Friday 4/29 Mellow Morning

Friday 4/29/2011.
Morning 5.5 session with 109 RRD.
Great pre-breakfast mellow morning flat-water session.
Started at 8:30 ended at 10:30 hungry for an Atlantic Café breakfast wrap with Larry.
Schooled at duckin the jibe, upwind 360s fast tacks and heli tacks.

Heading off the wind with the 5.0 Freewave and the 101 RRD. Light colored house on the right is where we stayed.

Thursday 4/28/2011
High wind day - my smallest gear, 4.0 with the 85 JP. With winds gusting near 50, it was way too much wind for me and a 4.0.
Schooled: Chicken jibes, staying with board, survivor sailing.

Wednesday April 27, Another perfect Hatteras day

Wednesday 4/27/2011
Gear: 5.0 Ezzy Freewave to 4.0 SE 101 RRD and 85 JP.
Schooled: Duckin the jibes.
Weather: Typical Hatteras
Wind: Side on SSW winds 20-30 mph.
Water: Perfect Hatteras
Session: Many

Tuesday Storms 4/26/11

Tuesday Storms 4/26/2011
Intermittent sailing - Winds would generally come up before, during or after storms.

Sailed the 5.0 with the 101 RRD. The best session being late in the evening.
Schooled: downwind 360s.
Weather: Typical Hatteras
Wind: Side on SSW winds 20-30 mph.
Water: Perfect Hatteras
Session: Several short sessions through out the day.

Monday 4/25/11 Downwind 360s

Monday 4/25/2011
Started out with the rigged 5.0 Ezzy Freewave and 109 RRD eventually moving down to the 101 RRD.
Schooled: 6 downwind 360s completed out of 12 attempts. Perfect conditions for practicing 360s.
Weather: Typical Hatteras
Wind: Side on SSW winds 20-30 mph.
Water: Perfect Hatteras
Session: 12:00 – 6:00, dead tired.

Sunday 4/24/11 Typical Hatteras

Sunday 4/24/2011,
Again another steady warm 75-degree southwesterly event sailed the 5.0 with the RRD 101 and later going down to the 85 JP. Sailed the afternoon session until I couldn't’t hold on any longer.
Gear: 5.0 Ezzy Freewave and 101 RRD FSW, JP 85 FSW
Schooled: Attempting downwind 360s
Weather: Typical Hatteras
Wind: Side on SSW wind 20-30
Water: Perfect Hatteras
Session: 2:00 – 6:00, dead tired.

Saturday 4/23/11, 14 hours of drive time

Saturday 4/23/2011
Drove 14 hours to rig the 5.0 Ezzy Freewave and sailed the RRD 101 from 7:30 until 9:00, sunset cruise.
An excellent warm 70s, SW 20-30 Hatteras welcome made the 14-hour drive worthwhile.
Gear: 5.0 Ezzy Freewave and 101 RRD FSW
Schooled: Mowing the lawn, hopping the chop, having fun blasting around.
Weather: Typical Hatteras
Wind: Side on SSW winds 20-30 mph.
Water: Perfect Hatteras
Session: 7:30 until 9:00, sunset cruise.