We started the day at the Canadian Hole, and wrapped it up with and ocean session at The Point (Old Life Guard Beach) in some damn big waves. Waves at the hole were probably 2-4 foots, especially in close right where the hole bumps into the shallows.
Heres what Ego Beach looked like
Stuart gives us a sense of the scale. It was at least mast high
It was huge, with a raging current. Can't believe later in the day we sailed just around the corner at The Point. It was pretty big today.
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Donny Bowers was a stand out today. He was throwing some huge forwards.
Keith MuCulloch getting vectors from air traffic control
Pete Lewando
Martine McCulloch
The McCullochs
Just a stroll in the park for some
Donny and Keith
While the Hatteras locals where putting on a show, I was just trying to keep from exploding. It was one those days where it was so windy you're stoked just to make your gybes. Funny, I found tacking easier today
My smallest kit, 3.6 and 77 ltr board
Yeah, it was windy today
I could barely hold onto my 3.6 in the gusts. If not the windiest day I've ever sailed, it was up there at the top.
Here are some shots from the session at The Point
Bill Bell was awesome today.
He's inspiring to watch. Pretty fearless. 
This is a great sequence. Nice ride Bill!
Me, I was super stoked to finally make it out today. There was alot of water moving out there. The good guys make it look so easy
Emo and some carnage
But it didn't stop him from rigging up with us at The Point.
Here he is in front of a nice one
Charles Lategano
Great to meet you this weekend Charles.
Keith is the man. Thanks for sportin one of my stickers.
Wrap up to an epic day in Hatteras
I feel very blessed to have gotten to know Bill, Keith, Stuart, Donny, and all the other Hatteras locals. I've learned so much from them, and Keith your encouragement today meant alot. I still have a long way to go, but sailing with you guys is awesome stuff.
Shot some helmet cam action so check back for that. I'll be back next week for Wavefest. Aw yeah
11 comments:
Awesome pics George, they really sum up the action today. Your two day reporting is a great Hanna summary!
Congrats again too for your efforts today, and "making it out!" That was some challenging surf at the Point today.
Sorry to say but Lifefeguard beach was the crappiest wavesailing conditions i encountered, by the time i went out, too much chop, undefined waves reforming on the inside and dumping.... Short rides, one to two turns tops....
Anyway glad to see Bill got his wave as he didn't stay out long!
Boilers raged, should of would of, know better...
George, awesome job with the blog and reporting! note: photo just above the couple shot of me and martine together on the beach is a shot of mark or pete on the naish sail. martine was on a green simmer (same sail I was using). great to sail with you, glad you made it down and looking forward to wave fest! -K
sorry bout that Keith. I'll put some up of Martine shorly. My bad.
Emo-I hope to soon have my wavesailing skill to the level where i can say that a wave is crappy or good. As you could probably tell, I'm new at it.
I'm just trying to watch, learn, pay my dues, figure it all out.
While I have to admit that taking my wife to Pittsburgh this Saturday to see the play "Wicked" for her birthday was fun, you guys may have had just a bit more fun than me! Aaaaarrrrggghhh!!!
Ken, great comment!! Had me laughing this morning while doing the morning coffee blog rounds.
Man looks like a sweet day! and with sunshine to boot! That's just about as good as it gets for a tropical storm... Nice pics!
EC, if boilers raged.. where's the photos? i'd love to see it. every time i drive there its a total waste of time and gas money, never seen it epic like i hear about!? Bill stopped by on the way home and reported that it looked awful and no one was out. glad i didn't get sucked into road surfing all day. -K
Yea, I think that the sand at the Boiler is just not what it was in 2005. This year there is a huge "hole" with deep water leading directly to the beach, creating a huge shore pound. In previous years like 2005, the Boiler had a nice set up with two distinct bars and a gradual drop off to the first bar. That set up lessened the shore pound off the beach and moved it out to the first bar, providing an easier launch (similar to Lifeguard beach this year).
However in 2008, the Boiler just does not have the setup. Actually, the parking lot north of the Boiler has a better set up, especially the sand bar just south of the lot. I wave sailed there a few times this year, and it was not too bad. Though, I have not sailed it in bigger conditions (head high+).
All in all, popular spots one year, often do not work that great the next. The beauty of sand bar breaks. That is definitely the case with the Boiler in 2008. For me its a bummer, since I do have to use more gas to get to Lifeguard Beach or the Point, but the wavesailing is much better there this year!
Hey,
Just ask Charlie to email the pictures !
I don't doubt one second it was better than Lifeguard beach, which just utterly sucked!
Anyway, thursday-friday, NE plus swell, here we go!
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