After a great and windy Canada Day, the west wind was predicted to build again all day and indeed it did. In fact everyone left the island because it was too blustery. Even though it was 20c.
I took the old Tiga 257 out to the point and decided the nice new Idol 4.8 might be the right sail. It was!
I easily got upwind and had a huge run south and then thought about the 30? year old skeg under the board. That would be a long swim back if it or any other part broke. So I stayed more upwind for the rest of the session. A few duck jibes and a few planing jibes very comfortable.
It reminded me of a day still etched in my memory over 25 years ago sailing that Tiga with Jen out from Bigsby island. Not many days like this.
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| The 30km windsurf session was actually the first, then 10 km wing foil after dinner... (yes I'm rounding those numbers up!) |
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| One 3 km long reach south Max speed 50.2 km/h on the red downwinder! |
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| Wing foil lines are more curvaceous |
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| Great winds for my afternoon windsurf session And my evening wing foil session with Vanessa |
After dinner Vanessa decided to come out for another session. It was so windy they had cancelled the community boat parade. I suggested she take the Fanatic Skate 108 and the Idol 4.8 again. And again it was the perfect gear choice - two evenings in a row! This time she launched from the dock.
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| The only photo from the day, Vanessa heading out! |
I was on the Fanatic Stingray 140 with the 4.2 Slingshot wing. It was great seeing her jump and jibe and hearing her yelp with glee every time we passed each other!
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