Saturday, September 12, 2015

Day 66 of the 2015 season: Lexington lights up - wind and waves align for wave carving bliss

Started with the 4.0 and 85 liter - Craig, Millard, John, Chris and Jeff  had 4.2 to 4.6s. I couldn't get the 4.0 dialed in. I think the 4.5 would of been a better choice. After trying to make it work with the twitchiness of the sail, either overpowered or underpowered it was just a pain in the ass luckily I had other options. So I then went the easy route and rigged the 9M kite.
A decent day mostly at the end of the depower line but still a very manageable day. The NE winds and the inside swell lined up perfectly for letting the kite drift and going down the line on the waves.


Port Sanilac data
Gear:   85 liter and 4.0 sail / 9 M with Twin Tip Mako
TOW:  12:00 - 2:30 / 3:30 - 4:30
Water Conditions:  Best swells I've seen in a long time
Weather:  60ish, mostly sunny
Wind:   NE to NNW to 30 mph plus
Highlight:  The wind direction and waves matched nicely for the first 2 hours then around 3:30 the wind turned more north and didn't complement the swell as good.



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