outer banks- canadian hole-Grant,GrantJr. & G-3

[Grant McAllister]

Hi guys...The windgods have been good to us with four out of 5 days of great sailing. One day of 4.5 sailing in the rain and needed some major windshild wipers to see where I`m going! Yesterday Grant Jr. hit a sandbar breaking a brand new 430 mast and bent his booms. Long swim back to the beach! Thought I`d give you a heads up on flying gear to the east coast. Checked out several airlines and southwest quoted the lowest rate....$50.00 got my board bag and seperate sailbag ( 4 sails with mast) on board. Today it`s raining and windless so it`s back to the windsurfing shops for a new 430 mast and booms. This sport sure gets expensive but the stoke factor is way up there....god I love this place!

[Grant McAllister]

Here are some pictures from yesterday, the 14th. 18-25 mph.

[Leo Chan]

Wow, broke a mast and bend the boom after hitting a sand bar?!? He must be hitting it hard! I had my fair share of sand bar accidents. So far, only one ripped sail and a bend boom tail. . .

I got a question about the cost of transporting gears. Did Southwest charge you $50 for both bags or $50 for each? Also, did you have one board with you or two boards? Please let me know. Thanks.

~Leo

[Grant McAllister]

Hi Leo...Sorry for the delay getting back to you but just got home from the obx. Southwest only charged me $50.00 for both sail bag and board bag(with one board), but each agent seems to have a different twist on the cost. Best bet is to call customer service before you go and get a name of the person who confirmed the price quote so you`ll have some backup in case the agent who checks you in has questions. I didn`t fly my gear home as I`m leaving it at my sons house in NC. so I only had to go thru the check in once.

[Leo Chan]

Hi Leo...Sorry for the delay getting back to you but just got home from the obx. Southwest only charged me $50.00 for both sail bag and board bag(with one board), but each agent seems to have a different twist on the cost. Best bet is to call customer service before you go and get a name of the person who confirmed the price quote so you`ll have some backup in case the agent who checks you in has questions. I didn`t fly my gear home as I`m leaving it at my sons house in NC. so I only had to go thru the check in once.

Thanks, Grant. I am planning to visit southern Texas sometime during the winter and it might not be as costly to rent gears there. But this is good information.