4/29 DC Sailboat Beach, 9.2m^2, FE160

[ErikM]

Wind blew past beach around 12:30. Good 9.2 conditions for the first hour and a half. Turned into longer and longer lulls, sometimes 10 minutes in between in the end. Four other sailors. Too many fisherman occupying the beach. I think today I will try and re-hydrate! Wore my 5/4 due to water temperature, but air temperature was shorty weather if at all. Good day to get used to my new formula experience board though. Schlog's like a barge (where is the nose on this board?).

[JimSouthwick]

Sounds like conditions at the dam were similar to those at Charleston. The wind looked very promising when I arrived, it had more or less quit by the time I was ready to sail, but then it came back and gave me about 45 min of good planing on my 7.5 sail and ProKids Formula board (thank goodness for big gear!) I tried to sail up to the Island (where Judy Collins appeared to be getting good rides) but turned back when the wind started to back off and had the pleasure of running dead down wind at 4 mph for about a mile. Also launching out of DCCB were Paul and Anjee Bradshaw. George Ward arrived as the wind was really starting to die. Didn't' feel too sorry for him, however, as he had already had an AM session at Grantsville.


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