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| Gonzalo jibing at Egg Island |
Yesterday brought some warm south westerlies around 30 mph, which drew a crowd of windsurfers to Kalmus. I escaped to Egg Island, with Jon and Gonzalo keeping me company. The trip to Egg Island near low tide was easy, with only moderate chop:
It was nice and flat at the outer sandbar for speed runs:
Jibing in the flats is always fun - here's Gonzalo and Jon up close:
We took turns standing in the warm water and holding the camera, which gave me motivation to plane through a few jibes:
Here's one filmed with the Clew View mount:
Jon and Gonzalo played around with duck jibes - here's one from Jon:
The wind at Egg Island was a bit lighter than in front of the launch at Kalmus, especially a bit further into the bay where the wind came across Great Island. A larger board and/or a larger sail than my 3S 96 and 4.7 wave sail would have avoided a bit of slogging every now and then. But on the way back, I was glad to be on the small board and sail, since the chop had gotten bigger, and I was quite nicely powered. Rocktober rocks!
Here are yesterday's GPS tracks:
