Freestyle in Frisco

The group decided that with the wind from the NE it would best to head down to the Frisco sound side launch for our morning session.

What a good call. The wind was strong and 21c warm. It was much flatter than I expected, as the shallow water just gets rid of the waves.

I started on my Idol 5.6 and my trusty Skate 108 with a new 18cm weed freestyle fin. I was planing easily and carving through gybes. I tried a Vulcan and got the longest slide I've ever had and both hands on the boom on the other side. Yeah! Sadly my nice small skeg was still too long and I got caught on the shallow bottom. That was SO close to being my first Vulcan since 2016. The next dozen or so attempts had a few close ones and many fails.

Half way through my session I decided to try the Idol 4.8 to see the difference. I was surprised to be planing almost as much. The speed chart doesn't really show much slowing down from the 5.6 to the 4.8, until later when I was doing much shorter runs and more tricks. With the smaller sail I did manage to throw it to windward while planing switch stance and catch it on the other side and do a switch stance jibe, I think that might be a first!

I did a lot of carving 360s, duck jibes, fast tacks. Basically in the shallow water I was doing as many trick attempts as possible. After 2 hours I was spent but very happy.

Beachside parking. Enjoying my new Windsurfing Now T-shirt
courtesy Pete Dekay and Ocean Air

Speeds and the number of runs back and forth.
Not much speed difference between the first half 5.6 and second half  4.8

Details of the tracks.

Jen had ridden her bike down and we put the bike in the car and headed to Pop's seafood for fresh Oysters and steamed shrimp. We'll have to go back there. Wow.

The hot tub was a hit with everyone in the house. Here is a video!

Hatteras Hot tub drone 2018 from Canadian Guy on Vimeo.