The weather forecast for Wednesday (03/05) called for winds up to 23 mph. From my short experience from sailing at the Katherine Landing and from the locals, or actually one local - Carl I knew that it meant plenty of wind at the Cabinsite. So, after a night of driving from Salt Lake to Las Vegas I din't waste too much time and headed for the Katherine's. Already on the way I had plenty of wind, but boy was I surprised when I arrived at the lakeshore. The Cabinsite welcomed me with white caps and spray being lifted off the waves and blown all over. At times it seemed as if the lake was completely covered with white caps. It took me about 15 minutes before I decided to rig. I started to pull my gear from my car, but when at one point my board nearly flew away, even though it was laying flat I decided that maybe the wind was a tad too strong my smallest sail (5m2) and current skills. For the first time in my short windsurfing career I retreated. Had I decided to go on the water I'd have probably been just fighting to survive and stay afloat. I had sailed in the winds reaching 40mph but these conditions didn't compare to that. I had to regroup and decided that my only option to get some time on my board would be to go to the 6 Mile Cove. I arrived there at 11 am. The wind was noticeably lighter but still plenty of it. After a short while I decided to rig my 6 and go out on my 95 liter board. I had a good session for nearly 2 hours. After that the wind seemed to peter off a little, so after a short break I rigged my 7 and switched to a bigger board - 115. This session was even better. Powered up most of the time. I stayed on the water till 5pm. Between the 2 sessions I covered just over 54 miles and topped out at 29 mph.
Guys, it's time someone stopped me from having the entire lake to myself.