the steel swivel plates that goes under the seat in a small fishing boat. It has ball bearings and spins way too easily. But the kids liked doing insane rotations, so I guess it works for building enthusiasm.
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