Max Temperature 76 °F / 24 °C
Wind Speed 6 mph / 10 km/h (South)
Max Wind Speed 17 mph / 27 km/h
Max Gust Speed 24 mph / 39 km/h
I was torn between sailing Shutes Branch with Jamey and Monte or going to sail with John C; I chose the latter because John has the Starboard Serenity which is touring the country and I wanted a ride before it leaves town this Saturday.
As you can see above, we had great weather and wind, but unfortunately we did not get to the water in time to see that wind. I saw a couple of whitecaps, but they were few and far between.
Everything I've read about the Serenity says you don't need a lot of sail to enjoy it, but I wanted to rig just once and planned on spending the bulk of my time planing on the AHD, so I rigged 9.5. It was certainly more power than the Serenity needed and that, in addition to my back being out of whack, are the main reasons I did not enjoy it. This board seems to have 1/10th the drag of other hulls and just takes off immediately. It is also quite narrow and as soon as you weight the board wrong, it starts turning. My aching back made me timid, so I let the board go where I had told it to go and was soon in the drink.I soon went back and got the AHD and John and I sailed for about an hour, me on AHD/9.5 and John on Kona/7.5 Zenith. It was nice to blow by John for a change. :)
John's golf cart, all loaded up for the 1/2 block trek to the launch site.
Signed by Tiesda, cool!
Jim Drake designed it, but can't spell it. Hmm, I bet Newman Darby could. :)
Driving back to town.
16 comments:
LOL re Newman Darby. Too bad he couldn't spell "I need a strong patent". Have you seen the video of him sailing his early board? Looks like freestyle.
May you have a windy winter, and a drysuit!
Dang, that's funny, thanks. :)
I saw a great photo of you in your local newspaper. Now that's what I call a windy winter!
May God bless and keep you Jerry...you're a hero. You will be missed.
Jerry was a friend and a good guy.
Rest in Peace, Jerry.
Oh man. I'm so sorry to learn this. Thank you for all the smiles. Rest In Peace.
WindSurfing Magazine is planning a short tribute to Jerry and would like a photo of him windsurfing. Please send to Josh:
joshua.sampiero@bonniercorp.com
Still missing my friend. Glad to see such beautiful photos and to hear your 'voice' once again. You are missed terribly.
Bro, you still come to mind.
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Thanks for the special visit this weekend, BLP. It was beautiful music and I knew you were there. You're always with me. I'll see you on the other side.
I was just thinking about Jerry.
I still chuckle about the Newman Darby crack.
My best to his family and friends.
It's been 3 years since you did the right thing and paid with your life. You're still missed.
Dog
Hey Jerry,
Something reminded me of you today. I'm always happy to be reminded of you, even though it stings.
Jerry I sure wish we could sail together again. Thanks for teaching me just because you thought it was fun.
Hey Jerry,
You came up in a thread today. It was good to see your name.
RIP
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