The water was still 14c and a relatively warm 12c west wind was blowing nicely showing 17-24 knots on my wind meter.
I went out on the Skate 108 and 5.6 Idol. With the wind so westerly I could easily launch right from the dock. My cousin from Germany caught some photos and then went back inside to stay warm.
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| Gear all rigged and ready |
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| Hopping off the dock and ready to go! |
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| Cruising! Thanks Christoph for the photos! |
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| Jibe! |
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| Great wind |
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| Session with the 5.6m then 4.8m sails - top speed 47.6 km/h! |
I was actually a bit overpowered in the gusty wind so after 30 minutes I headed in and swapped down to the 4.8. Man it is nice having things rigged and ready to go. That sail is so light and yet still pumpable that I felt a very good about that call to downsize. I planed most of the time in the next 45 minutes even with the smaller sail.
I didn't really try any tricks, I couldn't even get myself to try a Vulcan. I was doing some planing jibes and did one great duck jibe on my last run. 75 minutes and I called it a day. Here's the close up view looking west.
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| View looking west |
In prior years I've windsurfed Oct 7th, 8th, 8th and 10th. This being Oct 11 marks the latest I've ever windsurfed at home since I started this blog. Maybe I'll get one more session in?
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