It could have been better

Yesterday when I arrived at the causeway Art was finishing up and Ron was rigging. The wind was out of the SE and it was mostly cloudy. From the forecast I thought I would be rigging a 7.0 but I had to drag out the formula board and my 8.5. The tide was high and there was a lot chop and seaweed in the channel. I ended up sailing near the House of Refuge and Eduardo joined me out there. It wasn't bad, but not what I expected.

Dogs can windsurf too!

Monji looks on

Art wins schlogfest

Yes folks the wind was really cranking this weekend. It was blowing out of the SE 10 gusting to 13 and Art was on the water both days! Not wanting to be out done, Dino thought he could boost his score by taking some passengers. But the only points he scored were with Karen. See photos below.

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Dino catching some air

Looks like today ends four great days of sailing. Earl heads up the coast so our friends in New England can do some sailing. On the way to the causeway I passed Greg, aka Kawabunga, with his boards strapped to the roof. At the east island Larry was sailing, Art and Brandon were packing up. After talking to them I decided to rig a 7.0 and it turned out to be the right rig. It was mostly sunny, like yesterday, and the wind was out of the NE. I sailed up to the cove north of Joe's point and couldn't get enough of the flat water and gusts coming through. After 45 minutes Dino showed up and we raced around awhile. Then I made some long runs on the river and called it quits as the sun was getting low in the sky. My GPS track is posted below.