2/10/08 Factory Point

WSW to W 35-45. Air temp high 50's, water temp low 50's. 4/3 w/ booties and cap, no gloves. Raav, Billy, Bob, Contos, Knight, Britt, Kashy. Knight was 1st on the water Raav and I were close behind. 4.5/RW. WOUND, overpowered in the gusts, but didn't want the 3.7. Great session for the first 2 1/2 hours. High tide and great port ramps out by the island, small waves and small but ridable swells on the outside. RW with the 4.5 and the 8.25 Wardog wave fin is $. So controllable yet loose, big jumps, a couple that were close to mast high. Jibing was fast and mostly easy with the right gear, the thin rails of the RW cut through the hectic chop on the inside jibe areas, the outside transitions were mostly on the faces of swells. Went to Billy's for a few apre windsurfing beers. Nice.
Sold my 370 to John Quinn. Will get a 400 Sumo to replace it. The 4.5 Ezzy was decent on the 430 Sumo today. Really didn't have the option to go smaller. Looking fwd to warmer sailing although I know it is months away.

2/1/08 Rodanthe

First session of the year. First 2008 Hatteras trip for Raav and I. Loaded up the Tacoma. 6 boards etc. Rowlands' house. Me, Raav, Billy, Bob R. Wind SSW 30-35, water temp high 40's/low50's. Air temp low to mid 60's. Sailed JPRW 74 with Ezzy 4.5 w/ booties and 3/2 full. Great combination, the board is so responsive, it demands quicker reaction time and needs to be fully powered before it does anything. Not very good ramps. No surprise. We would have been in the ocean, boilers looked great but the water was too friggin cold. Good location for S wind. The 370 mast on the 4.5 is too soft for me. I need to sell it and get a 400. Last 1/2 hour of the session the wind really came up and the 74 shone. I doubt it will ever be too big for anything. Will be excited when I get a chance to use it in warmer weather, and in some waves.