Sunday, September 30, 2007

9/29/07 Avon

LJM and Hooper accompanying me. Ate dinner w/ McKendree's Friday PM and stayed in Corolla that night. Next day arrived at the Hole around noon. Looked at Ego and decided to rig 6.2 and JP 102. By the time I got out it had increased to solid 5.0 so I decided to tighten the sail and stay with same gear. Got some of the biggest air I have ever had. Big jump after big jump after big jump. Real nice wave riding as well. Waist to chest. Sailed for almost 2 hours and then went to the sound and sailed with Karl for a while. He did a sweet fwd right in front of me. Went and had lunch, rigged down to 5.4 and went back out on the sound. Boring so went back to the ocean. Watched the Hatteras locals sail for about 1/2 hour before I went out. Sailed 102 and 5.4 but should have been on Acid. Too lazy to get it off the truck. Combination worked out well and had a great session with some of the dudes still out. Wave riding got a little tougher because swell started to angle away from the beach making it harder to wave ride. Nice session overall, finally got some real wind.

Friday, September 14, 2007

9/14/07 Buckroe

7.3 Disco/FSW102. Winds E to ESE 14-18. The disco and the 102 continue to be a light wind machine. Glenn, and old dude and George Lamb. Sailed about 2 hrs. some nice swells, nothing to rave about.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Sunday, September 9, 2007

9/9/07 Aydlett


Raav, Billy, Bob R., Contos, Wayne, an asian dude. Picked up Raav at a Walmart the size of Ghent outside of Elizabeth City. Tropical Storm Gabrielle; full of sound and fury signifying nothing. Well actually signifying ESE 5.4, 6.2, 102 and Acid. Various combinations. Wound up 6.2 on the outside practically to Whalehead Club. Nice 4-6' air came down and Powerex 430 snapped...POW! Raav witnessed entire thing and sailed in and he and Billy came to rescue in Billy's boat. No damage to sail or boom. Not too much action after that. A little 4.5 but only 1 run. Apparantly Raav and Bob had yet another conversation about the dreaded sandbar in Frisco. Raav peed in a water bottle on the ride home, met a dude from Hood River while buying beer. He declined when we offered a beer and handed us a business card made of hemp. Dinner at Zio's with The McGowster.

Buckroe 9/8/07

102 FSW/7.3 Disco. Slightly better than yesterday with larger more consistent swells and slightly stronger wind. Lots of guys out. Contos, Rowland, Jouchim, Britt, Glenn, Kashy and some other dude, Knight, Chad, Lisa. Duck jibes really working even some decent air in the gusts. Heading down to Aydlett this AM hoping to get on the RW74. We shall see.

Saturday, September 8, 2007

9/7/07 Buckroe Pier

FSW 102 and Disco 7.3. Winds almost straight onshore, with just a hint of south, ESE. Knight, Joachime, and Pete Wells of all people. One of the best 7.0 sessions I have had with the Disco. Sail and board felt great, Nexus harness definetely comfortable. MFC freewave fin seems slightly small when beating but shines on the swells, which there were many and some waist high. Had power most of the session but I really had to concentrate to sail fast. Knight was on a Techno and a 6.2 and was planing most of the time and was about the same speed as I was. 6.2 would never have gotten me moving on the 102. Sailed from 3:30ish to 6ish. Tom Britt showed at 5:30 and the wind died shortly thereafter. Tons of dolphins right with us, actually concerned about accidentally hitting one. Got to order a new door for my boomhead. Iwindsurf forecast was exactly correct with the wind switching and coming up in the early afternoon. Could happen again today but they are forecasting same scenario with less strength.

Monday, September 3, 2007

9/3/07 Atlantic Charter Offices, VA Beach


Atlantic Charter Office; Noonish.
Unwrapped JP Radical Wave 74II this afternoon with Raav and Hooper. Raav also received his copy of The Windsurfing Movie.

Saturday, September 1, 2007

9/1/07 Buckroe

6.2 gusty; JPFSW 102. Knight, Kashy, Uvee?, Britt, Had a few nice airs, not as great as I would have hoped but Buckroe never is. No Limitz 430 silver slid off the back of the truck; never to be seen again. Ouch. Spoke with Kashy in detail about his fins, and formula sailing in general. He offered to loan me some gear but had to go move some paintings. Called Pete Wells to replace mast, 50/50 at best for a result. Met Keiths' baby. Seeing Kashy with his new NP Hellcat and some F2 slalom board made me think maybe I need bigger gear...