It was a very busy day at the launch pad with construction of the roof going at an impressive speed. The DEL window truck arrived at the highway at 11am with the windows exactly as planned. Brock and Matt helped get it unloaded and onto the barge.
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| The windows on the barge! |
I almost thought the barge wasn’t gonna make it because of the very strong south wind. Steve is a champion and got the barge unloaded safely. The windows are now safely tied down inside the building.
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| Unloading the barge |
After the crew was done I downloaded the time lapse. Then it was time to go for a quick session myself. I actually walked the Skate 108 out to the point, but realized wasn’t quite that much wind anymore.
I did wind up going out on the 5m slick with the 1500 foil under my sky 125 board. I worked my way up the channel with a couple of foiling bits, but the wind definitely backed off from the earlier gusts that had been making sheeting the roof a challenge. Was fine in my 3/2 short sleeve.
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| Not quite enough for the 5m wing |
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| Window and wingfoil storage |
I’m looking forward to getting all my wind sensors set up in the next week or two before I start actual Launch Pad lessons. That way I’ll be more likely to choose the right gear!9
Jen and I enjoyed a nice dinner with Katie and watched a bit of the last game of the playoffs. We decided to sleep overnight on the island so we could wake up in our new bedroom on our 31st wedding anniversary. Feeling super grateful to Chris and the crew for getting the launchpad off the ground so quickly.
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| A little toast to our new place |
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| It was windy in the tent until 1:30 am |
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| The stars through the bedroom rafters |
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| The next morning |
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