Somehow, I got lucky today! I can now claim success on one of my unwritten goals for 2008, only one month into the year! Today's gusty, shifty, rainy, then sunny weather ended up providing the perfect setup for some sound side freestyle. The wind was so up and down today, you could've rigged your favorite sail, 4.5-7.5, and it would have been perfect 25% of the time! So I rigged a 5.0 and tossed it on my 85 liter FSW. A lot of the time, I was just powered enough to barely plane w/out pumping... perfect for freestyle! I started off pretty slow, and then picked up steam as I started nailing some vulcans, then a few perfect spocks, and finally, my first ever spock 540! I ended up hitting 4 dry, one of which was perfectly clean and composed! The others were somewhat, ummm, forced... Hitting a new trick gets me so amped up, its ridiculous! What I'm most excited about is the extra 180 degrees, which makes the spock (a totally pointless, but really fun 360 degree rotation) into a somewhat useful maneuver! Now, I have another method of turning around, beyond some of the various jibes and tacks I've learned in the past. Stoked!
After a killer 4 or 5 hours, the wind started to really lighten up, so Stuart and I derigged, grabbed our surfboards, and crossed the highway to Ego Beach. Straight off shore breeze, and a lingering (but kind of warbly) chest to head high swell was ripping down the beach! I only had enough energy for about an hour's worth of paddling, but it was so worth it! Butter smooth faces, all rights, and pretty darned consistent. All in all, another super fun, multi sport day on Hatteras Island!! Loving it!
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Congrats on the new move!
Looks like more wind in store for perhaps tomorrow and Friday. I am banking on Fri, and I just got word I have new sails waiting at HISS. I just hope Barton is around since the first of the new rigs is the 4.7 and 3.7 which may come in handy if the forecast is as predicted. Though, this time of year, who knows?!
Hope to see you guys Friday.
Andy, Great blog. Check mine out at http://thewaterturtle.blogspot.com when you get a chance. See you in April when we come out for Windfest, Mac in Mooresville (you fixed my HPL boom last Oct)
I'm enjoying your blog. Congratulations on your spock 540. What's a vulcan? Also congrats on finding your gps. Thanks for the call today on the surf. Had a good long session by the jetty. Plenty o' pits. Good Hatteras. Good girl!
Thanks for the notes, guys!
Bill, a new 3.7 is a wind skunker, for sure! I hope for all our sakes that Barton is closed, and you just have to hold on for dear life on your old sails!
Mac, checked your site out, it's great! I can't wait for April, too, so I can stop putting on the 6/5/4 and use the 3/2!
Dan, you charge. I'm sure you nabbed some ridiculous barrels! And yes, Hatteras has been a very good girl lately! Maybe I'll get her a Valentine's Day gift, if she keeps it up!
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