First, Bill just announced the Hatteras Wave Fest 2008!! We're blocking off the last 2 weeks of September for some nasty wavesailing action, right in the heart of Hurricane Season! It's loosely modeled around the format of the Loop Fest from earlier this year, with a informal wavesailing clinic, a few weeks of time to get newbies out there, and a shorter window of time for a contest. I'm very excited to get some new people out into the ocean, boost their confidence and take their sailing to the next level!! I really enjoyed the success of the Loop Fest, it's great to see people bust through their own mental and physical limits and up the level a bit! I'm sure the Wave Fest will have a similar outcome!! Sign up here, if you want to challenge yourself, and consequently reap a whole new level of personal satisfaction and excitement from windsurfing!
Last night we sailed the summer SW, yet again... It was a quick session, before a crazy storm front pushed through. This is what the front looked like, with an occasional burst of lightning. When it got directly overhead, as we were frantically derigging, Anne looked up and noticed an obvious swirling motion in one little section, like it was trying to spin off and pull down into a funnel. It didn't, but it was sketchy!!
The temperature dropped at least ten degrees in 30 seconds. Check out the iWindsurf wind meter from up in Waves: (note the hard shift to NW with the velocity spike)
We also just received the latest issues of Windsport Magazine and the New England Windsurf Journal at the shop. I wrote a Ride Guide of the Canadian Hole for Windsport. I like how it came out, with a great aerial photo by Donny Bowers. It definitely shows the sparse, isolated, fragility of the island. And the NEWJ has about 4 pages totally devoted to the LoopFest, with a lot of great pictures and a few stories written by Bill, George, and Janice! Great stuff, be sure to check them out!!
Looks like a few more great days of SW are lining up this week! If you're in town, you're stoked! If you're not, then pack the cars and start driving (it's still cheaper than flying)!
1 comment:
great picture of that storm front-fantastic colors. Also congrats on the most excellent piece in Windsport. Very usefull to first timers coming down to Hatteras, AND to return visitors. That aeriel view gives a great overview of the sandbar, the hole, etc.
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