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I went out for my last of three sessions at around 2:00pm, on a 3.7 Ezzy/8'6"
board with a 8.75" wave fin (230lbs), the smallest equip I own. I felt pretty
dialed except for the gusts. In the gusts you could do little more than sheet
out and try to keep the board on the water, kind of a controlled tail walk.
The channel was pretty nice, with swells that were just over head high. I
think what made the day sailable (if you had small enough stuff) was the fact
that it was flooding. It kept the swells manageable and allowed you to point
up through the gusts without ending up way upwind.
But after 3 short sessions (30-45mins each), my arms were getting weak and I
started blowing most of my gibes. Not a day to sail exhausted, so I quite just
in time to take cover from the hail storm! Another first that day, to watch
wind go from 42mph average to zero in about 10 minutes. Then the clouds cleared
and it came back up again.
A very unique day!
~Jim (details to follow)
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Forsyth Design 8'10" thruster-wave, 8'8" wave, 8'6" bump&jump
Neil Pryde 6.2 Soul/5.8 NR - Ezzy Waves 5.2 - 3.7
Height 6'8", Weight 230Lbs
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