Somehow I always feel like I'm not coming up to some windsurfing standard when I'm out in low winds. It's like I hear that voice inside my head saying: “You must be planing! You must be planing!” Is there some sort of Twelve Step group where windsurfers come and admit things like:
- “I sail in low winds!”
- “I use old equipment!”
- “My equipment is dirty!”
- “I use a daggerboard, and I can't help it!”
- “I've never been to Hatteras, or Maui, or even Corpus Christi! And I don't even care!”
- “I use a big sail all the time!”
I feel better now. So I had a low-wind, late-afternoon sail yesterday. Ran into Dave Rogers and his wife Sarah out by Annsville on kayaks. That was nice. We floated and chatted for a while, then went our separate ways. Dave was avoiding his board because of runoff from recent storms.
I was nice tacking my longboard without the daggerboard down. It's much looser without it. I probably could have planed if I was on the 8.5, but I didn't want to lug that huge sail around.
Evenings can be gorgeous.
I didn't even want to stop sailing, but family responsibilities beckoned. This is what summer's all about.
Tide was pretty high here.
Did I mention the launch site is really close to the train?
1 comments:
Hey I've been to Maui, Hatteras, and all over the Carribean to windsurf, yet on occasion I still sail in low winds, use old and dirty equipment and happily employ a daggerboard. I'm happy to say that you can regularly find kindred spirits in Hatteras, btw. If it's blowing 6 knots for a few days in a row you'll see the old longboards out in force!
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