tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63741818482716838962024-03-05T18:17:18.179-05:00Treasure Coast WindsurfersThe Treasure Coast spans the east coast of Florida roughly from Jupiter to Vero Beach. It derives it's name from a Spanish treasure fleet that was lost during a hurricane in 1715. Their are a lot of great windsurfing spots on the Treasure Coast but this blog focuses mainly on the Indian River from Stuart to Jensen Beach.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.comBlogger672125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-41260060094245105012018-12-10T19:05:00.002-05:002018-12-10T19:07:22.191-05:00Equipment for Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a list of windsurfing equipment that belonged to Tom Connelly. If interested or want to check availability contact Debbie Snowberger at 561-325-1048 or debsnow12@yahoo.comDave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-77772905007393990562016-12-26T19:17:00.000-05:002016-12-26T19:17:42.866-05:00Board StolenExocet Speed Slider 67 stolen off Jon Plasters trailer. It is 118 liters, 67 cm wide and 267 cm in length. It is aqua color top and bottom and has a white deck pad. It also has 2 epic back foot straps, missing vent screw and has a tuttle box. If you have any information regarding this board call Jon at 405-821-0021Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-27073259079684891902016-08-29T06:25:00.002-04:002016-08-29T06:28:23.381-04:00Fun times on the river yesterday even though the wind was a lot less than forecasted. The last 45 minutes was the best, sailed fairly flat water in the channel.<br />
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<span class="s1">This afternoon some local storms stirred things up, which was nice because I haven’t been on the water in several weeks. I got to the causeway around 2:30 and it must have been blowing around 18-22mph out of the SE with plenty of sunshine. Ronald Ternullo, Dino, Jerry and I headed out and I was well powered on a 7.0 and a 101 liter board. Their was some pretty heavy chop on the water so we headed south towards the House of Refuge and Jerry stayed just south of the causeway. After 30 minutes or so some low dark fast moving clouds came through and the wind came up more. I was making a run heading west passing between the spoil islands and saw a dark thunder storm with rain to the southwest. I figured it would be awhile before it would hit us so I sailed out to the channel, jibed and headed back east. In that short amount of time the rain had come in. Ron headed into the spoil island and Dino must have headed back to the causeway. I stopped at the spoil island, stinging rain was coming down and the wind was still up. I hauled board and sail up to dry ground as lighting roared overhead. There was a 4 foot wall of sand where the water has eroded the island and above it is a fair amount of pine trees that cover the island. I dropped down in the sand at the base of that wall as the storm raged. Ronald Ternullo joined me, and it seemed like the storm wouldn’t stop. Several more times the lightning flashed and roared overhead and the wind and rain was hitting us head on. I recalled the off hand remark I said to Tammy as I left the house. She questioned me about getting stuck in a storm and I said facing death and living is what this sport is all about. Ron said that it is times like these that you really feel alive and I had to agree.</span></div>
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Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-32109004518557414932016-02-15T18:05:00.001-05:002016-02-15T18:39:13.022-05:00Saturday Brings Sunny Skies and NE BreezeSaturday I arrived at the causeway around 2pm. Art, Canadian Dave, Tom, Jim and a few others were on the water. Wind was supposed to pick up but was blowing 15 when I arrived. I rigged an 8.5 and decided to shoot some photos and video with my new gopro. Water looked like coffee due to discharges from Lake O. It was pretty choppy and most of the wind was on the west side of the river. To see the video click this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zY0DuvX7Ag">LINK</a>.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-41521925510024700682016-02-11T21:05:00.005-05:002016-02-11T21:05:49.705-05:00Stuart Causeway 2/5/16Jim Manta shot the following video at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1gLkEX84zE&feature=youtu.be">Stuart Causeway</a>.<br />
<br />Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-58590419437529824532016-02-11T21:03:00.000-05:002016-02-11T21:03:02.583-05:00Sanibel Causeway 5/7/16I was able to sail the Sanibel Causeway this past Sunday. Wind was averaging 25mph out of the NW. It was mostly sunny at 55 degrees with a wind chill of 48. Their was a good turnout of windsurfers and kite boarders. I was well powered on a 4.7 on<br />
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an 85L board.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-25530165521652813752015-12-20T19:40:00.005-05:002015-12-20T19:40:39.716-05:00Great Windsurfing This WeekendThis weekend provided some great windsurfing. Saturday the river was covered in whitecaps with the wind blowing out of the NE. The weather was very nice, low 70's and mostly sunny, we had a great turnout at the causeway. Sunday the wind clocked around to the SE and had backed off some. It was great to sail two days in a row. <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/B9phS6NBvrLywywX8">Click on this link to see photos</a>.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-34987675159757585202015-12-13T06:29:00.004-05:002015-12-13T06:29:34.569-05:00Windsurfing gear giveaway<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">Warren has some equipment he would like to give away. </span>He has a 4.5, 5.3, 5.6 ,6.4 sails and also a kids rig that he used on his skateboard, carbon fiber mast and a windsurfing Hawaii boom and a bag of boom extensions and fins. He also has a mast base and harness. </div>
