Karla is back from Aruba

I think Hurricane Felix arrived the day she was supposed to take a lesson, but she did get out one day and had a ball. She and her sister both took a lesson, although it sounds like the outfit was more of a tourist thing than a real windsurfing place. Anyway, now she knows what good wind is like!

Day 28 on the lake

Max Temperature 88 °F / 31 °C
Wind Speed 2 mph / 6 km/h ()
Max Wind Speed 14 mph / 22 km/h
Max Gust Speed 23 mph / 37 km/h

Bob H. and I hit the water around 1pm. It blew great as I rigged the 7.5/Fanatic, but I had a lot of schlogging the first hour and came in for the 9.5 & AHD. I had a headache and decided not to rig the 9.5, instead taking the 7.5 and AHD.

That was a decent combination as the water was pretty flat. Bob was on 11.0/IMCO, but could not keep up with me when I caught a good gust and went way upwind, past Goose and Bear Islands and almost to Hamilton Creek.

I had a good couple of hours up there, but saw that the wind was going to die and headed for the beach. Bob also saw the dying winds and headed in.

Half hour later a new guy, Robin, appeared with a new Nova 165 and a 4.5. He was still sailing in the rain when I left.

It was a nice day and tomorrow calls for S 10-15!