At the top of my upper limits today. Took J.P.'s suggestion and rigged a 4.0, (he was on a 4.4). There is a reason I shouldn't take JP's advice, he is always on a 1.5 to 2 sail sizes higher then I use.I started with 4.0 came back in after an hour and rigged the 3.5. Which worked good, steady riding winds on the upper fringe for me except when the 40mph plus gusts came across and made it a challenge.
Challenging rides into wind - fun rides off the wind. Seemed like every time crossing the bay the swell conditions changed. Never a slogging moment and that's on a 3.5 in Michigan
First time on my 4.0 and 3.5 sails locally in years.
Overall a decent extreme day with cold temperatures of 40-42 degrees and winds 25-40 mph. Saw some snowflakes on the rockin ferry boat ride across the channel.
JP 4.0/4.4 - Craig enjoyed the 4.0 conditions and Chris did a non-stop session on his new 7M Naish Pivot Kite.
Others on 5.5M to 7M kite sizes.
Gear: 4.0 - 3.5 Ezzy sails, 100 liter RRD board
TOW: 1:45 - 2:45/ 4.0 sail and then 3:15 - 5:00 /3.5 sail
Water Conditions: Challenging rides into wind - fun rides off the wind. Seemed like every time crossing the bay the swell conditions changed. Never a slogging moment and that's on a 3.5 in Michigan
Weather: 40ish degrees/some sun
Wind: up to 40 plus mph
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| Rockin on the ferry |
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