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Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-6709471121831516482015-12-12T13:13:00.003-05:002015-12-12T13:13:18.856-05:00Update to Windsurfing Cookout<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6QC3RENcRQ">Nouveaux Honkies</a> will be playing briefly for us so try and get there at 5:30pmDave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-36790686301608213182015-12-03T06:42:00.002-05:002015-12-03T06:42:41.903-05:00Change to windsurfing cookout<div class="yiv6228442265" dir="ltr" id="yiv6228442265yui_3_16_0_1_1448930214401_53111" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">
<span id="yiv6228442265yui_3_16_0_1_1448930214401_53197" style="font-size: small;">Hello again windsurfers! Looks like we have a change in plans regarding our cookout. It will now take place at Tom's office building. Their is plenty of room, chairs, balconies on riverside and a good setup for music. We will also have use of a grill. This all takes place Sunday December 13th at 5:30pm at 465 SE Riverside Dr in Stuart. And remember we will do this the same way as at the causeway. Bring a meal, desert and beverage for yourselves and some to share. Ice, cups, plates, napkins and eating utensils will be provided.</span></div>
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Hey windsurfers we will have a cookout Sunday December 13th at 5:30pm. Tom Connelly has graciously offered the use of his property at 26 S.E. Seminole St. in Stuart. The grounds will be lighted and the pool heated for our enjoyment. We will need to bring beach chairs or folding chairs. It doesn't look like we will have any grills so plan your food accordingly. We will do this the same way as at the causeway. Bring a meal, desert and beverage for yourselves and some to share. I will bring Ice, cups, plates, napkins and eating utensils.</div>
Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-7292260632525947032015-10-19T13:52:00.001-04:002015-10-19T13:53:51.520-04:00Five Days of WindsurfingAfter a week of salivating over the weather forecast it finally arrived this weekend. Some of our group sailed at Virginia Key, Stuart causeway and Ft pierce inlet. I chose the latter since sailing waves is such a huge change from flat water and it is close by. Their was six of us windsurfing with about a dozen kite boarders. We had a great time but the wind really came up around 5:30 but by that time I was wiped out. The wind is supposed to stay up till Thursday turning easterly so hopefully I can get out again.<br />
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<br />Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-68322488487148964772015-08-31T07:01:00.000-04:002015-08-31T07:01:53.317-04:00Tropical Storm Erika<div class="p1">
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Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-43491758076100009982015-05-18T05:59:00.000-04:002015-05-18T06:02:31.774-04:00Art's big day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well I think Art's birthday and "major award" went off rather well. It was a sunny, windy day and a good group of people showed up. Art arrived at 2:00 and we were afraid he would rig and we wouldn't see him till 6:00. Art felt the wind would build and conditions would be right at 3:00, so he was content slowly assembling his gear and talking to all these people showing up. The rest of our group and the cake showed up in the nick of time as Art was on his way out. We had to call him back and as he made his way up to the grassy area we started singing Happy Birthday! The look on his face and reaction.... priceless. He wanted to turn around and go back out on the water.... and he started to! But he was a good sport and joined in. We presented him with a plaque which read, "In recognition of Arthur "Art" Delaossa with honor and appreciation "an inspiration to all windsurfers" Treasure Coast Windsurfers May 21st 2015. Then the cake was cut, the wind filled in and we went windsurfing. Thanks to everyone who participated and contributed to this event. For more photos click <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/106717454192023499861/albums/6150140481256739745">here</a>.<br />
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Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-45509017116775990812015-01-27T10:40:00.002-05:002015-01-27T10:40:55.460-05:00Three Fronts In Five DaysWe have had several fronts push through the area in rapid succession. Saturday afternoon I was able to sail the Sanibel causeway on a sunny NW wind. I first rigged a 6.0 on an 85L board but was overpowered and went back out on a 5.2. There was about 8 windsurfers and a half dozen kiteboarders on the water.<br />
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Monday after work I sailed the Stuart causeway on a NW wind. Brandon, Tom and Dennis were leaving when I arrived but they agreed a 5.2 on the 85L board would be good. I took off from the beach like a rocket got out a half mile and the wind faded. I caught some gusts and made it back.<br />
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Another front is coming through Wednesday afternoon.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-71450352034738055892015-01-21T09:33:00.004-05:002015-01-21T19:11:46.082-05:00Causeway Cookout & Swap MeetSunday February 8th, Stuart Causeway east island. Bring your favorite cookout food, beverage and appetite. I will bring ice, eating utensils, plates, cups and charcoal. I will fire up the grill around 2:00 pm. Talk this up among the group because I don't have everyone's email address.<br />
