Today was the busiest day ever for lessons at the Launch Pad Windsurfing Academy. I had five young and eager kids who had never windsurfed before. Here is the highlight photo of Tiia, the youngest, but I think this blog post has more fun photos than some of my Maui posts!
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| Way to go Tiia |
The weather was perfect, warm air, warm Southwest wind and sun, sun, sun. I started everyone on the simulator, with Amber up first...
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| The Launch Pad ready for lessons |
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Rare shot of me teaching
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The kids listening!
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Amber showing nice form
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Next up was Jack then Tiia,
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Tiia showing that she would be good on the water
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After a quick break (and sorry, no simulator shot of Kaija) Cowen joined the lesson.
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Double upwind tow
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I towed Jack and Tiia upwind a bit on the seadoo. That was my first time ever doing a double tow and it worked pretty well. They both got underway. I had Jack on the 4.2 sail and the old Le Board, and Tiia was on the nice light Ken Winner designed sail from my now long retired windglider.
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Jack heading out
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Jack was doing well but I really needed to race with the SeaDoo to catch Tiia as she sailed all the way to shore on a single run! I helped her tack and she got going in the other direction, without falling in. She wouldn‘t be the only one to do that today, which is quite remarkable.
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Tiia after her dry tack!
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I towed her back upwind a bit and helped Jack get going in both directions.
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Jack heading back
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Everyone heading back to shore
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Tiia getting back to the point
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| Kaija heading out - awesome form and control |
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| Cowen heading out looking steady |
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All the way to shore...
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And after a dry tack, smiling!
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| Yeah Cowen! |
Finally it was Amber‘s turn. I put her on the 3.5 with the Viper 80. She said she was nervous, but didn‘t need to be!
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Nice tennis save!
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And back to shore!
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What a great day - and such wonderful students. Inspiring the future of windsurfing.
I’m glad the wind report was correct as the breeze was pretty light and steady for a perfect beginner day. Now time for a higher wind day for me!
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