We've had 3 occasions this year to own a 3.0! Impressive. I usually consider myself lucky if I can use my 3.7 once or twice a year. I love the high wind stuff, so this has been a treat for sure!
Halloween was another very windy day. Unfortunately, I could not get my motivation up, sufficient to overcome the dismal morning rains to drive out to Sandbanks... which is where I should have been sailing. Alas, I had Bob the Builder and Wendy waiting for me to go trick-or-treating, so no way I was going to miss that for anything.
Sailed here in town with the locals:
1 hour on 4.1 in strong southerlies at Everitt, and rain...
1 hour on 4.1 in strong, but dropping southwesterlies at Patterson Park...
1 hour on 3.7 maxed, in very strong westerlies at Emily St.
I'd say it's been a reasonable fall - but definitely hoping for more!!
Sorry, no photos...
2 comments:
You actually like 3.0? I'll sail in that much wind (to quote a friend: "we're windsurfers, we can't say it's TOO WINDY!") but once it's too windy for a 4.2 it's more like survival sailing than big time fun.
That being said, I'm about ready for some big wind!
I think I need to clarify a bit! On a big lake, the only thing that produces slightly longer, cleaner and larger waves is the wind, since it is all 'wind swell'. So, from that perspective, the more the better! If we could get head to logo high down-the-line conditions here with 25-30kts, that would be my fave conditions! But, it seems to take 35-40+, which is unfortunately very rare!
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