Sunday, November 19, 2017

Day 74 of the 2017 season: HI with snow squalls and 9 meter conditions


Radar showing snow squalls


A good day to test my lower temperature threshold. A day with 35 degrees and intermittent snow squalls, (A first for me). No complaints about being cold as long as the crashing was minimal.
It was comfortable and doable kiting with these conditions.
Other participants, Mark on a 12M, Chris and myself on 9s. All of us comfortable in our drysuits.
We all headed to the middle channel slick but there was to much west in the wind to make it work - that's ok there were plenty of other slick spots amongst the weed beds as we headed back.



TOB: 12:15-2:15        
Gear: 9M and TT
Water conditions:  mainly west swells up to 2 feet
Wind: mainly west 20-30 mph
Weather: 35-38 degrees, cloudy, snow squalls 
Highlights: decent 9M day as always here at HI - good chop for ollies.
Probably the coldest weather I ever kited in.
Stayed comfortable with the Patagonia drysuit, 2 mm booties, 2 mm gloves, 2 mm hoodie and helmet.
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Chris's and Tom's flybys




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