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We can do a swap meet on the same day, so inventory your gear and bring out the excess.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-34604123787474541482014-12-11T11:50:00.002-05:002014-12-11T11:51:20.167-05:00Whoo Hoo, Sailing Again!I finally was able to sail this past Sunday afternoon. The wind came up late in the afternoon out of the North. Ron and I sailed out of the Mansion at Riverside Park. I had 2 expectations either I would end up back on crutches or be pleasantly surprised and fortunately it was the later. I rigged a 7.0 and was fairly well powered. Ron was on a 92L and a 6.5. My ankle was a bit tender, I sailed for 45 minutes and all my jibes were dry.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-45581002493847620442014-12-05T11:32:00.002-05:002014-12-05T11:34:40.831-05:00East Wind Blew All WeekWe had a high pressure system set up off our coast which provided an east wind. It did push frequent rain cells through so it was a wet week as well. I was at the causeway around 3:00 pm on Monday. The wind had just dropped and Brandon was stuck and had a long swim in. I am still hobbling around on a sprained ankle and found out Jon sprained his playing volleyball. Art, Ron, Rolf, and Clark had been on the water.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-29448717376037101722014-11-25T09:19:00.000-05:002014-11-25T09:21:04.851-05:00Art, He Da Man!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I pulled this off Jeff's Facebook page, thanks Jeff.<br />
<br />Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-55052295764863940432014-11-25T09:05:00.000-05:002014-11-25T09:05:22.985-05:00Windy WeekOn Monday 11/17 we had another cold front push through. The wind stayed up all week as it clocked around to the east and then the south. I talked to Ron T and he said Monday they launched from the mansion as the wind blew straight down the river. Saturday I could hear the wind chime banging in my backyard all day with an east wind blowing. My ankle is still a mess, no windsurfing for me. Ron said They launched from the west island of the causeway. He rigged a 5.2 on a 75L board and was way powered. Sunday they were on the east island and the wind was out of the SE. He rigged a 6.5, the tide was coming in hard, and just barely avoided going under the causeway. Yesterday the wind was still blowing Jeff said gusts to 30mph. Today seems light but it is supposed to build late as another front pushes through tomorrow.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-30696976065923643052014-11-19T06:55:00.000-05:002014-11-19T06:55:01.812-05:00Strong Cold Front Comes ThroughMonday we had some gusty SW winds blowing ahead of this cold front. I could hear the wind chime banging in my backyard. Yesterday it was heavily overcast with light rain and the wind was blowing out of the north. I saw Ron T posted that he sailed at the mansion and the wind was 30mph. Today it is supposed to be blowing out of the north again with overcast skies in the mid 60's. The NOAA hourly report shows 10 and I-windsurf 18mph.<br />
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I haven't sailed since my last post but from what I have heard 7.5 and bigger is the gear you would need. I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago and I don't expect to be on the water anytime soon.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-15493789623628639702014-11-03T20:15:00.000-05:002014-11-03T20:15:01.287-05:00The Fronts Are Starting To Push Through!We have had some pretty good wind these past few days. Saturday the wind was building out of the NW and when I got to the causeway around 2:00 it was blowing 22 - 30mph. It was a nice sunny day and it was a typical west wind that would blow hard and back off for awhile. I rigged a 5.2 on an 85 liter board. Their was some pretty heavy chop on the east side of the river and I was glad to be on a small board but when the wind backed off…. not so much. There were a good showing of sailors on the water. Our seasonal sailors are showing up. I have seen Jon, Henry and Jerry. Their are probably more but I am not on the water as much as I used to be. Sunday I think the wind was coming straight down the river it looked like it came in pretty good mid afternoon. Today it may have had some east to it. Brandon called me around 3:00 and said it looked like 7.5 or 8.0 would get you going. I am hoping to sail tomorrow for a late lunch. Low tide is at 2:00 so speed runs in the channel are possible.<br />
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They are working on the north sides of the islands on the causeway to stop erosion. The plan is to put in rock to prevent erosion and cut paths diagonally to the beach to allow access. It is taking some time to get the work down and I haven't seen one of these finished paths. Their are supposed to be 5 paths to the water. Unfortunately they didn't cut any paths on the north side of the west island.Dave Zajicekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07030518346423888794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6374181848271683896.post-86746024620072695002014-09-06T19:47:00.002-04:002014-09-06T19:47:56.164-04:00Jupiter Inlet to Stuart Causeway
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I think this was originally Ron's idea, but it could have been mine. It might have been about a year ago when we decided we would try and sail from Jupiter Inlet area to Stuart Causeway, but it was mostly talk and wait for the right wind and surf conditions. I'm sure there was plenty of good days we could have done it, but somehow we never got around to it; that is until 2 weeks ago when Ron noticed the winds were going to be East/Southeast and around 14-18mph which should have made it for a nice beam/broad reach. Wind forecast dropped a little, but that was not an issue since we were going to use our Formula boards with 9.0-11.0m sails. Once we worked out the logistics and made sure we had ample water/food/cell phone/dry bags and spare parts Ron brought along just in case, we wanted to time it so we could make it thru the St Lucie(Stuart)inlet before the tide shifted, but the winds did not cooperate in the morning, so we finally left the beach (just south of Jupiter inlet) around 2:15PM. I had concerns going thru the surf at the beach, especially with large sails, but somehow we got thru it and with some minor damage to one of my sail panels, and a broken batten.
