Blue Lagoon, Monday 6/25/2012
Arrived on site at noon with everything loaded in the van. Current reports indicated a strong north wind with a good potential for the winds to continue through-out the afternoon.
Found the regulars on the water armed with 5.5s to 6.5s. The winds felt strong blowing a few degrees west of north a little bit side on.
Rigged the 5.0 Ezzy with the 85 liter JP along with my favorite fin. Took it out and struggled to get out far enough to catch the big wind. Weeds were catching on the fin and causing me to struggle even more. Finally made it out but the weeds were not playing fair, catching and not releasing from my favorite wave style fin. Ok, head back in and change to a weed fin. I decided to also change to my 100 liter board to help get on a plane earlier. It was about 1:15 and the wind kicked in to perfect 5.0, 100 liter conditions with occasional higher gusts that you could head off slightly down wind and slash some chop. It was an effortless windsurfing day I could do no wrong type of day, ducking, jibing, slashing, helis and fast tacks all working perfectly.
At 3:00 a lull hit and the kites dropped, windsurfers slogged. I came in and decide to rig the 5.5 thinking the wind was dropping and not heading back up. After rigging the 5.5 the wind again picked back up to 5.0 conditions. That was easy the 5.0 is rigged and ready so back out on it for another effortless session sailed until 6:00 when the winds got lighter. So time for a break which also ended up as the end of windsurfing day.
Sail Time: 4.0 hours between 1:30 - 6:00.
Gear: 5.0 Ezzy and 101 liter RRD.
Conditions: Slightly side on NNW, steady as this place can get, winds of 15-30 nice predictable swell with some flat water on the inside.
Weather: Air mid-70s, sunny sky, water mid-70s.
Wind: AS steady as it gets here NNE
Schooled: Just plain old blasting along, fun chop hoping, swell slashing and hero jibes.
Images: Selfridge wind chart
Arrived on site at noon with everything loaded in the van. Current reports indicated a strong north wind with a good potential for the winds to continue through-out the afternoon.
Found the regulars on the water armed with 5.5s to 6.5s. The winds felt strong blowing a few degrees west of north a little bit side on.
Rigged the 5.0 Ezzy with the 85 liter JP along with my favorite fin. Took it out and struggled to get out far enough to catch the big wind. Weeds were catching on the fin and causing me to struggle even more. Finally made it out but the weeds were not playing fair, catching and not releasing from my favorite wave style fin. Ok, head back in and change to a weed fin. I decided to also change to my 100 liter board to help get on a plane earlier. It was about 1:15 and the wind kicked in to perfect 5.0, 100 liter conditions with occasional higher gusts that you could head off slightly down wind and slash some chop. It was an effortless windsurfing day I could do no wrong type of day, ducking, jibing, slashing, helis and fast tacks all working perfectly.
At 3:00 a lull hit and the kites dropped, windsurfers slogged. I came in and decide to rig the 5.5 thinking the wind was dropping and not heading back up. After rigging the 5.5 the wind again picked back up to 5.0 conditions. That was easy the 5.0 is rigged and ready so back out on it for another effortless session sailed until 6:00 when the winds got lighter. So time for a break which also ended up as the end of windsurfing day.
Sail Time: 4.0 hours between 1:30 - 6:00.
Gear: 5.0 Ezzy and 101 liter RRD.
Conditions: Slightly side on NNW, steady as this place can get, winds of 15-30 nice predictable swell with some flat water on the inside.
Weather: Air mid-70s, sunny sky, water mid-70s.
Wind: AS steady as it gets here NNE
Schooled: Just plain old blasting along, fun chop hoping, swell slashing and hero jibes.
Images: Selfridge wind chart
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