So its my birthday today. Looking forward to the next year of my life full of travel, adventure, and lots of windsurfing!
Bring it on...
Here is the coolest house decorated for Halloween that I've ever seen. If I was a kid, that would scare the heck out of me! Leatherface
Some random shots from Deleware: Gas prices today in Deleware
Question is, will the weekend forecast be a trick or a treat?!?! Sunday has ALOT of promise for Assateague! I'm all over that.... Looking forward.............
I'm rigging a 3.6. I'll be here all day so come out and join me!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My smallest kit today, lit 3.6 on my 77ltr. It was rockin out there today. When the spot-a-pots are blowing over at New Road, rig your smallest sail.
I was hitting floaty jumps like this all day! Thanks for taking the time to snap a few pics Stan.
part time kiter, part time windsufer Stan Iwamoto showed up and joined me. When its cranking this hard, the baby pool is pretty epic
Not many do kiters still do both, and probably even fewer still windsurf as well as Stan.
Great to sail with you again today Stan. Looking forward to a wavesailing session southside by the inlet. Leave a comment or email me, and I'll send over a few of your pics.
Andy, I know you told me looping is easier when its nukin, cuz all you need to do is think about it and pull, and you go around. And I'd given it alot a thought, and I can see how that indeed is the case. I went into this session with intent, however, I just couldn't pull the trigger today. I didn't get dialed, totally comfortable until well into the session, and by then, was too tired. Just trying to get up off the blackjack table with all my chips so to speak, before the dealer cleaned me out....... Smart guys hunkering down in the lee of these parking curbs. Beautiful light at the end of the day.
Here is a mast mount video I shot during the first session....
Forecast for tomorrow looks great! My plan is more of the same at New Road.
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 413 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008
STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY TONIGHT W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
WED W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
If you're wondering what constitutes a storm warning vs gale vs tropical:
As I suspected, The Cove was firing on Saturday. See Bill and Andy's blogs for the scoop on the action. They also have some kick a$$ video so check it out!
Forecast looks great for Tuesday!Gale warning beginning tonight thru tomorrow evening!! Probable venue should be the secret spot in Lewes.
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 345 AM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 TUE NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
Ted and James, can you make it tomorrow?
Bob and Andy, I suspect you had a great time in Hatteras last week. Leave a comment if you would with the details.
James Roe: Just off the water at Keybox where James Roe and I scored a fun session.50/50 planing schlogging mix. 5.0 and 91 ltr combo with a supersized challenging shorebreak made the the reward of planing wind on the outside that much sweeter! Big swell out there today. Not sure what was pumping that in cuz it hadn't been all the windy. Never the less, very impressive, and FUN! Wind graph from Ocean City
I took a few moments to snap these shots before joining James..
James and I had the place all to ourselves, with no strings attached! good one cuz it shows the size of the swell that was breaking on an inner bar. The tide was maybe 2 hours shy of high, so the waves weren't peeling on any outer bar. That being said, they did have size, the wind was more side shore (as opposed to the side-on that kept Assategue off the table), and I was able to get onto a few of em and that felt great. Especially fun today because the rain didn't move in until we were unrigging around 3pm. And so warm! I suspect this may be one the last south winds we get this year, and that we'll probably be breaking out the booties and gloves soon.
Wonder if The Cove went off today??? I know it was windy SE down there.
Great to meet you today Ted. Stay in touch and let's hit it hard next time Henlopen goes off.
James, great sailing with you today! I had fun.
Mast mount video:
On a side note, congratulations to Caleb Jacobs for taking honors on the Beast Of The East Wave Challenge. Check out the slide show from the party and awards ceremony at Avon Sail House here. What a fantastic event. Can't wait for next year!
Happy Birthday Olaf! My Birthday is this coming Friday, and I have the green light for another Hatteras trip if the forecast supports.
Its been windy around here lately, and this weekend should be another wild one on the Delmarva! The forecasted strong wind AND rain should make for some fun adventure. I'm not one to let a little rain stop me.
Whatever, so long as its windy, I'll be happy! Man its been a great season. Every weekend has rocked, AND I've been able to poach an afternoon session during the week too. Gotta love that!
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 1003 AM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008
SAT SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN WITH A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
SE is too onshore in Assateague, so I'll shoot for Tower Road, and if that doesn't work, I'll take a look at New Road.
Niko-lets touch base in the morning. Wes, sorry we missed you last weekend. Perhaps you can make it out tomorrow?!? I'll toss you free-form recognition award in the van just in case you can make it.
Check back tomorrow for a full report on the action. In the meantime, check out this video of some awesome surf conditions down on The Outerbanks last weekend. Wow..
....is rockin. I'm headed to Kent Moore. Fall back Queen Anne. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nikos blasts off: So we had cold front push through that brought WNW wind to the Chesapeake bay today. For as long as I've been sailing herein Maryland, I've always driven across to the eastern side of the bay for any wind with west in it. The reason for this is because there are no viable public access venues on the western side of the bay that work on a NW, at least none that I'm aware of. Well today Niko called me and invited me to sail at a friend of his on the eastern side!
Rigging in the backyard:
The wind today was holey, up and down as it often is with western directions. I could have been on anything from 4.5. to 6.0 on any one reach. I rigged 5.6 on the 91 ltr and had lot of fun. Fabulous water conditions, nice rolling swell over one section of the bay. Jim, thanks having me over and making me feel welcome.
Sandy Point Light off to the right: I had a lot of fun. I can only imagine how nice this spot is gonna work when we get some real wind! Looking forward to the next cold front to push thru and bring some strong NW wind....
Keep your eyes on the forecast Niko. The weekend is looking great!
On an ancillary note, colder temps are on the doorstep. We heat our Maryland home with a woodstove. Had two cords of oak delivered today. Takes me about 3 hours to stack it.