There is a photo on Jupiter Inlet Webcam site showing us just north of the inlet around 230PM and one showing Ed holding my sail on the beach at 215PM (August 30th). I'll try and add both links to this post. <a href="http://video-monitoring.com/beachcams/jupiter/pics/s2/aug2214h/g301415m.jpg"></a> <a href="http://video-monitoring.com/beachcams/jupiter/pics/s2/aug2214h/g301431c.jpg"></a>
If you zoom in enough, you can see Ron's white sail to the East and my sail to the West with a sailboat in the middle and ahead of us.
Getting thru the surf was quite an ordeal for me, because after trying for a while to beach start, I finally gave up and up-hauled the big 10.7m sail. As soon as I did I heard the cheering and clapping from the beach for which I didn't dare turn around and look back for the fear of dropping the sail in the surf and having to go thru it all over again.
We soon realized the wind was not E/SE, but more SE/S and this meant pushing the board downwind which did not seem the way it wanted to go especially in the ocean waves that were not something I was used to on a Formula board. Ron got on a plane, but was heading away from the beach which also did not appeal to me. When I saw him planing, I figured I better give it a shot, and was able to while also going a bit more downwind, but soon had to point back up. Instead of gibing and planing back to the beach, I would drop off the plane and head downwind. Ron kept tacking back and forth. It seemed my way was working a little better at first, since he fell back a bit, but after a little while (around Hobe Sound beach), he caught up to me. Planing down the swells on a Formula board and a big sail was a hoot, but after a while it can wear you out, because there is no down time.
Ron was on a 10m sail, and he was making it work now planing in more of the Northeasterly direction. After sailing in the waves, and trying to maneuver the breaking swells while gibing or tacking the 10.7m sail, I started thinking,(more than once)that I should head in to the shore for a break and maybe walk home from there:). On one of my gibes, I dropped the sail and for a while didn't think I would be able to bring it back up, (it's not easy in flat water, the swells make it much harder), but after sitting on the board for a few minutes, I was able to regain some strength and it probably helped the board/sail turned more downwind giving me the needed "lift". Ron was headed away from the beach again, so I started heading more downwind toward the inlet so we can meet up at some imaginary point up ahead. I decided to tack toward the beach and see if the surf will be forgiving enough for me to take a much needed break. Ron was heading back up toward the inlet when he saw me, so he joined me on the beach. We were maybe a mile from the inlet, on the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge beach. I made some calls from here to let someone know where we are and we continued on. I saw the surf breaking in the distance away from the beach so decided to head straight for the inlet, but this meant I wouldn't be able to plane as much. Ron tacked back and forth planing much more and we beached it again on the inside of the inlet (about a mile walk from the bath tub beach). The tide was going out, but that was not much an issue until I reached the shallow part of the inlet, jumped off the board and tried to beach start. The current was pulling my board out, making it difficult to maneuver the sail and jump back on the board. I did not want to up-haul that sail again!
We ran out of fresh water on our previous stop, but Ron was able to get us couple of water bottles from some boaters. After that it was mostly dodging the boats and finding the best way thru the inlet and then up the Indian River to the Causeway. Ron sailed thru the channel and I decided to round the "Boy Scout Island" avoiding the boat traffic. This was probably the best part of the trip since I was back on my "turf" now and was finally able to relax while casually sailing in.
When we got back Art, Rolf and Steve were waiting on us. We were both exhausted, but glad we did it. It was around 21 miles per Google maps to the Stuart Causeway, but with all the tacking we did, I have a feeling it was more like 30+ for us. Ron is already talking about the next trip to Bahamas, or maybe Virginia Key to Key Largo and then to Key West? Dinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16782324302631818370noreply@blogger.com0