A quick fun Thanksgiving session. And my 11th day in a row of being on the water.
That water was now 14° - down from 21° 6 days ago and the 5° wind was gusting 5-15 knots from the WNW. The 4/3 wetsuit was dry and thus more comfy than trying the 5/4mil suit. I did go for my thicker gloves and booties though.
I got out of the launchpad and topped up the 5m Duotone Slick. I slogged out and then managed to get going in a gust. I foiled through several lulls until the lulls were outnumbering the gusts. After 4.5km I decided to call an end to a great stretch of sessions. Also, the wind was dropping and so I had to walk back on a part of the island I rarely walk on. It was actually nice carrying my gear back past Jen’s gardens.
The nice warm shower at the island always reminds me of the great feeling I used to have at Solosports in Baja enjoying getting warm again after a good session in the cold wind.
I finally got the Pinsacole Tempest weather station going thus the screenshot!
Back to the family to enjoy some Thanksgiving leftovers before the kids all headed home. Water temperatures in the river were down to 9° in the shallow areas where all the cold rainwater was collecting.
I’m hoping for a few more sessions in the 2nd half of October - but it is starting to be time to think about packing away gear for the winter!
PS - My daughter sent me a link showing that my blog is the 8th best windsurfing blog in the world! Wow…
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