Monday 6.25.07 Starboard 133 Saratoga

[Carl Christensen]

I was watching all day and headed out at 5 to get some wavy gravy on the light wind slalom board before we head into the ides of July. As usual, UL comes through with a silky smooth delivery. It isn't often that a 9.0 gets me going enough to satisfy, but today there were periods when a big 5.8 - 6.5 would have worked. Plus I love the evening rides with the sun low in the west and the colors drifting towards sunset. Probably shoulda called some people to head down to share the working man's shift. (Rob, John, Louis, Dimo, Josh?) The combo of wind and waves happen to be the finest in our elevated pretty great state.


The swell was pretty good but not quite like it seems to be on the right side (other side) of the lake. Still the board spent a good deal of time high on the fin or genuinely unglued. Some of the sections bowled a bit begging a swerve or two in the middle of the button down strafing sessions. A small herd of motards showed up after I was safely ashore with my gear cradled on the kentucky blue rigging pad. Other than that the lines stay pretty pristine down there. No voodoo death swells to be seen.


I would have gone to Provo Boat Harbor but that will be better when the levels drop a bit so you can walk out on the sand to launch, kinda like South Sandy Beach. They both need a bit less water in the tub to be good. Saratoga's rigging lawn can't be beat but the PBH lawn just needs a touch of water and it'd put Pelican Bay to shame.