It was the 3rd straight day of strong north winds. The forecasts were correct, even the firesmoke.ca prediction of haze due to fires in Quebec. Water was down to 11c with the north wind blowing all the warm water out to the bay. The air was 20c. I wore booties again due to the cold water and the 5/4 suit.
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| All good! (Thanks Jen for the photo) |
I took the Idol 5.6 on the Techno 148 with the 76cm foil. Once out of the wind shadow I was going smoothly. I did a bunch of decent jibes, usually just touching down just as I did the sail flip. When it is warmer I’ll be working on doing duck jibes and trying to foil all the way around.
I worked my way up the west side of Germain island like I normally do on a north wind day but doing more jibes than in previous sessions. The wind was ranging from 5-25 knots. I started going farther north than I ever have before - it gets narrow and I eventually had to tack to make ground. Then I was in an area I’ve never windsurfed before. I fell into the water and so I sent Jen a spot message where I was and that everything is OK…
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| SPOT message from the farthest north I’ve ever sailed from the Launch Pad |
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| My GPS trail around Germain Island |
The gusty wind started dropping more often and I decided that I’d just slowly head down the east side of Germain. Eventually I wrapped around the north side of the Launch Pad and even got one last little foil on my way to the dock.
A good way to spend 94 minutes of the afternoon and another 14.5k for the season.
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| Not much foiling in the second half of the session |
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