Quick update for y'all:
We're back to the NE winds again! It's not really cranking, but there's plenty of wind to sail. I've gotta tell you guys about my lesson with Greg. He's been tooling around his local pond for a month and a half, and has caught the windsurfing bug pretty bad, so he decided to come to Hatteras on a whim. He's a natural- I got him beach starting, into the harness, and fully lit up over the course of just one hour! He was going so fast that I couldn't keep up on my freestyle rig!! Needless to say, his smile was pretty big... And I have a feeling he'll be back to good ol' Cape Hatteras... He's gonna have to feed the addiction... haha
After the lesson I ran down to the Lighthouse and sailed with Keith for a while. It was pretty fun, although I was mostly schlogging. The waves were about head high, and they were lined up for a few good hits. Fun spot; we're lucky to be getting loads of days there so far this fall!
Last night I ran down to the Hole and rigged up some freeride gear for a change- Tabou Rocket 125 and a 6.1. Man it was fun to just go fast and lay into some jibes! That board is so smooth and fast, it's ridiculous. It's in the demo fleet at Sailworld, so you can try it out the next time you're in town. Check out the short vid:
Sailing the Rocket 125 from Andy McKinney on Vimeo.
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Andy, hows the water? wearing wetsuits in the NE wind yet?
No suits yet, but I have been wearing an insulated rashguard a few evenings. Still just trunks otherwise. But you know the rules- Bring Everything!!
way to go Greg!
That's a sweet video. Can you post a pic of how you did the camera mount?
Yeah, Andy, I thought you used the GoPro handlebar mount, but the camera appears to be on the opposite side of the boom from you, on both tacks! Did you stop and move the camera???
The water looked dead flat - nice!
James, the camera is hanging down from the clew. Strap it on as tight as you can to avoid the bouncing, and use the excess outhaul line to tie a safety strap. You can go into the camera settings and switch the record mode to get it to record upside down and avoid having to flip the file in a movie editing program.
Brian- That was one continuous clip, and I didn't move the camera. Usually, since the lens on the camera is offset to one side, the outcome is a clear shot of the sailor on starboard tack, and the lee side of the sail when on port tack. This time I lined it up so that the lens was right in the middle of the clew, and the result was video that focused on the lee side of the sail on both tacks, and never on the sailor... Still learning...
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