Friday October 15th wind readings from iWindsurf
I was able to get out on my 4.25 sail for the first time in many months. That was great, but it was tough readjusting to the twitchiness of a small sail while at the same time negotiating some challenging side-offshore wave conditions at the Nahant causeway. After a washing machine treatment by the waves I got dialed in enough to enjoy a few fast, down-the-line rides, although I wasn't exactly slashing the waves up like the pros in Cabo Verde. I took some GoPro helmet camera video and set it a song by Alice in Chains (see below).
Big Wind Nahant 10-15-10 from James Douglass on Vimeo.
Today looks to offer similar conditions, but with side-offshore winds from the NW instead of the SW. We'll see how it goes.
3 comments:
I have a 4.1 and have only used it twice - both times I was grinning ear to ear. The GoPro never seems to do waves justice. They always end up looking a lot smaller than they feel. Really enjoyed the thumping you left in the beginning - gives us a real sense of what it was like.
All this wind has had me thinking of you, Jimbo! I've been meaning to text you but I don't have your digits. Will you email them to me? kmjdepalma at gmail.
Haha, welcome to the north. Where Windsurfing in Winter is a legal prerequisite to being declared Insane.
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